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