Question: I had been formally trained in piano quite a long ago
for a short duration of time. I have not been so much in touch
with it since then, but I have always been into music. Recently
I have gotten interested (very much) in music theory and will
pursue it if I get a chance to do so. In the meantime, I would
like you to tell me where I can find material to study music
theory. I want to read and learn everything there is to it.
Please let me know. And just to give you an idea of how capable
I could be, I'm just going to list out some things that I can
do: 1. You play a note on the piano and tell me what note it
is... then you ask me to sing out some random note... I will
need less than 5 seconds to do that, and I will get it right
every time. 2. Interval identification and scale/mode
identification by ear. So now you should be in a position to
suggest appropriate theory topics for me to read. Please, please
let me know. Albert's reply: This is an excellent question,
since it reveals what I consider to be