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The Piano Section

Below are some links to stuff students will find useful, and information about studio policies and such.

For Students

For Parents

Key Signatures & Scales

downloadable sheets:

Key Signature Quiz - lots more fun than me quizzing you in the lesson!

Here's another one

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Studio mailing list

I send out notes
just a few times a year.

Note reading

Online Flash Cards - online flash cards to help you identify what key is which note.

Studio policies

Ear training

http://www.good-ear.com/servlet/EarTrainer - set options on the right, then make selection on the left menu.

http://www.ossmann.com/bigears/ - online thing to aurally ID intervals

Pay for lessons online

Multiple Areas

eMusicTheory.com - Drills to practice building and identifying chords, scales, key signatures, note names, even rhythms.

The Music Theory Minute - Yes, you can learn something in 60 seconds.

MusicTheory.net - has Lessons (explanations), Trainers (exercises and practice), & Utilities (including a staff paper generator). Includes both directions, i.e. has exercises for you to identify notes/chords/intervals with your eye AND with your ear,

  • Lessons
  • Exercises - pick from a list of things to work on!
  • Tools - including a popup piano keyboard, chord calculator, staff paper generator, etc.
  • The Classic version - in case your machine can't handle the newer version

8notes.com - nice site for the basics

Teoria.com - flash-based site with several exercises, including rhythmic dictation, notes, intervals, scales, key signatures, chords, harmonic functions, and even jazz.

Dolmetsch Online - college level music theory notes. Yes, you can read it and understand it! The "1000+ scales" section is interesting.

Baylor School of Music - several links to additional sites

Phil Rees Music Theory links - exactly what it says.

Tons of Music games

MUSIC THEORY ONLINE - a paid site that gets you ramped up for college Music Theory.

What about a
Digital Piano?

An article I wrote
answering some questions I get
about digital vs acoustic pianos

Software

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/EAR_TRAINING/ - list of shareware & freeware

 

Scores for download

http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/callon/2233/scores2.htm

The Mutopia Project

Project Gutenberg - Sheet Music

 
Music  

Chopsticks - pg1 - pg2

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