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MUSIC THEORY, MADE VISIBLE

Make sense of
the music you love.

Scales, notes and chords can feel like a puzzle. We turn them into clear pictures and real sounds you can see, hear, and understand.

Explore a scale ↓ What's next? →
♫ Interactive & free. No prior experience needed.
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LESSONS THAT CLICK VISUAL BY DESIGN FREE TO EXPLORE
YOUR FIRST EXPERIMENT

Build a scale. Hear the shape.

Pick a starting root note and a recipe.
Tap keys individually or play the whole scale.

THE E NATURAL MINOR SCALE thoughtful and reflective
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THE RECIPE STEPS W · H · W · W · H · W · W W = Whole step (2 semitones)  ·  H = Half step (1 semitone)
2-OCTAVE PIANO KEYBOARD Tap any key to hear note · Watch the scale ascend
In this scale Starting root Other note
CHORDS IN THIS SCALE

Find the chord shapes.

Each shape stacks every other note in the scale. Tap any card to hear how it sounds.

3 notes · tap to play

Choose a chord shape to hear it.

FOUNDATION LESSONS

Small lessons. Big aha.

Explore all guides ↗
◉ 01 / THE BASICS

Notes & pitches

Meet the seven note names and see how pitches step up and down.

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 ↗ 02 / THE DISTANCE

Whole & half steps

Understand the tiny moves that make melodies and scales work.

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✳ 03 / THE FEELING

Major & minor

Two familiar scale recipes, and the different colors they bring.

Read lesson ↗
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EXPAND YOUR PRACTICE

What's next? Explore training tools.

Take your skills beyond the scale explorer. Master key relationships,
train your internal pulse, and test your musical ear with dedicated tools.

01 / ESSENTIAL MAP

Circle of Fifths

A visual map of all 12 major keys and relative minors. See how keys connect and why chords belong together.

Explore circle ↗ 02 / RHYTHM & TEMPO

Metronome & Beat

Develop steady internal timing with an animated visual pendulum, tap-tempo counter, and BPM presets.

Practice rhythm ↗ 03 / EAR TRAINING

Sound Safari Game

Listen to mystery notes, identify pitch intervals, and build high-score streaks in quick, fun 5-round challenges.

Play ear game ↗ 04 / HARMONY THEORY

Musical Intervals

Discover the precise emotional distances between notes that give chords their tension and melodies resolution.

Study intervals ↗
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Music theory is just a way of noticing what your ears already love.

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