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.jazclass.aust.com/bt1.htm

Concise introduction to the bass and treble clefs, notes/duration, and a bit on the history of notation is provided at this site.

http://datadragon.com/education/reading/

Discussion of the basic elements of notation is expanded at this site to include information on time signatures, counting, and note shaping symbols.

http://www.4link.net/~mrubinn/sightsinger/

In addition to including a basic overview of notation, harmony and melody, this site provides information on learning to sight-sing, as well as improving your reading skills.

http://ebooks.whsmithonline.co.uk/encyclopedia/19/M0019119.htm

A useful concise introduction to the evolution of notation, including information on notation strategies for modern music, is provided here.

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

1			Describe four useful strategies for learning to sight-sing more effectively.
2			Define the "grand staff."
3			What are the elements of a clef?
4			Define the bass clef.
5			Define the treble clef.
6			Describe all the elements for representing duration and shapes of notes.
7			How did the notation system evolve into its present form? What strategies are being employed for the representation of modern music?