Theory

1. 1Notes, accidentals and the staffThe seven note names, sharps and flats, and how music is written down.13 quiz questions
2. 2Rhythm: note lengths and restsWhole, half, quarter and eighth notes, dots, ties and rests.7 quiz questions
3. 3Time signatures and feelWhat 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8 mean, plus triplets, syncopation and hemiola.9 quiz questions
4. 4Tempo, dynamics and articulationThe Italian words that tell you how fast, how loud and how connected to play.12 quiz questions
5. 5IntervalsMeasuring the distance between two notes, in numbers and semitones.16 quiz questions
6. 6The major scaleThe seven-note scale that most of Western music is built on.7 quiz questions
7. 7Key signatures and the circle of fifthsHow sharps and flats are grouped at the start of a piece, and the circle that organises all keys.14 quiz questions
8. 8Minor scalesNatural, harmonic and melodic minor, and how they relate to major.7 quiz questions
9. 9TriadsThe three-note chords: major, minor, diminished and augmented.11 quiz questions
10. 10Seventh chords and extensionsAdding a fourth note, and a few common chord symbols.10 quiz questions
11. 11Harmony and cadencesChords in a key, Roman numerals and the endings of musical phrases.18 quiz questions
12. 12ModesSeven scales you get by starting the major scale on different notes.9 quiz questions