Theory/Harmony Teaching Resources

This is a collection of resources that I have created/compiled for working with students in RCM Theory 1 through Harmony and Counterpoint ARCT, and Conservatory Canada Theory 1, 2, and 3. Please feel free to use them. The quiz responses are sent to me, but I’m not monitoring them (they’re anonymous, and I’m not collecting any user information).

General Theory Resources

Pop-up Piano (from musictheory.net)

Key signatures on the circle of fifths (from doremistudios.com.au)

Key signatures (an alternative to the circle of fifths)

Flowchart showing how to label intervals

Chart to determine the pitches of any triad or seventh chord

Note values chart

Time Signature Translation (simple and compound)

Pitch class set theory - clock

Pitch class set theory - terms and definitions

Twelve tone row matrix calculator 1 (from musictheory.net)

Twelve tone row matrix calculator 2 (from jameswalkermathmusic.net)

RCM Theory 1

Music History/Appreciation Repertoire (links to YouTube videos): Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) - The Elephant; Kangaroos; Aquarium; The Swan; image of glass harmonica; image of xylophone; Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) - video with music and narration; video with music, narration and dancing

RCM Theory 2

Music History/Appreciation repertoire (links to YouTube vidoes and images): Horn Concerto no.4 in E flat major (Mozart) - video with score; video with performance; image of natural horn; image of horn with valves; Twelve Variations on “Ah! Vous dirai-je maman” (Mozart) - video with score; video with performance

RCM Theory 3

Music History/Appreciation repertoire (links to YouTube videos and images): Menuet in G major (Petzold) - video with score; video with harpsichord; Gavotte from French Suite no.5 in G major (Bach) - video with score; video with harpsichord; Gigue from French Suite no.5 in G major (Bach) - video with score; video with harpsichord; image of harpsichord

RCM Theory 4

Music History/Appreciation repertoire (links to YouTube videos and images): The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Britten) - video with score (00:00 Part One: Theme; 02:14 Part Two: Variations; 14:26 Part Three: Fugue); video with narration (00:00 Part One: Theme; 03:36 Part Two: Variations; 16:07 Part Three: Fugue); image of orchestal instruments; image of an orchestra; detailed information about all the orchestral instruments; Waltz of the Flowers (Tchaikovsky) - video with score; video with ballet; Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) - video with score; video with ballet; image of celesta; image of bass clarinet

RCM Theory 5

Music History repertoire (links to YouTube videos): Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (Handel) - video with score; video with performance; Queen of the Night Aria from The Magic Flute (Mozart) - video with score; video with performance; Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz (Arlen) - video with score (piano only - lead sheet); video from film

RCM Theory 5 History Quiz

RCM Theory 5 Terms Quiz

Conservatory Canada Theory 1

CC Theory 1 Terms Quiz

RCM Theory 6

Music History repertoire (links to YouTube videos and images): Invention in C major (J.S.Bach) - video with score; video with performance; image of harpsichord; Brandenburg Concerto no.5, mvt.1 (J.S.Bach) - video with score; video with performance; Eine kleine Nachtmusik, mvt.1 (Mozart) - video with score; video with performance

RCM Theory 6 History Quiz

RCM Theory 6 Terms Quiz