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Music Theory

A working understanding of how music is built — the twelve-note system, intervals, scales, keys, chords, harmony, rhythm, and form. The trunk gives you the complete map from a single note to a finished song; clusters dive deep into modes, the circle of fifths, chord construction, progressions, rhythm, melody, and form.

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  1. Unit 1

    Music Theory

    A working understanding of how music is built — the twelve-note system, intervals, scales, keys, chords, harmony, rhythm, and form. The trunk gives you the complete map from a single note to a finished song; clusters dive deep into modes, the circle of fifths, chord construction, progressions, rhythm, melody, and form.

    15 lessons
    1. What Music Theory Actually Is
    2. The Twelve Notes
    3. Intervals — Measuring Musical Distance
    4. The Major Scale
    5. Minor Scales and the Relative Relationship
    6. Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths
    7. Triads — The Atoms of Harmony
    8. Seventh Chords and Beyond
    9. Diatonic Harmony — The Chords of a Key
    10. Progressions and Cadences
    11. Rhythm, Meter, and Time Signatures
    12. Melody — How Tunes Are Built
    13. Form — The Architecture of Songs
    14. Transposition — Any Song in Any Key
    15. How to Analyze a Song

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