4,8/5 su Trustpilot
Lo schema dei dodici tasti, i nomi delle note, toni e semitoni — insegnati sulla tastiera del pianoforte, dove la teoria musicale si vede meglio. Questo capitolo è la base su cui si costruisce tutto il resto.
Music Theory Simplified · Demystifying the language of music
Capisci finalmente la teoria musicale.
Stop guessing.
La maggior parte delle persone memorizza i brani. Pochissimi capiscono perché funzionano.
Questo è il sistema visivo che trasforma la teoria musicale da casuale a ovvia — così puoi scrivere brani, improvvisare con intenzione, suonare a orecchio e finalmente capire cosa stai suonando. Spiegato sulla tastiera, vale per ogni strumento. Nessuna base di teoria richiesta.
Sblocca la teoria musicale
PDF immediato · Inizia stasera
Spedizione tracciata verso Portogallo · Tempi di consegna
120
Pages
Anteprima · 60 sec
Dentro il libro
Spedizione rapida in tutto il mondo
USA, UE, UK, AU, CA · di solito 3–7 giorni
Spedizione tracciata
Tracciamento in tempo reale per ogni ordine
Assicurato & sicuro
Perso o danneggiato? Lo sostituiamo gratis
PDF consegnato subito
Leggilo stasera · senza attese
The uncomfortable truth
Most people memorize songs.
Very few understand music.
You can play a few songs. Maybe some chords you found online. But you can't explain why any of it works — and that's the wall that stops most self-taught musicians from ever becoming truly musical.
What you have now
Memorized shapes.
You can play songs. You remember chord shapes. You know a few scales. But if someone asks you to play in a different key, you freeze — because you don't know why the shapes work.
- Can't transpose to a new key
- Can't write your own progressions
- Can't follow what other musicians say
What you get
The language behind them.
Once you see why a chord is built the way it is, the shapes stop being random. They become a vocabulary you can speak fluently — in any key, across the whole keyboard, in any musical situation.
- Move freely between any key
- Write progressions intentionally
- Speak the language of music
Read this before you blame yourself
Music theory wasn't hard.
The explanations were.
Most theory books were written by classically-trained pianists for conservatory students. They assumed you read sheet music. They used Italian terms. They asked you to memorize forty modes before you'd written a single song.
That format wasn't built for self-taught musicians and producers who learn by seeing, hearing, and playing. The information wasn't wrong — the delivery was.
"I started in 2008 with a MIDI keyboard and FL Studio, no theory. From 2010 to 2015 I taught music production on YouTube as MellaMayne — but every theory book I opened was written for conservatory students, not self-taught producers. So I wrote the book I wish I'd had at the start: Music Theory Simplified — the whole language of music, explained visually on the piano."
— Melvin Tellier · Founder, Musiciangoods · Self-taught since 2008
"Theory clicks when you stop trying to memorize it
and start seeing it on the keyboard."
and start seeing it on the keyboard."
Così lo insegna la maggior parte dei libri di teoria.
Trascina per scoprire un modo migliore.
Trascina il cursore e scopri perché oltre 200.000 musicisti preferiscono Teoria musicale semplificata.
←Trascina il cursore→
APPRENDIMENTO VISIVODiagrammi, colori & immagini della tastiera ti aiutano a imparare più in fretta.
TAGLIO PRATICOOgni concetto si collega direttamente al suonare musica vera.
PENSATO PER I PRINCIPIANTIScritto per musicisti autodidatti. Nessuna base di teoria richiesta.
IMPARA CON SICUREZZACapisci finalmente perché la musica funziona ed esprimiti liberamente.
Codici QR inclusi
Bloccato su un concetto? Scansiona e guarda.
Ogni capitolo include codici QR stampati direttamente sulla pagina. Apri la fotocamera del telefono, scansiona il codice e guarda subito un breve video tutorial in cui Melvin ti spiega il concetto di persona.
Niente app, niente login.
Oltre 50 video tutorial in tutti i 7 capitoli
Funziona su qualsiasi telefono — senza app
Gli stessi video valgono per PDF e cartaceo
Sfoglia il libro
Guarda esattamente come insegna il libro.
Explore real chapters and flip through actual pages from Music Theory Simplified.
1 / 5
Built for clarity. Designed for results.
Every chapter tells you
exactly where you're going.
No fluff. No wasted time. Each chapter is structured to help you learn faster, stay focused, and actually understand.
01
Livello
Sai se un capitolo è per principianti, intermedio o avanzato prima di iniziare.
02
Tempo richiesto
La maggior parte dei capitoli richiede 1-3 ore, così impari con i tuoi tempi.
