Interactive Music Theory Drills - Five J's Homeschool

Listed below are some great online interactive music theory drills for the beginning level to more advanced level.

Each of the sites offers a little something different, so I compiled a list of the various drills they have available. Hopefully this list can be useful to you if your kids are taking music lessons or if you're trying to teach them music theory at home.

Keyboard

Keyboard Trainer — A key on the piano is highlighted, and you must identify what letter it is.

Pitch

Interactive Note Names — You click on the staff, and the letter of the note is given.
Interactive Piano Keys — You click on the piano keyboard, and the note is shown on the staff.
Note Trainer — A note on the staff is given, and you must identify the letter name.
Piano Keys — A note on the staff is given, and you must play the correct key on the piano.
Clef Reading — A note on the staff is given, and you must play the correct key on the piano.
Ear Training — After a group of notes are played at the beginning, a single note is played and you must identify which note you heard.

Rhythm

Rhythmic Dictation — Select the right notes to create the correct rhythm based on a played rhythm.

Scales

Interactive Scales — Build various scales.
Treble Clef Scales — Build scales and identify them on the staff and by sound.
Bass Clef Scales — Build scales and identify them on the staff and by sound.
Scales — Separate exercises for construction, identification, and ear training.

Key Signatures

Key Trainer — Key signature is shown on the staff, and you must identify it. Can practice major only or minor only.
Key Signature Construction — You must construct the given key signatures.
Key Signature Identification — You must identify the given key signatures.

Intervals

Interactive Intervals — Practice building various intervals.
Interval Trainer — Identify the given interval on the staff.
Treble Clef Intervals — Given the bottom note, you must build the required interval.
Bass Clef Intervals — Given the bottom note, you must build the required interval.
Intervals — Separate exercises for construction, identification, and ear training.

Chords

Interactive Chords — Practice building various chords.
Triad Trainer — Identify a chord as major, minor, diminished, or augmented.
Chords — Several different exercises. Look under both "Ear Training" and "Music Theory" to view all the different types of chord exercises that are available..
Treble Clef Chords — Build scales and identify them on the staff or by sound.
Bass Clef Chords — Build scales and identify them on the staff or by sound.

By the time you have utilized all these interactive music theory drills your child should have a great understanding of music.