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Site Organization

Learning and Loving Music Theory is organized under three main sections: Lessons, Resources, and Notes. These are explained below

Music Theory Lessons

Lessons start from the very beginning, and assume you know nothing about music. Click on the Lessons menu, it opens up a table of contents page. If you are just starting out learning music theory, the best thing to do is to start at the top and work your way down, as each subsequent lesson builds on the previous one. If there’s something you don’t understand, or you just have a question, leave a comment and I’ll get back to you. Lesson topics also are listed at the right under “Musical Topics.” Each of these links brings up a list of lessons for that topic. Eventually the site will have lessons for all courses covered in a normal university-level music theory curriculum. Once you have the basics down, you should be able to jump around and choose the topics that interest you most.

Free Music Resources

The Resources menu takes you to a page with links to all kinds of free resources, such as manuscript paper, study tips, various types of charts, etc. These resources also are listed in the column on the right of every page.

Notes

Notes is a collection of articles on various topics related to music theory but aren’t necessarily a part of a normal music theory curriculum. Some of them are “how-to” articles, others are more philosophically oriented. Hopefully you will find them helpful and interesting as well. If you are interested in contributing your own article, please contact me. But please keep in mind that music theory must be the primary focus of all articles. Additionally, this site is geared toward general music lovers and students.
Therefore, the articles should be focused on helping one to love
and understand music theory to a greater degree.

Note to Music Teachers and Students

You are free to use the resources on this site. You may send students here to read the articles, or you may print them out using the “Print this Post” button at the bottom of each lesson. When referencing this material online, please include a link to the website (a-sounds.com). Thanks!