Music Theory Exercises
Short practice sets for the things worth drilling — note names, intervals, chords, scales, key signatures and note values. Free, no signup, straight in the browser.
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- Note NamesEvery black key has two names. Given one spelling, name the other — the skill that stops you freezing when a piece is written in flats and you learned it in sharps.
- IntervalsName the interval from its size in semitones. Intervals are how chords and scales are built, so this is the one drill that pays off everywhere else.
- ChordsGiven a chord symbol, name the notes in it. Start with major triads and the rest of the chord vocabulary follows the same logic.
- ScalesName the notes of a scale from its root and type. Covers the modes, the pentatonics and the altered scales, not just major and minor.
- Key SignaturesHow many sharps or flats does a key have? Knowing this on sight is what lets you sight-read without counting accidentals bar by bar.
- RhythmsHow many beats does each note value last in 4/4? The arithmetic under every rhythm you will ever count.
Why drill this way
Music theory sticks through recall, not reading. A short set answered from memory does more than an hour of looking things up, because retrieving an answer is what builds the connection you need when you are actually playing.
These sets are deliberately small. Ten questions is enough to find the gap; the point is to come back tomorrow, not to grind through a hundred in one sitting.
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Are these exercises free?
Yes. Every exercise runs in the browser with no account and no signup. ChordIQ is the app if you want progress tracking and a much larger question bank.
Do I need to read music to use these?
No. The questions use note names and chord symbols rather than notation, so you can work through them whether or not you read the staff.
