11.   Dunn began teaching choreography at the invitation of John Cage, with whom he had studied music theory.

12.   Enter Joseph N. Straus, a professor of music theory at Queens College.

13.   Harmonic Vision, based in Evanston, Ill., has released two computer CDs that teach kids the fundamentals of music theory and how to read music.

14.   He enrolled as a film major but before he finished his freshman year, he was otherwise occupied by music theory and composition.

15.   He declared himself wholly unfit to teach, and described his musical education as sketchy, particularly in the realm of music theory.

16.   He was a premed student at the University of Kansas and later studied music theory at Brown University, but dropped out of both.

17.   He taught music theory and guitar at Claremore College in Oklahoma and had a piano-tuning business.

18.   I knew I wanted to study music theory, the nuts and bolts.

19.   I used to think that the best way to turn children off to music was to teach music theory and drill music skills.