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Unit Plan
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Tuning Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To provide an overview of music tuning systems
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: What Kind of Music Is That?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To provide an explanation of terms used in classifying music and the various types of music
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Article
Other

Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
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Other

Music Lessons : Basic Music Theory 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic music theory course includes clefs, treble and bass staffs, note duration and rests, a quiz section and answers, a download to Bay and a link to Music Notation 2. Good source for beginner theory students
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Unit Plan
Other

Tone Savvy: E Music Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides good online learning games and exercises for music theory. It also has a lot of options for teachers if they choose to subscribe.
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Handout
Music Education

Music Education: Introduction to Reading Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A very simple explanation of the very basics of music reading. This is really good for the singer who wants to understand more about what is on the musical page. Not very advanced- very basic.
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Article
Other

Harmonic Analysis of Chopin's Prelude #8

For Students 9th - 10th
This analysis is well done with clear diagrams, concise text and online sound clips. Also available in Spanish.
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Website
Music Theory

Music theory.net

For Students 9th - 10th
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
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Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper for Art and Music

For Students 9th - 10th
The art and music subsection of the popular homework helper site from Discovery Education. Contains links to museums, art history, music theory, and other arts-related sites thought to be helpful for completing homework assignments by...