How To See Colours In Music: Understand Music And Play By Ear

What if you could actually see harmony?In How To See Colours In Music, musician, educator, and creator of the Learn Ukulele with Matt platform, Matt Stead presents an original and intuitive approach to understanding music theory through colour, movement, and emotion.Instead of memorising scales, formulas, and abstract rules, this book invites you to experience harmony in a completely new way—by learning to hear what chords do.In Matt’s unique colour system, colours are assigned not to notes or keys, but to musical function:- Home- Tension- Movement- Reflection- ResolutionAs you begin to hear these colours, chord progressions stop feeling random—and music starts to reveal its deeper patterns.Inside you'll discover:- A complete colour-based system for understanding harmony- Major and minor harmony explained in clear, musical language- Secondary dominants, borrowed chords, modal colour, chord extensions, diminished and augmented harmony- A practical new way to understand the Circle of Fifths- Melodic colour and how melodies create emotional movement- Over 60 real song examples from folk, jazz, pop, rock, standards, and beyond—each analysed with colour charts and commentary- Appendices covering scales, diatonic harmony, extensions, and practical reference toolsWhether you're a beginner learning by ear, a songwriter searching for deeper expression, a teacher looking for new ways to explain theory, or an experienced musician wanting to reconnect with the emotional side of harmony, this book offers a fresh and inspiring perspective.Music isn’t just heard. It can be seen. Read more