To my theory page.

Some consider the learning of music theory as not important, necessary or at all significant when learning an instrument. In fact Theory is ALL important to the understanding of one's instrument and the music written for it.

Think of it like this. Before you can read a book you need to understand letters and words and how they fit. Taking a car out on the road would be inconceivable without first having read the highway code.

 

Both the Practice and Theoritical parts of learning music

are of equal importance.

 

Here I present a very short theory course for beginners. A good foundation in theory basics is essential if progress be made in the early stages of learning.

Such basics include the:

staff, clefs, note-names and note-values (up to semi-quaver).

 

 

The staff, clefs and note-names.

The staff is the 5 lines and 4 spaces on which music is written.

The Treble clef, is for notes above middle'c'

The bass clef is for notes below middle'c'

Click the piano to learn the names of the staff.

 

 Test yourself naming the lines and spaces.

 

Check out the note values.

 

Test yourself naming the note values.

 

 

I have recently discovered some very good links to many educational pages, online theory, ear training and music history:

 

The Music Rack

 

THEORY 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/

 

 
EAR-TRAINING INTERVALS SCALES CHORDS CADENCES

Big Ears Interval driller

Sight-Singing

 

 

Downloads Win 98

 

10 line music paper in pdf format (acrobat reader required). Right Click and select 'save target as' to save

Carta Musica - manuscriptpaper freeware. You will need a music font to print paper with clefs - see below.

 Scaleit4 - excellent trainer in scale construction

 

 

Notation Software

Noteworthy Composer

NWC Classic Composers Works

Original Compositions

 

Finale - Notepad

Capella

 

Repertoire 

 

Children's Music Workshop

Music Links

Lessons

Instruments of the Orchestra

INSTRUMENTS 1/ 2/

Instruments Quizz

Music Notes

Musical Resources - A/Level

Music History

The Classical Music Pages

Dictionary of Italian Terms

Music Dictionary

Various Resources - Check it out!!

Essentials of Music

Online Music Scores for Analysis

NoteWorthy Scriptorium

 

S Various Children's Songs

COMPOSERS

Beethoven Bach Chopin Mozart Haydn

Composer Data Base Composers Online

 

Composers of the Baroque Era 

 Well Tempered Clavier

 

FUGUES

 

Easy Listening - Classical Midi Files:

1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/

 

Music Scores

Mozart's Musical Dice Game

Dice Game Program

 

EDUCATION - Parents and Teachers (lesson plans available)

MUSIC at SCHOOL
  

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