Getting Started
Learning Scales
| How to practice scales | The Octatonic Scales |
| What is a scale? | The Chromatic Scale |
| Understanding Relative Majors and Minors | The Blues Scale |
| The Seven Diatonic Modes |
Improvisation and Expansion
| What is improvisation and expansion? | Rolling Bassline |
| Understanding Suspensions | Right Hand Arpeggios |
| Understanding Pedal Tones |
Learning Chords
| What is a chord? | How to Practice Chords |
| Playing Inversions |
Chord Progressions
Melody and Harmony
| Understanding Voicing | Solfege Syllables |
Melody and HarmonyReading and Writing Music
| Tips of Lyricists | How to add chords to your melodies |
| Tips of Lyricists: Song Sample | Constructing a Melody |
| Playing by Ear |
Reading and Writing Music
| The Staff | Scoring "Airport" |
| Scoring for Orchestra: Welcome Home | Counting Rhythms |
| Scoring for Orchestra: Welcome Home | Chord Symbols |
Songs to Learn
| The Moonlight Sonata | Ode to Joy (easy) |
| Star Spangled Banner (easy) | Fur Elise |
| Silent Night (easy) | Ave Maria (easy) |
| Pachelbel's Canon |
Minor Scales
| G Minor Scale | D Minor Scale |
| F# Minor Scale | C Minor Scale |
| F Minor Scale | Bb Minor Scale |
| Eb Minor Scale | B Minor Scale |
| E Minor Scale | Ab Minor Scale |
| Db Minor Scale | A Minor Scale |
Minor Chords
Major Chords
Major Scales
| G Major Scale | C Major Scale |
| F# Major Scale | Bb Major Scale |
| F Major Scale | B Major Scale |
| Eb Major Scale | Ab Major Scale |
| E Major Scale | Ab Major Chords (Sevenths) |
| Db Major Scale | A Major Scale |
| D Major Scale |
