Bell Ringers, Presentations, & Resources
Bell Ringers / Music Theory
Section 1 - Note Identification
Theory Presentation - Reading Notes
MusicTheory.net Lesson - The Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines
CommunicaSound.com - The Staff
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Treble Clef - Lines Treble Clef - Spaces Treble Clef - Lines and Spaces
Bass Clef - Lines Bass Clef - Spaces Bass Clef - Lines and Spaces
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Treble Clef - Lines w/ Sharps & Flats Treble Clef - Spaces w/ Sharps & Flats Treble Clef - Ledger Lines
Bass Clef - Lines w/ Sharps & Flats Bass Clef - Spaces w/ Sharps & Flats Bass Clef - Ledger Lines
Level 7 Level 8 Level 9
Treble Clef - Ledger Lines w/ Sharps & Flats Grand Staff with ledger lines - no accidentals Grand Staff with ledger lines - with accidentals
Bass Clef - Ledger Lines w/ Sharps & Flats
Section 2 - Key Signatures
Theory Presentation - Reading Key Signatures
MusicTheory.net Lesson - Key Signatures
Key Signature Construction Note Page
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Major Key Construction Minor Key Identification Minor Key Construction
Section 3 - Note Identification as Applied to Key Signatures
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
C Major Bb Major G Major
Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef
F Major Eb Major D Major
Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef
Level 1 Quiz Level 2 Quiz Level 3 Quiz
Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef
Bass Clef Bass Clef Bass Clef
Level 1-3 Test
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7
Ab Major Gb Major B Major A Major
Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef
Bass Clef Bass Clef Bass Clef Bass Clef
Db Major F# Major E Major Level 7 Quiz A
Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef
Bass Clef Bass Clef Bass Clef Bass Clef
Level 4 Quiz Level 5 Quiz Level 6 Quiz Level 7 Quiz B
Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef Treble Clef
Bass Clef Bass Clef Bass Clef Bass Clef
Level 4-7 Test
Section 4 - Keyboard Note Identification
Mangold Project - Naming the Notes on the Piano
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Keyboard Reverse Identification
Naturals Flats Sharps All Treble Clef
Section 5 - Interval Identification
MusicTheory.net Lesson - Generic Intervals
Musictheory.net Lesson - Specific Intervals
Musictheory.net Lesson - Writing Intervals
Musictheory.net Lesson - Interval Inversion
Mangold Project - Intervals Explained
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Generic One Octave - Treble Specific One Octave - Treble Generic Compound - Treble
Generic One Octave - Bass Specific One Octave - Bass Generic Compound - Bass
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Specific Compound - Treble All One Octave - Grand Staff All Compound - Grand Staff
Level 7 Level 8
Interval Construction - Generic Interval Construction - Specific
Section 6 - Chord Identification
MusicTheory.net Lesson - Introduction to Chords
MusicTheory.net Lesson - Triad Inversion
Music Theory Note Page - Triad Inversions
MusicTheory.net Lesson - Seventh Chords
MusicTheory.net Lesson - More Seventh Chords
MusicTheory.net Lesson - Seventh Chord Inversions
Music Theory Note Page - Seventh Chord Inversions
CommunicaSound.com - What's a Chord?
Mangold Project - Constructing Triads
Mangold Project - 7th Chord and Suspended Chord Construction
Mangold Project - Chord Inversions
Mangold Project - How to Construct ANY Chord
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Major & Minor Triads - Treble Clef All Triads - Treble Clef 7th Chords - Treble Clef
Major & Minor Triads - Bass Clef All Triads - Bass Clef 7th Chords - Bass Clef
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Triads & 7th Chords - Treble Clef Triads with inversions- Treble Clef 7th Chords with inversions - Treble Clef
Triads & 7th Chords - Bass Clef Triads with inversions- Bass Clef 7th Chords with inversions- Bass Clef
Level 7 Level 8 Level 9
Triads & 7ths with inversions- Treble Clef Major and Minor Triad Construction - Treble All Triads Construction - Treble
Triads & 7ths with inversions- Bass Clef Major and Minor Triad Construction - Bass All Triads Construction - Bass
Level 10 Level 11 Level 12
7th Chord Construction - Treble Triad & 7th Chord Construction - Treble Inverted Chord Construction - Treble
7th Chord Construction - Bass Triad & 7th Chord Construction - Bass Inverted Chord Construction - Bass
Section 7 - Scale Identification
Theory Note Page - Scale Development Theory
CommunicaSound.com - The Circle of Fifths Made Clear
Level 1 Level 2
Major & Natural Minor - Treble Clef Major & Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minors- Treble Clef
Major & Natural Minor - Bass Clef Major & Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minors- Bass Clef
Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Modes - Treble Clef Major & Nat. Minor Construction - Treble Major & All Minors Construction - Treble
Modes - Bass Clef Major & Nat. Minor Construction - Bass Major & All Minors Construction - Bass
Level 6 Level 7
Mode Construction - Treble Clef All Scales Construction - Treble
Mode Construction - Bass Clef All Scales Construction - Bass
Section 8 - Interval Ear Training
Theory Note Page - Interval Song Chart
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
One Octave Ascending Major One Octave Descending Major One Octave Ascending & Descending Major
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
One Octave Ascending All One Octave Descending All One Octave Ascending & Descending All
Section 9 - Chord Ear Training
Level 1 Level 2
Major / Minor Major / Minor / Aug
Level 3 Level 4
Major / Minor / Aug / Dim Dominant 7th / Maj 7th
Level 5 Level 6
Dom7 / Maj7 / Min 7 Dom7 / Maj7 / Min 7 / Half Diminished 7
Level 7 Level 8
Dom 7 / Maj7 / Min7 / Half Dim. 7 / Diminished 7 Dom7 / Maj7 / Min 7 / Half Dim 7 / Dim 7 / Min-Maj 7
Level 9 Level 10
Section 10 - Scale Ear Training
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Major & Natural Minor Major & Natural, Harmonic & Melodic Minor Modes
Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Pentatonic, Blues, Whole Tone, Chromatic All Scales minus modes All