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Hi, I’m Matt! And I’ve been obsessed with music for many, many years. I’ve also been frustrated with it for as long as I can remember. For years I was discouraged and unable to connect the dots. I knew that it was in me to make music but I didn’t know how to do it often and how to do it well.

After 10+ years of researching everywhere, thousands of hours of learning and hundreds of expensive books, things started to click and the dots started to connect.

My goal is to help you connect those dots faster. Much faster. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t know everything. I learn things everyday and I hope to keep doing so forever. But with the right lessons, examples and exercises, you can have your frustrations and confusions resolved. I’ve seen it with hundreds of students!

Once you have the tools and the techniques, it’s up to you where to take your music.

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Nikki h

Great book for beginners

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024

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This book explains the a-z of music theory and includes links for sample music so you can hear and fully understand what you are learning. Great book, great price.

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GemmaJ

Clearly written and logically moves from one section to the next

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021

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It has been a long time since I played an instrument or read music, but wanted to start again, although it feels like I am starting from scratch since I remember very little. I am only on day 6 but I am finding it thoughtfully and clearly laid out as it progresses from one section to the next. It is not heavy handed and I love the extra online info and the audio examples, which are very helpful in understanding the subject at hand. Plus, and a huge one, the author Matt encourages questions and when I was having trouble with a section on time signatures he promptly responded to my question and offered up another example to help me grasp it. Again, I feel like it's the first time I'm learning to read music and I am so happy to have found this great book. Thanks Matt!

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Diana

Get this book NOW if you've always wanted to make sense of the music sheets as I did!

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021

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Just finished day 10 on grouping today! 1/3 through. Yeah!!! I used to have anxiety when i saw music sheets with lots of eighth and sixteenth groupings/beams. But I feel so much more confident now.

Though I am familiar with the content in the first 9 days lessons, the author introduced the concepts in a very logical way and order that really helps connect the dots together for me. The other music theory book i used before just tells you what it is, but this book will tell you what and why it is the way it is. And the way he builds each lesson on top of the other to tell a whole story is just brilliant. Thank you so much for all the thoughts, efforts and intentions that you put into this work!

The complimentary online material includes additional contents from the author's blog, audio examples, listening challenges, answers to exercises and what's more there is a forum for you to ask questions. The author is very active answering questions and giving advice there. He is definitely very passionate about music as well as helping others to enjoy music. The book and the complementary online course are an immense value. Everything is so well organized and presented.

I've bought quite a few 30 day books before (like 30 days to draw or 30 days to play guitar), but never finished any of them. Looks like this may be the first time I finish a 30 day book. Will update after I am through.

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Celeste M

Great intro to music theory

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2019

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I bought this book because I'm currently studying voice (with a teacher) and piano (myself, primarily from Alfred books) and decided I needed a much better music theory foundation for both. I'm happy to say that after completing the book I feel that I have that.

Separated into three basic sections — rhythm, pitch, and expression — it takes you from the most basic "this is what a quarter note looks like" to increasingly more advanced (but still appropriate for beginners) lessons in understanding how to read, write, and hear the different aspects of music.

The structure and division of these concepts is well-paced and laid out. In each lesson, there are audio examples (which you're given a download link for when you get the book) which really help you understand the application of the concepts being discussed. Most of these are excerpts from well-known classical pieces. At the end of each lesson, there are written exercises (an answer key is provided in the download for these and the book's final test).

On many days, there are additionally "listening challenges" where you're given a set of excerpts (some included in the download, others you can look up on YouTube or elsewhere) and are asked to determine things related to the lesson, like whether each one is a march or a waltz. Later you're also encouraged to follow along with the piece's sheet music as you listen for certain things.

I found the exercises, audio, and listening challenges extremely helpful as I learn best with a combination of types of input — not just reading but writing, seeing, and hearing the music in action really helped cement the ideas for me.

Throughout the book, the author gives his email address and says to contact him at any time. I took him up on that and he was extremely responsive, even updating the book itself based on my question. If you're looking for a good way to learn or brush up on music notation and basic theory, this is a great intro.

