History Online Save
Offers a musical dictionary, recorder lessons, instrument information and a composers listing.
http://www.dolmetsch.com/theoryintro.htm   

8-Tone Quarto-Modes Concept Save
Information with mp3 files, an introduction to the "diminished-major" and its applications.
http://www.jazcraft.net/8tone.html   

A Beginner's Guide to Modal Harmony Save
A concise explanation of the Gregorian and Renaissance modes and their development in the Common Practice era.
http://www.standingstones.com/modehar...   

A-Natural Atonality Save
Claims that atonality is unnatural while tonality is acoustically and historically natural.
http://www.greenwych.ca/atonal.htm   

AP Music Theory Save
Information about studying for and taking the advanced placement music theory exam.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc...   

Abacci Music Lessons Save
Music theory lessons with accompanying MIDI files.
http://www.abacci.com/music/lessons/d...   

Analysis of Masterpieces Save
Analysis of full-music 20th Century atonal pieces.
http://www.geocities.jp/musikanalyse/...   

Auto-Transposer Save
Transposes all twelve major keys of chord progressions.
http://www.autotransposer.com/   

Bimodalism Save
A contemporary alternative to atonal styles of composition.
http://www.ubieta.com/bimodalism/   

Chaos Music Paper I: Aesthetic Evaluation Save
Essays explaining computer music theory providing detailed analysis.
http://www.freewebs.com/gustavsphinx/   

Chordwizard: How Music Works Save
A concise summary of important concepts in music.
http://www.chordwizard.com/theory.html   

Creativelab Save
Visual representations of music expressed in terms of color. In English, Ukrainian and Russian.
http://creativelab.kiev.ua/   

Dynamic Spectrograms of Music Save
Provides a type of spectrogram suitable for understanding the structure of music.
http://nastechservices.com/Spectrogra...   

Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Music Save
A reference resource on music theory, covering in brief a vast array of topics.
http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclop...   

Essentials of Music Theory Save
Summarizes entry-level music theory through advanced topics. Includes beginners' drills.
http://musictheory.redzeppelin.org/   

Fugue No. 17: A-Flat Major Save
Introduction to the essential concepts of Schenkerian analysis applied to the Ab Major fugue of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/i17....   

Fugue Treatises, Analyses and Tools Save
Bibliography of fugue analysis research, writings and analysis.
http://www.kunstderfuge.com/theory.htm   

Gems of Compositional Wisdom Save
Articles on advanced atonal and serial concepts.
http://www.cosmoedu.net/DoctorFields/   

Good Ear Save
Online ear training site.
http://www.good-ear.com/   

Harmonic Bindings Save
A paper about the unification of Janecek's theory of imaginary tones with the two Risinger's principles of functional relations.
http://www.sweb.cz/vladimir_ladma/eng...   

Harmony.org.uk Save
By Tom Sutcliffe. Aims to help students of music theory understand the role of chord progressions in musical structures. Site includes animated demos.
http://www.harmony.org.uk/   

Interval and Chord Ear-Training Save
This site drills ear-training (aural skills), focusing on the aural recognition of musical sounds, including intervals and chords.
http://www.auralskills.com/   

Modes and Scales in Indian Music Save
A historical look at concepts of Indian scales and modes comparing North and South Indian approaches.
http://chandrakantha.com/articles/sca...   

Music Acoustics Save
The science of music. Explanations of how musical instruments work via waves and frequency modulation.
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/   

Music Theory Save
Covers intermediate and slightly advanced topics in tonal music theory.
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/len...   

Music Theory Help Site Save
Intermediate music theory help covering basics through beginning formal analysis and counterpoint.
http://www.wmich.edu/mus-history/Theo...   

Music Theory Instruction Save
Online instruction for all musicians beginner or advanced. Covers scales, chordal theory, progression theory, modes and foreign scales.
http://www.angelfire.com/music5/theory/   

Music Theory for the Short Attention Span Save
Essential music theory knowledge, briefly explained.
http://www.folkblues.com/theory/   

Music Worksheets Save
Downloadable worksheets for elementary and middle school students.
http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/worksh...   

