Music Theory, Ear Training, Composition, History, Jazz and Software

On-line Resources

Music Theory:

Interactive Music Theory Modules: http://www.bigcomposer.com/module/

Musictheory.net http://www.musictheory.net/

Basic Music Theory https://www.basicmusictheory.com/

G Major Music Theory http://www.gmajormusictheory.org/Fundamentals/workbooks.html

Music Tech Teacher http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm

Anglo State University: Handbook of Basic Music Theory http://www.angelo.edu/dept/arts/documents/Handbook%20of%20Basic%20Music%20Theory.pdf

Texas School Music Project: Music Theory Quick Facts Sheet http://www.tsmp.org/theory/lias/pdf/quickfacts.pdf

Alan Belkin: Principles of Counterpoint http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk.C/C.pdf http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk.C/index.html

Alan Belkin: General Principles of Harmony http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk.H/index.html

Alan Belkin: Artistic Orchestration http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk.O/index.html

Rimsky-Korsakov: Principles of Orchestration http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/77-Principles-of-Orchestration-On-line

Jazz:

Stuart Smith: Jazz Theory http://www.cs.uml.edu/~stu/JazzTheory.pdf

A History of Jazz http://www.historyjazz.com/

Jazz Advice http://jazzadvice.com/

A Passion for Jazz http://www.apassion4jazz.net/musician-tips.html

Music History:

About.com Music History 101 http://musiced.about.com/od/beginnersguide/a/intro.htm

Music and History.com http://musicandhistory.com/

Outline of Music History http://www.amydunker.com/Western%20Music%20History%20Outline.pdf

The History of Music http://webpages.shepherd.edu/BREICH01/

Music Composition:

I Write the Music http://iwritethemusic.com/compdir.html

Music Composition and Theory by Rowy http://composer.rowy.net/index.html

Alan Belkin: A Practical Guide to Music Composition http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk/F.pdf http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk/index.html

Alan Belkin: A Workbook for Elementary Tonal Composition http://alanbelkinmusic.com/PDF/FormWKBK.pdf

Musical Terms:

Rowy.net http://www.rowy.net/

Free Software:

Notation:

Musescore http://musescore.org/

Finale Notepad https://store.makemusic.com/Downloads/Default.aspx?__utma=141705652.109594631.1366218834.13 97424122.1403117255.13&__utmb=141705652.1.10.1403117255&__utmc=141705652&__utmx=- &__utmz=141705652.1403117255.13.12.utmcsr%3dyahoo%7cutmccn%3d(organic)%7cutmcmd%3dorg anic%7cutmctr%3dmusic+composition&__utmv=-&__utmk=64238639

Audio Editing/Sequencing:

Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Music Software (Everything):

Hitsquad Music Software http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/freeware/

Freeware Files http://www.freewarefiles.com/category_16_167.html

Staff Paper:

Blank Sheet Music http://www.blanksheetmusic.net/

Amy Dunker, DMA Professor of Music Theory, Composition and Trumpet Clarke University 1550 Clarke Drive Dubuque, IA 52001 http://www.clarke.edu/ www.amydunker.com