8-Tone Quarto-Modes Concept Information with exhibits and mp3 files on The 8-Tone Quarto-Modes Concept, a special study into the diminished, introducing the "diminished-major" and its application for mainstream jazz players, advanced improvisators, and notational composers.?
Fred Lerdahl's Attack on Serialism Discussion of his published article "Cognitive Constraints on Compositional Systems", which explores the relationship between composing and listening.
Fred Lerdahl's Attack on Serialism Discussion of Lerdahl's published article "Cognitive Constraints on Compositional Systems", which explores the relationship between composing and listening.
Fundamentals of Raga Introduction to the Indian modal form known as "rag" or "raga".
Gary Ewer's Easy Music Theory Includes 25 lessons on music theory, including scales, transposition, intervals, and score formats.
Gary Ewer's Easy Music Theory Free music theory lessons on the net, from the beginning, with no registration. How to write scales, chords and triads. Offers FAQ, quick find and lessons 1 to 25. Gives contact information.
Harmonic Bindings A paper about the unification of Janeãek's theory of imaginary tones with the two Risinger's principles of functional relations.
Java Music Theory Java applets designed to help students of music improve their basic music reading skills.
Lunar Calendar Theory of Music Walter Johnson demonstrates similarities between the DO, RE, MI scale of music and the ancient Athenian lunar calendar of Meton, the Fibonacci rabbit sequence, and the annual spawning cycle of coral.
Mr B's Music Tutorial By a music educator for students, a guide to self study covering music reading, piano, guitar, composers, and music history.
Rhythm Exercises Notation for drills, rudiments and etudes for practicing rhythm. By Nick Marshall.
Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net Includes introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, ear trainers, and books.
SchenkerGuide An introduction to Schenkerian analysis for undergraduate music students. Includes background, working method, glossary and bibliography.
Star Theory Free preparatory syllabus in music theory and orchestration.
Syntactic Structures in Music By Tom Sutcliffe. Aims to help students of music theory understand the role of chord progressions in musical structures. Site includes animated demos.
Technical Committee on Musical Acoustics 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.
The Anatomy of a Fugue An outline of the substantials of a fugue based on Hugo Norden's "Foundation Studies in Fugue." Topics include counterpoint, subject, answer, and stretto.
The Basics of Reading Music Kevin Meixner offers a free tutorial that teaches about the staff, treble clefs, bass clefs, and note names. Includes audio samples.
The Tonal Centre - Tonality Interactive site for music composers and theorists which explains and demonstrates some of the key concepts of tonality; including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation.
Theory of Music with Ted Kirk Resources for learning and teaching music theory to grade 5 of the Associated Board (UK).