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Make sense of the music you love.

No experience needed. 13 quick lessons, each with things to play with and a short quiz at the end. Turn your sound on, and go in order or jump to whatever you're curious about.

1. 1 Beats and rhythm What a beat is, what BPM means, and how to build your first drum patterns.
2. 2 Notes and the keyboard Pitch, the 12 notes, how to find them on a keyboard, and octaves.
3. 3 Steps and intervals Half steps, whole steps, and what different gaps between notes sound like.
4. 4 Scales and keys How scales are built, why major sounds happy and minor sounds dark, and what a key is.
5. 5 Chords How chords are built, major vs minor, and the four chords behind tons of hit songs.
6. 6 Sound and timbre Waveforms, filters and envelopes: why some sounds are bright, dark, short or long.

1. 7 Notes on the staff The staff, treble and bass clef, ledger lines, and naming notes at a glance.
2. 8 Note lengths and rests Whole, half, quarter and eighth notes, rests, time signatures, and counting “1 e & a”.
3. 9 Sight-reading a tune Key signatures, reading ahead, and playing real tunes straight from the sheet music.

1. 10 Chord and Arp Play whole chords with one finger and turn them into arpeggios that move with the beat.
2. 11 Effects Reverb, echo, chorus, drive and bitcrusher: what each one does, and how not to overdo it.
3. 12 Melodies and bass lines Simple tricks for catchy melodies, and bass lines that lock in with the drums.
4. 13 Making a song Intro, verse, chorus and more: how to build energy and turn a loop into a whole song.