Music Theory Courses and Certifications

Music Theory for Guitar

More than 100 videos teaching intervals, scales, keys, triads and a large range of chords, plus more.

• YouTube
• 18 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

JustinGuitar

Practical Music Theory

In this course, you’ll get a deep understanding of how music works. You’ll be able to understand what you’re playing and put your knowledge into practice.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Music Theory

How chords work, all chord types and how to make them, simple music theory for guitar players.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ukulele Music Theory

Master phrasing, blues tutorial, how I learned every note, understanding music keys, the most important thing ukulele players don't practice enough.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Music Theory for Ukulele

Easy ukulele tutorials for beginners focusing on the major scales, flats, sharps, and basic music theory. We will be looking at the Circle of Fifths as we go through these lessons.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Music Theory

Music theory, chord progressions, how to write music, and more.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Pianote

Piano Music Theory for Dropouts

Music theory can be a chore for many learners. But theory is the language of music, and once you can speak it -- a whole new world opens up. Cassi will show you how simple and fun theory can be, and how your playing will improve dramatically by learning…

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Music Theory for Harmonica Players

Do you need to read music to play harmonica? An introduction to music theory for the harmonica.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Tom Morello Teaches Electric Guitar

Learn to create powerful, genre-defying electric guitar music. Develop your unique style, master innovative techniques, and unleash your creativity with guidance from legendary guitarist Tom Morello.

• MasterClass
• 5 hours 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Computational Music Theory and Analysis

Explore computational approaches to music theory using Python and MIT's music21 toolkit, covering algorithms, corpus studies, machine learning, and music generation techniques.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Ultimate Beginner Guitar Masterclass (2025 Update)

7956 ratings at Udemy

Beginner Guitar Lessons: Learn Acoustic Guitar, Blues Guitar, Basic Fingerstyle Guitar, Guitar Chords, Guitar Technique

• Udemy
• 14 hours 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Piano Lessons For Absolute Beginners

6699 ratings at Udemy

Learn Notes on the Piano Keyboard and Music Staff, and Basic Scales and Chords

• Udemy
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Ableton Live 11 - Music Production in Ableton Live

6310 ratings at Udemy

Learn Music Production, Recording, Editing, Music Mixing, Songwriting + Music Theory in this Ableton Live 11 Course

• Udemy
• 21 hours 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

The Professional Guitar Masterclass

6034 ratings at Udemy

Learn The Tools Used By The World's Top Professional Guitar Players.

• Udemy
• 9 hours 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Learn piano or keyboard from scratch - Complete piano course

5591 ratings at Udemy

Piano lessons/ keyboard lessons for beginners. Play piano by ear, chords, reading music, improvisation, music theory

• Udemy
• 1 day 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course