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Core Theory
Core Theory fills in the essential building blocks that come after the keyboard basics: how music moves through time, how notes relate to each other as intervals, how chords are built and named, how keys tie everything together, and how songs are put together. Five complete chapters.
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Chapter 2 — Rhythm, Meter & Expression
How music moves through time — beat, duration, and dynamics
Beat & Pulse
The steady heartbeat of music
Note Durations
How long each note is held
Rests
Silence is part of the music
Time Signatures
How beats are grouped into measures
Dynamics & Expression
Playing soft, loud, and everything in between
Chapter 3 — Intervals
The distance between notes — the DNA of melody and harmony
Counting Half Steps
Measuring the distance between any two notes
Major & Minor Thirds
4 vs 3 half steps — bright vs dark
Perfect Intervals
Unison, fourth, fifth, octave
All Intervals Together
Naming any interval from seconds to octaves
Consonance & Dissonance
Which intervals sound stable vs tense
Chapter 5 — Chords
Building harmony by stacking intervals
Building Triads
Stacking thirds to make chords
Diminished & Augmented
Two small thirds or two large thirds
Chord Inversions
Same notes, different bottom note
Seventh Chords
Adding a fourth note for richer harmony
Playing Chords in Context
Hearing how chords relate in a key
Chapter 6 — Keys & Key Signatures
Understanding the home base of music
What is a Key?
A home base note and scale
Sharps & Flats in Key Signatures
How key signatures save you from writing accidentals
Identifying Keys
Figuring out what key a piece is in
Circle of Fifths
A map of all 12 keys
Why the Key Matters
What knowing the key unlocks
Chapter 32 — Song Form
How songs are built: verse, chorus, and the 12-bar blues
Verse & Chorus
The two building blocks of pop songs
AABA (32-Bar) Form
The classic jazz-standard shape
The 12-Bar Blues Form
Twelve bars everyone on stage knows
Play & Explore groups
- Chords — explore chord shapes and voicings across all inversions
- Technique — fingering exercises, thumb crossunder, and triad shapes
- Jazz — jazz chord vocabulary and voicing exercises