Teachers: The videos in this set are leveled roughly at mid-elementary to mid-intermediate level.
If you would like to utilize this series as part of an off-bench music lab time, assignment pages where students can track their listening history are available in the Piano Pantry shop. Find more details in this blog post: More than 100 Videos for Your Music Lab Time.
This theory video series was updated on 10/27/2023. If you purchased the lab guide before this date and did not receive the updated form via email, please contact Amy.
#01 – AB Form
#02 – ABA Form
#03 -Dynamics: pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, crescendo, diminuendo
#04 – How to Read Ledger Line Notes
#05 – Landmark Notes up to High and Low C
#06 – C Major Scale (on staff and piano)
#07 – C Major Scale (Whole / Half pattern)
#08 – Key Signature of G Major
#09 – G Major Scale
#10 – G Major Scale (w/ key signature or accidentals)
#11 – F Major Scale (on the staff and on the piano)
#12 – Learn How to Build Major Scales
In this video, the term “tone” means “whole-step,” and “semitone” means
“half-step.” This is because the video creator is from Canada, and they use slightly different terms than in the U.S.
#13 – The Upside Down Snowman
#14 – Natural Minor Scales: Understanding the Music Theory Behind Them
#15 – Learn Piano Scales with the Basic Circle of 5ths (Up to 4 Sharps and 4 Flats)
#16 – Scale Blocks (Sharp / Major – Raising the 7th)
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