In music notation, all 12 notes are laid out in the chromatic scale pattern. So it’s pretty easy to pick apart. The only thing is … this pattern looks different than how we’re used to seeing it on a piano keyboard. You see, on a piano, the chromatic scale is laid out from left to

Of course, it’s one thing to play through different notes and intervals. They sound nice enough … and they give us some good target practice. But it’s another thing to actually play music. And by that, I mean musical scales, melodies, chords, and progressions. We just need to arrange the 12 notes into new and special

So how can we see sound? What do music patterns look like? At first, you might think, “Music notation, of course! It shows what notes look like. And it lets you see how patterns rise and fall as you move through a song.” In a way, that’s right—but also wrong. If you’ve ever seen a page