Explore how 12 keys change roots and scale degrees; transpose a C major scale to F to see root and sequence F, G, A, B flat, C, D, E, F.

Master the major scale rules, follow the 1 step, 1 step, 1/2 step pattern, and learn to play from any key across 12 keys, including major, minor, and octatonic scales.

Explore the augmented scale, also called the whole-note scale, a six-note pattern moved one step at a time. All twelve keys share two whole-note scales, unlike the major scale.

Create melodies within the performance range for singer or instrument. Use steps, repetition, and leaps to craft balanced, natural melodies, avoiding too many peaks and unbalanced leaps.

Explore how intervals shape harmony by identifying every interval from minor second to octave, including major, minor, diminished, sixth, seventh, and major seven intervals, with half-step and full-step details.

Learn how intervals function as the harmony building blocks for chords and melodies, including major, minor, fourths, fifths, major thirds, minor thirds, and octaves across keys.

Explore chords as combinations of two or more intervals, including major, minor, diminished, and augmented, and learn to build three-note and four-note chords from a single key and transpose.

Learn how to form major triads by placing fingers to create a major interval followed by a minor interval, using C major, F major, and E major as examples.

Identify a minor chord by starting with a minor third, then add a major third. Compare with major chords by first using a major third followed by a minor third.

Explore suspended chords by building a C suspended chord using a fourth interval and a major second interval, showing how the fourth note and the stepwise relationship define the sound.

Learn how to create diminished chords by stacking two minor intervals from the tonic and lowering the second and third notes, producing a sound often heard in horror movies.

Learn to build four-note chords, including major seven chords, from the diatonic scale using consecutive major third, minor third, and major third intervals.

Explore seven chords, including major chords and the minor interval, minor third, with examples like c seven and g-7, and practice bass patterns moving c, f, g back to c.

Explore how to form a C minor seven chord from a C minor triad, adding the minor seventh, and master root position plus the first through third inversions.

Play the left-hand note at this tempo, then the right-hand note, and that creates rhythm.

Music 101 presents rhythm fundamentals, including bars and beats, time signatures, note values like quarter notes and eighth notes, and tempo, with practical counting demonstrations.

Explore meters in music, starting with 4/4, where four beats form the bar and pulse; learn how whole notes span the bar and half notes divide the beat.

Explore how triplets divide a beat into three notes per bar, shaping rhythm and tempo. Learn to form four or six triplets per bar and experiment with rhythms.

Identify single notes and their names, including C sharp, D flat, Eb, D#, and Bb. Explore scales and intervals such as major/minor seconds and thirds, and octatonic and harmonic minor.

Experiment with learned techniques by performing Blue Bossa, analyzing melody, harmony, and intervals, and building bass, chords, and natural C minor scales.