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Sidhu · Post by **Sidhu** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:58 pm

Hi,
I want to study music theory well.. i know the very basics, but want to learn in detail.

Idea being to not be lost whn i try and compose (sometimes) i want to know what musical progression fits what scale, so that i can build on it... i make a tune and i want to know where it belongs, so that when i give it a string backing, my arrangements can be better...

Could someone please guide me to some good online resources ? I tried taking classes, but my schedule really bums that up...

thanks a ton
Sidhu

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:09 pm

the best twenty bux you'll spend...theory explained and demostrated with midi examples...you can route the midi to where you like...BUT it has a three use demo and gets more expensive (not by much) with each demo use..

http://www.chordwizard.com/products.asp

Sidhu · Post by **Sidhu** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:12 pm

OK ill look into that..
anything for free to get me stareted with? (man I hate sounding so cheap!

)

thanks a ton.

Sidhu

haydxn · Post by **haydxn** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:34 pm

i find the 'MusicWheels' product handy for getting used to scales and keys and things, although it's mostly just useful for the main modal patterns. check out www.musicwheels.com - it's a really clever little contraption

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:53 pm

it cost more the chord wizard and is just a glorified circle of 5ths imo

hao nao · Post by **hao nao** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:54 pm

assuming western musical practice:

www.completechords.com has some very useful free chapters from a book in progress

and http://www.ravenspiral.com/ravenspiralguide.pdf is a very good free summary

beltrom · Post by **beltrom** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 4:45 pm

sidhu wrote:Could someone please guide me to some good online resources ? I tried taking classes, but my schedule really bums that up...

Ravenspiralguide has been mentioned before

http://www.musictheory.net/
You can use this online, but if you go to "download" the site is downloadable (just noticed this myself - so haven't tried)

http://chordmaps.com/
Claims to be theory for songwriters.

Haven't used them very much myself - just bookmarked them for later - whenever that comes...

Sidhu · Post by **Sidhu** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:58 pm

Thank you all very much! I'll chek out all these links.

Im also going to be helping myself to the keys... ill google this time

Sidhu

the_nihilist · Post by **the_nihilist** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:53 am

You might also want to invest in a textbook. I really recommend Elementary Rudiments of Music by Barbara Wharram, which you can find here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846

And probably at most good music stores that specialize in books. Its really cheap (I got my copy for under $20 cdn) and if you have the tenacity to work through it, it is immmensely rewarding.

Hovmod · Post by **Hovmod** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:31 am

Wopelka · Post by **Wopelka** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:42 am

some great online resources:

music theory & history online
http://www.dolmetsch.com/introduction.htm

General Principles of Harmony
http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/personnel/Belkin/bk.H/

The Tonal Centre
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/place/aai26/

Hovmod · Post by **Hovmod** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:56 am

I have a Tabla Guru DVD which I run through every now and then, and that teaches me that there is no substitute for actually sitting down with those things and playing (and listening) for years and years. Western music theory is pretty damn primitive shite in comparison, and easy to learn from books and articles...

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:58 am

Eat my bookmarks theory fans.

http://www.maximummusician.com/articlechordprimer.htm
http://www.apassion4jazz.net/cadence.html
http://www.mxw.com/
http://sonic-arts.org/monzo/book/book.htm
http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DAT ... es_on.html
http://www.sohl.com/sohl/mt/maptone.html
http://www.completechords.com/
http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/personn ... index.html
http://scenicnewengland.net/guitar/
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/pagelist.html
http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/theory ... onies.html
http://users.chariot.net.au/~gmarts/chords.htm
http://www.musicgearreview.com/guitar/g ... ssons.php3
http://guitar-masters.com/Subst/Tutorx.html
http://www.musique.umontreal.ca/personn ... index.html
http://www.jahsonic.com/House.html
http://www.telacommunications.com/nutshell/music/
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~johol/KLF/
http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/moneychords/lesson.html
http://members.aol.com/chordmaps/index.htm
http://www.torvund.net/guitar/lessons.asp
http://web.media.mit.edu/~mary/palestrina.html
http://eceserv0.ece.wisc.edu/~sethares/consemi.html
http://www.spinwarp.com/modules.php?op= ... ac6019b1de
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... tart-at=11
http://www.andymilne.dial.pipex.com/index.shtml
http://www.wholenote.com/tracks/jazz.asp
http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/
http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/arc ... -8420.html

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:15 am

Pete Thomas has some excellent info as well:
http://www.petethomas.co.uk/jazz-theory.html (don't get scared by the "jazz" part).

Wopelka · Post by **Wopelka** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:49 am

don't forget Pantsdown666's MEGA SOUND LINK List Thread as well.

Music theory