Lessons
Music theory lessons.
A small set of explanations that connect to interactive Rytune exercises and reference pages.
READING
Try it →Where notes sit on a staff
In treble clef, E4 sits on the bottom line, D4 just beneath, and C4 on a short ledger line. Practice naming all three.
SCALES
Open reference →What makes C major?
The notes C D E F G A B follow a whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half-step pattern.
CHORDS
View chord →Building a major triad
Start at a root, add four semitones for a major third and seven for a perfect fifth.