Theory-on-the-Web is by Robert J. Frank, Associate Professor of Composition and Theory at Southern Methodist University. It is intended to serve as an interactive, hypertext instruction method in basic music theory.

Any commercial or institutional use without permission is prohibited.

All materials contained in these pages, including content, format, images, sound files and text is copyright 1996-2008 by Robert J. Frank, who is solely responsible for their content. The author is not held liable for any use of misuse of these materials or any loss as a result of their use.
For more information about the Theory and Composition Department (including the Division of Music) at Southern Methodist University, click here.

System requirements:

In order to fully use the following pages, users must have the following:

• Browser compatible of displaying tables, images, and supporting forms and Quicktime(tm) (Current versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape recommended -- see below for links to download these free browsers.)
• Color Monitor (256 colors or better)
• Playback of soundfiles requires a multimedia computer capable of audio and the Apple Quicktime (tm) plug-in. (free, and available for both Windows and Macintosh systems)

Links to Upgrade Browsers