Finally Learn Music Theory — Clearly, Simply, and Stress-Free
A step-by-step 8-module journey that makes music theory actually make sense. Perfect for all musicians, all instruments, and all ages — even complete beginners.
Lifetime access • Beginner-friendly • Perfect for ALL musicians
This course is for you if:
✓ You want to understand why music works, not just memorize shapes or patterns.
✓ You want to learn theory in a SIMPLE, friendly, non-intimidating way.
✓ You play an instrument but feel confused about keys, scales, or chords.
✓ You want to read music notation confidently — notes, rhythms, rests, symbols.
✓ You want to identify intervals by ear and finally understand solfege (do-re-mi).
✓ You want to build chords, progressions, and songs with real musical logic.
✓ You want a stronger foundation for every other SAC course you’re taking.
✓ You want to feel like a REAL musician, not someone “guessing.”
By the end of this course, you will confidently:
✓ Understand the musical alphabet & how notation works
✓ Identify notes on a staff and on your instrument
✓ Read rhythms, rests, and time signatures
✓ Understand intervals, scales, key signatures & whole/half-step patterns
✓ Build major & minor chords using formulas that ALWAYS work
✓ Understand the Nashville Number System and why pros rely on it
✓ Read musical symbols with confidence
✓ Build songs, progressions, and melodic ideas on your own
Music theory won’t feel scary anymore.
It will feel empowering.
HOW THE COURSE WORKS
This course takes you from “I don’t get theory” → “I finally understand this.”
You’ll get:
- 8 Core Modules covering notation, rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, and more
- Visual charts & demonstrations to make every concept clear
- Printable reference sheets (symbols, intervals, scales, formulas)
- Solfege training so your ear and mind start working together
- Simple exercises that apply to EVERY instrument
- Lifetime access so you can review anytime
- Optional Premium Plan with 3 masterclasses + a 1:1 coaching session
MODULE BREAKDOWN
Inside the 8-Module Music Theory Journey
MODULE 1 — Unlocking the Language of Music
Meet Stacey, learn the musical staff, treble and bass clefs, and the acronyms that unlock reading lines and spaces.
Outcome: You'll read the staff and know where every note lives.
MODULE 2 — Feeling the Pulse of Music
Learn note durations from whole notes to sixteenths, rests, bar lines, and how 4/4 time organizes the beat.
Outcome: You'll count rhythms and recognize songs by beat alone.
MODULE 3 — Discovering Pitch & Building Scales
Learn the major scale formula, sing in solfège, and hear the difference between steps, skips, and leaps.
Outcome: You'll build scales and train your ear to hear intervals.
MODULE 4 — Unlocking the Circle of Fifths
Learn sharps, flats, and key signatures, then discover the circle of fifths, the map connecting every key.
Outcome: You'll read any key signature and see how keys relate.
MODULE 5 — Unlocking the Power of Chords & Harmony
Build major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads, and learn the 1-5-6-4 progression behind countless hits.
Outcome: You'll build chords and recognize progressions everywhere.
MODULE 6 — Feeling the Heartbeat of Music
Explore simple and compound meters, from marches to waltzes to 6/8, and feel how meter changes the music.
Outcome: You'll feel and count any meter you encounter.
MODULE 7 — Bringing Music to Life
Learn dynamics, crescendos, staccato, legato, accents, and tempo markings that turn notes into emotion.
Outcome: You'll play with expression that makes music come alive.
MODULE 8 — From Reading Music to Making Music
Put it all together by sight reading a piece: scan the signatures, clap the rhythm, and sing it through.
Outcome: You'll sight read music and perform your final song.
PREMIUM MASTERCLASSES (Included in the $197 Tier)
PLUS
ONE 45-MIN VIRTUAL COACHING SESSION
One 45-Minute 1:1 Virtual Session with your instructor to:
Get personalized feedback on your voice
Work through a song you’re preparing
Ask specific questions about your technique & next steps.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR — STACEY DAPRATO
Stacey DaPrato is a warm, thoughtful, and clarity-driven music educator with years of experience teaching singers and instrumentalists of all ages.
Her approach is simple:
Theory should feel easy, accessible, and empowering — never intimidating.
This course uses Stacey’s signature teaching style:
- Clear visual explanations
- Gentle pacing
- Real musical examples
- Encouraging tone
- No jargon or “theory snobbery”
“Everyone is musical. Theory just helps you unlock what’s already inside you.”
WHO THIS COURSE IS PERFECT FOR
✓ Piano, guitar, voice & bass students
✓ Worship musicians
✓ School band / choir students
✓ Adult beginners
✓ Songwriters & producers
✓ Anyone wanting stronger musicianship
✓ Anyone intimidated by theory (this course fixes that)
If you want to understand everything you play…
this course is for you.
Choose Your Music Theory Journey
Music Theory Foundations
$97
One-Time Payment
You get:
✔️All 8 Core Modules
✔️Downloadable theory sheets & references
✔️Solfege practice
✔️Notation reading practice
✔️Lifetime access
✔️Updates included
✔️Certificate of Completion
Music Theory Premium Experience
$197
One-Time Payment
You get EVERYTHING in the Foundations Course + ALL of this:
✔️ 3 Premium Masterclasses
✔️ 1-on-1 Session with Stacey Daprato
✔️ Personalized Guidance & Q&A
GUARANTEE
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Try the Acoustic Guitar course risk-free.
If you go through the lessons, practice the material, and don’t feel yourself improving — we’ll refund you.
No questions. No hassle.
We believe in this course.
We believe in YOU.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nope! This course is designed for complete beginners and returning musicians who want a clear, friendly reset.
Yes — everything you learn applies to every instrument and to vocalists. Theory is universal.
Perfect — this course teaches you how to read notes, rhythms, symbols, and patterns from the ground up.
Yes! You get lifetime access and you can pause, rewind, and review anytime.
Once you enroll at the $197 level, you’ll receive an email with a link to schedule your 45-minute Zoom session. You can use it to ask your questions, songs, notation, confusions, or goals. It’s fully customized to you.
You get lifetime access to every module, masterclass, and future course updates — so you can revisit the material anytime.
The Starving Artists Community is an online platform where students can connect, share their progress, and support each other in their musical journeys.
Most students complete it in 2–4 weeks, but you can move as slow or fast as you like.
Yes — Stacey’s teaching style works for teens, adults, and motivated younger students learning with support.
Absolutely — especially the Nashville Number System module. It’s one of the most useful tools for church teams.
Yes! Theory strengthens your ear, helps you communicate with other musicians, and lets you understand what you already play instinctively.
Definitely. You’ll learn keys, intervals, chord building, and progressions — the foundation of all songwriting.
Yes — it strengthens everything else you’re learning and makes every course easier.
Choose Your Music Theory Journey
Music Theory Foundations
$97
One-Time Payment
You get:
✔️All 8 Core Modules
✔️Downloadable theory sheets & references
✔️Solfege practice
✔️Notation reading practice
✔️Lifetime access
✔️Updates included
✔️Certificate of Completion
Music Theory Premium Experience
$197
One-Time Payment
You get EVERYTHING in the Foundations Course + ALL of this:
✔️ 3 Premium Masterclasses
✔️ 1-on-1 Session with Stacey Daprato
✔️ Personalized Guidance & Q&A
