There is an indescrible energy to Latin American music—but if you know your music theory, it's not so indescrible after all. A thorough packet provides definitions for terms like bolero, charanga, shekere, and tumbao before listing...

Music is a universal pleasure, but writing about it can be a little trickier. An informative handout discusses common types of music writing assignments that one might encounter in a college-level course. Individuals read about musical...

For this music intervals instructional activity, students study the music notes in fifths. Students write the fifth notes up and down in the treble and bass clef. Students label the two notes with the correct alphabet letter.

In this music intervals worksheet, students learn the exact size of an interval by counting the number of notes from the first to the last. They write seconds up and down from the printed note in the treble and bass clef. Then, they...

In this music notes activity, students create as many words as possible using only the letters in the musical alphabet. They then turn the letters into code by writing the words in music notes on the staff above the word.

For this music worksheet, learners work with thirds as intervals in sheet music. They write thirds up and down before labeling the notes with their correct alphabet letter. They complete two examples.

In this music intervals worksheet, students write fourths and name the two notes in their correct alphabetical order. Students name fourteen notes.

Can you name this note? Young musicians are asked to name each of the notes pictured on a music worksheet and then to place these notes on a staff.

This may be as close to playing a piano as it is possible to get without actually having a physical instrument in the class. Learn the names and sounds of keys, play a solo or a duet, and practice scales or any song you'd like–all for free!

This is an excellent site for any area of basic music theory. It is easy to read with hypertext links and graphics to enhance understanding.

This is an extensive website on basic music theory with hypertext links to connect to other ideas/words.

An exhaustive resource with everything concerning music theory. From ear training to music history, this site covers it all.

This website gives the definition, a couple of charts, hypertext links, and a question and answer on "staccato."

This website is extremely valuable in that it describes topics in easy-to-understand language. Relatively easy to follow. Just use the hypertext links.

This interactive resource provides hands-on lessons in basic music theory and ear training.

This resource features information on notes, rests and many, many other basic music theory examples.

Basic music theory course includes clefs, treble and bass staffs, note duration and rests, a quiz section and answers, a download to Bay and a link to Music Notation 2. Good source for beginner theory students

A series of 16 video lessons that teach basic guitar theory. Lessons discuss intervals, perfect and diminished notes, and octaves. Videos vary in length.

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.

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.

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.

A nice resource covering many basic music theory topics. Several of the topics include printable handouts.

This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.

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,...