Music

This ear-training tool includes exercises in identifying intervals, chords, scales, and cadences.

Want to make your own music theory flash cards? This site contains customizable flash cards that are useful for those who are just starting to learn key musical rudiments or those who want to brush up their music theory skills.

This site created by the Dolmetsch Foundation in England is a great place to find the basics of notation, meter, rhythm, chord structures, and more.

With a simple look and easy navigation, this site contains numerous free tools for learning basic music theory. Animated lessons are broken up into a wide variety of topics, exercises include drills and instrument trainers, compositional tools let you work in a specific key, and there is even a staff paper generator. The site is created and maintained by Ricci Adams, a software engineer.

The award-winning site is dedicated to the study and practice of music theory. Tutorials address reading music, intervals, scales, chords, harmonic functions, and interactive exercises. The reference section provides definitions of commonly used musical terms. This site was developed by Jose Rodriguez Alvira, a professor at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.