Music : Theory Resources

 CWU Theory Textbooks

• Tonal Harmony with an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music, 6th ed.
  by Stephan Kostka and Dorothy Payne – 2009, MacGraw Hill
  
  This text is probably the most widely used college theory textbook and is very “mainstream,” so even if you go to another college that uses a different text, chances are that it will not be that different. It also has self-tests at the end of each chapter, with the answers provided in the back of the book, so students can check their work.
• Music for Sight-Singing, 7th ed.
  by Robert W. Ottman and Nancy Rogers – 2005, New Jersey
• MacGAMUT 6 (Music Software International)
  Available on-line at: www.macgamut.com (Click order MacGAMUT, then Individuals)
  Approximate Cost is $40 plus $3 shipping Interchangeable on both platforms (Mac or PC)

 Theory Documents by Dr. Gries

• Counterpoint
• Pitch Perception & Sight Singing
• The Solfege System

 Online Resources

• http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01262/
• http://www.musictheory.net/
• http://www.music-theory.com/resources.html
• http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/
• http://www.emusictheory.com/practice
• html http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Music_Theory/Chords
• http://www.musicarrangers.com/star-theory/p14.htm
• http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id90_en.html
• http://jmdl.com/howard/music/keys_scales.html
• http://www.macgamut.com

Contact: Dr. Elaine Ross
Coordinator of Music Theory and Composition
Music Department
Central Washington University
400 East 8th Avenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
tel: 509-963-1420
fax: 509-963-1239
email: rosse@cwu.edu