Music Theory Full Course - Beginner to Advanced

By Andrew Huang | Free Course on YouTube

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Last updated 3/2026 EN Beginner 1876 min total

What you'll learn

Music theory course covering notes, scales, intervals, chords, chord progressions, rhythm, time signatures, keys, modes, and composition techniques.

Course Content

14 sections • 139 lessons • 1876m total length

Getting Started

10 lessons
Grade 1 Music Theory - Rhythm Preview
16:00
Grade 2 Music Theory - Major Keys & Scales Preview
23:00
Grade 3 Music Theory - Simple & Compound Time Signatures Preview
26:00
Grade 4 Music Theory - Orchestral Instruments & Families
24:00
Grade 5 Music Theory - Composing a Melody in a Major Key
25:00
Grade 5 Music Theory - Composing a Melody in a Minor Key
36:00
Advanced Music Theory - Harmony
53:00
Advanced Music Theory - Melody Writing
44:00
Advanced Music Theory - Figured Bass
27:00
Music Theory - Understanding The Circle of Fifths
26:00

Fundamentals

10 lessons
Why Should You Learn Music Theory?
6:00
Transposing a Melody into Another Key - Music Theory
5:00
The Perfect Cadence - Music Theory
6:00
The Plagal Cadence - Music Theory
6:00
How Good is Your Harmony? - Music Theory
9:00
The Imperfect Cadence - Music Theory
6:00
The Interrupted Cadence - Music Theory
6:00
How to Harmonize a Major Scale - Music Theory
7:00
Circle of Fifths Quiz - Music Theory
9:00
Extended Chords Made Clear - Music Theory
7:00

Core Concepts

10 lessons
The Whole Tone Scale - Music Theory
6:00
Alto Clef and Tenor Clef Explained - Music Theory
6:00
Spot the Music Notation Mistakes - Music Theory
10:00
Serialism & Serial Music Explained - Music Theory
5:00
Anticipation Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory
3:00
Auxiliary Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory
4:00
Reading Notes in the Alto Clef - Music Theory
6:00
How to Modulate - Music Theory
7:00
What is a Secondary Dominant? - Music Theory
7:00
How to Work Out the Key of a Piece of Music - Music Theory
13:00

Intermediate Topics

10 lessons
Reading Notes in the Tenor Clef - Music Theory
6:00
What is a Lombard Rhythm? (The Scotch Snap) - Music Theory
3:00
Passing Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory
4:00
Diminished 7th Chords - Music Theory
6:00
Intervals Quiz - Music Theory
6:00
Swing Rhythm Explained - Music Theory
4:00
What is Texture? - Music Theory
8:00
A Simple Guide to Modes - Music Theory
9:00
How Well Do You Know Your Intervals? - Music Theory
7:00
How to Draw a Piano Keyboard - Music Theory
4:00

Advanced Concepts

10 lessons
How Does a Pedal Point Work? - Music Theory
4:00
How to Harmonize a Minor Scale - Music Theory
3:00
Name the Time Signatures - Music Theory
14:00
Reading Bass Clef Ledger Lines - Music Theory
5:00
Reading Treble Clef Ledger Lines - Music Theory
5:00
Music Theory Exam Tips & Advice - Music Theory
15:00
Can You Work Out the Time Signature of these Rhythms? - Music Theory
17:00
What is a Motif in Music? - Music Theory
8:00
Augmented 6th Chords - Music Theory
8:00
Chord Identification - Music Theory
7:00

Projects & Practice

10 lessons
Are You Able to Identify These Intervals? - Music Theory
13:00
The Easy Method to Work Out Intervals - Music Theory
7:00
Naming Chords - Music Theory
14:00
How to Harmonize a Melody - Music Theory
13:00
Which Key is this Piece of Music in? - Music Theory
12:00
Modulation using the Circle of Fifths - Music Theory
12:00
What is a Hemiola? - Music Theory
5:00
How to Tell if Music is in Simple Time or Compound Time - Music Theory
9:00
Test Your Knowledge of The Circle of Fifths - Music Theory
6:00
How to Harmonize a Melody in a Minor Key - Music Theory
22:00

Deep Dive

10 lessons
How to Recognize Written Chords in Sheet Music - Music Theory
18:00
Chord Variations in Four Parts - Music Theory
13:00
Can You Beam Correctly in 6/8 Compound Time? - Music Theory
13:00
Modulation using Diminished 7ths - Music Theory
9:00
Modulation using the German 6th Chord - Music Theory
6:00
Modulation using a Pivot Note - Music Theory
6:00
True or False Quiz - Music Theory
10:00
Modulation by Semitone Shift - Music Theory
7:00
Modulation using the Neapolitan Chord - Music Theory
6:00
How to Identify Musical Keys - Music Theory
15:00

