MUSIC THEORY:

http://www.teoria.com/
Great website for beginning music theory and ear-training. In Spanish or English.

http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=77
Wonderful online version of Rimsky-Korsakov’s classic Principles of Orchestration. Complete with sound clips of all written examples. A MUST see!

http://www.musictheory.net
Excellent website with theory lessons, trainers for ear-training, note, scale and chord identification, chord calculator, staff paper generator, even a matrix generator for twelve tone pieces. You can download the entire site for use offline.

http://randscullard.com/CircleOfFifths/
Very cool interactive online version of the Circle of Fifths.

http://cnx.org/content/col10363/latest/
Good introductory theory course by Catherine Schmidt-Jones at Connexions (cnx.org). Lots of great free web-based courses at this site.

http://cnx.org/content/m12953/latest/
How Music Makes Sense, good introduction to music by Anthony Brandt at Connexions (cnx.org). Lots of great free web-based courses at this site.

http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/personnel/Belkin/bk.C/0.html#Introduction
Impressive Counterpoint website by composer Alan Belkin. Full of great information, not for theory beginners!

http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/personnel/Belkin/bk.o/index.html
Great Orchestration website by composer Alan Belkin. Check out all of his wonderful courses…

http://www.good-ear.com/
Online Ear-Training Website

http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/
Chords and Scales for Piano and Guitar

http://www.musicards.net/
Flash cards for note names, key signatures, intervals, triads, etc. Does not keep score but great for drilling your skills (if you’re honest!).

http://www.folkblues.com/theory/circle_5ths_text.htm
Explanation of the Circle of Fifths.

http://www.gmajormusictheory.org/Fundamentals/workbooks.html
Free Music Theory Workbooks for beginning fundamentals/theory.

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