Take a song apart. Hear how it's made. Learn to play it.
Every piece of music here comes apart into its instruments. Hear each one on its own, slow it down, and play along. No experience needed.
- 1Choose your musicWestern, Hindustani, or Jazz
- 2Choose a lessonStart with lesson 1
- 3Listen and playYour guide shows each step
Choose your music.
The Music Stem teaches Western, Hindustani and Jazz music, each in its own words and on its own terms.
Western
Begin with the foundations of listening. Then move on to pitch and melody, rhythm and groove, harmony, form and arrangement, and production and mixing.
- Unit 1 · Listening foundations
- Unit 2 · Pitch, melody & tonal relationships
- Unit 3 · Rhythm, meter & groove
- Units 4-6 · Harmony, form, production & mixing
Choose a lesson.
Lessons go in order, and each one builds on the last. Pick one and it opens in the studio just below.
Western lessons
As you learn, what you can hear and do will show up here.
Come back to any lesson whenever you like. Every lesson opens in the same studio.
Hindustani lessons
Progress is stored as specific listening and performance evidence.
Jazz lessons
As you learn, what you can hear and do will show up here.
Press Play, then follow your guide. Everything here works on the song you are hearing.
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