Music Theory Software

[shingo]

Hey,
I am looking to improve my theory and although I go through it with my tutor, I wish to be able to practice it and keep on top of it at home and in my own time. First of all is there any decent software avalible  for this as I find it much easier to learn theory with visual aids i.e more so than a book. I have looked around amazon but to be honest nothing stands out as being amazing, so I wondered if anyone here had some experience with some and could recommend any. I need it to cover up to and above grade 5+ if possible. However if none of this software is particularly helpful (which I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't) could anyone recommend any useful books again covering up to and beyond grade 5 level.
Thanks.

[pianolka]

You can try visit these pages:
https://www.konzkm.cz/download.htm  - here is a very nice program to practice intervals
https://www.webpark.cz/hudebninauka/   - here is a lot of materials
The problem: it is in Czech language 

[oceansoul]

Greetings.

Well, this kind of software would be extremely helpful.

I'll be searching for something good. The best I've found was Auralia, but that one is not directed for practicing music theory. I remember I had one that used in Linux. I'll try to get some links.

If anyone knows of any good software, please tell us.

Thank you,
      OceanSoul.

[sarah767]

I like MacGamut (https://www.macgamut.com) for software, and there are also free online websites- music theory.net (https://www.musictheory.net)and teoria (https://www.teoria.com)are great.

[oscarr111111]

You can't learn music theory at your computer, you need to sit at your instrument and learn to apply it.

[shingo]

You can't learn music theory at your computer, you need to sit at your instrument and learn to apply it.

Well obviously it can't be learned without application, but thats like saying there is no point reading or studying on any practical activity for further enhancement. How would a med student carry out an opperation without any prior knowledge or medical theory or what to apply.
I am looking for a useful learning aid to help understand as well as to help to apply theory, not some cure all fast track scheme where the piano is never even thouched.

By the way, this thread was started a while back and I was referred to a useful book 'Tonal Harmony' (look it up on amazon to get author etc). It encompases everything I need at the moment and is set out with lots of images etc so its not just pages and pages of text. Its set out as a 2 year course book it should contain just about everything, this will be my summer reading.  Being a book it can also be used at the piano so the application oscarr111111 points out can easily be done, whilst not having to hop between computer and piano. 

[appoggiatura]

I have Musica Practica which I find very useful:

  https://www.ars-nova.com

It has graded sets of exercises in music theory and ear training. 

You can't learn music theory at your computer, you need to sit at your instrument and learn to apply it.

I do the exercises sitting at a digital piano attached to my laptop with a USB MIDI cable.

Here's a list of the basic exercises in Musica Practica:

Pitch matching
Pitch reading
Rhythm matching
Rhythm reading
Pitch and rhythm reading
Interval playing
Interval spelling
Interval ear training
Pitch dictation
Rhythm dictation
Full dictation
Melody writing
Scales
Chord playing
Chord spelling
Chord ear training
Chord progression ear training

There are also some advanced exercises like two-voice dictation.