Music Theory
Music theory.net: The Major Scale
A terrific reference for music students and teachers! Explains the fundamentals of the major scale, provides diagrams, and audio clips to help children recognize this piece of music theory.
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Dr. Brian Blood: Music Theory and History Online
An exhaustive resource with everything concerning music theory. From ear training to music history, this site covers it all.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Scale Degrees
A thorough explanation of scale degrees and the various names for each note. Provides illustrated examples and audio clips to enhance the lesson. Terrific resource for music students and teachers!
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Diatonic Triads
Descriptions of diatonic triads: major, natural minor, and harmonic minor. Provides animated illustrations, and a printable chart at the end of the lesson.
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Music Fundamentals
This is like a music theory textbook online. It includes great explanations and assignments, although there is not a way to check your completed assignments. It begins with the basics and goes through triads. Midi files are included.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Key Signature Calculation
An explanation of key signature calculation for advanced music students. Discusses the use of sharps and flats in music composition, with illustrated examples. (You may need to download Flash player to view this site.)
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Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
Music Theory
Music theory.net
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
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Music Theory: The Major Scales [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding the major scales. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
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The Tonal Center/diatonic Scales
A comprehensive summary of basic music theory. Commentary is thorough yet practical. Information on tonality, chords, scales, cadences, etc. This pages is on diatonic scales.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Minor Keys and Scales
To discuss the interval patter of minor scales and their difference from major scales
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Scales That Are Not Major or Minor
To explain the various musical scales that cannot be classified as major or minor such as chromatic, whole-tone, pentatonic, blues, and scales from non-Western music
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Octaves and the Major Minor Tonal System
To introduce the relationship between frequency, octaves, major, minor, and chormatic scales, and tonal music