After Level 1 / One Hour Piano.

Level 2 — Music Is Numbers

Scales by formula, chord math, symbols, charts, transpose, and song labs.

Homeschool path from Music is Numbers and the LMS number system: six-chord fluency, ear playing, WWHWWWH scales, scale chart, triad formulas, symbols, slash bass, progressions, chart writing, transpose, and song labs.

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Lessons

01
Know Your Six Chords Cold
Play C Dm Em F G Am from memory saying every note name.
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02
Playing by Ear in C
Find familiar melodies on white keys using the six chords as a net.
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03
Whole-Step Half-Step Formula for Any Scale
Build any major scale with W W H W W W H.
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04
Reading the Scale Chart
Use Cynthia’s scale chart to see DO–RE–MI as 1–7 across keys.
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05
Major Chord Formula — Four Then Three
Build any major triad: root, +4 half steps, +3 half steps.
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06
Minor Chord Formula — Three Then Four
Build any minor triad: root, +3 half steps, +4 half steps.
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07
Scary Cousins — Dim and Aug (Taste)
Build a diminished triad (3+3) and know where augmented lives for later.
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08
Chord Symbols on the Page
Decode major, minor, 7, maj7, dim, aug, sus symbols.
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09
Letter Slash Bass
Read C/G style symbols: chord on top, bass note after the slash.
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10
Progressions Are Number Patterns
See 1–4–5–6 as movable patterns across keys.
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11
Writing a Chord Chart
Write measures with slashes and place chord numbers or letters.
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12
Transpose With the Chart
Move a number chart from C to G (or another key) using the scale chart.
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13
Time Feels: 4/4 and 3/4
Switch a simple number chart between common time and waltz time.
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14
Number Chart Lab — You Are My Sunshine
Play the book’s Sunshine number chart in at least one key.
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15
Number Chart Lab — Greensleeves
Follow the Greensleeves/What Child numbers with a minor home.
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16
Make a Chart From a Fake Book Page
Turn a dense page into numbers: find the key, mark 1, rewrite as a chart.
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17
Jose Cuervo Form — A B C Sections
Label verse/chorus/bridge as A/B/C and follow section letters.
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18
Same Pattern in C, F, and G
Compare triad patterns in C, F, and G scales on the page and keyboard.
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19
Relative Minors Complement the Story
Use a relative minor to answer or soften a major phrase.
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20
Guitar-Friendly Number Thinking
See how number charts help guitar and piano share one map.
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21
Inversion Workout Song
Practice inversions on a gentle repeating number chart.
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22
Turn Lyrics Into Numbers
From a lyric/chord sheet, derive a number chart in one key.
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23
Chart Writing Review Day
Run Cynthia’s chord-chart writing checklist on a fresh original.
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