Seven steps to leaning music

  1. Major scales
  2. Triads
  3. Chords: fifths (and fourths)
  4. Pentatonic
  5. Modes
  6. Minors
  7. Blues

Learning the 13 major scales introduces students to all the notes in Western music.
Learning the triads introduces students to 1-3-5 pitch relationships and chords.
Learning the chords introduces students to chord relationships and progressions such as I-IV-V.
Learning pentatonic scales introduces students to 1-2-3-5-6 relationships.
Learning mode scales introduces students to key sounds such as minors.
Learning minor scales introduces students to new scales.
Learning blues scales introduces students to dominant 7 and new sound relationships.

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