Music Theory Video Tutor

Upon completing this tutorial, you will be able to read and write music.

Upon completing this tutorial, you will be able to read and write music.

You will have studied fifty-three enjoyable and ‘easy to follow’ music theory lessons with exercises that have a cursor in sync with the music as it is played, so you’ll always see while you hear, where you are in the music!

The Language of Music Part 1:

Learn the sharp key major and minor scales, key signatures and three part chords (triads)

1. The notes on the Keyboard

2. Scales – why we need to learn them

3. What notes to make sharp (part 1)

4. What notes to make sharp (part 2)

5. Keyboard fingering sharp keys

6. From Keyboard to Stave

7. Name the Notes

8. How to write the sharp key signatures

9. Triads (3 part chords)

10. ‘C’ triad voicings and questions

11. Relative Minors

12. Key Signatures and Triads questions

Rhythm and pitch to 1/8th notes (quavers)/stems/rests/accidentals/repeat signs and sight singing

13. Rhythm – 1/8th notes

14. Stems, Rests, Accidentals and Repeat Signs

15. Rhythm and Pitch

16. Sight Singing

17. Sight Singing exercise 1

18. Sight Singing exercise 2a

19. Sight Singing exercise 2b

20. Sight Singing exercise 3a

21. Sight Singing exercise 3b

22. Sight Reading 1

23. Sight Reading 2

24. Dotted Notes

25. Sight Reading 3

26. Sight Reading 4

27. Sight Reading 5

28. Sight Reading 6

29. Swing Time

30. Swing Time – Swing pecks exercise

31. Straight and Swing Rhythm exercises

32. Straight and Swing Sight Reading

The Language of Music Part 2:

Intervals/flat key major and minor scales/key signatures and triads

1. Intervals

2. The Flat Keys

3. Relative Minors

4. Flat Key Fingering

5. Triads and Key Signatures Questions

Read rhythm to 1/16ths (semi-quavers)

6. Rhythm – 1/16th notes (1)

7. Rhythm – 1/16th notes (2)

8. Rhythm – 1/16th notes (3)

9. Shuffle Time

10. 1/16th exercise 1

11. 1/16th exercise 2

12. 1/16th exercise 3

13. 1/16th exercise 4

Read rhythm and pitch to 1/16ths

14. 1/16th sight reading exercise ‘C’ Major

15. 1/16th sight reading exercises ‘Bb’ Major

16. 1/16th sight reading exercises ‘D’ Minor

17. Pickups

18. 1/16th sight reading exercise ‘G’ Minor

Dynamics/articulation and transposition

19. Dynamics and Articulation

20. Dynamics and Articulation Sight Reading

21. Transposition