This site goes over Odd meters and Advanced meters that students will find in more difficult literature. It breaks down the differences in meter among basic and advanced time signatures.
This lesson site introduces the use of phrases and cadences in music composition. Very useful for the intermediate composer. Audio and visual examples are provided.
This interactive tool shows the corelation of rests and notes in basic time signatures. Playable exercises demonstrate how rests sound in measures.
This interactive exercise allows the user to input keyboard chords after looking at a note on the staff. An audio example is played after the correct answer is chosen. Can be used for assessment or self practice as well.
Explanation of whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and how the durations are "halved" each time. Great mathematical reasoning explained using the flags on the eighth and sixteenth notes. Includes visuals.
This lesson site applies Roman Numeral chord identification on root position and inverted seventh chords. It also gives a quick way of identifying seventh chords on sight. Essential for expanding composition and improvisation skills.
This lesson site introduces the proper names of scale degrees, and gives a visual representation of each. This is a good start for students who are moving into intermediate and advanced chords and chord progressions.
This lesson site introduces seventh chord inversions, for advancing vocalists and instrumentalists. Essential for music composition and music theory. Audio and visual examples are given, as well as a keyboard interpretation.
This site explains and shows examples of simple and compound meter and how they work with different time signatures. Appropriate for beginning rhythm studies or a good refresher for advanced students who work with compund meter in their literature.
This lesson site explores the construction and naming of specific intervals, and whether or not they fall under the major and minor categories. Audio demonstrations of each interval are contained, as well as a visual reference of what the specific intervals look like. Great for intermediate and advancing players and vocalists.
This site explains half steps, whole steps, accidentals and beginning enharmonics with a graphical keyboard layout and audio examples of the steps.
This lesson site gives an introduction into first and second inversions of triad chords. Useful for beginning or intermediate vocalists or instrumentalists.
This lesson introduces Roman numeral identification and labeling of diatonic triads. Essential for composition and theory. Visual instruction of construction is provided.
This lesson site provides an introduction into first inversion triad use in chordal movement. Audio and visual references are provided. A very good starting point for budding compositionists or improvisationalists in young jazz bands.
This lesson continues instruction on Neapolitan chords and shows how to use them in composition. Audio and visual examples are given.
This quick lesson site gives beginning composition students an overview on how chord voicing works, and how to compose with them. Audio and visual examples are given. Good for the beginning to intermediate composition student.
This lesson site gives a brief introduction and guide to writing intervals, and keyboard shortcuts to assist in interval writing. This is very useful when beginning entry level composition with students. Audio examples are provided to give the student an idea of what certain intervals sound like.