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Theory Help

Overall Theory Concepts
Key Signatures
Intervals

Triads/Chords
Scales

 

Theory -- scales, chords, intervals, key signatures -- all of that fun music stuff that goes along with playing the piano!  There are lots of helpful web sites for us to make this more fun and enjoyable for you!  Let's go take a look! 

 

 


Overall Theory Concepts


Key Signatures

 

Intervals                                                                                                                          

 


Triads/Chords                                                                                                                               Top

  • Triad Flash Cards -- Interactive online flash cards of triads
  • Music Online Quiz -- Replaced by MusicTheory.Net Chord Ear Trainer below!
  • Virtual Piano Chords -- Chordal structures by keys in notes, numbers, and scale displays
  • Interactive Piano Chord Chart -- 8Notes.Com's Interactive Piano Chord Chart for all the keys
  • Piano Chord Chart -- From Scott Bradford, PDF file showing keyboard diagrams for major, minor, diminished, and suspended chords
  • MusicTheory.Net Triad Trainer -- By Ricci Adams -- Includes major, minor, augmented, and diminished. Includes settings to turn root accidentals and inversions on and off.  Visual recognition of triads on the staff.  NOT aural, just visual.
  • MusicTheory.Net Chord Ear Trainer -- By Ricci Adams -- Includes major, minor, augmented, and diminished.  Settings include inversion, play mode, choice of suspensions, etc. PLAYS chords for identification AURALLY.
 

Scales

  • Robert T. Kelley's Scale Fingering Chart -- One teacher's version of the most "physically practical" scale fingerings, but not most commonly used ones.  Not typical fingerings!  Use with caution in piano festivals and competitions!
  • Major Scale Fingerings -- All 12 major scales C through B with fingerings
  • Piano Scale Chart  -- From Scott Bradford, PDF file highlights the piano keys of all scales; does not help with fingerings.
  • Mastering Scales -- Free piano lesson on mastering major and minor scales.  Includes fingerings for major scales.
  • Proper Fingering of Scales -- Print out notes of scales with fingerings, both major and minor.


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