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Learn music theory, one small step at a time

Start with the musical alphabet, find your way around the staff, then read notes in treble and bass clef. Each tutorial combines real examples with small, encouraging checks.

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  1. 1

    Pitch and the Musical Alphabet

    Grade 1 · Reading notes

    Find your way around the piano keyboard with seven repeating note names — the same names apply whatever instrument you play.

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  2. 2

    What Is a Staff?

    Grade 1 · Reading notes

    See how five lines and four spaces turn pitch into a picture.

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  3. 3

    Reading the Treble Clef

    Grade 1 · Reading notes

    Use second-line G to unlock every line and space in treble clef.

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  4. 4

    Bass Clef Notes: Read the Lines and Spaces

    Grade 1 · Reading notes

    Find fourth-line F, then use the musical alphabet to read every line and space of the bass staff.

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