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Basic Music Theory by Larry Konecky Alcorn State University The following pages provide brief instruction and exercises to aid prospective students in learning basic music theory. Being able to read music is a prerequisite for advancement in the music curriculum at the college level. If you do not have any formal training in music it is recommended that you get the help of your band director, choir director, or other music educator in learning the basics of reading music and understanding music theory. There are two versions to these pages. Version 1.0 was written using the Beatnik Player plugin to produce sound. The Beatnik Player is no longer available. Use Version 1.0 If you already have the Beatnik Player and have the indicated browsers. Use version 2.0 if you are using Windows XP and Windows Explorer 6.0. Version 1.0 (c) copyright 2001 Version 1.0 requires the use of the Beatnik Player plug-in for sound. The Beatnik Player works with the following browsers: Netscape Win32 4.5 to 5.09, not 4.04 to 4.05 Netscape MacPPC 4.5 to 5.09, not 4.04 to 4.05 Microsoft Internet Explorer Win32 5 to 5.5 Microsoft Internet Explorer MacPPC 5 to 5.5.9 Version 2.0 (c) copyright 2005 Version 2 works best with Windows XP and Windows Explore 6.0....