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This page includes general resources which have broad application across the curriculum. Resources which are specific to a particular topic or lesson can be found on their respective Lessons page; Lessons pages may also contain links to individual portions of the general resources shown below.
This page includes general (mostly online) resources which have broad application across the curriculum. Resources which are specific to a particular topic or lesson can be found on their respective Lessons page; Lessons pages may also contain links to individual portions of the general resources shown below.


==Assignments or Eartraining Drills==
==Assignments or Eartraining Drills==
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== Musical Examples ==
==Musical Examples==
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|[http://www.music.mcgill.ca/acf/ Caplin, ''Analyzing Classical Form'']
|[http://www.music.mcgill.ca/acf/ Caplin, ''Analyzing Classical Form'']
|Online musical examples supporting Caplin's book on classical music.
|Online musical examples supporting Caplin's book on classical music.
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|BIPOC/Women
|BIPOC/Women
|[https://www.composerdiversity.com Institute for Composer Diversity]
|[https://www.composerdiversity.com Institute for Composer Diversity]
|A site containing resources which promote compositions by people in underrepresented groups, including databases of composers, musical works and other research resources.  
|A site containing resources which promote compositions by people in underrepresented groups, including databases of composers, musical works and other research resources.
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|Pop/Rock
|Pop/Rock
|[https://www.hooktheory.com/trends HookTheory Chord Search]
|[https://www.hooktheory.com/trends HookTheory Chord Search]
|Searchable database of pop/rock songs by chord progression (crowd-sourced).  
|Searchable database of pop/rock songs by chord progression (crowd-sourced).
|Annotations, Recordings
|Annotations, Recordings
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|Remes, "Dictation Resources"
|[https://derekremes.com/teaching/dictation-resources/#1 Online dictation examples organized by topic.]
|Scores, Recordings
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|BIPOC
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== Media and Tutorials ==
==Media and Tutorials==
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|[https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/johnito/music_theory/index.html Ito, ''Music Theory Website'']
|[https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/johnito/music_theory/index.html Ito, ''Music Theory Website'']
|A collection of online resources covering music theory and aural skills. Includes video lessons.
|A collection of online resources covering music theory and aural skills. Includes video lessons.
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|[https://www.youtube.com/c/SethMonahan/featured Monahan Youtube Channel]
|A Youtube channel on music theory topics by theorist Seth Monahan.
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|Fundamentals
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== On Pedagogy ==
==On Pedagogy==
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|[https://engagingstudentsmusic.org Engaging Students]
|[https://engagingstudentsmusic.org Engaging Students]
|Journal articles focusing on student-centered music theory pedagogy.  
|Journal articles focusing on student-centered music theory pedagogy.
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|[http://www.kylegullings.com/class-resources/ Gullings, ''OER for Undergraduate Music Theory'']
|Course materials for music theory course sequence, including syllabus, worksheets, lesson plans, and exams.
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|[https://societymusictheory.org/interest-groups/music-theory-pedagogy-interest-group Society for Music Theory Pedagogy Interest Group]  
|[https://societymusictheory.org/interest-groups/music-theory-pedagogy-interest-group Society for Music Theory Pedagogy Interest Group]
|Special interest group focusing on pedagogy. Mailing list.
|Special interest group focusing on pedagogy. Mailing list.
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|[https://hcommons.org/groups/society-for-music-theory-popular-music-interest-group/ SMT Popular Music Interest Group Humanities Commons]
|[https://hcommons.org/groups/society-for-music-theory-popular-music-interest-group/ SMT Popular Music Interest Group Humanities Commons]
|Free online pedagogical resources curated by the Society for Music Theory's Popular Music Interest Group.
|Free online pedagogical resources curated by the Society for Music Theory's Popular Music Interest Group.
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|[http://www.creativemusicclass.com van Rensburg, Creative Music Class]
|Lesson plans, activities, ideas, and resources for composing, listening, and performing
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== Other ==
==Other==
This category includes resources on specific topics, advanced literature, blogs, and journals.
This category includes resources on specific topics, advanced literature, blogs, and journals.
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|[https://www.top40theory.com Peres, ''Top 40 Theory'']
|[https://www.top40theory.com Peres, ''Top 40 Theory'']
|A blog featuring theoretical explorations of popular music.
|A blog featuring theoretical explorations of popular music.
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|Classical
|[http://derekremes.com/wp-content/uploads/compendium_english.pdf Remes, ''Compendium of Voice-Leading Patterns'']
|Compendium of voice-leading schemata compiled from 17th and 18th century sources.
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== Textbooks ==
==Textbooks==
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|[https://www.dolmetsch.com/theoryintro.htm Blood, ''Dolmetsch Music Theory and History Online'']
|[https://www.dolmetsch.com/theoryintro.htm Blood, ''Dolmetsch Music Theory and History Online'']
|Online music theory and history course, including composition and arranging techniques and an online dictionary.
|Online music theory and history course, including composition and arranging techniques and an online dictionary.
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|[http://pages.iu.edu/~kforinas/S/1Introduction.html Forinash, ''Sound'']
|An (older) online textbook on acoustics.
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|[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/index.php Hass, ''Introduction to Computer Music'']
|[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/index.php Hass, ''Introduction to Computer Music'']
|An online textbook covering a wide variety of electronic music topics.
|An online textbook covering a wide variety of electronic music topics.
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|Fundamentals
|[http://hubguitar.com/music-theory HubGuitar, ''Online Music Theory Course'']
|Online guitar theory course, including basics of guitar and quizzes.
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|Fundamentals
|Fundamentals
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|[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom'']
|[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom'']
|An online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses, including popular music examples.
|An online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses, including popular music examples.
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|Fundamentals
|[http://www2.siba.fi/muste1/index.php?id=2&la=en Joutsenvirta and Perkiömäki, "Music Theory 1"]
|Online text for Sibelius Academy theory 1 focusing on fundamentals, including rhythm and jazz.
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|[https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199990870/online/ Snodgrass, ''Contemporary Musicianship: Analysis and the Artist'']
|[https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199990870/online/ Snodgrass, ''Contemporary Musicianship: Analysis and the Artist'']
|The online component for a print textbook, published by Oxford University Press.
|The online component for a print textbook, published by Oxford University Press.
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|[http://www.harmony.org.uk/index.htm Sutcliffe, ''Syntactic Structures in Music'']
|Online textbook on harmony and voice-leading.
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|Advanced
|Advanced
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== Tools ==
==Tools==
Useful tools for classroom teaching, demonstrations, etc.
Useful tools for classroom teaching, demonstrations, etc.
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|[https://www.audacityteam.org Audacity]
|[https://www.audacityteam.org Audacity]
|Open source DAW Software (Mac OS or Windows).
|Open source DAW Software (Mac OS or Windows).
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|[https://victoriaboler.com/free-music-library Boler, "Folk Songs"]
|Orff folk song database
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|Tech
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|[http://ismlp.org/ Internet Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)]
|[http://ismlp.org/ Internet Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)]
|An expansive collection of musical scores, manuscripts, MIDI files and recordings from across music history.
|An expansive collection of musical scores, manuscripts, MIDI files and recordings from across music history.
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|[https://michaelkravchuk.com/lead-sheets/ Kravchuk, "Lead Sheets"]
|Leadsheet repository of common pop tunes, nursery songs, spirituals, Christmas songs, and others by Michael Kravchuk.
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Revision as of 00:07, 4 August 2020

