Music Theory for Kids

Music Theory Lessons

Short interactive quizzes to practice music theory basics, one topic at a time.

Learn what common Italian terms and dynamic signs mean, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.

Practice how many beats common notes and rests are worth, starting from a ported ABRSM-style question.

Quick true/false checks on the Grade 1 key signatures (C, F, G, D major), starting from two ported ABRSM-style questions.

Learn more Italian tempo and dynamics terms every ABRSM Grade 1 musician should know — forte, piano, crescendo, and allegro.

The basic building blocks of written music — the staff, clef names, and what sharps, flats, and naturals do to a note.

Look at a bar of written music and work out its time signature or note values, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.

Practice naming notes written on the treble clef staff, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.

Practice naming notes written on the bass clef staff, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.

True/false questions about scale degrees and key signatures shown in notation, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.

Work out the interval between two written notes, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.

Recognize tonic triads and their keys from written notation, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.

Answer questions about a short written melody — the same passage is used across all 5 questions, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.