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Music Theory made easy!

1Save The Elements of Music Fun lesson ideas with video & worksheet	Rhythm Videos, Diagrams, lesson ideas Beginner to Advanced
Pitch Videos, Diagrams, lesson ideas Beginner to Advanced	Scales and Keys Videos, Diagrams, lesson ideas Beginner to Advanced
Dynamics Videos, images, Italian Terms	Intervals Videos, images, helpful tips Beginner to Advanced
Time Signatures Videos, diagrams, conducting tips Beginner to Advanced	Tempo Videos, Italian Terms
Articulation Covering all instrument families Videos and images	Chords Beginner to Advanced All you need to know for A Level
Form/Structure Video examples with analysed scores Beginner to Advanced	Modes KS3 and above Video examples
12 Bar Blues How to improvise

Learning music theory can be boring, difficult, and sometimes impossible. These free online lessons will take you through each topic in an accessible way, making it seem fun and doable. The links below will take you to a wide variety of  topics, ranging from the basics through to Bach Harmony and beyond. 

As well as reading through each lesson, you can watch videos to illustrate many of the points covered in each topic, and you can download worksheets, games, quizzes, charts, posters and flashcards.

Music teachers can use these webpages on their interactive whiteboards.  The diagrams and videos illustrate the topics clearly and succinctly.  Demonstrations on the piano in the videos can seen as well as heard, whereas if you played them on the piano in front of the class, most pupils would only be able to hear what you are playing and only grasp a little of what you are saying.

The aim of this website is to make theory come alive.

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