Theory Music Arts
Theory
Sites listed here offer information and lessons on musical theory and composition. This includes sites that offer online instructions for reading and writing music, and lessons on musical notation, terms and definitions.
Sites are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.
Top: Kids and Teens: Arts: Music: Theory:
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- Basic introduction to reading music. Learn note names, clefs, staff, and signs. Worksheets with answer keys included.
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- Contains 26 free lessons that teach you the beginnings of music theory. Learn about the staff and clefs, sharps and flasts, scales, key signatures, and triads.
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- Kevin Meixner offers a free tutorial that teaches about the staff, treble clefs, bass clefs, and note names. Includes audio samples.
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- Offers free online music lessons for beginners. Registration required.
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- Features online quizzes including dynamics, key signatures, note recognition and symbol identification.
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- Learn basic music theory principles, key signatures, note values, and clef symbols.
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- Articles, online reference books, interactive exercises, and questions.
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- Uses simple terms to introduce the most important topics in reading music.
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- Java applets designed to help students of music improve their basic music reading skills.
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- Offers computer games that allow kids to learn how to read music in a fun way.
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