Theorists 13
Tuning Systems 34
Educational Software 35
Magazines and E-zines 6
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 Abacci Music LessonsAbacci Music Lessons
 Music theory lessons with accompanying MIDI files.
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Analysis of MasterpiecesAnalysis of Masterpieces
 Analysis of full-music 20th Century atonal pieces.
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A-Natural AtonalityA-Natural Atonality
 Claims that atonality is unnatural while tonality is acoustically and historically natural.
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The Ancient Musical ModesThe Ancient Musical Modes
 Ideas regarding the "classical modes" described by Plato and Aristotle.
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Atonal Set CalculatorAtonal Set Calculator
 Interactive atonal set calculator for pitch class sets and twelve-tone rows. Enter one or two sets and find normal order, prime form, Forte number, interval vector, and symmetry.
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Auto-TransposerAuto-Transposer
 Transposes all twelve major keys of chord progressions.
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A Beginner's Guide to Modal HarmonyA Beginner's Guide to Modal Harmony
 A concise explanation of the Gregorian and Renaissance modes and their development in the Common Practice era.
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BimodalismBimodalism
 A contemporary alternative to atonal styles of composition.
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Chaos Music Paper I: Aesthetic EvaluationChaos Music Paper I: Aesthetic Evaluation
 Essays explaining computer music theory providing detailed analysis.
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Chordwizard: How Music WorksChordwizard: How Music Works
 A concise summary of important concepts in music.
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CreativelabCreativelab
 Visual representations of music expressed in terms of color. In English, Ukrainian and Russian.
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Dolmetsch: Music Theory & History OnlineDolmetsch: Music Theory & History Online
 Offers a musical dictionary, recorder lessons, instrument information and a composers listing.
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Dynamic Spectrograms of MusicDynamic Spectrograms of Music
 Provides a type of spectrogram suitable for understanding the structure of music.
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eMusicTheory.comeMusicTheory.com
 Java applets designed to help students of music improve their basic music reading skills.
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Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of MusicEric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Music
 A reference resource on music theory, covering in brief a vast array of topics.
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Essentials of Music TheoryEssentials of Music Theory
 Summarizes entry-level music theory through advanced topics. Includes beginners' drills.
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The FugueThe Fugue
 An outline of the fundamentals of a fugue based on Hugo Norden's "Foundation Studies in Fugue."
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Fugue No. 17: A-Flat MajorFugue No. 17: A-Flat Major
 Introduction to the essential concepts of Schenkerian analysis applied to the Ab Major fugue of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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Fugue Treatises, Analyses and ToolsFugue Treatises, Analyses and Tools
 Bibliography of fugue analysis research, writings and analysis.
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Gems of Compositional WisdomGems of Compositional Wisdom
 Articles on advanced atonal and serial concepts.
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Good EarGood Ear
 Online ear training site.
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Harmonic BindingsHarmonic Bindings
 A paper about the unification of Janecek's theory of imaginary tones with the two Risinger's principles of functional relations.
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Harmony.org.ukHarmony.org.uk
 By Tom Sutcliffe. Aims to help students of music theory understand the role of chord progressions in musical structures. Site includes animated demos.
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Interactive Circle of FifthsInteractive Circle of Fifths
 A free music theory tool designed to help musicians interpret chord progressions, easily transpose music to a different key, compose new music, and understand key signatures, scales, and modes.
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Interval and Chord Ear-TrainingInterval and Chord Ear-Training
 This site drills ear-training (aural skills), focusing on the aural recognition of musical sounds, including intervals and chords.
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Modes and Scales in Indian MusicModes and Scales in Indian Music
 A historical look at concepts of Indian scales and modes comparing North and South Indian approaches.
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Music AcousticsMusic Acoustics
 The science of music. Explanations of how musical instruments work via waves and frequency modulation.
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Music TheoryMusic Theory
 A guide to music theory that including chords, scales, music notation and other music theory topics. Has weblog format; includes links as well.
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Music TheoryMusic Theory
 Covers intermediate and slightly advanced topics in tonal music theory.
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Music Theory for the Short Attention SpanMusic Theory for the Short Attention Span
 Essential music theory knowledge, briefly explained.
