Quia
Quia: Musical Elements
A great matching game to reinforce music vocabulary and an understanding of the elements of music.
Other
Alien Travel Guide: Elements of Music the Basics
Fine site created for Canadian schools devoted to basic elements of music, including pitch, acoustics, time signatures, keys, and rhythm.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Gcse Music
GCSE Music provides links to a variety of music topics including composers, composing music, music theory, music technology, performing and evaluating music, music styles, world music, and traditional music from the UK.
Other
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.
Other
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.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Fundamentals of Music
A complete undergraduate-level online course on the fundamentals of music.
Other
Musicards.net: Online Music Theory Flash Cards
Flash cards are an excellent way to help you learn various topics. These online music theory flash cards can help you learn note names, intervals, notes on the piano and several other topics.
BBC
Bbc: Music Theory
This resource presents a fun and interactive way to learn all about the elements of music. It offers links to information, definitions, assessments, and examples of melody, harmony and tonality, structure, tempo, metre and rhythm,...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Music Theory
Wikipedia offers detailed information on music theory, a set of systems for analyzing, classifying, and composing music and the elements of music.
Other
Online Music Theory Reference
This site is essentially an online music theory dictionary or encyclopedia.It teaches about intervals, chords and scales. Online sound clips really enhance site.
Quia
Quia: 2003 Music Review
Play musical Jeopardy! Test your knowledge of sound, instruments of the orchestra, music elements, music notation, and rhythm. Play this interactive game by yourself, or with a friend!
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Phrases and Cadences
An explanation of phrases and cadences with illustrated examples. Also provides audio clips, and a printable chart at the end of the lesson. By MusicTheory.net.
Quia
Quia: Top 20 Activities in Music
Play some music games covering various musical topics. These games and activities are all designed by teachers and are shared on the Quia website.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Calculating Musical Tempo
In this instructional activity, young scholars calculate the beats per minute (BPM) of songs in different tempos. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
BBC
Bbc: Musical Mysteries
This resource will help young children get acquainted with sound and rhythm. It offers interactive activities that build an understanding of the basics of music.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Musical Patterns
Learners will become familiar with the concept of patterning by using musical instruments to repeat and create patterns of sounds.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Students will enjoy this interactive website. There are many musical topics to explore while having fun. Learning how to make your own instrument, playing games and listening to music are just a few of the things you can do here.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Students will enjoy this interactive website. There are many musical topics to explore while having fun. Learning how to make your own instrument, playing games and listening to music are just a few of the things you can do here.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Module K: Shapes
In this series of STEAM activities, students will discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences. Another activity in this module will allow students to identify shapes by applying...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group work which can lead...
Indiana University
Rhythm and Meter in Tonal Music: Glossary
The glossary of terms is extensive from accent, to accent metrique, accent of climax, accent of discontinuity, accent of image shift, accent pathetique, accent rhythmique, and accent structure.
PBS
Pbs: Elements of Music: Exploring the Composer's Tools
This online lesson will help middle schoolers understand how composers write music by engaging in a project which culminates in their own compositions.
Other
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.