A Beginner's Guide To Music Theory (Everything You Need To Know)

Summary by Krater

An introductory piano music theory lesson covering the layout of piano keys, note names, sharps, flats, intervals, major and minor scales, chord formulas, chord spelling, note values, time signatures, music staff reading, and common chord progressions.

From the video

Answers: How do I learn piano music theory from scratch?

• Piano key layout
• Musical alphabet and note names
• Sharps and flats
• Intervals on the piano
• Major and minor scale formulas
• Major, minor, augmented, and diminished chords
• Chord spelling and inversions
• Note values and time signatures
• Reading music notation on the grand staff
• Common chord progressions like 1564

What it concludes

• Learning music theory is key to building a great musical foundation and becoming a better musician.
• Any scale on the piano can be played by understanding the whole and half step formulas.
• Major chords are built with a major third and a minor third interval, while minor chords use a minor third followed by a major third.
• Common chord progressions like 1564 form the foundation of hundreds of thousands of popular songs.