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Music Theory Help SiteMusic Theory Help Site
 Intermediate music theory help covering basics through beginning formal analysis and counterpoint.
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Music Theory InstructionMusic Theory Instruction
 Online instruction for all musicians beginner or advanced. Covers scales, chordal theory, progression theory, modes and foreign scales.
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The Music Theory MinuteThe Music Theory Minute
 Online music theory tutorials for beginning students.
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Music Theory Society of New York StateMusic Theory Society of New York State
 Provides a forum for the exchange of information and to promote music theory as a scholarly and pedagogical discipline. Site also contains membership and scholarship information as well as open calls for papers.
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Music WorksheetsMusic Worksheets
 Downloadable worksheets for elementary and middle school students.
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The Musical Intervals TutorThe Musical Intervals Tutor
 Offers interactive music intervals and self-testing.
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The Musical OctaveThe Musical Octave
 Thomas Váczy Hightower's study of musical scales. Discuses the meta-physical properties of music and the creation of musical scales from an acoustic and mathematical perspective.
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NuottilaNuottila
 Online ear training fundamentals site. [Requires Java]
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Pattern Thinking in MusicPattern Thinking in Music
 Offers visual aid to recognizing musical patterns occurring in melody, harmony and rhythm. Provides online demonstration; requires download.
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Polytempo Music ArticlesPolytempo Music Articles
 Articles by John Greschak. Includes an annotated bibliography of polytempo music.
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Rhythm ExercisesRhythm Exercises
 Notation for drills, rudiments and etudes for practicing rhythm.
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Ricci Adams' Musictheory.netRicci Adams' Musictheory.net
 Includes introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, ear trainers, and books.
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SchenkerGuideSchenkerGuide
 An introduction to Schenkerian analysis for undergraduate music students. Includes background, working method, glossary and bibliography.
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Schoen Musical NotationSchoen Musical Notation
 Julius Schoens alternative to traditional musical notation, has music notation documents, reference, and discussion.
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Sight-Reading Rhythmic PatternsSight-Reading Rhythmic Patterns
 Rhythmic exercises with accompanying MIDI files.
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Simplified Music Chord TheorySimplified Music Chord Theory
 Explains scales and building chords from them.
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Skytopia: Music and Art AestheticsSkytopia: Music and Art Aesthetics
 Author's overview of how every piece of music, every sound, and every picture can be rated on its own merits outside (as well as inside) human opinion.
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Society for Music TheorySociety for Music Theory
 Includes a database of journal article from the SMT Journal.
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Solomon's Music ResourcesSolomon's Music Resources
 Resources for composers, music theorists, and researchers of music, with sound files, papers and compositions.
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Star TheoryStar Theory
 Free preparatory syllabus in music theory and orchestration.
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Technical Committee on Musical AcousticsTechnical Committee on Musical Acoustics
 A group within the Acoustical Society of America, that concerns itself with the application of science and technology to the field of music. Contains members, a list of papers, acousticians and links.
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TeoriaTeoria
 Includes software, books, exercises, and links.
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Theory on the WebTheory on the Web
 Intermediate music theory review for college students.
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The Tonal CentreThe Tonal Centre
 Interactive site for music composers and theorists which explains and demonstrates some of the key concepts of tonality; including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation.
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Tonality GuideTonality Guide
 Fundamentals of tonality and music theory created as an online teaching tool with written and aural examples.
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8-Tone Quarto-Modes Concept8-Tone Quarto-Modes Concept
 Information with mp3 files, an introduction to the "diminished-major" and its applications.
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VCU Music Theory ResourcesVCU Music Theory Resources
 Music theory and ear training resources from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Visualizing Music: A Model of HarmonyVisualizing Music: A Model of Harmony
 Visual model of music which geometrically describes relationships in harmony.
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What is Music - Solving a Scientific MysteryWhat is Music - Solving a Scientific Mystery
 Provide information on the book by Philip Dorrell which explains a new scientific theory about music: the super-stimulus theory.
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WholeArts - Music ConservatoryWholeArts - Music Conservatory
 Introductory dialogue for courses in music theory and composition.
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