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 Is A Tritone In Music?
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?
What Is A Half Diminished Chord?
How Do Chord Inversions Work?
What Is The Root Of A Chord?
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?
What Is Harmonic Function In Music?
What Is Negative Harmony?
What Is A Suspended Chord?
What Is An Augmented Chord?
What Is An Extended Chord?
What Is A Neapolitan Chord?
A Complete Guide To Slash Chords
What is A Tetrachord?
What Is A Tritone Substitution?
What Is Figured Bass?
Melody
What Is Melody In Music? A Complete Guide
Musical Ornaments: A Complete Guide
A Guide To The Types Of Motion In Music
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?
What Is 12 Bar Blues Form?
What Is AABA 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
What Is Texture In Music? A Complete Guide
What Is Monophonic Texture In Music?
What Is Homophonic Texture In Music?
What Is Polyphonic Texture In Music?
What Is Counterpoint In Music? A Complete Guide
A Quick Guide To Species Counterpoint
Performance Directions
What Is Articulation In Music?
What Are Dynamics In Music?
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
Classical Music
Classical Music Eras: A Complete Guide
Overview Of The Medieval Music Period
10 Important Medieval Era Composers
Overview Of The Renaissance Music Period
Overview Of The Baroque Music Period
Overview Of The Classical Music Period
Overview Of The Romantic Music Period
Overview Of The 20th Century Music Period
A Complete Guide To Orchestral Instruments
Resources And Miscellaneous
40+ Music Theory Resources For Students And Teachers
The Best Music Theory Apps In 2024
The Best Music Theory Books In 2024
The Best Music Theory Podcasts In 2024
The Best Music Theory YouTube Channels In 2024
The Best Music Theory Courses in 2024: Online Video Lessons
10 Music Theory Exam Tips
What Is Timbre In Music?