Music Theory, Ear Training, Composition, History, Jazz and Software

On-line Resources

Music Theory:
Interactive Music Theory Modules:
http://www.bigcomposer.com/module/
Musictheory.net
http://www.musictheory.net/
Basic Music Theory
https://www.basicmusictheory.com/
G Major Music Theory
http://www.gmajormusictheory.org/Fundamentals/workbooks.html
Music Tech Teacher
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm
Anglo State University: Handbook of Basic Music Theory
http://www.angelo.edu/dept/arts/documents/Handbook%20of%20Basic%20Music%20Theory.pdf
Texas School Music Project: Music Theory Quick Facts Sheet
http://www.tsmp.org/theory/lias/pdf/quickfacts.pdf
Alan Belkin: Principles of Counterpoint
http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk.C/C.pdf
http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk.C/index.html
Alan Belkin: General Principles of Harmony
http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk.H/index.html
Alan Belkin: Artistic Orchestration
http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk.O/index.html
Rimsky-Korsakov: Principles of Orchestration
http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/77-Principles-of-Orchestration-On-line

Jazz:
Stuart Smith: Jazz Theory
http://www.cs.uml.edu/~stu/JazzTheory.pdf
A History of Jazz
http://www.historyjazz.com/
Jazz Advice
http://jazzadvice.com/
A Passion for Jazz
http://www.apassion4jazz.net/musician-tips.html

Music History:
About.com Music History 101
http://musiced.about.com/od/beginnersguide/a/intro.htm
Music and History.com
http://musicandhistory.com/
Outline of Music History
http://www.amydunker.com/Western%20Music%20History%20Outline.pdf
The History of Music
http://webpages.shepherd.edu/BREICH01/

Music Composition:
I Write the Music
http://iwritethemusic.com/compdir.html
Music Composition and Theory by Rowy
http://composer.rowy.net/index.html
Alan Belkin: A Practical Guide to Music Composition
http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk/F.pdf
http://alanbelkinmusic.com/bk/index.html
Alan Belkin: A Workbook for Elementary Tonal Composition
http://alanbelkinmusic.com/PDF/FormWKBK.pdf

Musical Terms:
Rowy.net
http://www.rowy.net/

Free Software:
Notation:
Musescore
http://musescore.org/
Finale Notepad
https://store.makemusic.com/Downloads/Default.aspx?__utma=141705652.109594631.1366218834.13
97424122.1403117255.13&__utmb=141705652.1.10.1403117255&__utmc=141705652&__utmx=&__utmz=141705652.1403117255.13.12.utmcsr%3dyahoo%7cutmccn%3d(organic)%7cutmcmd%3dorg
anic%7cutmctr%3dmusic+composition&__utmv=-&__utmk=64238639

Audio Editing/Sequencing:
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Music Software (Everything):

Hitsquad Music Software
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/freeware/
Freeware Files
http://www.freewarefiles.com/category_16_167.html

Staff Paper:
Blank Sheet Music
http://www.blanksheetmusic.net/
Amy Dunker, DMA
Professor of Music Theory, Composition and Trumpet
Clarke University
1550 Clarke Drive
Dubuque, IA 52001
http://www.clarke.edu/
www.amydunker.com