MUSIC THEORY
NOTES FOR THEORY (click to open
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THE FOLLOWING SHEETS ARE NOTES THAT ARE GIVEN IN
CLASS
THEORY NOTES 2008 (updated version
of THEORY 1 & 2) this sheet is allowed during tests!!!
IDENTIFYING TRIADS
THEORY 3 - Time Signatures
THEORY 4 - Key Signatures
THEORY 5 - Chords
COUNTING - LIST OF NOTE/REST NAMES,
EXAMPLES OF HOW TO COUNT RHYTHMS
THEORY QUICK REFERENCE SHEET
(INCLUDES KEYBOARD!)
ADVANCED THEORY (this includes:
part writing rules, advanced chord types, progressions, etc.)
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
old stuff...
THEORY 1 - MAJOR Scales / Basic Intervals / practice assignments
THEORY 2 -
minor scales / Intervals
(Basic/Specific) / Interval Inversion / Basic Triads
OTHER DOWNLOADABLE PAGES (use for practice!)
BLANK ASSIGNMENT
STAFF
BLANK CHORD ASSIGNMENT STAFF (4 BARS/LINE)
Here are some web sites to help you with understanding music theory:
Counting Music
- a cool interactive way to
learn/understand how to count & read rhythms!
How to Read Music - a description of
how to read and count music
MusicTheory.net
- AWESOME interactive site (good ear training exercises)
eMusicTheory.com -
check out the menu on the left that says "EVERYONE" look at 'Free Theory
Drills' & 'Interactive Theory'
Music Theory & History Online
MiBAC Music Lessons
- Theory software available
for purchase
This web site has good information about music theory too!
Yahoo Links for Music Theory - A ton of links
to check out
Music Dictionary
The Piano Player -
An interactive music reading game
Jamey Aebersold
GREAT web site with all kinds of jazz play-a-long books
available for purchase
Volume #1, #24, & #54 are recommended to start
Check out the
JAZZ HANDBOOK link
on Jamey's site.
Many cool jazz, theory, and solo related pages available
FREE!!!