03
Obiettivo chiaro
Ogni capitolo inizia dicendoti cosa saprai fare alla fine.
12345604
Cosa imparerai
Vedi esattamente quali concetti e abilità tratta il capitolo.
05
Cosa ti servirà
Nessuna sorpresa: ogni capitolo ti dice esattamente quali strumenti userai.
06
Saltalo se lo sai già
Lo conosci già? Vai avanti e concentrati su ciò che non sai.
Un sistema di apprendimento completo.
Guide al gergo. Promemoria visivi. Videolezioni QR. Tutto ciò che ti serve per capire finalmente la teoria musicale.
GUIDE AL GERGO7 guide al gergo spiegano i termini musicali complessi — una alla fine di ogni capitolo.
PROMEMORIA VISIVIPagine di riferimento con codice colore, tra cui la tabella completa degli accordi, la mappa dei modi e il circolo delle quinte.
VIDEOLEZIONI QRScansiona i codici QR nelle pagine chiave per guardare spiegazioni video passo passo.
RIASSUNTI DEI CAPITOLIPunti chiave alla fine di tutti i 7 capitoli per ripassare e fissare ciò che hai imparato.
What's inside the book
120 pages.
7 fundamental concepts. One connected system.
Every chapter builds on the last. Each one includes visual diagrams, a cheat sheet, a jargon guide, and a QR code linking to a video tutorial. Click any chapter to see what's inside.
01 Le basi del pianoforte
02 Comporre: tonalità e scale
Cos’è davvero una "tonalità". La scala maggiore, la scala minore naturale, le tonalità relative e un’introduzione ai modi musicali — tutto mappato visivamente, più una tabella completa delle scale al pianoforte. Il capitolo che dà finalmente un senso alle scale.
03 Armonia: guida agli accordi
Il capitolo più grande del libro. Intervalli musicali, ogni tipo di accordo, triadi e accordi di settima, tutte le formule, rivolti e voicing — più una tabella completa degli accordi al pianoforte. Il vocabolario completo dell’armonia.
04 Progressioni di accordi
Gli accordi diatonici spiegati. Numeri romani, accordi in tonalità minore e gradi della scala. Le tre progressioni leggendarie — I-IV-V, I-V-vi-IV e IV-I-V-vi — gli schemi dietro gran parte della musica pop, finalmente decifrati.
05 Notazione musicale
Impara a leggere la musica. Chiavi, valori delle note, note legate e puntate — l’essenziale della notazione standard, spiegato in modo semplice e senza il gergo da conservatorio.
06 Ritmo e tempo
Il battito della musica. La griglia ritmica, tempi forti e deboli e il metro musicale — indicazioni di tempo come 3/4, 4/4 e 2/4 — e come il ritmo plasma tutto, da una ballata a un brano dance.
07 Il circolo delle quinte
Il capitolo che unisce tutto. Armature di chiave, tonalità con diesis e bemolle, tonalità vicine e relative e il nostro circolo delle quinte semplificato — il diagramma più utile della musica. Alla fine leggerai la musica in modo fluente.
Il momento in cui scatta la scintilla
Guarda la tastiera passare da casuale a ovvia.
Toggle below to see the difference between how most beginners see the keyboard — and how you'll see it after the Harmony chapter.
La teoria sembra casuale.
Impari un accordo. Poi una scala. Poi un’armatura di chiave. Ognuno sembra una regola a sé da memorizzare. Dimentichi quale sia quale e resti bloccato, sempre a tirare a indovinare.
Decine di regole scollegate da memorizzare una alla volta.
È tutto un unico schema.
Ogni accordo è fondamentale + terza + quinta. Ogni tonalità segue la stessa formula. Appena vedi come si collegano gli intervalli sulla tastiera, puoi costruire qualsiasi accordo, in qualsiasi tonalità.
Decine di regole diventano un unico sistema da applicare ovunque.
Real readers · Real reviews
The book that finally made theory click
for thousands of self-taught musicians.
Liam H.
After 12 years, music theory finally makes sense.
I've owned at least seven theory books. Every single one assumed I could already read sheet music. This one starts where I actually am — looking at a keyboard, wondering why anything works. By the Harmony chapter I understood intervals for the first time in my life. The relief is hard to describe.
Chloe D.
Two weeks in and I'm writing my own progressions.
I used to write songs by stacking chords until something sounded okay. Now I actually choose chords on purpose because I understand what they'll do emotionally. The Chord Progressions chapter alone unlocked patterns I'd avoided for years.
Andre P.
