musictheory.net

Title and URL

 * Title: [|musictheory.net]
 * URL: <[|http://musictheory.net/]>

AUTHORITY

 * Domain Name: The domain of this website is .net. The .net domain name is appropriate for this website as it is a non commericial, non profit website
 * Author: Ricci Adams is the author of the site.
 * Credentials: In May of 2004, Adams graduated magna cum laude from Milikin University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He currently lives and works in Cupertino, CA as a Software Engineer.

Instructional Content

 * This website is an excellent web-based music theory practice tool. The site includes lessons in the following areas:


 * 1) Staffs, Clefs and Ledger Lines
 * 2) Note Duration
 * 3) Measures and Time Signature
 * 4) Rest Duration
 * 5) Dots and Ties
 * 6) Simple and Compound Meter
 * 7) Odd Meter
 * 8) Steps and Accidentals
 * 9) The Major Scale
 * 10) The Minor Scales
 * 11) Scale Degrees
 * 12) Key Signatures
 * 13) Key Signature Calculation
 * 14) Generic Intervals
 * 15) Specific Intervals
 * 16) Writing Intervals
 * 17) Interval Inversion
 * 18) Introduction to Chords
 * 19) Triad Inversion
 * 20) Diatonic Triads
 * 21) Roman Numeral Analysis
 * 22) Voicing Chords
 * 23) Analysis #1
 * 24) Seventh Chords
 * 25) Diatonic Seventh Chords
 * 26) Seventh Chord Inversion
 * 27) Composing with Minor Scales
 * 28) Nonharmonic Tones
 * 29) Phrases and Cadences
 * 30) Circle Progressions
 * 31) Common Chord Progressions
 * 32) Triads in First Inversion
 * 33) Triads in Second Inversion
 * 34) Analysis #2
 * 35) Building Neapolitan Chords
 * 36) Using Neapolitan Chords
 * 37) Analysis #3


 * The site also includes trainers or quizzes in the following areas:


 * 1) Notes
 * 2) Keys
 * 3) Intervals
 * 4) Triads
 * 5) Keyboard Trainer
 * 6) Guitar Chord Trainer
 * 7) Brass Valve Combination Trainer
 * 8) Interval Ear Trainer
 * 9) Scale Ear Trainer
 * 10) Chord Ear Trainer


 * In addition to lessons and trainers, the site includes a few extra utilities: 1) Chord Calculator, 2) Staff Paper Generator, and 3) Tone Row Matrix Generator.
 * I would consider this site to be very reliable. As noted below, it is referenced by many other website as a great basic theory tool.
 * National Music Standards that could be addressed through this software
 * Standard 4: Composing and arranging music within specified guidlines
 * Standard 5: Reading and Notating Music.
 * Standard 6: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
 * The “About” section of the site makes reference to a 2005 update, but there is not a specific date listed as the update date.

PURPOSE, VIEWPOINT

 * This site was created to help train its visitors in many aspects of music theory. See above fore specific areas. The site offers lessons in these areas, quizzes to test the knowledge acquired in those lesson, and extra utilities to help in both of these processes.
 * It appears that the author of the site is the sole sponsor.
 * There are no links to other music theory websites on this site, but I believe Mr. Adam’s coverage of the information does not require much extra information.
 * Since this site is made to transmit factual knowledge, it is very balanced and unbiased.

REPUTATION
There are a great deal of other websites that link to Mr. Adam’s website. Most notably, many schools, including public education institutions and special music conservatories link to this site to help their student brush up on music theory. For instance, the site is referenced on the website for Harvard University’s Radcliff Institute for Advanced Study. In addition, many other sites dedicated to music theory link to Mr. Adam’s site for additional reference. For example, [|http://schenkerguide.com] links to [|http://musictheory.net], hailing it as an “excellent basic theory site.” Also, [|http://www.alisdair.com] states that Adam’s site is “a very comprehensive music theory site…. Highly Recommended.”

OVERALL EVALUATION
This site is an excellent resource for anyone who is looking to enhance their music theory knowledge. The site includes many basic music theory concepts as well as some more advanced studies. I would recommend this site to anyone who would like to learn more about music theory or who simply would like to test their existing knowledge. Rating -- * * * * (Excellent)

REVIEWER
Kathryn Smoker 4/9/2006

Updated
Michael Pavlik 4/5/2007