EndOfOrdinary Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) My son is really excited and doing well in piano. His teacher is beginning to drop music theory and vocabulary into his lessons (key signatures, the names of the keys like tonic/dominant/ect, intervals/inversions/tri-tones, the different scales and how they compare). Ds is very excited about this information and wants to absorb as much as possible. Ms. Awesome Piano teacher does not want the entire lesson to become theory, so they move on to actual playing. Very soon I will up the time of the lessons to a full hour, but the money is not avaliable yet. I know almost nothing past basic music reading from 5th grade band. All you wonderful learned individuals out there in Internet Land, might you know of good music theory resources where Ds can just expand himself until his heart's content? Edited February 18, 2016 by EndOfOrdinary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 A few that came up on a quick Google search: http://www.musictheory.net/lessons https://www.teoria.com/ Here's an edX course: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-music-theory-berkleex-oharm100x Dd is currently working at a fairly high level in theory but we've mostly used a local teacher (different from her piano teacher). We follow the Royal Conservatory of Music syllabus guidelines (we're in Canada) and so she's done most of her theory (and music history and now harmony) based on books recommended by the RCM. Here's the series of book dd used for all her rudiments (theory) courses: http://bookstore.rcmusic.ca/catalogsearch/result/?q=sarnecki (Canadian prices) Might be something there to fit the bill. :) Hopefully, some of the knowledgeable music folks will chime in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Theory for Beginners, by Barbara Wharram (amazon.com has it), is pretty gentle, with lots of information and built in practice. It would be good for an 11 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSinNS Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Grace Van Den Dool has a series called Keyboard Theory. It's self teaching, and you can get answers for the intermediate and advanced books. We didn't need answers for the A to E books. Follows the RCM curriculum. http://bookstore.rcmusic.ca/books2-1/keyboard-theory-preparatory-series-2nd-edition-book-a.html?___SID=U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 My DD is using Benward "Music in Theory and Practice". It's fairly commonly used for AP theory and lower division college classes. It's also what I had on the shelf :). I'm pretty confident your DS could handle it. Older editions are pretty cheap, and music theory doesn't change much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Also, here's the online course my local school offers for kids who are preparing for the theory placement exam. I think you could buy the online code without the teacher support, too, but if he wants a theory geek who loves the subject and will happily answer questions, Scott is really good :). http://www.memphis.edu/cms/Programs/online.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 We have used the series by Julie Johnson - we started at level 1 and progressed - DS went to a separate music theory class with his teacher as they did not want to encroach on the piano lesson with theory basics. He is now in a high level for theory and he also takes the Certificate of Merit Theory exams after preparing with these books. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1891757016 The series progresses all the way to AP level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musictheoryears Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Here's a great book for the aural skills side of music theory: http://www.amazon.com/Building-Better-Dictation-Skills-Buonviri/dp/1475813929 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in MS Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I like Keith Snell's fundamentals of piano theory and have heard teachers rave about Theory Time. http://www.theorytime.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I like Keith Snell's fundamentals of piano theory and have heard teachers rave about Theory Time. http://www.theorytime.com +1 for Snell's Theory. If you are looking for sight reading and aural training, the books from the RCM program are excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 just for a different approach - there is heaps of vocab to learn so my kids were thrilled to find that memrise has a setion for the vocab from grade 1 - 5 (ABRSM). they constantly surprise their teacher with the vocab they know just doing a few minutes a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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