Learning paths

Not sure where to begin?

Three paths for different starting points. Each is a short ordered sequence of reviewed guides.

01 Absolute beginners

First steps in music

  1. 01
    What is pitch and how notes work
  2. 02
    The major scale: your first seven notes
  3. 03
    Reading a key signature
  4. 04
    Simple chords: major and minor triads
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02 Beatmakers and DAW users

Home producer

  1. 01
    Tempo, BPM and time signatures
  2. 02
    Delay times that lock to the grid
  3. 03
    Minor pentatonic — the producer's scale
  4. 04
    EQ frequency ranges: what each band does
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03 Independent artists

Releasing your music

  1. 01
    Who owns a song: composition vs recording
  2. 02
    What a music copyright is and when it starts
  3. 03
    Royalty types: mechanical, performance, sync
  4. 04
    Registering and distributing your release
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