For musicians learning on their own
Finally understand the music you play.
Dan teaches 27 video lessons, from reading the staff to analysing real progressions. You explore each idea on an interactive staff, practise until it sticks, and race the clock to make it automatic.
- 2 free lessons, no card
- Practice that never runs out
- Learn at your own pace
Taught by Dan Vrancic
Two free lessons · No account or card needed
27
video lessons, staff to harmony
115
printable worksheet sets, each with a key
∞
practice questions, freshly generated
12
speed arenas with a Theory Tempo rank
Taught by a working educator
Dan Vrancic has more than 15 years of teaching experience and degrees in music, performance and education.
Feedback on every answer
Every practice question and quiz is checked the moment you answer, with an explanation for anything you miss.
Try it before you pay
Two full lessons are free with no account. Monthly membership starts with a 7-day trial, and you can cancel anytime.
How every lesson works
Not just videos. A complete loop.
Drill sites give you questions. Video courses give you lectures. Here each idea is taught, explored, practised, checked and made fast, in one place and in order.
Watch
A short HD lesson with Dan, on the staff and at the keyboard.
Explore
An interactive staff you play with, so the idea makes sense before you drill it.
Practise
Freshly generated questions: name, write, hear and tap. It never repeats a worksheet.
Check
A graded quiz with an explanation for every answer, and smart review of what you missed.
Speed up
Sixty-second sprints in the arena until it is automatic, measured as Theory Tempo.
See it in action
Practice that feels like a game.
Short, bright, a little addictive. The kind of practice you open on the bus because you want to, not because you were told to.
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Tap to answer
Name it, hear it, place it. Each answer takes a second.
- 2
Build a combo
Right answers in a row multiply your points, up to ×4.
- 3
Rank up your tempo
Get faster and stay accurate to climb from Grave to Prestissimo.
- 4
Keep the streak alive
A minute a day keeps your streak going, with Melo cheering you on.
Name this note
The practice arena
Theory you know by reflex.
Knowing a key signature is good. Naming it in under a second is fluency. The arena turns every lesson into a fast, addictive game, and measures it.
Your Theory Tempo, from Grave to Prestissimo
- Grave0+
- Largo40+
- Adagio60+
- Andante80+
- Moderato100+
- Allegretto115+
- Allegro130+
- Vivace150+
- Presto170+
- Prestissimo200+
For learners
Built for your reason
Whatever brought you here, there is a place to start, and nothing you already know is wasted.
Playing for the love of it
Start at the beginning and build a complete foundation, one sitting at a time.
Lesson 1: The Staff and Note NamesPreparing for a theory exam
Graded quizzes, timed sprints and printable worksheets with answer keys cover the written syllabus from notes to cadences.
Free lesson: Key SignaturesSelf-taught by ear
You already hear it. Get the names and the reasons, then skip what you know with a unit test-out.
Lesson 18: Different Types of TriadsComing back to music
Refresh fast: the test-outs show what you remember, and smart review targets what faded.
Start with a free lessonAlready know some theory? Each unit has a 15-question test-out. Pass it and you earn three stars on every lesson in the unit, so you start where you actually are.
For teachers
Hand us the theory. Keep the teaching.
The whole written-theory curriculum, sequenced, taught, practised and graded. You spend class time on music, and still see exactly where every student stands.
Assign lessons with due dates
Pick lessons or a whole unit, set a due date, and choose whether the best, first or latest attempt counts.
Unit 2: Keys & Scales
Due Oct 31Best score counts
Lesson 14: Diatonic Intervals
Due Nov 7First attempt counts
Quizzes that grade themselves
Every attempt is checked on the server and lands in your gradebook, with each student’s most-missed skills.
Google Classroom ready
Export any assignment’s grades in Google Classroom’s layout. No retyping scores.
lesson-9-quiz-grades.csv
Google Classroom layout · 31 students
Goals, boards and challenges
Weekly class XP goals, stage-name leaderboards and arena challenges like “everyone to 130 BPM”.
Class challenge
Everyone to 130 BPM in Key Signatures
0 of 31 there
Most improved: Dolce Motif+34 BPM
US$39.99/month
For your whole class. With a full class that is about US$1.14 per student, and every student gets the complete course free with your join code.
Or US$399.99 a year, 2 months free. Create a class for each group you teach. No per-student fees.
What leaves your week
- Planning and filming theory lessonsAssign Dan’s lesson in one click
- Photocopying worksheets and answer keys115 worksheet sets, or endless generated practice
- Marking quizzes by handGraded on submit, straight to the gradebook
- Guessing who is falling behindMost-missed skills and last-active, per student
- Drilling key signatures in classStudents race the arena clock at home
The roadmap
27 lessons in five units, from reading notes to understanding harmony
- The Staff and Note Names
- Note Values and Rhythm
- Time Signatures
- Ledger Lines
- Rests
- Accidentals
- Semitones and Whole Tones
On paper, too
A textbook like no other
The printed textbook these lessons are built on. Every key page links straight back to its interactive lesson.
The Teacher’s Book
Music Theory: The Complete Series
- Scan the code on a page and the lesson plays on your phone, with sound. No app, no sign-in.
- Its own answer key, a second PDF that mirrors the book page for page.
- 269 pages, spiral-bound to lie flat, with the complete PDF edition included.
- Photocopy licence for every student you teach.
From CA$89.99 · PDF edition CA$49.99
Worksheet Studio
Fresh worksheets in seconds
Pick a topic, set the level and print a new page for class, homework or a sub plan. Never hand out the same sheet twice.
- 24+ worksheet types across 13+ skill areas
- A matching answer key with every sheet
- Free to start, no card required
Why they keep coming back
Theory that is actually fun
Daily streaks
With a weekly freeze, so one busy day never wipes out your progress.
Theory Tempo
Ranks from Grave to Prestissimo that rise only when you get faster and stay accurate.
Achievements
20 to unlock, from your first sprint to passing every unit.
Melo
The members’ AI tutor cheers each result and answers your theory questions on any page.
Dan Vrancic
Dan teaches the course on camera, taking you from the staff and note names through scales, intervals, chords, and harmonic analysis.
Follow his explanations, pause to try an example, then use the written notes and practice sheets to make the idea your own. The lessons stay available for review throughout your membership.
For teachers, that means a consistent voice for every theory concept, so class time can go to playing, listening and making music.
Try a full lesson with Dan →Simple plans
Every plan includes the complete course. Prices in US dollars.
Learner · Annual
$149.99/year
About $12.50/month · 2 months free
- All 27 HD video lessons with interactive notation
- Generated practice and graded quizzes for every lesson
- 115 printable worksheet sets with answer keys
- Practice arena, streaks and achievements
- Melo, your AI theory tutor, on every page
- Progress dashboard and community forum
Educator · Annual
$399.99/year
About $33.33/month · 2 months free
- Everything in the learner membership, for every student
- Students join free with a class code
- Up to 8 active classes of 35 students each
- Lesson and unit assignments with due dates
- Auto-graded quizzes and a gradebook with most-missed skills
- Grade export in Google Classroom’s layout
- Class goals, stage-name leaderboards and arena challenges
- Full worksheet library with answer keys
Two lessons are always free, no account needed. Compare plans in detail
Questions, answered
Two lessons are free with no account. Monthly membership is US$14.99/month after a 7-day free trial (card required), or US$149.99/year, about $12.5/month.
Your next step starts with one lesson.
Watch two full lessons free. Create an account to save your progress, then start a 7-day monthly trial when you’re ready for the complete course.
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