MusicTheory.net is a web-based music theory learning site with animated lessons, exercises, and reference tools. Lessons cover notation, rhythm, scales, intervals, chords, and chord progressions. Free exercises let learners identify and construct material on the staff, keyboard, and fretboard, as well as practice ear training. Calculators address accidentals, intervals, scales, chords, analysis, and twelve-tone matrices; other utilities include a tempo tapper and staff paper generator. Teachers can make permanent links to customized exercises and validate exercise verification codes. Students can create signed Progress Reports with codes for teachers. Lessons, exercises, and tools can be embedded in other sites with HTML frames or iframes; the FAQ recommends an embed of at least 600 by 600 pixels. The free Website plan includes all site content and has no ads. The iPhone and iPad apps add separate options: Tenuto has 24 exercises, six calculators, customization, Challenge Mode, and offline use, while Theory Lessons contains 39 animated lessons.
Who it is for
It suits learners who want music theory lessons, practice exercises, and reference tools on the web. Teachers can use customized exercise links and verification codes, while iPhone and iPad users can consider the two apps.
What is good
- Free website plan includes all site content with no ads.
- Exercises cover staff, keyboard, fretboard, and ear training.
- Teachers can share customized exercise links.
- Tenuto supports offline use.
- Embeddable lessons, exercises, and tools.
What to know first
- Tenuto and Theory Lessons are listed for iPhone and iPad.
- Embedding recommendations call for at least 600 by 600 pixels.
- Personally identifiable information submitted through contact or app feedback may be kept indefinitely.
Verdict
MusicTheory.net combines instruction, practice, and reference tools, with teacher-facing sharing and verification features. The free website covers a wide range of activities; its iOS apps provide additional lesson and exercise options.
Get started with MusicTheory.net
- Visit the MusicTheory.net website.
- Choose a lesson, exercise, or reference tool.
- Use the free Website plan for site content without ads.
- On iPhone or iPad, choose Tenuto for exercises and calculators or Theory Lessons for animated lessons.
- Teachers can create permanent links to customized exercises for students.
Questions about MusicTheory.net
Is MusicTheory.net free?
Yes. The Website plan costs 0.00 USD per free and includes all site content with no ads.
Which platforms are supported?
The site is available on the web. Tenuto and Theory Lessons are iPhone and iPad apps.
What does Tenuto include?
Tenuto has 24 exercises and six calculators, with customizable exercises, Challenge Mode, and offline use.
What does Theory Lessons include?
Theory Lessons contains 39 animated lessons.
Can teachers share exercises with students?
Yes. Teachers can create permanent links to customized exercises and validate verification codes. Students can create signed Progress Reports with codes for teachers.
Can the lessons and tools be embedded on another site?
Yes. They can be embedded using HTML frames or iframes; the FAQ recommends an embed at least 600 by 600 pixels.
MusicTheory.net plans and pricing
All plansCompared on music theory software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Interactive exercises
- Yes
- Notation tools
- advanced
- Harmony tools
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- Web, iOS
- Progress tracking
- Yes