I can finally play without freezing.
Someone calls a key, I used to panic and stick to the same few notes. Now I actually know what notes work and why. Started picking up songs by ear last month — something I thought I'd never be able to do. This book is the cheat code I wish I'd had a decade ago.
From Shopify · Judge.me verified
Real photos from real readers.
Understood the keyboard in 2 days.
I'm not exaggerating. The Harmony chapter broke down what every other book skipped.
10 years playing. Scales finally make sense.
The Keys & Scales chapter showed me scales as patterns instead of random notes. Mind blown.
Best gift I've ever given my son.
Three weeks later he's writing his own songs and explaining theory to me. The QR videos are gold.
Wrote a full song in one weekend.
The Chord Progressions chapter and the Roman numerals system is pure gold. Bought the mousepad too.
Bridged my ear and the theory in a weekend.
As a producer who only knew the piano roll, this book finally connected the sounds to the theory.
The QR videos made the chords chapter click.
Was stuck on chord building for 20 minutes, scanned the code, watched the 2-min video, instant clarity. Best theory book I've bought.
I'm 56 and finally feel like I understand music.
Wish I had this 30 years ago. The Harmony chapter alone was worth twice the price.
Finally a theory book that doesn't feel like school.
I'd given up on theory three times before this. The 'why' explanations finally clicked. Now I'm writing songs again.
I keep it on my piano every practice session.
Lives on my piano. Open it, scan a QR, learn one concept, play. Repeat. Best $25 I've spent on music.
Mi nueva biblia de teoría.
Por fin un libro de teoría que entiendo. Los códigos QR con los videos de Melvin son oro puro.
Worth every cent of the investment.
Clear writing, no fluff, immediately useful. The Circle of Fifths finally clicked after years of trying.
Wish someone gave me this 10 years ago.
I'm a self-taught player and theory always felt out of reach. This book made scales feel obvious.
Real customers · Real reactions
Hear it from musicians
who've been through it.
Unedited videos from readers about their experience with the book. The good, the honest, and the "I wish I'd found this sooner" moments.
"@leylasmusic dà il suo parere sincero"
@leylasmusicVedi il sistema
"@daynabeemusic spiega perché questo libro funziona"
@daynabeemusicVedi il sistema
"@martin.dalesio decifra la teoria musicale"
@martin.dalesioVedi il sistema
"@maxveresmusic scrive la sua prima canzone"
@maxveresmusicVedi il sistema
"@beccasmelodies finalmente capisce la teoria"
@beccasmelodiesVedi il sistema
"@sjplaysmusic lo consiglia"
@sjplaysmusicVedi il sistema
A complete learning system
One transformation.
Four tools.
The book teaches the framework. The companions make it stick.
Il libro
La struttura
120 pagine da "cos’è un accordo?" a "so scrivere qualsiasi progressione."
€21,99
Add to cart
Il tappetino
Ripasso quotidiano
Il promemoria è sotto le tue mani ogni giorno. La teoria diventa memoria muscolare.
€27,99
Add to cart
Adesivi per pianoforte
Allenamento visivo
Etichetta ogni tasto con adesivi rimovibili delle note. Allena gli occhi mentre suoni.
€11,99
Add to cart
Il poster da parete
Apprendimento passivo
Scale, intervalli e il circolo delle quinte — sempre nel tuo campo visivo.
€27,99
Add to cart
Choose your starting point
Pick your edition.
Start understanding tonight.
Risparmia fino al 20% con il nostro sconto quantità — più aggiungi, più risparmi.
Scegli la lingua
PDF immediato
Digital
Il libro — PDF + EPUB
€21,99
Consegna immediata · PDF + EPUB
- 120-page PDF + EPUB · all 7 chapters
- QR video tutorials included
- Open on Kindle, iPad, Apple Books, anywhere
- 30-day refund
1
Prendi il PDF
Physical
Il libro — cartaceo
Spedizione tracciata in tutto il mondo
- Full-color paperback (120pp)
- QR video tutorials included
- Worldwide tracked shipping
- 30-day refund
1
Prendi il cartaceo
Il più scelto
Cartaceo + PDF
Miglior rapporto qualità-prezzo
Edizione completa
€56.98
Risparmi €16.99 · Cartaceo + digitale
- Full-color paperback (120pp)
- Instant PDF + EPUB (read tonight)
- QR video tutorials
- Worldwide tracked shipping
- 30-day refund
1
Prendi la completa
Risparmia di più acquistando più libri
Qui sotto trovi set di più libri già pronti — più sconti quantità automatici su qualsiasi combinazione.
