Music isn’t really about letters. Music is about relationships. The note names may change from key to key, but the relationships remain exactly the same. A major scale is always: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Whether you’re playing in C Major, G Major, F Major, D♭ Major, or any other key, those relationships never change. Yet most students are taught music almost entirely through the alphabetical system. When you look at all the major key signatures side by side, it can feel overwhelm

A couple of weeks back, I had a video unexpectedly go viral on Instagram… which then created a bit of an avalanche over on Facebook around my music method called The Easy Key. Since then, I’ve been deep in the backend of things — answering questions, sending download links, setting up lessons, and building out the new Mat Creedon School of Music over on Skool. Alongside all of that, I’ve still been doing my usual teaching rounds… and squeezing in the occasional bit of 3AM c

For many years I struggled to understand why music theory felt so difficult… even after years of practice. I could sight read.I could improvise.I could memorise key signatures. But my ear still felt strangely disconnected from the music itself. In this podcast episode, I share the deeply personal story behind The Easy Key and the discoveries that completely transformed the way I understand music, ear training, improvisation, and musical intuition.