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The Stave, Ledger Lines & Note Names

The stave, ledger lines, letter names A–G, clefs, Middle C & treble clef notes

SingersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 1

Letter Names on the Stave & Your Instrument

White notes, bass clef lines & spaces, notes beyond the stave

SingersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 2

Crotchets, Minims & Time Signatures

Crotchets, minims, bars, barlines & 4/4 3/4 2/4

SingersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 3

Semibreves, Dotted Minims, Quavers, Rests & Ties

4-beat, 3-beat and ½-beat notes, rests & ties

SingersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 4

The Bass Clef, Octaves, Semitones & Accidentals

F clef, two clefs, octaves, tones, ♯ ♭ ♮

SingersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 5

Five-Note Practice

Every finger / every pitch, C to G

SingersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 6

The Major Scale Formula

T T S T T T S & C major

SingersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 7

Major Scales in Different Keys

G, F, D and key signatures

SingersBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 8

Naming Scales: Numbers, Letters & Sol-fa

1–8, A–G, Do–Do & new scales

SingersBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 9

Triads, Arpeggios & Harmony

Triads, block & broken chords, arpeggios & harmony

SingersBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 10

Compound Time Signatures

6/8, 9/8 & 12/8 — the dotted-quarter beat

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedIntermediateLesson 1

Minor Keys & Scales

Natural, harmonic & melodic minor

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedIntermediateLesson 2

Intervals by Sight & Sound

2nds through the octave

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedIntermediateLesson 3

Triads & Chord Qualities

Major, minor, diminished & augmented

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 4

Seventh Chords & Inversions

Dominant, major & minor 7ths + inversions

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 5

Advanced Rhythm

Triplets, tuplets & cross-rhythm

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 6

The Church Modes

Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian & more

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 7

Chromaticism & Modulation

Passing tones, key changes & secondary dominants

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 8

Ornaments, Articulation & Dynamics

Trills, staccato, accents & expression

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 9

Advanced Sight-Reading & Transposition

Full scores, transposing instruments & mastery

SingersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 10

Reading the Drum Staff

The percussion staff & notation key

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 1

Note Values for Drummers

Whole, half, quarter & eighth

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 2

The Basic Rock Beat

Hi-hat, snare on 2 & 4, kick on 1 & 3

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 3

Rests & Space in Grooves

Measured silence between hits

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 4

Eighth-Note Grooves

Counting '1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &'

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 5

Sixteenth Notes & Subdivision

Counting '1-e-&-a'

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 6

Reading Drum Fills

Moving around the toms

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 7

Time Signatures for Drummers

4/4, 3/4 and 6/8 feel

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 8

Dynamics, Accents & Ghost Notes

Loud, soft & in-between

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 9

Reading a Full Groove Chart

Putting the beat together

DrummersBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 10

Sixteenth-Note & Linear Grooves

Funk grooves & linear patterns

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedIntermediateLesson 1

Triplets & Shuffle Feel

Swinging the eighths

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedIntermediateLesson 2

Reading Rudiments

Paradiddles, flams & stickings

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 3

Odd Time Signatures

5/4 and 7/8 grooves

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 4

Double Bass Reading

Two kick voices

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 5

Polyrhythms

Three against two

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 6

Chart Road Maps

Repeats, D.C., D.S. & codas

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 7

Jazz Ride & Comping

Swing on the ride cymbal

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 8

Advanced Fills & Orchestration

Fills across the whole kit

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 9

Full Chart Sight-Reading

Reading real drum charts

DrummersIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 10

The Stave, Ledger Lines & Note Names

The stave, ledger lines, letter names A–G, clefs, Middle C & treble clef notes

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 1

Letter Names on the Stave & Your Instrument

White notes, bass clef lines & spaces, notes beyond the stave

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 2

Crotchets, Minims & Time Signatures

Crotchets, minims, bars, barlines & 4/4 3/4 2/4

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 3

Semibreves, Dotted Minims, Quavers, Rests & Ties

4-beat, 3-beat and ½-beat notes, rests & ties

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 4

The Bass Clef, Octaves, Semitones & Accidentals

F clef, two clefs, octaves, tones, ♯ ♭ ♮

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 5

Five-Note Practice

Every finger / every pitch, C to G

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 6

The Major Scale Formula

T T S T T T S & C major

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 7

Major Scales in Different Keys

G, F, D and key signatures

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 8

Naming Scales: Numbers, Letters & Sol-fa

1–8, A–G, Do–Do & new scales

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 9

Triads, Block & Broken Chords, Arpeggios

Triads, block & broken chords, arpeggios & harmony

GuitaristsBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 10

Position Playing & Shifting

Reading beyond first position

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedIntermediateLesson 1

Barre Chords & Symbols

Movable shapes & chord names

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedIntermediateLesson 2

Higher Positions & Ledger Lines

Reading above the staff

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 3

Intervals & Double Stops

Two notes at once

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 4

Arpeggios & Triads on the Neck

Chord tones across strings

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 5

Slash & Rhythm Charts

Reading pro session charts

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 6

Key Signatures & CAGED

Organising the fretboard

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 7

Advanced Rhythm

16ths, triplets & syncopation

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 8

Classical Multi-Voice Notation

Reading two voices at once

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 9

Full Sight-Reading

Notation, TAB, chords together

GuitaristsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 10

The Stave, Ledger Lines & Note Names

The stave, ledger lines, letter names A–G, clefs, Middle C & treble clef notes

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 1

Letter Names on the Stave & Your Instrument

White notes, bass clef lines & spaces, notes beyond the stave

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 2

Crotchets, Minims & Time Signatures

Crotchets, minims, bars, barlines & 4/4 3/4 2/4

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 3

Semibreves, Dotted Minims, Quavers, Rests & Ties

4-beat, 3-beat and ½-beat notes, rests & ties

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 4

The Bass Clef, Octaves, Semitones & Accidentals

F clef, two clefs, octaves, tones, ♯ ♭ ♮

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 5

Five-Note Practice

Every finger / every pitch, C to G

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 6

The Major Scale Formula

T T S T T T S & C major

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateBeginnerLesson 7

Major Scales in Different Keys

G, F, D and key signatures

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 8

Naming Scales: Numbers, Letters & Sol-fa

1–8, A–G, Do–Do & new scales

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 9

Triads, Block & Broken Chords, Arpeggios

Triads, block & broken chords, arpeggios & harmony

PianistsBeginner → IntermediateIntermediateLesson 10

Triads & Inversions

Chord shapes across the grand staff

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedIntermediateLesson 1

Seventh Chords & Voicings

Four-note colours

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 2

Ledger Lines & Wide Ranges

Reading far above & below

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 3

Scales, Arpeggios & Fingering

Fingering numbers 1-5

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 4

Chord Symbols & Lead Sheets

Comping from symbols

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 5

Advanced Rhythm & Cross-Rhythm

Two-against-three at the keyboard

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 6

Voice Leading & Multiple Voices

Independent lines on one staff

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 7

Minor Keys & Modulation

Changing key at the keyboard

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 8

Ornaments, Dynamics & Pedaling

Expressive detail

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 9

Full Piano Score Sight-Reading

Both hands, everything at once

PianistsIntermediate → AdvancedAdvancedLesson 10