music theory from zero to jamming, in order.
An essay on why the human ear knew music theory before theory had a name.
read → 02Every music theory word explained simply: scale, key, mode, triad, 7th chords, diatonic chords, roman numerals.
read → 03The circle of fifths and intervals explained simply: whole steps, half steps, major and minor thirds.
read → 04How to find a song's key by ear, step by step, with a real example: Sails of Charon, B Phrygian.
read → 05F# and Gb are the same key on the piano. Enharmonic equivalents and why scales are spelled the way they are.
read → 06Ionian to Locrian: the seven musical modes explained with famous songs, from So What to Sweet Home Alabama.
read → 07I-V-vi-IV, ii-V-I, the 12-bar blues and the Andalusian cadence: the progressions behind most of pop music.
read → 08Why the pentatonic scale always sounds good: drop the 4th and the 7th and you cannot hit a wrong note.
read → 09Rhythm basics: beats, bars, tempo, time signatures and the backbeat, explained simply for beginners.
read → 10Relative pitch is trainable: interval song anchors, singing practice and a daily two minute ear trainer routine.
read → 11A 10-minute daily ear training routine: find the key, walk the scale, loop a progression, sing over it.
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