Theory

Musical Forms
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/musical_forms.html
Check out this site for explanations of different types of Western classical music from medieval to modern. Choose two types of music to compare—maybe minuet and march, opera and operetta, or any that appeal to you.

Jargon Buster
http://www.futurenet.co.uk/classicalnet/reference/jargon/
jargon_frameset.html
This site explains musical terms in fun, easy-to-understand ways. Check out musical forms, such as rondo, sonata, concerto, canon, or fugue. You can listen to sound clips of each form here as well. Pick two musical forms to compare. How are they alike? How are they different?

Easy Music Theory
http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced music student, this site has something to interest you. It offers twenty-five music theory lessons, from basic note recognition to score reading. You can download manuscript paper, consult a transposition chart, and check definitions for musical terms.

Big Ears Online Interval Training
http://www.pageplus.com/~bigears/
Listen and learn melodic intervals on the Internet. "Big Ears" describes a person with a good ear for music, and it could describe you if you take advantage of the ear-training drills available at this site.

Ken Fansler's Online Music Instruction Page
http://orathost.cfa.ilstu.edu/~kwfansle/
Here you will find a music theory "workbook," for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. The site allows you to work through a series of theory drills then test your knowledge.

Solomon's Music Theory and Composition Resources
http://www.azstarnet.com/~solo/
Music professor and composer Larry Solomon's site offers a rich variety of resources for the music student. You will also find definitions for terms from antimusic to zug. The emphasis is on modern music, but standard terms are covered, as well.

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