for singing, musical theater, and performance training. The Music Dashboard
focuses on instrumental technique, music theory, and ear
training; Entertainment covers vocal performance and stagecraft.
Learn Music Whatever Your Age
16+ premier, world-class websites covering Music Theory & Ear
Training, Instrument Learning (Piano & Guitar), and General/Sheet
Music resources — curated for learners ages 6 to 60, from
basics to advanced. All FREE to explore. Some platforms offer free and
paid tiers.
🎵 16+ Resources 🎼 3 Categories ✅ 100% Free to Explore
🎶 New to Music? Start Here.
Not sure where to begin? To learn theory, start with
musictheory.net (all ages, free,
no experience needed). To learn piano, begin with
Hoffman Academy (ages 5–10) or
Simply Piano (teens/adults). To
learn guitar, try
JustinGuitar (all ages, free).
All FREE-badged resources on this page are free to explore.
Ages 6–11 | Ages 12–17 | Ages 18–35 |
Ages 36–60+ | All Ages | Pathways
Filter by Category: All Categories | 🎼 Theory & Ear
Training | 🎹 Piano | 🎸 Guitar |
🎵 General / Sheet Music
Tier 1
⭐ Young Musicians
Ages 6–11 · No experience required · Fun, play-based introductions to
music
#1 FREE + PREMIUM
Hoffman Academy
🎹 Piano 👧 Kids (5–10) Video Lessons
Free, video-based piano curriculum built specifically for young
children, with a friendly on-screen teacher, puppets, and games. Every
lesson embeds basic music theory (note names, rhythm, finger numbers)
alongside first songs, so kids build reading skills from day one.
Prereq: None. Designed for absolute beginners,
ages 5+.
Next → Simply Piano · Yousician · musictheory.net
#2 FREE + PREMIUM
Simply Piano
🎹 Piano 👧 Kids & Adults App/Software
Highly structured, beginner-friendly piano app that listens through
your device's microphone and gives real-time feedback. Strictly linear
lesson path — each unit's accuracy check must be passed before the next
unlocks, which keeps young learners from skipping foundational steps.
Prereq: None. Starting point for absolute
beginners.
Next → Flowkey · Skoove · Piano Marvel
#3 FREE + PREMIUM
Yousician
🎸🎹 Multi-Instrument All Ages Game-Based App
Game-like app covering piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, and voice with
real-time listening feedback via microphone or MIDI. Short, gamified daily
lessons keep young learners engaged; the whole family can join in since
one subscription covers multiple instruments.
Prereq: None. Basic rhythm-keeping is built up
within the first lessons.
Next → JustinGuitar · Simply Piano ·
musictheory.net
Tier 2
🎯 Building Skills
Ages 12–17 and early-intermediate adults · Reading music, first
chords/scales, and foundational theory
#4 FREE
JustinGuitar
🎸 Guitar All Ages Self-Paced Video
The most widely recommended free guitar-lesson platform worldwide.
Uses an explicit numbered "Grade" system (1–9, modeled on graded exam
structures) — each grade lists the required skills from the prior grade,
so learners always know what to master before advancing.
Prereq: Grade 1 requires nothing; Grade 2 requires
all Grade 1 chord changes at tempo.
Next → musictheory.net · Flowkey · Piano Marvel
#5 FREE + PREMIUM
Flowkey
🎹 Piano Teens & Adults App / Song-Based
Piano app with a large graded song library (pop, film, classical) and
sheet music/video demos. "Wait Mode" slows difficult passages down,
letting learners progress from simple one-hand melodies to full two-hand
classical and pop arrangements.
Prereq: Basic two-hand coordination before
intermediate/advanced song unlocks.
Next → Piano Marvel · Skoove · musictheory.net
#6 FREE + PREMIUM
Skoove
🎹 Piano All Ages AI-Powered App
AI-powered piano feedback with adaptive lesson paths that respond to
real-time performance accuracy. Introduces chords and pop-song
accompaniment once note-reading basics are solid.
Prereq: Basic note-reading before chord/
accompaniment modules.
Next → Flowkey · Piano Marvel · Berklee Online
#7 FREE
musictheory.net
🎼 Theory & Ear Training All Ages Interactive Web
One of the longest-running, most trusted free theory sites. Free
step-by-step lessons from absolute basics (staff, clefs, rhythm) through
intermediate scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords, plus
interactive exercises, ear-training drills, and calculator tools.
Prereq: None to start; intermediate lessons assume
comfortable note/rhythm reading from the beginner tier.
