A structured path through music theory — from the basics to the advanced. Start at the beginning or jump to whatever you need.

01 Start Here // What this course is, what you need, and how it works. 1 of 1 lesson 02 The Raw Materials // The building blocks — the notes and their names. 4 of 4 lessons 03 Workshop: Composing Music // Your first composition exercise. 1 of 1 lesson 04 Rhythm // How music is organized in time. 8 of 8 lessons 05 Workshop: Rhythmic Cells // Compose short pieces using fixed rhythmic patterns. 1 of 1 lesson 06 Keys and Scales // How notes organize into keys, and how to find your way around them. 6 of 6 lessons 07 Workshop: Major Scale Melodies // Write melodies that establish a key center using the full major scale. 1 of 1 lesson 08 Intervals // The distance between two notes — named, measured, and recognizable by ear. 2 of 2 lessons 09 Building Chords // Stacking notes into chords. 6 of 6 lessons
10 Workshop: Chord-Tone Melodies // Build melodies from the notes inside chords. coming soon
11 How Chords Work Together // In a key, each chord has a job. 5 of 5 lessons
12 Workshop: Harmonic Sketch // Write a chord progression and a melody to go with it. coming soon
13 Melody // How melodies are built and why some stick. coming soon
14 Minor Key Harmony // Everything from Unit 5, but in minor. coming soon
15 Beyond the Basics // The tools that separate knowing theory from thinking in theory. coming soon
16 Song Structure // How sections and forms turn ideas into finished songs. coming soon
17 Putting It All Together // No new concepts. Application. coming soon
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