Tuning Systems
Just Intonation, Magazines and E-zines, Microtonal, A Beginner's Guide to Temperament, A Tour Up The Harmonic Series, Alternate Temperaments: Theory and Philosophy, An Atlas of Consonance, An Introduction to Historical Tunings, Comparison of Temperaments, Equal Temperament Tuning, Historical Tuning, Huygens-Fokker Foundation, Johann Sebastian Bach: Well Tempered Tuning (Wohlt
8-Tone Quarto-Modes Concept
Information with exhibits and mp3 files on The 8-Tone Quarto-Modes Concept, a special study into the diminished, introducing the "diminished-major" and its application for mainstream jazz players, advanced improvisators, and notational composers.?
A-Natural Atonality
Debunks atonality as unnatural and tonality as normal.
AP Music Theory
Information about studying for and taking the advanced placement music theory exam.
Bimodalism, A New Dimension and Ethos in Harmony
Contemporary alternative to atonal styles of composition.
Elements of Music Notation
Basic introduction to reading music. Learn note names, clefs, staff, signs. Worksheets and answer keys included.
eMusicTheory.com
Java applets designed to help students of music improve their basic music reading skills.
Eric's Treasure Trove of Music
A reference resource on music theory, covering in brief a vast array of topics.
Fred Lerdahl's Attack on Serialism
Discussion of Lerdahl's published article "Cognitive Constraints on Compositional Systems", which explores the relationship between composing and listening.
Fundamentals of Raga
Introduction to the Indian modal form known as "rag" or "raga".
Gary Ewer's Easy Music Theory
Includes 25 lessons on music theory, including scales, transposition, intervals, and score formats.
Gems of Compositional Wisdom
Articles on advanced atonal and serial concepts.
Harmonic Bindings
A paper about the unification of Janeãek's theory of imaginary tones with the two Risinger's principles of functional relations.
Lunar Calendar Theory of Music
Walter Johnson demonstrates similarities between the DO, RE, MI scale of music and the ancient Athenian lunar calendar of Meton, the Fibonacci rabbit sequence, and the annual spawning cycle of coral.
Mr B's Music Tutorial
By a music educator for students, a guide to self study covering music reading, piano, guitar, composers, and music history.
Multimedia Music Theory Tutorial
A concise summary of important concepts in music.
Music Theory Online
Offering a musical dictionary, recorder lessons, instrument information and a composers listing.
Polytonic Harmony
Allows for the creation of music in multiple, simultaneous keys as well as a practical method of voice-leading these chords.
Rhythm Exercises
Notation for drills, rudiments and etudes for practicing rhythm. By Nick Marshall.
Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net
Includes introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, ear trainers, and books.
SchenkerGuide
An introduction to Schenkerian analysis for undergraduate music students. Includes background, working method, glossary and bibliography.
Solomon's Music Theory and Composition Resour
Resources for composers, music theorists, and researchers of music, with sound files, papers and compositions.
Star Theory
Free preparatory syllabus in music theory and orchestration.
Syntactic Structures in Music
By Tom Sutcliffe. Aims to help students of music theory understand the role of chord progressions in musical structures. Site includes animated demos.
Technical 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.
The Anatomy of a Fugue
An outline of the substantials of a fugue based on Hugo Norden's "Foundation Studies in Fugue." Topics include counterpoint, subject, answer, and stretto.
The Basics of Reading Music
Online tutorial by Kevin Meixner.
The Society for Music Theory
Includes a database of journal article from the SMT Journal.
The Tonal Centre - Tonality
Interactive site for music composers and theorists which explains and demonstrates some of the key concepts of tonality; including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation.
Theory of Music with Ted Kirk
Resources for learning and teaching music theory to grade 5 of the Associated Board (UK).
WholeARTS Music Conservatory
Introductory dialogue for courses in music theory and composition.
Zeuxilogy
A new theory of musical time, developed in the past twelve years by the music theorist Andrei Pogorilowski.