Music Theory

The small core of music theory that explains most of the songs you already listen to: twelve notes, two scale...

Ten gifts for piano players that get used instead of shelved, from €15 keyboard note stickers to a weighted 88-key...

Every scale and chord is built from just two distances: whole steps and half steps. Here's what each is, how...

There are only twelve note names on the whole piano, and naming the white keys is almost as easy as...

Some beats land harder than others — that push and pull is what turns a pulse into a groove. Here's...

A dot after a note extends its value by half. Learn the one rule behind dotted notes, how to count...

The treble and bass clefs set the pitch range for reading sheet music. Learn what each clef means, why they're...

Intervals are the distance between two notes and the building blocks of every chord and melody. Learn harmonic vs. melodic...

The I-V-vi-IV 'four chord song' powers hundreds of pop hits. Learn how to build it on piano in any key,...

Modes aren't scary — each one is a familiar scale started from a different note. Learn all seven modes, their...

The natural minor scale is the source of music's darker, moodier sound. Learn the W-H-W-W-H-W-W formula, how to play it...