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The term enharmonic if you haven’t heard it before, can be quite confusing. In this post we’re going to be

There are many different types of notes in music each with their own time value that they last for. But

In the long history of notating music down there have been multiple types of clef used for different instruments and

When it comes to naming intervals that span less than an octave it’s a pretty simple, but what do you

When learning to read music you have to learn about all the different clefs that instruments use. In this post

When it comes to learning about musical clefs, there are a few essential ones that you’ll need to know about

Arguably one of the most important symbols in music, the treble clef is one of the most common types of

There are lots of different types of scales in music. Most of the ones that you’re probably familiar with have

As we covered in our beginner’s guide to musical scales post here, a scale is a group of notes arranged

Being able to correctly notate or read rhythm is a huge part of music theory and being a good musician.

When playing or writing music, sometimes you’ll want to subdivide a beat into a rhythm that can be tricky to

Diatonic scales are the foundation of western music but it can be confusing exactly what the definition of one is.

The pentatonic scale is one of the most widely recognised and used scales probably of all time. You’ll commonly hear

There are lots of different types of scales in music. Some have seven notes, some have five, some sound happy

When learning music we tend to think of scales having either a happy, cheerful and bright sound (major scale) or

Learning music theory can be pretty confusing and overwhelming. The sheer amount of information available can make it hard to

In music, when describing how fast a piece of music should be played at we use a series of different

An orchestra in classical music is a large group of musicians all playing together. It’s made up of dozens of

So you’re on your journey of learning about music theory and you want to know what the best music theory

If you’re learning music theory then you understand how many different topics and questions there are to cover. Learning on

In this guide to music intervals, we’re going to cover what intervals are in music. We’ll look at all the

Dynamics are one of the most important parts of playing music. You can express so much emotion with them. In

Describing the tempo of a piece of music is a little harder than using the words “fast or slow”. Tempo

In this post, we’re going to cover everything about music ornaments, what they are, how they’re used and how to

When writing or playing music, sometimes we’ll want to subdivide a beat in a way that isn’t as simple as

If you’re looking to learn music theory online then there are a lot of fantastic options. There are tonnes of

As we covered in our beginner’s guide to musical scales, a scale is a group of notes arranged in ascending

The first scale that most people learn about is a major scale but they are just one type of scale.

On this page, I’ve put together some time signatures charts of different simple and compound time signatures and how we

In this guide we’re going to cover everything you need to know about Keys in Music What is a key?

A huge and very important part of learning about music theory is musical scales. In this post, we’re going to

In this post about musical clefs, we learnt about the letter names of all the white notes on the piano

In music, we often will have moments of silence where we want to tell a musician not to play.  For

In this post, we’re going to cover all the grade 5 performance directions you need to know for the ABRSM

Studying for your grade 4 music theory exam?  Then there are some performance directions you’re going to need to learn.

For the ABRSM grade 3 music theory exam you’re going to need to know some Italian words and symbols and

For the ABRSM grade 2 music theory exam you’re going to need to know some Italian words and symbols and

Being able to communicate what pitch a note should be is essential for composers and musicians to be able to

In western music, we name the different pitches of notes by the first seven letters of the alphabet: A, B,

In this guide, which is one of our free music theory lessons, we’re going to look at how to notate

Time signatures are a very important part of reading and writing music. They tell us everything we need to know

In this lesson, we’re going to take a look at some of the basic types of musical notes. We’ll be