4 topics
Foundations
Notes, notation, pitch identity, and the basic language used across music theory.
SQNTIAL Reference
Musical concepts, clearly explained.
Search-ready reference pages for musical concepts, grounded in SQNTIAL’s authoritative theory export and connected to Browser PLAY where interactive exploration adds value.
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Scales
Pitch collections, their construction, sound, and musical uses.
7 topics
Chords
Chord structures, qualities, functions, and practical applications.
3 topics
Intervals
The measured relationships between pitches and how those relationships sound.
3 topics
Harmony
How chords connect, create movement, and support musical form.
3 topics
Rhythm
Pulse, subdivision, meter, timing, and the organisation of musical events.
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Ear Training
Reference concepts for recognising musical relationships by sound.
2 topics
Practice
Clear reference material for organising purposeful musical work.
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Developing reference
Major Scale
Understand the major scale, its authoritative construction, tonal character, and role in melody, harmony, and interval study.
Developing reference
Natural Minor Scale
Understand the natural minor scale, its authoritative construction, characteristic degrees, and relationship to minor tonality and Aeolian mode.
Developing reference
Major Triad
Understand the major triad, its authoritative three-note construction, stable major quality, and role in larger chords and harmony.
Developing reference
Minor Triad
Understand the minor triad, its authoritative three-note construction, minor quality, and role in scales, harmony, and larger chords.