From Advancing Music Theory
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.
Musical Examples
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Acevedo, "Musical Examples Database"
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Spreadsheets cataloging crowd-sourced musical examples by pedagogically-applicable theory topic.
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Links to Recordings
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| Classical
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Caplin, Analyzing Classical Form
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Online musical examples supporting Caplin's book on classical music.
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Annotations, Scores, Recordings
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| BIPOC
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Composers of Color Resource Project
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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.
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Annotations, Scores,
Links to Recordings
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Cutler, Internet Music Theory Database
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A collection of scores and audio files illustrating tonal theoretical concepts in classical music.
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Scores, Recordings
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| BIPOC/Women
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Institute for Composer Diversity
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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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| Women
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Music Theory Examples by Women
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A database of musical examples by women composers, searchable by theory concept.
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Scores, Links to Recordings
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| Pop/Rock
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SMT Popular Music Interest Group: Pop Music Examples
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Spreadsheet of pop/rock music examples hosted by the Society for Music Theory's Popular Music Interest Group.
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Annotations, Links to Recordings
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HookTheory Chord Search
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Searchable database of pop/rock songs by chord progression (crowd-sourced).
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Annotations, Recordings
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Remes, "Dictation Resources"
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Online dictation examples organized by topic.
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Scores, Recordings
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| BIPOC
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Ware, "Anti-Racist Music Theory Examples"
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A spreadsheet cataloging compositions by people in underrepresented populations by pedagogically-applicable theoretical concept.
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Annotations, Scores,
Links to Recordings
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| Movie
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Zaren, "Disney Music Theory"
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Blog featuring musical examples from Disney films.
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Annotations, Links to Recordings
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Media and Tutorials
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Resource
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Description
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12tone
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A Youtube channel featuring graphic videos covering a wide variety of music theory topics.
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| Fundamentals
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How Music Works
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A collection of multimedia tutorials covering fundamental music theory concepts.
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Ito, Music Theory Website
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A collection of online resources covering music theory and aural skills. Includes video lessons.
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Monahan Youtube Channel
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A Youtube channel on music theory topics by theorist Seth Monahan.
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| Fundamentals
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Musictheory.net
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A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills.
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| Tech
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Project Studio Handbook
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A collection of videos covering recording and digital media topics.
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| Advanced
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SMT-V
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An open-access video journal for the Society for Music Theory, featuring 3-5 entries per year.
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| Fundamentals
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Teoria.com
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A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills.
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West Virginia Music Theory Vault
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Online video-based theory textbook for West Virginia Theory 1-4.
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| Tech
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Wolfe, Music Acoustics
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A resource containing articles and visualizations of various acoustic concepts.
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On Pedagogy
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Resource
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Description
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| BIPOC
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Composers of Color Resource Project
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Homepage for a group working to promote music by composers of color. Includes a Humanities Commons database and a Slack channel.
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Engaged Music Theory
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A bibliography devoted to cultural politics in music theory research and pedagogy.
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Engaging Students
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Journal articles focusing on student-centered music theory pedagogy.
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Gullings, OER for Undergraduate Music Theory
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Course materials for music theory course sequence, including syllabus, worksheets, lesson plans, and exams.
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Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
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Journal articles focusing on music theory pedagogy and practices.
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Society for Music Theory Humanities Commons
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Free online pedagogical resources curated by the Society for Music Theory.
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Society for Music Theory Pedagogy Interest Group
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Special interest group focusing on pedagogy. Mailing list.
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| Pop/Rock
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SMT Popular Music Interest Group Humanities Commons
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Free online pedagogical resources curated by the Society for Music Theory's Popular Music Interest Group.
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van Rensburg, Creative Music Class
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Lesson plans, activities, ideas, and resources for composing, listening, and performing
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Other
This category includes resources on specific topics, advanced literature, blogs, and journals.
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Resource
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Description
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Beth's Notes
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Childhood music education resource site, containing lesson plans, games, and examples useful for creative pedagogy (especially for fundamentals).
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| Journal
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Music Theory Online
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One of the flagship journals of the Society for Music Theory, published quarterly.
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| Advanced
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Kelley, Music Theory Tutorials and Reference Materials
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Materials covering tonal harmony, sixteenth-century counterpoint, form and analysis, Schenkerian analysis and post-tonal analysis.
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| Pop/Rock
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Peres, Top 40 Theory
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A blog featuring theoretical explorations of popular music.
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| Classical
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Remes, Compendium of Voice-Leading Patterns
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Compendium of voice-leading schemata compiled from 17th and 18th century sources.
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Rap Analysis
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A blog featuring various rap analyses including transcriptions and historical context.
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| Composition
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Rumery, Composers Tools
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A collection of articles and examples discussing music composition.
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| Journal
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SMT-V
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An open-access video journal for the Society for Music Theory, featuring 3-5 entries per year.
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Textbooks
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Resource
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Blood, Dolmetsch Music Theory and History Online
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Online music theory and history course, including composition and arranging techniques and an online dictionary.
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| Tech
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Forinash, Sound
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An (older) online textbook on acoustics.
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Geyer, Music Theory in Mind and Culture
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An online textbook for undergraduate music theory semesters 1-2, including acoustics and expanded literature/topics.
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| Tech
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Hass, Introduction to Computer Music
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An online textbook covering a wide variety of electronic music topics.
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| Fundamentals
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HubGuitar, Online Music Theory Course
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Online guitar theory course, including basics of guitar and quizzes.
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| Fundamentals
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How Music Works
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A collection of multimedia tutorials covering fundamental music theory concepts.
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Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom
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An online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses, including popular music examples.
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| Fundamentals
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Joutsenvirta and Perkiömäki, "Music Theory 1"
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Online text for Sibelius Academy theory 1 focusing on fundamentals, including rhythm and jazz.
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LearnMusicTheory.Net
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Online PDF music theory text including various popular music topics and ear-training
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Magnuson, Sound Patterns
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An online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses written by University of Dayton faculty emeritus Phillip Magnuson
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| Fundamentals
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Music Crash Courses
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Fundamentals text including musicology topics.
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| Fundamentals
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Musictheory.net
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A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills.
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Popgrammar.com
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A site introducing music theory fundamentals in the context of songwriting in popular genres.
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Rush, Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People
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Single-page summaries of music theory topics presented in a graphic, comic-style format.
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Shaffer and Wharton (editors), Open Music Theory
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An open-source, online textbook for undergraduate music theory courses.
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Snodgrass, Contemporary Musicianship: Analysis and the Artist
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The online component for a print textbook, published by Oxford University Press.
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| Harmony
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Sutcliffe, Syntactic Structures in Music
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Online textbook on harmony and voice-leading.
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| Harmony
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Tagg, Everyday Tonality II
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A music theory textbook with multiple chapters available as free downloads.
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| Fundamentals
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Teoria.com
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A site containing many practice drills and tutorials for music theory and aural skills.
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Tobey, A Feeling for Harmony
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An in-progress online music theory textbook.
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West Virginia Music Theory Vault
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Online video-based theory textbook for West Virginia Theory 1-4.
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Tools
Useful tools for classroom teaching, demonstrations, etc.
