Wow… we’ve just reached 100 members in the Mat Creedon School of Music! 🎶 When I started this community, my hope was simply to create a warm, encouraging place where people could explore music together—whether you’re picking up an instrument for the very first time or have been playing for decades. Seeing 100 people from around the world come together around a shared love of music is incredibly special. Thank you for being here.Thank you for your questions, your encouragement, your curiosity, and for making this such a welcoming community. This is only the beginning. Over the coming weeks and months, we’ll continue to explore: 🎹 The Easy Key Method 🎵 Music theory made simple 🎼 Ear training 🎸 Chords and improvisation 🎤 Singing 🥁 Rhythm 🎻 Musical creativity 🎶 And, most importantly, learning to enjoy making music. If you’ve been quietly following along, I’d love to hear from you. Pop into the comments and tell us: - Where you’re from 🌏 - What instrument you play (or would love to learn) 🎵 - One musical goal you’d like to achieve this year. - Here’s to the first 100 members… and to the many friendships and musical journeys still to come. Thank you all for being part of it. ❤️🎶

A great question was asked by Linda in our community: “If I already know the note names on the piano, should I use the Numbers Easy Key?” The answer is: Yes… and maybe both. 😊 The Alphabet Easy Key and the Numbers Easy Key teach two different skills. 🎹 The Alphabet Version teaches: C, D, E, F, G, A, B This helps you identify notes, navigate the keyboard, read music, and communicate with other musicians. 🎹 The Numbers Version teaches: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 This helps you understand the relationships between notes. For example: C–G–Am–F can also be understood as: 1–5–6–4 The interesting thing is that while note names change from key to key, the relationships often stay exactly the same. This is why many experienced musicians think in numbers when they analyse songs, improvise, transpose music, learn by ear, and recognise patterns. The Alphabet version tells you where you are. The Numbers version tells you how everything is connected. In my own teaching, I often use both together. One helps us navigate the map. The other helps us understand the landscape. 🎹 Want to learn more about the Easy Key and see both the Alphabet and Numbers versions? https://www.matcreedon.com/easy-key Which version are you currently using—or would you choose Alphabet, Numbers, or both? Mat 🎹