Music Theory

Learn music theory online with our comprehensive courses. Suitable for candidates preparing for ABRSM exams.

Grade 1 Music Theory - Rhythm.
Grade 2 Music Theory - Major Keys & Scales.
Grade 3 Music Theory - Simple & Compound Time Signatures.
Grade 4 Music Theory - Orchestral Instruments & Families.
Grade 5 Music Theory - Composing a Melody in a Major Key.
Grade 5 Music Theory - Composing a Melody in a Minor Key.
Advanced Music Theory - Harmony.
Advanced Music Theory - Melody Writing.
Advanced Music Theory - Figured Bass.
Music Theory - Understanding The Circle of Fifths.
Why Should You Learn Music Theory?.
Transposing a Melody into Another Key - Music Theory.
The Perfect Cadence - Music Theory.
The Plagal Cadence - Music Theory.
How Good is Your Harmony? - Music Theory.
The Imperfect Cadence - Music Theory.
The Interrupted Cadence - Music Theory.
How to Harmonize a Major Scale - Music Theory.
Circle of Fifths Quiz - Music Theory.
Extended Chords Made Clear - Music Theory.
The Whole Tone Scale - Music Theory.
Alto Clef and Tenor Clef Explained - Music Theory.
Spot the Music Notation Mistakes - Music Theory.
Serialism & Serial Music Explained - Music Theory.
Anticipation Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory.
Auxiliary Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory.
Reading Notes in the Alto Clef - Music Theory.
How to Modulate - Music Theory.
What is a Secondary Dominant? - Music Theory.
How to Work Out the Key of a Piece of Music - Music Theory.
Reading Notes in the Tenor Clef - Music Theory.
What is a Lombard Rhythm? (The Scotch Snap) - Music Theory.
Passing Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory.
Diminished 7th Chords - Music Theory.
Intervals Quiz - Music Theory.
Swing Rhythm Explained - Music Theory.
What is Texture? - Music Theory.
A Simple Guide to Modes - Music Theory.
How Well Do You Know Your Intervals? - Music Theory.
How to Draw a Piano Keyboard - Music Theory.
How Does a Pedal Point Work? - Music Theory.
How to Harmonize a Minor Scale - Music Theory.
Name the Time Signatures - Music Theory.
Reading Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Music Theory.
Reading Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Music Theory.
Music Theory Exam Tips & Advice - Music Theory.
Can You Work Out the Time Signature of these Rhythms? - Music Theory.
What is a Motif in Music? - Music Theory.
Augmented 6th Chords - Music Theory.
Chord Identification - Music Theory.
Are You Able to Identify These Intervals? - Music Theory.
The Easy Method to Work Out Intervals - Music Theory.
Naming Chords - Music Theory.
How to Harmonize a Melody - Music Theory.
Which Key is this Piece of Music in? - Music Theory.
Modulation using the Circle of Fifths - Music Theory.
What is a Hemiola? - Music Theory.
How to Tell if Music is in Simple Time or Compound Time - Music Theory.
Test Your Knowledge of The Circle of Fifths - Music Theory.
How to Harmonize a Melody in a Minor Key - Music Theory.
How to Recognize Written Chords in Sheet Music - Music Theory.
Chord Variations in Four Parts - Music Theory.
Can You Beam Correctly in 6/8 Compound Time? - Music Theory.
Modulation using Diminished 7ths - Music Theory.
Modulation using the German 6th Chord - Music Theory.
Modulation using a Pivot Note - Music Theory.
True or False Quiz - Music Theory.
Modulation by Semitone Shift - Music Theory.
Modulation using the Neapolitan Chord - Music Theory.
How to Identify Musical Keys - Music Theory.
Can You Name the Interval? - Music Theory.
What Might an Accidental Be Telling Us in a Piece of Music? - Music Theory.
Minor Key Harmony - Music Theory.
Enharmonic Equivalents - Music Theory.
Time Signatures Quiz - Music Theory.
Extreme Modulation Using Chromatic Harmony - Music Theory.
Having Fun with 12 Bar Blues - Music Theory.
Is it Really a Half Diminished 7th Chord? - Music Theory.
Note Reading Puzzles - Music Theory.
Why the Notes E# B# Cb and Fb Really Do Exist - Music Theory.
What is a Cadential 6-4? - Music Theory.
False Relation - Music Theory.
Can You Name the Key of this Piece of Music? - Music Theory.
Why Do We Have 3 Minor Scales? - Music Theory.
Dealing with Non-Harmonic Tones - Music Theory.
The Difference Between 2/4 and 4/4 Time Signatures - Music Theory.
What's the Key of this Piece? - Music Theory.
Escape Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory.
The Most Effective Way to Transpose Music - Music Theory.
A Beginner's Guide to Four-Part Harmony - Music Theory.
How Well Do You Know The Circle of Fifths? - Music Theory.
Consecutive Fifths and Consecutive Octaves - Music Theory.
Classical Voice Types - Music Theory.
Short Score and Open Score for Voices - Music Theory.
Choral Music Notation - Music Theory.
What is a Nota Cambiata? - Music Theory.
The Difference Between 3/4 and 6/8 Time Signatures - Music Theory.