Notes & the keyboard
Find the notes, hear intervals and get comfortable moving around the keys.
In developmentA musician's playground
Learn music by hearing it.
Notes, scales, modes, chords, beautiful harmonies and the stories behind the piano. Our learning library will grow around one idea: listen first, understand next, and try it on the keys.
Ready to explore
Explore the playable guide Four beautiful piano chord progressions
Hear jazz sevenths, a tender minor-four chord and a folk bass walk. Each example opens directly in PianoTry so you can listen, play along and change it.
The learning library
Where we're heading
These subjects are planned, not empty links. We'll introduce each one when there's something genuinely musical to play.
Scales & modes
Hear what makes major, minor, pentatonic and modal sounds feel different.
In developmentBuilding chords
Learn triads, sevenths, inversions and how the notes fit together.
In developmentChord colours
Compare suspended chords, add9s, altered dominants and borrowed minor chords.
In developmentThe circle of fifths
Understand relationships between keys and why some chord changes feel inevitable.
In developmentCommon chord progressions
Discover the familiar patterns behind pop, folk, blues and jazz.
In developmentVoicings & voice leading
Move between chords smoothly and make simple harmony sound beautiful.
In developmentHistory of the piano
From early keyboard instruments to the modern piano and its changing sound.
In developmentNot sure where to begin? Start with music, not theory.
Play a piano progression