A free guide to music
Understand music.
Then make it.
Music theory, production tools, reference charts and plain-language guides — every topic in one place, every tool in your browser.
General music education only. No personal advice. All tools run in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere.
01 — Guides
Pick a side of music to explore
Every area has reviewed guides, a working tool and a reference chart. V1 areas are live; others are coming.
02 — Tools
Tools for work and practice
Every tool runs in your browser. No sign-up, no server, no personal data collected.
Scale finder
Tempo & delay time
Tap or drag · results in msBeat length = 60 000 ÷ BPM · A4 = 440 Hz · Equal temperament
03 — Charts
Reference you can read at a glance
Every chart states units, scale type and what is approximate. Click a bar for more detail.
Where instruments sit
Approximate ranges — logarithmic frequency scale (Hz)
Values approximate. Source: standard orchestration references. Extended techniques and individual variation not shown. Colour: ■ highlighted · ■ other
Key signatures
Sharps and flats per key · circle of fifths order
Exact values. Enharmonic equivalents (F♯/G♭) share a circle position.
04 — Paths
Not sure where to begin? Follow a path.
01
First steps in music
Absolute beginners
- 01 What is pitch and how notes work
- 02 The major scale: your first seven notes
- 03 Reading a key signature
- 04 Simple chords: major and minor triads
02
Home producer
Beatmakers and DAW users
- 01 Tempo, BPM and time signatures
- 02 Delay times that lock to the grid
- 03 Minor pentatonic — the producer's scale
- 04 EQ frequency ranges: what each band does
03
Releasing your music
Independent artists
- 01 Who owns a song: composition vs recording
- 02 What a music copyright is and when it starts
- 03 Royalty types: mechanical, performance, sync
- 04 Registering and distributing your release
05 — Recently added
Recently added guides
How it works
One page template, every topic.
Short answer · the idea explained · see and hear it · try it in the tool · where it applies in your music · next step. The same shape every time, so you always know where to look.
- Reviewed content. Every guide shows its level, reviewer role and review date.
- Correct notation. Real music symbols — ♯ ♭ ♮ — and enharmonic spelling that follows the key.
- Labelled approximations. Instrument ranges and EQ bands are marked approximate with their reference.
- Commerce separated. Affiliate and sponsored content is labelled at the top of any page it appears on. It never influences a guide.