Theory lessons
1. The staff and notes
Read the treble staff, learn note names, and place notes.
2. Note lengths
Read note shapes, compare their lengths, and make a melody.
3. Measures and time signatures
Group and count beats, then read simple time signatures.
4. Sharps, flats and naturals
Sharps, flats and how long a sign lasts.
5. Key signatures
Say it once at the start: which notes change, and how to change one back.
6. Rests
Read rest lengths and keep counting through silence.
7. Dots and ties
Write three beats and one and a half, carry a sound over a bar line, tell a tie from a slur, then tap the rhythms.
8. Triplets
Read triplets and quintuplets, then tap mixed rhythms.