Musica Theoria Save
Offers explanation of chords, scales, harmony, tuning systems, counterpoint. Also provides links to ear training sites, news groups and history.
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/zentaoguy/   

Nuottila Save
Online ear training fundamentals site. [Requires Java]
http://www.nuottila.info/2007/   

Pattern Thinking in Music Save
Offers visual aid to recognizing musical patterns occurring in melody, harmony and rhythm. Provides online demonstration; requires download.
http://www.seepatts.com/   

Polytempo Music Articles Save
Articles by John Greschak. Includes a comprehensive annotated bibliography of polytempo music.
http://www.greschak.com/polytempo/   

Rhythm Exercises Save
Notation for drills, rudiments and etudes for practicing rhythm.
http://www.izap.com/~pinnacle/rhythms/   

Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net Save
Includes introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, ear trainers, and books.
http://www.musictheory.net/   

SchenkerGuide Save
An introduction to Schenkerian analysis for undergraduate music students. Includes background, working method, glossary and bibliography.
http://www.schenkerguide.com/   

Schoen Musical Notation Save
Julius Schoens alternative to traditional musical notation, has music notation documents, reference, and discussion.
http://www.illuschoen.net/sn/sn.htm   

Sight-Reading Rhythmic Patterns Save
Rhythmic exercises with accompanying MIDI files.
http://www.rhythm-patterns.narod.ru/   

Simplified Music Chord Theory Save
Explains scales and building chords from them.
http://www.rpsoft2000.com/rps_chordth...   

Skytopia: Music and Art Aesthetics Save
Author's overview of how every piece of music, every sound, and every picture can be rated on its own merits outside (as well as inside) human opinion.
http://www.skytopia.com/project/ratin...   

Society for Music Theory Save
Includes a database of journal article from the SMT Journal.
http://www.societymusictheory.org/   

Solomon's Music Resources Save
Resources for composers, music theorists, and researchers of music, with sound files, papers and compositions.
http://solomonsmusic.net/   

Star Theory Save
Free preparatory syllabus in music theory and orchestration.
http://www.musicarrangers.com/star-th...   

Technical Committee on Musical Acoustics Save
A group within the Acoustical Society of America, that concerns itself with the application of science and technology to the field of music. Contains members, a list of papers, acousticians and links.
http://www.public.coe.edu/~jcotting/t...   

Teoria Save
Includes software, books, exercises, and links.
http://www.teoria.com/   

The Ancient Musical Modes Save
Ideas regarding the "classical modes" described by Plato and Aristotle.
http://www.pathguy.com/modes.htm   

The Basics of Reading Music Save
Online tutorial by Kevin Meixner.
http://www.notationmachine.com/how_to...   

The Fugue Save
An outline of the fundamentals of a fugue based on Hugo Norden's "Foundation Studies in Fugue."
http://musik.freepage.de/cpb7079/inha...   

The Method Behind the Music Save
A resource for music theory, music history, the physics of musical sound, and conducting.
http://www.numbera.com/musictheory/   

The Music Theory Minute Save
Online music theory tutorials for beginning students.
http://www.musictheoryminute.com/   

The Musical Intervals Tutor Save
Offers interactive music intervals and self-testing.
http://www.musicalintervalstutor.com/   

The Musical Octave Save
Thomas Váczy Hightower's study of musical scales. Discuses the meta-physical properties of music and the creation of musical scales from an acoustic and mathematical perspective.
http://home22.inet.tele.dk/hightower/   

The Tonal Centre Save
Interactive site for music composers and theorists which explains and demonstrates some of the key concepts of tonality; including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation.
http://www.tonalcentre.org/   

Theory on the Web Save
Intermediate music theory review for college students.
http://www.smu.edu/totw/toc.htm   

Tonality Guide Save
Fundamentals of tonality and music theory created as an online teaching tool with written and aural examples.
http://www.tonalityguide.com/   

VCU Music Theory Resources Save
Music theory and ear training resources from Virginia Commonwealth University.
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~bhammel/th...   

Visualizing Music: A Model of Harmony Save
Visual model of music which geometrically describes relationships in harmony.
http://www.geocities.com/yaaarrrgg/mu...   

What is Music - Solving a Scientific Mystery Save
Provide information on the book by Philip Dorrell which explains a new scientific theory about music: the super-stimulus theory.
http://whatismusic.info/   

WholeArts - Music Conservatory Save
Introductory dialogue for courses in music theory and composition.
http://www.wholarts.com/music/ed/intr...   

eMusicTheory.com Save
Java applets designed to help students of music improve their basic music reading skills.
http://www.emusictheory.com/   

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