This page includes general (mostly online) resources which have broad application across the curriculum. Resources which are specific to a particular topic or lesson can be found on their respective Lessons page; Lessons pages may also contain links to individual portions of the general resources shown below.

Assignments or Eartraining Drills

Websites containing written assignments and ear-training examples.

Resource Description
Benward/Kolosick, Ear Training; A Technique for Listening The online component for a print textbook. Includes mp3 examples for aural skills training.
Biringer, "Worksheets for Music Theory Fundamentals" Worksheets for a wide variety of music theory topics.
Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom An online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses - contains sample drills at the end of each chapter.
Ito, Music Theory Website A collection of online resources covering music theory and aural skills.
Musictheory.net A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills (mainly fundamentals).
Teoria.com A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills (mainly fundamentals).

Musical Examples

SubTopic Resource Description Type
Acevedo, "Musical Examples Database" Spreadsheets cataloging crowd-sourced musical examples by pedagogically-applicable theory topic. Links to Recordings
Classical Caplin, Analyzing Classical Form Online musical examples supporting Caplin's book on classical music. Annotations, Scores, Recordings
BIPOC Composers of Color Resource Project Homepage for a group working to promote music by composers of color. Includes a Humanities Commons database and a Slack channel. Scores + links to recordings. Annotations, Scores,

Links to Recordings

Cutler, Internet Music Theory Database A collection of scores and audio files illustrating tonal theoretical concepts in classical music. Scores, Recordings
BIPOC/Women Institute for Composer Diversity A site containing resources which promote compositions by people in underrepresented groups, including databases of composers, musical works and other research resources.
Women Music Theory Examples by Women A database of musical examples by women composers, searchable by theory concept. Scores, Links to Recordings
Pop/Rock SMT Popular Music Interest Group: Pop Music Examples Spreadsheet of pop/rock music examples hosted by the Society for Music Theory's Popular Music Interest Group. Annotations, Links to Recordings
Pop/Rock HookTheory Chord Search Searchable database of pop/rock songs by chord progression (crowd-sourced). Annotations, Recordings
Remes, "Dictation Resources" Online dictation examples organized by topic. Scores, Recordings
BIPOC Ware, "Anti-Racist Music Theory Examples" A spreadsheet cataloging compositions by people in underrepresented populations by pedagogically-applicable theoretical concept. Annotations, Scores,

Links to Recordings

Movie Zaren, "Disney Music Theory" Blog featuring musical examples from Disney films. Annotations, Links to Recordings

Media and Tutorials

SubTopic Resource Description
12tone A Youtube channel featuring graphic videos covering a wide variety of music theory topics.
Fundamentals How Music Works A collection of multimedia tutorials covering fundamental music theory concepts.
Ito, Music Theory Website A collection of online resources covering music theory and aural skills. Includes video lessons.
Monahan Youtube Channel A Youtube channel on music theory topics by theorist Seth Monahan.
Fundamentals Musictheory.net A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills.
Tech Project Studio Handbook A collection of videos covering recording and digital media topics.
Advanced SMT-V An open-access video journal for the Society for Music Theory, featuring 3-5 entries per year.
Fundamentals Teoria.com A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills.
West Virginia Music Theory Vault Online video-based theory textbook for West Virginia Theory 1-4.
Tech Wolfe, Music Acoustics A resource containing articles and visualizations of various acoustic concepts.

