Book Extras

Online Resources for Basic Music Theory (3rd ed.)

Biology of hearing here
Parts of the ear
Talking Drum
Ancient bone flute
Sumer is Icumen In: free example to hear; buy it on CD, or as an mp3
The Guidonian Hand
Gregorian Chant/Plain chant: build a FREE station on Pandora, or buy a CD, or mp3.
John Cage: information; video of his composition, Water Walk
Exploratorium site that explores listening

3/4 Time: Coltrane's version of My Favorite Things:
- free on Pandora, or
- buy the CD,
- many different versions on mp3 .

3/4 Time: Coltrane's version of My Favorite Things:
- free on Pandora, or
- buy the CD,
- many different versions on mp3 .
Examples of quarter note triplets.
- video: several examples on the drum set. Gives you a great idea of how this rhythm sounds.

Metronomes
Tuners
Music stands
Instrument stands
Recording Equipment
- Audacity: free recording software (this is HIGHLY recommended)

The Audacity WIKI page to help with all aspects of the program. Simple and easy to follow. Includes tutorials and tips.
video tutorials from me on:
- Getting and installing Audacity (did I mention it's FREE?)
- Overview of Audacity
- Label track, cut section
- Change tempo
- Noise removal
- Change pitch
- Louder and softer

Handheld recording devices (mp3 and other formats). General list of devices.
- Highly recommended recording devices (I've tested many but use these)
  - Zoom H4
  - LiveScribe Pen: this is a fantastic tool. I use it for all lessons, whether I'm taking the lesson or giving it. Written notes are linked to the audio. Perfect for students and teachers. It's expensive but SO worth it.
Old Skool (tape recorders. Cheap and effective)

Treble Clef Note Identification: test your knowledge of note names in treble clef.
Bass Clef Note Identification: test your knowledge of note names in bass clef.
Tenor Clef Note Identification: test your knowledge of note names in tenor clef.
Alto Clef Note Identification: test your knowledge of note names in alto clef

Treble Clef Note Identification: test your knowledge of note names in treble clef.

Pop-up piano keyboard. Choose "mark" to save a note.
Keyboard note-name Identification: test your knowledge of note names on the piano.

Listen to a bunch of major scales on piano, " flute", "oboe", "clarinet", or "bassoon"
Play a major scale on this piano.

Identify Key Signatures: Test your knowledge of key signatures: treble clef, bass clef, both clefs.
Circle of Fifths/Circle of Fourths
- Wikipedia
- Interactive Circle of Fifths by Randy Scullard (info)
- Whole website dedicated to The Circle of Fifths (with video)

Fretboard Note Name Identificati
- right-handed: 1st 5 Frets, Entire Fretboard
- left-handed: 1st 5 Frets, Entire Fretboard

Generic Interval Identification: test your knowledge of written generic intervals (number only)
Specific Interval Identification: test your knowledge of the quality and type of interval
Calculate any interval: Use a keyboard, or one of 4 different clefs to identify what an interval looks like in any key, from any note. Courtesy of Ricci Adams
Interval Ear Training: Identifying an interval by sight is different from identifying it by listening. Test your hearing of intervals:
- Perfect Intervals: ascending/harmonic, descending/harmonic, harmonic only
- Major Intervals: ascending/harmonic, descending/harmonic, harmonic only
- Minor Intervals: ascending/harmonic, descending/harmonic, harmonic only
- All Intervals (including tri-tone): many different ways: ascending/descending, etc.
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