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Marta

Great book and online course companion

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023

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This book helped me so much! I joined a choir last September and I did not know how to read music! They allowed me to join because they were singing many songs in Spanish, my native language. It was so hard to try to follow my voice (alto) without understanding the scores!!! I decided to try harder and got the book! I cannot explain how much it helped me to understand rhythm, notes, pulse, tempo etc and follow our director!!! In January, to continue with the choir for Spring, I had to have an audition and I was successful. I ow this course (book and online companion) 80% or more of that success. Thank you so much! Now I am using book 2, Music Theory in 30 days. It is a challenge for me, but I love the way Matthew Ellul combines the written lesson, with the practice in the online companion and the listening experience!!! Thank you so much!

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Kasi

how to read music

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023

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It is well written and easy to understand. Due to some bug in the kindle for iPad I have skip to the end as I need to catch up another book.

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MUY DIDACTICO

Reviewed in Spain on January 30, 2023

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FANTASTICO LIBRO PARA PRINCIPIANTES.

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More than a how-to book

Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2020

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This book has two elements that other books either don't have or don't do as well: breaking down certain aspects of music in a way you will understand forever and audio examples that accompany each and every single lesson.

The best way to use this book is to have your browser opened on the online companion (called "school of composition") and go through each lesson, listening to all the samples provided and going through the listening challenged and quizzes.

I suppose that the people wondering whether to buy this book or not are new to music and want to start somewhere, find a course or method that isn't too demanding or intimidating. But there is no such thing. Learning music is not like learning a new language, it is learning a new language and it requires effort, focus and dedication.

Some will find certain lessons in this book easy to understand and apply, others will have to go through them again and again.

But it's worth it and at the end of this book you will have fairly good knowledge of the basics of music theory and a solid well-rounded knowledge of how to read a music sheet. This is just one of many many books and courses you should go through in order to have a solid grasp of music, and the author's other book on music theory is the one I plan on reading next.

For me the real gem of this book were the audio samples that Matthew Ellul has picked as examples which are excerpts of a very wide variety of classical music pieces. This has truly awakened me to the depth and beauty of classical music, and that's all I've been listening to on my spotify.

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Schweinebärmann

Really nice to learn!

Reviewed in Germany on June 19, 2021

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Helped me a lot to learn to read notes. It’s everyday a challenge for I guess 30 days. Hint. They offer the same content on there website as an web application for free.

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Jash

Excellent start for learning sight reading

Reviewed in India on April 29, 2021

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Written in a lucid manner, the book is worth the money spent. Sight reading can be intimidating for beginners like me, however this book made it easy and fun to learn. Filled with exercises, audio examples and an online community for support, readers will have rich learning experience using this book and will feel confident reading music.

H McE

Hands down the best introduction music theory book I have come across

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2020

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This has to be hands down the best introduction music theory book I have come across. I picked up this book after I heard the author interviewed on a podcast. I wanted to improve my composition for music exams and it seemed like that was where the author was coming from but the book and accompanying free course have done so much more.

To help embed the theory you are learning the author has included score reading challenges (the scores can all be found for free online). This has really improved my active listening and ability to hear subtleties in music. The book used in this way creates a solid practice link between music theory and ear training. This part of the book/course is over two hours of active listening.

Likewise playing music will improve. The way the material is explained I could make a solid connection between theory and my performance. One specific example is the discussion on syncopation. At the moment I’m working on Maple Leaf Rag and the explanation gave me a light bulb moment.

At the end of every chapter is a short quiz and at the very end is a course quiz. This helps to embed what you have learned before you move on further grounding your theory
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Because the book is self published the the need to pay for full publisher’s production costs were avoided and consequently the book is great value. I would imagine if it was produced by a publisher the cost would be at least twice what it is especially with the course that accompanies the book. Being self published there are some minor typos but nothing that affects the accuracy of the information. They are mostly of the kind where the text says ’10 examples’ and 8 examples are provided.

For me this book is a solid 5 stars and I was surprised to see people give it one star. I had a quick look to see why their experience differed to mine. Some people criticised the lack of author response to download issues. This may have been a past problem that has been resolved. The course to accompany the book has an active discussion board where you can post questions as you go through the book’s material. I always got a reply within 24 hours.

One person complained that the examples were of for a keyboard and not other instruments. I’m not a piano player (stringed instruments), however the linear pitch layout of the piano and white natural notes with black accented notes makes it a very clear tool for explanation that every musician can benefit from. It would be impossible to include examples for all instruments and only one chapter is piano specific when piano pedal marks were discussed.

In summary great a value and engaging book with a well thought out and supportive course which will help me with composition, appreciation and performance. This will definitely improve my enjoyment of listening to and playing music and isn’t that what it’s all about?

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