Music for the 21st Century Classroom

Free music theory website by Robert Hutchinson

Music for the 21st Century Classroom is a free music theory site that covers most of the topics you’d learn in a college-level core music theory class. The units are arranged the same way you’d see in a textbook, but the musical examples aren’t limited to common practice period (classical) era music.

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Hutchinson includes examples from pop, film scores, and more to make sure that everyone can connect to the music theory concepts presented in every lesson.

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E G♯ m C♯ m A

1 Progression, 3 Ways

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Musescore, Music xml, Midi, and Pdf file types included.

C♯ m G♯ m B E

1 Progression, 8 Ways3

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Musescore, Music xml, Midi, and Pdf file types included.

A♯dim C♯m F♯ B

1 Progression, 3 Ways

Free

Musescore, Music xml, Midi, and Pdf file types included.

A♭ E♭m G♭ D♭

1 Progression, 4 Ways

Free

Musescore, Music xml, Midi, and Pdf file types included.

C♯ m Bm E A

1 Progression, 3 Ways

Free

Musescore, Music xml, Midi, and Pdf file types included.

Am Em F C

1 Progression, 8 Ways

Free

Musescore, Music xml, Midi, and Pdf file types included.

Am Em F C

1 Progression, 8 Ways

Free

Musescore, Music xml, Midi, and Pdf file types included.