Expert Level

10 lessons
Can You Name the Interval? - Music Theory
13:00
What Might an Accidental Be Telling Us in a Piece of Music? - Music Theory
16:00
Minor Key Harmony - Music Theory
23:00
Enharmonic Equivalents - Music Theory
10:00
Time Signatures Quiz - Music Theory
17:00
Extreme Modulation Using Chromatic Harmony - Music Theory
34:00
Having Fun with 12 Bar Blues - Music Theory
12:00
Is it Really a Half Diminished 7th Chord? - Music Theory
11:00
Note Reading Puzzles - Music Theory
8:00
Why the Notes E# B# Cb and Fb Really Do Exist - Music Theory
17:00

Mastery

10 lessons
What is a Cadential 6-4? - Music Theory
11:00
False Relation - Music Theory
8:00
Can You Name the Key of this Piece of Music? - Music Theory
11:00
Why Do We Have 3 Minor Scales? - Music Theory
10:00
Dealing with Non-Harmonic Tones - Music Theory
20:00
The Difference Between 2/4 and 4/4 Time Signatures - Music Theory
8:00
What's the Key of this Piece? - Music Theory
12:00
Escape Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory
6:00
The Most Effective Way to Transpose Music - Music Theory
23:00
A Beginner's Guide to Four-Part Harmony - Music Theory
28:00

Final Projects

10 lessons
How Well Do You Know The Circle of Fifths? - Music Theory
15:00
Consecutive Fifths and Consecutive Octaves - Music Theory
15:00
Classical Voice Types - Music Theory
9:00
Short Score and Open Score for Voices - Music Theory
11:00
Choral Music Notation - Music Theory
7:00
What is a Nota Cambiata? - Music Theory
7:00
The Difference Between 3/4 and 6/8 Time Signatures - Music Theory
14:00
How to Remember Which Notes Stringed Instruments Are Tuned to - Music Theory
5:00
The Difference Between 2/2 and 4/4 Time Signatures - Music Theory
11:00
How Chord Inversions Work - Music Theory
13:00

Bonus Content

10 lessons
Musical Note Names in the USA and UK - Music Theory
9:00
What is Pandiatonicism in Music? - Music Theory
24:00
The Difference Between 3/4 and 3/8 Time Signatures - Music Theory
12:00
What are Messiaen's Modes of Limited Transposition? - Music Theory
19:00
How to Realize Simple Figured Bass - Music Theory
17:00
How to Realize More Advanced Figured Bass - Music Theory
19:00
How to Recognise Modulation in a Piece of Music - Music Theory
23:00
How to Build Major and Minor Chords - Music Theory
13:00
The Difference Between a German 6th and a Dominant 7th - Music Theory
15:00
Roman Numeral Chord Notation - Music Theory
18:00

Additional Topics

10 lessons
How to Write Five-Part Harmony - Music Theory
23:00
Modulation Using a Tritone - Music Theory
16:00
How to Change Key with One Note - Music Theory
11:00
What is the Pentatonic Scale? - Music Theory
20:00
Using the Circle of Fifths on Piano - Music Theory
18:00
Why Learn Figured Bass? - Music Theory
29:00
How to Analyze Harmony in Music - Music Theory
32:00
Identifying Non-Chord Tones - Music Theory
29:00
Two Against Three Rhythms - Music Theory
15:00
Who Needs the Rule of the Octave? - Music Theory
22:00

Part 13

10 lessons
How to Vary the Harmony for Repeated Notes - Music Theory
19:00
Why There's Only One Way to Resolve a Flat II Chord - Music Theory
12:00
Harmonizing a Chromatic Scale is Not Impossible - Music Theory
22:00
Changing Harmony from Major to Minor - Music Theory
17:00
Using Chords in the Natural Minor - Music Theory
15:00
What are Polychords? - Music Theory
11:00
How to Identify Key Changes in Music - Music Theory
19:00
What is the Alto C Clef? - Music Theory
10:00
4 Chord Progressions to Avoid - Music Theory
29:00
The Difference Between Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales - Music Theory
7:00

Part 14

9 lessons
Counting Time Signature Changes - Music Theory
20:00
Why Does it Matter How We Spell Musical Notes? - Music Theory
23:00
Improvising a Melody Over a Chord Scheme - Music Theory
19:00
The Harmonic Series Explained - Music Theory
12:00
What is the Tenor C Clef? - Music Theory
9:00
How to Convert Three-Part Texture to Four-Part Texture - Music Theory
16:00
What Makes a Non-Chord Tone? - Music Theory
15:00
Alternative Passing 6-4s - Music Theory
10:00
Cadences for Musicians Around the World - Music Theory
9:00

Description

Music theory course covering notes, scales, intervals, chords, chord progressions, rhythm, time signatures, keys, modes, and composition techniques.

Original course by Andrew Huang. Curated and organized for optimal learning on Qasrawii LMS.

Requirements

  • A computer with internet access
  • Willingness to learn

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139 lessons
1876 minutes of content
Beginner level
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