A free music notation software program! From the makers of Finale, the industry standard for this type of software, Finale NotePad can be downloaded from Coda for free. Although it is an entry level version of Finale, it is quite useful.

This online, interactive environment for music creation and exploration includes games and puzzles and interesting activities that teach about music in a visual way.

See images and find out about the original sheet music from the early 1900's. Famous songs such as "Dapper Dan", "Down the River", and more. You can search for music by title or author.

This site is an effective and fun way to help children understand music better. There are several online interactive games to play to better understand rhythm, pitch, scales and much more.

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.

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.

A music theory worksheet species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint and melody. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

This University of Pittsburgh site provides a wealth of information about American songwriter Stephen Foster. This link discusses his professional career with various other links within the text about minstrel shows, etc. Return to the...

Site includes music composition software: percussion marking, fret marking, notes, rests, and more.

When composing music, it is good to be sure you have the right set of chords surrounding your melody. This column provides a brief overview on how to begin to think of chord structures for your songs.

A good article on how to take a musical idea and develop it further using theme and variations. Included are a few music samples in written form and mp3 form that help to explain the concept.

Without going into specifics, this article provides general ideas on how to begin writing your own music. A few of the ideas discussed are recording yourself playing around, learn a new scale or pattern, and apply some new music theory...

You have just written a cool guitar lick and you want to play it in your favorite song, however, it just doesn't sound good in the song. This article explains how you can break down your lick into the key components and refine it to suit...

Quite a bit of biographical information here at Music Web, a very complete listing of his compositions, and a good list of recordings as well.

Those well-versed in music will find this site helpful, as it offers biographical information on a number of Renaissance composers, along with pictures and information on compositions.

Learn about John Philip Sousa's last composition, "The Library of Congress March," which was performed for the first time in 2003.

As the title suggests, this column deals with songwriting. It does not tell you specifically how to write a song, but it does cover a lot of good information and advice and how to get started.

Aimed primarily at the young guitarist, this column addresses how to begin writing your own songs. There is some good advice on how to begin to think of the structure of your song as opposed to just thinking of a few riffs.