Next → Teoria · Open Music Theory · EarMaster
#8 FREE + PREMIUM
Piano Marvel
🎹 Piano Teens & Adults Software / Sight-Reading
Academic-rigor piano platform with 25,000+ graded pieces, a formal
ABRSM/RCM-style graded-level structure, and sight-reading assessment/
certification. Each grade level requires passing the sight-reading and
technique assessment for the prior grade.
Prereq: Note reading, rhythm counting, and basic
technique/posture (beginner tier) before graded repertoire.
Next → Berklee Online · MusicNotes · Skillshare
Tier 3
🚀 Serious Study
Ages 18–60+ · Advanced/pre-professional · Chromatic harmony,
improvisation, certification, and professional-level artistry
#9 FREE
Teoria
🎼 Theory & Ear Training Teens & Adults Web
Tutorials
Comprehensive tutorials, exercises, and reference articles spanning
fundamentals through advanced harmonic analysis, modal analysis, and
combined rhythmic/harmonic ear-training dictation.
Prereq: Solid interval/scale recognition and
four-part voice-leading basics before advanced dictation modules.
Next → Open Music Theory · EarMaster · Berklee
Online
#10 FREE
Open Music Theory
🎼 Theory Adults Free Online Textbook
Free, open-source, college-level theory textbook used by university
music programs. Sequential units run from fundamentals through diatonic
harmony, chromatic harmony, form, and post-tonal/twelve-tone theory.
Prereq: Reading fluency and willingness to complete
written part-writing exercises; each unit explicitly builds on the
last.
Next → Berklee Online · Coursera Fundamentals ·
EarMaster
#11 PAID (Free Trial)
EarMaster
🎧 Ear Training Teens & Adults Software / App
In-depth ear-training and sight-singing software widely used in
conservatories. Adaptive difficulty gates advancement — from interval
recognition through chord-progression dictation, jazz extensions, and
polyrhythms.
Prereq: Basic pitch-matching/singing ability and
steady pulse-keeping.
Next → Teoria · Berklee Online · Coursera
Fundamentals
#12 PAID (Free Intro Lessons)
Berklee Online
🎼 Theory & Production Adults College Courses /
Certificate & Degree
Official online arm of Berklee College of Music. "Music Theory 101" is
the free/entry course; 201/202 add diatonic harmony and modes; advanced
tracks cover jazz harmony, improvisation, film scoring, and orchestration
within full certificate/degree programs.
Prereq: 101 is the stated prerequisite for 201/202;
degree programs require the intro sequence or an equivalent entrance
assessment.
Next → Coursera Fundamentals · MasterClass ·
Skillshare
#13 FREE (Audit) / PAID (Certificate)
Coursera — Fundamentals of Music Theory (Univ. of Edinburgh)
🎼 Theory Adults MOOC / College-Level Course
College-level, sequential syllabus (free to audit) covering notation,
scales, intervals, triads, key signatures, four-part harmony, and
cadences, culminating in a graded final analysis project.
Prereq: None to start; each weekly module builds on
the last, and the final exam requires cumulative mastery.
Next → Berklee Online · Open Music Theory
#14 PAID (Per Item)
MusicNotes
🎵 Sheet Music All Ages Digital Marketplace
Leading U.S. digital sheet music retailer with difficulty-graded
arrangements from simplified beginner pieces to full concert-level
classical scores and jazz lead sheets, with built-in playback tools.
Prereq: Ability to read standard notation at the
level the purchased arrangement requires (self-assessed via difficulty
tags).
Next → Piano Marvel · Berklee Online
#15 PAID
MasterClass
🎨 Artistry & Professional Insight Adults Video
Course
Premium video courses from renowned professional musicians/producers.
Strongest for artistry, creative process, and industry-level insight —
not for teaching notation fundamentals, so best paired with a
structured theory platform.
Prereq: Assumes the learner already plays an
instrument or sings.
Next → Berklee Online · Skillshare
#16 PAID (Free Trial)
Skillshare
🎵 Production & Theory Adults Video Classes
Broad library of instructor-led classes covering music production
software, theory, songwriting, and DAW-specific techniques. No unified
curriculum — each class lists its own prerequisites — best used to
supplement a structured platform rather than as a sole path.
Prereq: Varies by individual class; check each
listing.
Next → Berklee Online · MasterClass
Disclaimer: TETS does not own or operate any of the
linked music resources. All linked websites are independent third
parties. Links are provided for educational access only, consistent
with TETS's mission of free access for all. Cost information reflects
each site's general model and may change — always verify current
pricing at the linked site. TETS receives no payment or commission from
any listed resource.