Best Learning Resources for Playing and Composition

Alex Giddings
Feb 07

Music theory fundamentals (best FREE resources)

(1) Dr. B music theory. Lessons 1–10 / Christopher Brellochs.

(2) Music theory for the 21st century classroom. Basic concepts ; major scales and key signatures ; minor scales and key signatures ; basics of rhythm ; intervals ; triads ; seventh chords / Robert Hutchinson.

https://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/BasicConcepts.html

(3) Open music theory. Fundamentals / Mark Gotham [et al.]

https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusictheory/part/fundamentals/

(4) Learn music theory. Fundamentals / Mark Feezell.

https://learnmusictheory.net/fundamentals/index.asp

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Alex Giddings (author)
Feb 07

I've also compiled most of this information into a Google Doc (the bullet points are in the form of a checklist, so you can go through systematically and make sure you've got the basics well and truly sorted). https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lU3Gw23uhDaDgzlxL1-5ZgspJQHKvGXRR3QE6VDqgdg/edit?usp=sharing

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Cuantas Vacas
Feb 07

You have compiled such a nice list of useful resources! Thanks for sharing.

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Terri Winters
Feb 09

Wow - I just stumbled onto this! It's quite the treasure trove - thanks so much for sharing this. Very, very helpful.

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Alex Giddings (author)
Feb 09

@Terri Winters I'm working on other compilations for counterpoint, diatonic harmony, etc., which I will post here at some point in the future.

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