Music Theory Practice Links...
Here are some great places to practice some of the music reading skills you have been learning in class.
Have fun!
And as always, print your last page and have your parent sign it and turn it in to receive extra credit.
Music Games
www.musictheory.net
Lessons and trainers for introductory theory skills, and a quick source of staff paper
http://www.musicards.net/
Flash cards for fundamentals drills
http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/practic1.htm
Here is a place to practice sight reading
www.gmajormusictheory.org
Tutorials and exercises (fundamentals, harmonic dictation, contextual listening) with
downloadable workbooks, by a long-time AP Music Theory instructor. Very useful!
www.good-ear.com
Aural exercises identifying intervals, chords, scales, cadences – with a few ads thrown in
www.emusictheory.com/practice/
Drill on a variety of fundamentals. “Chord functions” will provide chord spelling practice,
but the IV-V-I that establishes the key practice uses terrible voice leading.
http://smu.edu/totw/
A complete fundamentals to intermediate web textbook with audio examples illustrating each concept.
www.davesmey.com/index.htm
Worksheets and explanatory handouts on basic and intermediate topics, sight singing and dictation exercises
www.teoria.com
Building and identifying intervals, triads, scales, and modes. A European fixed “do” option is offered in identifications
www.tonalityguide.com/exercises/php
Intermediate-level exercises in chord analysis, embellishing tones, figured bass, cadences,
plus fundamentals skills. Printable and savable (on a server) exercises.
http://www.8notes.com/theory/
Fundamentals to intermediate tutorials
http://www.musictheoryminute.com/
Short spoken explanations of topics from intervals to chords, voice motion types, etc., illustrated with a keyboard.
http://www.circle-of-fifths.net
Drills on key signatures and circle of fifths only.
http://earplane.com/modules/earplane_main/
Aural skills; requires registration and Shockwave
http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/theory.htm
Lesson on very basic topics
http://www.musictheory.org.uk/
Interactive checking of very basic fundamentals
www.northern.edu/wieland/theory/tt.htm
Miscellaneous worksheets and explanations of fundamentals; pointers to musical examples of
various features; dictation, rhythm, harmony, part-writing and form.
www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary
Vir. Tech. dictionary of terms with audio illustrations; also quizzes, etc.
http://www.thepracticeroom.net/
This great website provides plenty of room to grow with Level 1 through level 6 sight singing
Have fun!
And as always, print your last page and have your parent sign it and turn it in to receive extra credit.
Music Games
www.musictheory.net
Lessons and trainers for introductory theory skills, and a quick source of staff paper
http://www.musicards.net/
Flash cards for fundamentals drills
http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/practic1.htm
Here is a place to practice sight reading
www.gmajormusictheory.org
Tutorials and exercises (fundamentals, harmonic dictation, contextual listening) with
downloadable workbooks, by a long-time AP Music Theory instructor. Very useful!
www.good-ear.com
Aural exercises identifying intervals, chords, scales, cadences – with a few ads thrown in
www.emusictheory.com/practice/
Drill on a variety of fundamentals. “Chord functions” will provide chord spelling practice,
but the IV-V-I that establishes the key practice uses terrible voice leading.
http://smu.edu/totw/
A complete fundamentals to intermediate web textbook with audio examples illustrating each concept.
www.davesmey.com/index.htm
Worksheets and explanatory handouts on basic and intermediate topics, sight singing and dictation exercises
www.teoria.com
Building and identifying intervals, triads, scales, and modes. A European fixed “do” option is offered in identifications
www.tonalityguide.com/exercises/php
Intermediate-level exercises in chord analysis, embellishing tones, figured bass, cadences,
plus fundamentals skills. Printable and savable (on a server) exercises.
http://www.8notes.com/theory/
Fundamentals to intermediate tutorials
http://www.musictheoryminute.com/
Short spoken explanations of topics from intervals to chords, voice motion types, etc., illustrated with a keyboard.
http://www.circle-of-fifths.net
Drills on key signatures and circle of fifths only.
http://earplane.com/modules/earplane_main/
Aural skills; requires registration and Shockwave
http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/theory.htm
Lesson on very basic topics
http://www.musictheory.org.uk/
Interactive checking of very basic fundamentals
www.northern.edu/wieland/theory/tt.htm
Miscellaneous worksheets and explanations of fundamentals; pointers to musical examples of
various features; dictation, rhythm, harmony, part-writing and form.
www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary
Vir. Tech. dictionary of terms with audio illustrations; also quizzes, etc.
http://www.thepracticeroom.net/
This great website provides plenty of room to grow with Level 1 through level 6 sight singing