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Compiled by Suzanne Schmidt 2008

Revised and annotated by Melissa Cox 2009

AP Readers’ Favorite Music Theory Websites!

General AP Music Theory Examination and Course Information

www.apcentral.collegeboard.com/

Access to useful articles, the Course Description, the Teachers’ Guide, sample syllabi, free response questions from previous AP exams, an electronic discussion group for AP Music Theory teachers, and many other resources. Available from the College Board store: released exams, the AP Vertical Teams Guide, and other resources.

Fundamentals to intermediate/advanced topics

(For these purposes, fundamentals = note names, key signatures, rhythm values and meter, scales, basic triads and seventh chords; intermediate adds cadences, voice leading, phrase structure, etc.; advanced adds secondary dominants, etc.)

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.musictheory.net

Lessons and trainers for introductory theory skills, and a quick source of staff paper

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, so if your students use moveable “do” for sight singing, you’ll need to explain the difference.

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.mibac.com/Pages/Theory/Main_Theory.htm

Fundamentals to intermediate tutorials

http://www.musicards.net/

Flash cards for fundamentals drills

http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/musictheory/index.html

Trainers for fundamentals drills, plus a staff paper generator. Content is the same as for Ricci Adams’ musictheory.net/ above, plus ads.

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://cnx.org/content/m10865/latest/

Lessons and exercises on circle of fifths and key signatures.

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.dolmetsch.com/theoryintro.htm

Quite complete lesson series, fundamentals to intermediate

http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/theory/theory.htm

Lessons on fundamentals

http://www.alcorn.edu/musictheory/

Fundamentals through chords in inversion; aural and visual.

http://www.theorylessons.com/modes.html

Modes (including pentatonic scales) from a guitar/bass perspective.

http://www.musictheory.org.uk/

Interactive checking of very basic fundamentals

http://jmdl.com/howard/music/keys_scales.html

A chart summarizing key signatures, scales, and triads.

http://www.wmich.edu/mus-history/TheoryHelp/TheoryHelp.html

Various resources, including downloadable rhythm dictation trainer

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.sfcmtheory.com/analysis_lectures/analysis_lectures.htm

Notes and score/audio examples on intermediate topics: motives, phrases, periods, forms

www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary

Vir. Tech. dictionary of terms with audio illustrations; also quizzes, etc.

Teaching Resources Primarily for Instructors

www.musictheoryexamples.com

Compilation of score examples listed by topic. Very useful!

www.imslp.org/wiki/Main_page

Public domain music scores

http://bach.nau.edu/index.html

Integrates music scores with audio and web commentary. Requires Shockwave.

http://dme.mozarteum.at/DME/nma/start.php?l