Learn Music Theory
Learning music can be good fun but it can also quickly get frustrating if you don’t understand how something works.
To simplify it and make sense of all the jargon we’ve got a big list of all our music theory lessons to guide you through each topic.
Rhythm
- What Is Rhythm? A Complete Guide
- Types Of Musical Notes You Need To Know
- The Music Note Tree (Or Pyramid)
- Dotted Notes: How Do They Work?
- Tied Notes: What Are They?
- The Different Types Of Rests In Music
- A Quick Guide To Tuplets
- How To Play Musical Duplets
- What Is A Triplet In Music? A Complete Guide
- What Is Syncopation In Music?
- Time Signatures: A Beginner’s Guide
- Time Signature Charts
- Odd Time Signatures: A Complete Guide
Pitch
- What Is Pitch In Music?
- The Musical Alphabet
- The Stave Or Staff
- Music Clefs: A Complete Guide
- The Treble Clef
- The Bass Clef
- The Alto Clef
- The Tenor Clef
- A Guide To Music Intervals
- What Are Inverted Intervals?
- What Are Compound Intervals?
- Tones And Semitones (Whole And Half Steps)
- What Are Enharmonic Equivalents?
- Accidentals In Music: A Complete Guide
- Sharps, Flats And Natural Signs In Music
- A Complete Guide To Key Signatures
- How To Transpose Music
Scales And Modes
- Music Scales: A Beginner’s Guide
- A Complete Guide To Major Scales
- The Minor Scales: Natural, Harmonic and Melodic
- Diatonic Scales: What Are They?
- The Pentatonic Scale: A Complete Guide
- A Guide To The Chromatic Scale
- The Scale Degree Names Explained
- The Whole Tone Scale: A Quick Guide
- The 5 Types Of Bebop Scales
- What Is Solfege? A Complete Guide
- The Musical Modes: What Are They?
- The Ionian Mode
- The Dorian Mode
- The Phrygian Mode
- The Lydian Mode
- The Mixolydian Mode
- The Aeolian Mode
- The Locrian Mode
Harmony
- What Is Harmony In Music? A Complete Guide
- The Different Types Of Chords You Should Know
- Triad Chords: Everything You Need To Know
- Understanding Seventh Chords In Music
- What Is A Diminished Chord?
- How Do Chord Inversions Work?
- Chord Progressions In Music: A Complete Guide
- A Guide To Cadences In Music
- A Complete Guide To The Circle Of Fifths
- What Is A Key In Music?
- What Is A Parallel Key?
- What Is A Relative Key?
- Relative Vs Parallel Minor: What’s The Difference?
- What Is Modulation In Music?
Melody
Musical Form And Structure
- What Is Form In Music? A Complete Guide
- What Is Binary Form In Music?
- What Is Rondo Form In Music?
- What Is Strophic Form In Music?
- What Is Sonata Form In Music?
- What Is Ternary Form In Music?
- What Is Theme And Variation In Music?
- What Is Through Composed Form In Music?
- What Is A Medley In Music?
- 12 Bar Blues Form
- What Is A Bridge In Music?
- What Is A Refrain In Music?
- What Is A Phrase In Music?
- What Is A Motif In Music?
- What Is A Leitmotif?
Texture
Performance Directions
- What Are Dynamics In Music? A Complete Guide
- The Musical Term For Soft
- The Musical Term For Loud
- The Musical Term For Silence
- Tempo In Music: A Complete Guide
- The Musical Term For Slow
- The Musical Term For Fast
- What Is A Metronome?
- Grade 1 Performance Directions
- Grade 2 Performance Directions
- Grade 3 Performance Directions
- Grade 4 Performance Directions
- Grade 5 Performance Directions
