Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Half Steps and Whole Steps

Read everything there is to know about the basics of notes. From their durations, their shapes and their stems, you will learn how notes are used in music.

Dealing with the harmonic series, this website goes into come detail concerning pitch, frequency and color. Test your knowledge with several self checking problems.

Learn about simple intervals and compound intervals in this well writtern lesson. You will also learn how an interval is classified. Included are several self checking problems.

As the title suggests, this site defines and gives examples of various other types of scales including chromatic, whole tone, blues scales and more.

A detailed site explaining about ear training for musicians. Included are many links to other relevant articles that go more in depth about the various aspects of developing ear training. There is also a downloadable ear training game to...

Learn about key signatures with this well written tutorial. You can test what you have learned near the bottom of the page with a key signature problem. The solution is available with just a click of the mouse.

Discussed on this web page are examples of several modes and ragas. You will learn modes ranging from the classical Greek modes to the Indian ragas.

Learn about the meanings and uses of pitch and accidentals. Including sharp, flat, natural and double sharps and flats, this lesson explains why they are necessary.

If you are interested in arranging your own music, you should check out the tips offered at this website. Including a history of how music was arranged, this site also gives several good ideas of how to make your arrangements interesting.

Here is a web page introducing the French horn. Included is a brief history of the instrument as well as audio clips and pictures.