A fabulous resource for beginners in music theory! Gives examples and explanations of the sixteenth note, eighth note, quarter note, half note, and whole note. The last page on this site provides a chart showing the relationship of each...

Learn about the different types of notes in music--the whole note, half note, quarter notes, eighth note, and sixteenth note--and listen to midi files of music samples.

Wikipedia offers detailed information on music theory, a set of systems for analyzing, classifying, and composing music and the elements of music.

This site shows an Ancient Greek Hymn in musical notation, along with audio files. Also includes links to other ancient musical works.

Handbell ringing is a unique form of music-making and uses techniques that don't apply to other instruments. Music written for handbells looks much like piano music, with the addition of symbols which indicate these unique techniques....

This site is an overview of the life and work of Johannes Tinctoris. It explains several important details on his work in notation and musical composition. Also makes reference to his musical dictionary (the first musical dictionary in...

This tutorial teaches students the different kinds and values of rests in music notation.

Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.

Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.

A music theory worksheet regarding sonata allegro form. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding ternary form. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding imperfect intervals.

A music theory worksheet regarding perfect intervals.

A music theory worksheet regarding diatonic intervals and their relationship to pitch.

A music theory worksheet regarding the circle of fifths.

A music theory worksheet regarding key signatures. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding the major scales. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding meter and its relationship to time. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding rhythm and its relationship to note/rest length. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding the minor scales. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding inverted triads. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

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

A music theory worksheet regarding harmonic cadences. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

A music theory worksheet regarding diatonic seventh chords. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].