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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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  • Music Theory(15 concepts)
    • What Music Theory Actually Is
    • The Twelve Notes
    • Intervals — Measuring Musical Distance
    • The Major Scale
    • Minor Scales and the Relative Relationship
    • Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths
    • Triads — The Atoms of Harmony
    • Seventh Chords and Beyond
    • Diatonic Harmony — The Chords of a Key
    • Progressions and Cadences
    • Rhythm, Meter, and Time Signatures
    • Melody — How Tunes Are Built
    • Form — The Architecture of Songs
    • Transposition — Any Song in Any Key
    • How to Analyze a Song

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Frequently asked questions

What does the Music Theory roadmap cover?
1 courses broken into 15 bite-size concepts, each taught as an interactive lesson with quizzes and spaced review.
Do I need prior experience to start?
No. The roadmap starts from fundamentals and builds in prerequisite order — each concept unlocks the next, so you're never thrown into material you haven't been prepared for. If you already know the basics, a placement check skips you ahead.
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