On Pedagogy

SubTopic Resource Description
BIPOC Composers of Color Resource Project Homepage for a group working to promote music by composers of color. Includes a Humanities Commons database and a Slack channel.
Engaging Students Journal articles focusing on student-centered music theory pedagogy.
Gullings, OER for Undergraduate Music Theory Course materials for music theory course sequence, including syllabus, worksheets, lesson plans, and exams.
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy Journal articles focusing on music theory pedagogy and practices.
Society for Music Theory Humanities Commons Free online pedagogical resources curated by the Society for Music Theory.
Society for Music Theory Pedagogy Interest Group Special interest group focusing on pedagogy. Mailing list.
Pop/Rock SMT Popular Music Interest Group Humanities Commons Free online pedagogical resources curated by the Society for Music Theory's Popular Music Interest Group.
van Rensburg, Creative Music Class Lesson plans, activities, ideas, and resources for composing, listening, and performing

Other

This category includes resources on specific topics, advanced literature, blogs, and journals.

Topic Resource Description
Beth's Notes Childhood music education resource site, containing lesson plans, games, and examples useful for creative pedagogy (especially for fundamentals).
Journal Music Theory Online One of the flagship journals of the Society for Music Theory, published quarterly.
Advanced Kelley, Music Theory Tutorials and Reference Materials Materials covering tonal harmony, sixteenth-century counterpoint, form and analysis, Schenkerian analysis and post-tonal analysis.
Pop/Rock Peres, Top 40 Theory A blog featuring theoretical explorations of popular music.
Classical Remes, Compendium of Voice-Leading Patterns Compendium of voice-leading schemata compiled from 17th and 18th century sources.
Rap Analysis A blog featuring various rap analyses including transcriptions and historical context.
Composition Rumery, Composers Tools A collection of articles and examples discussing music composition.
Journal SMT-V An open-access video journal for the Society for Music Theory, featuring 3-5 entries per year.

Textbooks

Topic Resource Description
Blood, Dolmetsch Music Theory and History Online Online music theory and history course, including composition and arranging techniques and an online dictionary.
Tech Forinash, Sound An (older) online textbook on acoustics.
Geyer, Music Theory in Mind and Culture An online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses, including acoustics and expanded literature/topics.
Tech Hass, Introduction to Computer Music An online textbook covering a wide variety of electronic music topics.
Fundamentals HubGuitar, Online Music Theory Course Online guitar theory course, including basics of guitar and quizzes.
Fundamentals How Music Works A collection of multimedia tutorials covering fundamental music theory concepts.
Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom An online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses, including popular music examples.
Fundamentals Joutsenvirta and Perkiömäki, "Music Theory 1" Online text for Sibelius Academy theory 1 focusing on fundamentals, including rhythm and jazz.
LearnMusicTheory.Net Online PDF music theory text including various popular music topics and ear-training
Magnuson, Sound Patterns An online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses written by University of Dayton faculty emeritus Phillip Magnuson
Fundamentals Music Crash Courses Fundamentals text including musicology topics.
Fundamentals Musictheory.net A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills.
Rush, Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People Single-page summaries of music theory topics presented in a graphic, comic-style format.
Shaffer and Wharton (editors), Open Music Theory An open-source, online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses.
Snodgrass, Contemporary Musicianship: Analysis and the Artist The online component for a print textbook, published by Oxford University Press.
Sutcliffe, Syntactic Structures in Music Online textbook on harmony and voice-leading.
Advanced Tagg, Everyday Tonality II A music theory textbook with multiple chapters available as free downloads.
Fundamentals Teoria.com A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills.
General Tobey, A Feeling for Harmony An in-progress online music theory textbook.
West Virginia Music Theory Vault Online video-based theory textbook for West Virginia Theory 1-4.

Tools

Useful tools for classroom teaching, demonstrations, etc.

SubTopic Resource Description
Audacity Open source DAW Software (Mac OS or Windows).
Boler, "Folk Songs" Orff folk song database
Tech Chrome Music Lab Multiple online tools for music and sound visualization.
Scores Internet Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) An expansive collection of musical scores, manuscripts, MIDI files and recordings from across music history.
Kravchuk, "Lead Sheets" Leadsheet repository of common pop tunes, nursery songs, spirituals, Christmas songs, and others by Michael Kravchuk.
OnMusic Dictionary Music dictionary.
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