Music theory for musicians

I decided not to make a powerpoint about music theory for musicians because it's such a widely covered topic already. Instead, I found some easy to use online resources that probably explain things better than I could. Most of these resources cover the systems that western music traditionally uses to write and play music (musical staves, types of notes, chords, harmony, etc).

http://www.musictheory.net/lessons
This site has excellent coverage of basic through intermediate/lower advanced topics of music theory. It lets you go through the lessons at your own pace and has exercises to test your knowledge too. However, if you're looking for a very quick summary, it may not be the best.

Here's a much more in-depth document that explains how notes relate to each other and how scales are constructed:
http://www.gospelmusic.org.uk/resources/cowpielessons.pdf

A very simply written summary of the basics:
http://datadragon.com/education/reading/

The Wikipedia page on music theory. Not very good as a learning tool, but not bad as a reference.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_theory

Possible lab: Audio effects in Audacity

Here's a rough idea for a lab for students to do. Not sure where it would fit in the curriculum, but it could hopefully be adjusted to fit somewhere.

1. Open Audacity. If you're using a desktop computer in a lab, it likely has it installed already. Otherwise, if it's not installed on your own computer, download it from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Thoughts/Brainstorming on Real-World Musical Creation with ChucK

//this post is just my own thoughts after having spent a couple days working with ChucK. I may update it in the future, or if I have new ideas after talking about these points with the other members of the group. Also it turned out very long. Sorry!

     I don't entirely understand the point of computer music.

Lab Idea 1: Intro to ChucK for Non-Programmers

Here's an idea for a lab for a class to do. It doesn't assume anything beyond a basic knowledge of how computers work and attempts to explain the basics of ChucK to someone who's never programmed before, while hopefully also giving some ideas for more advanced students to explore. Content is below the jump.