Music Theory Games
This website has games to practice:
- the notes on the fingerboard for every instrument
- the notes on the staff for every instrument
- rhythms
- scales and chords
This is a simple but fun game to practice note reading on the staff for any clef (including alto clef for viola and tenor clef for advanced cellists and bassists)
Viola note reading (alto clef)
Note reading, Key Signatures, and ledger lines for Violin and Viola
Instruction and games to learn:
- the notes on the staff for treble and bass clef
- accidentals and whole and half steps
- scales, intervals, and chords
- note durations (including dots and ties)
- time signatures and meter
Also has:
- downloadable staff paper
- iphone apps
- Instruction and games similar to musictheory.net, but some students find it clearer to understand
http://www.musictheorylesson.com/
- Circle of fifths with instruction about key signatures
- scales (major, minor, and more)
This is the online reading material for a high school AP Music Theory class. It is divided into the following sections:
- Pitch, Scales, Keys
- Rhythm and Meter
- Reading Music
- Intervals, Triads, and Chords
- Frequency (this lesson is about the science of sound)
www.musictechteacher.com/music_worksheets
There are a ton of music games. They are listed as quizzes, but they are really designed as video games. For example, in learning rhythms, you also shoot hoops on a basketball court.
http://www.makingmusicfun.net/flash/eekshark.htm
Note reading game for treble clef (violin) or bass clef (cello and bass). This one can be tough because it tests your reflexes as well as knowledge.
http://trainer.thetamusic.com/en
Many, many, many music video games to test pitch and rhythm skills. There are also many ear training games, and there are lessons provided to help learn the information required to win the games.