Some people spend a lifetime studying music theory - and there’s certainly value in doing that - but if you just want to know the basics, fast, ToneGym’s new crash course could be well worth taking.

Music is often described as a language, and it’s equipped with its very own vocabulary. We go back to basics and make a pitch for reading music. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

At Yale, music theory is changing. Notes, time signatures, and clefs might become things of the past. This semester, Yale’s music department is introducing a new music theory course called MUSI 100: ...

Understanding the basics of music will make you a better songwriter, guitarist, pianist, producer, and overall just a better musician. We recommend a music theory course for anyone interested in ...

I've enjoyed listening to music all of my life, but never really understood how it “worked.” For example, what did it mean when a piece of music was composed in the key of G minor? The concepts of ...

It turns out one of the most popular Christmas songs is also a useful tool for teaching budding musicians about notes and intervals. Just because it’s Christmas, it doesn’t mean the music lessons have ...