Piano + Ukulele
Piano + Ukulele
Da €32,99
3-book bundle
Guitar + Bass + Piano
Da €47,99
Miglior rapporto qualità-prezzo
All 4 books
Guitar + Bass + Piano + Ukulele
Da €64,99
Book + Cheat Sheet
Book + mousepad cheat sheet
Da €57,99
I pacchetti includono lo stesso contenuto dei singoli libri.
30-day refund
Worldwide tracked shipping
Garanzia soddisfatti o rimborsati di 30 giorni.
Se il libro non ti aiuta a capire finalmente la teoria, scrivici entro 30 giorni. Ti rimborsiamo fino all’ultimo centesimo, senza domande.
Regali gratuiti da €35 & €55
In pacchetto risparmi fino al 25%
Accessories for your Music Theory book.
64% of readers added at least one. Bundle & save up to 25% — plus unlock free gifts at €35 and €55.
The transformation
From confusion
to fluency.
This isn't about adding more information. It's about how you experience music from this point forward.
Before
- Memorizing chord shapes
- Stuck playing the same few chords
- Noodling without direction
- Confused when musicians talk theory
- Writing progressions that "sort of work"
- Freezing when someone calls a key
After
- Writing songs that actually sound the way you want
- Playing songs by ear instead of hunting for tabs
- Improvising with intention, not luck
- Learning new songs faster by recognizing patterns
- Jamming confidently in any key, across the whole keyboard
- Finally understanding what you're playing — and why
What makes this different from free YouTube tutorials?
YouTube teaches isolated tricks. This teaches a connected system. Most free tutorials assume you already understand something the previous one didn't teach — so concepts never compound. This book gives you the framework that ties them together, in order, so each chapter builds on the last.
I'm a complete beginner. Is this too advanced for me?
No. The book starts with zero assumptions. Chapter 1 begins with the keyboard, note names and the music alphabet. Each chapter builds on the last. Most beginners report concepts clicking within the first week.
I've tried theory before and it always felt overwhelming. Why will this be different?
Because most theory is taught as abstract concepts on paper. This book teaches everything visually on the piano keyboard — where music theory is easiest to see. That's why readers say it finally clicks where other books didn't.
Do I need to read sheet music already?
No. You'll learn to read music inside the book — the Notation chapter covers it from scratch. Nothing is assumed. Everything starts at the beginning.
Does it work for my instrument, not just piano?
Yes. The theory in this book — scales, chords, progressions, rhythm, the circle of fifths — is universal. It's taught on the piano because that's where it's clearest to see, then it applies to any instrument you play.
What if it doesn't help me?
30-day full refund. No forms, no friction, no "tell us why." If theory still feels confusing after 30 days, we refund you and you keep what you've learned.
What's the difference between the PDF and the paperback?
Content is identical — same 120 pages, same QR videos. The PDF arrives instantly by email and is searchable on any device. The paperback is a full-color print edition shipped to your door. The Complete Edition tier includes both.
How long does shipping take?
Physical orders are processed within 1–3 business days. Delivery estimates vary by destination and shipping service; see our Shipping Policy for current timings. You'll get a tracking link by email as soon as your order leaves our warehouse. PDF orders are instant — delivered to your inbox within minutes of checkout.
How do the QR codes work? Do I need internet?
Each chapter has QR codes printed on the page. Open your phone's camera, point at the code, tap the link that appears, and the video starts. You'll need an internet connection to stream the videos, but the book itself works completely offline.
Is this only useful for pianists?
Not at all. The piano keyboard is simply the clearest way to see how music works — but every concept (scales, chords, harmony, rhythm, the circle of fifths) applies to guitar, bass, ukulele, voice, production, any instrument. It's a music theory book, taught on the keyboard.
How long does it take to finish the book?
There's no rush. Each chapter is built around bite-sized lessons with an estimated time at the top (most are 15–60 min). Reading cover-to-cover takes most readers 6–12 hours. But most don't read it once — they reference it for years. Think of it less like a novel, more like a manual you keep on your desk.
Can I get this if I'm in the EU? VAT & customs?
Yes — we ship worldwide. VAT is calculated at checkout based on your country, so the price you pay is the final price. For paperback orders within the EU, no separate customs fees apply.
Part of the Theory Simplified series
The same method, refined across five instruments.
Built on the same visual, plain-English approach that made Music Theory Simplified (the piano edition) a hit. Each book is independent — pick the one for your instrument.
Smetti di tirare a indovinare.
Inizia a capire la musica.
Un sistema visivo pensato per musicisti autodidatti.
