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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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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What Is a Staff?
Grade 1 · Reading notes
See how five lines and four spaces turn pitch into a picture.
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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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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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