MERLOT Materials

A collection of interactive skill tests for music theory, musicianship and music appreciation.

Build musical chords inside a circle using geometric shapes. Another way to look at chords.

Overtone is a downloadable program that allows you to create sine wave plus chosen harmonics (or overtones) and see the... see more

A website exploring alternate tunings and layouts of instruments. Has nice piano and guitar chording java applets

Musical intervals are created inside a circle using lines or geomtric shapes. Another way to look at intervals.

A Pitch Class Calculator. Enter the notes and it will calculate the pitch class set. It also calculates the proto-prime... see more

This applet allows you to operate a church bell tower and ring the bells using various traditional methods from the... see more

Fractal Music Composer is a powerful music editor. Students build their own musical phrases out of notes from their... see more

We have created a computer program that simulates a vibrating string, and allows the user to perform experiments similar... see more