Music theory lesson
Learn Music Theory
Follow a real curriculum from notation foundations through rhythm, keys, intervals, and harmony.
Begin with notation, then connect sound and structure.
The first course is complete enough to teach from today; the remaining books expose their canonical sequence without pretending unfinished chapters are available.
Foundations of Notation
Staff, clefs, pitch, note values, and rests.
Open the course → Course 02 · Existing ownerRhythm and Meter
Beat, subdivision, meter, ties, and syncopation.
Use rhythm worksheets → Course 03 · Existing ownerScales and Keys
Major and minor scales, signatures, and the circle of fifths.
Use scale worksheets → Course 04 · LessonIntervals and Melody
Hear distance before naming number and quality.
Open the interval lesson → Course 05 · Existing ownerHarmony Essentials
Triads, inversions, seventh chords, and cadences.
Use chord worksheets → Course 06 · Existing ownerEar Training Foundations
Pitch direction, intervals, rhythm, chord quality, and cadence.
Train your ear →Continue through this section
Foundations of Notation
A ten-chapter course covering staff, clefs, pitch, note values, and rests.
Continue →Treble and Bass Clef Notes
A grand-staff bridge through treble notes, bass notes, middle C, and clef-to-clef reading.
Continue →What an Interval Sounds Like
Connect audible pitch distance to interval number and quality.
Continue →Notes, sources, and further reading
Listen, understand, practice, and print
This page belongs to the reviewed Midnight Practice Room learning path and links back to canonical Music Theory Print exercises.