Web Resources

Java Music Theory:

http://web1.hamilton.edu/javamusic/NoteReading.html

Part of an interactive java-based series of activities designed as tutorials to help with basic music concepts. Topics of related interest here include-notation, intervals, scales, chords and key signatures.

http://www.chordwizard.com/theory.html

A very useful introduction to the elements of melody, including major scales, minor scales and modes. The site provides easy to understand visual presentations of scale elements, and also includes sound samples!!

http://www.musictheory.net/

This site provides outstanding interactive introductions to essential concepts in notation, melody and harmony. Online ear training for intervals, scales and chords is also provided. Very good site.

http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/index.html

Another useful sight with on-line fact sheets concerning the elements of harmony, melody, rhythm, the keyboard and scores.

http://ds.dial.pipex.com/andymilne/

The Tonal Center introduces the elements of harmony through the principle of tonality. A bit more advanced content wise than the other sites, you can find information on basic chord construction, extensions, and a number of progressions and forms.

Questions-- Using the Websites provided above, answer the following questions

1		Define a triad.
2		What is the relation of a triad to a chord?
3		What are the elements of a chord?
4		How does inversion work?
5		How can principles of inversion be used to help us identify chords?
6		Define the elements of the following chords: major, minor, augmented, diminished.