Music history courses can help you learn about different musical genres, influential composers, and the cultural contexts that shaped various musical movements. You can build skills in analyzing musical scores, understanding historical trends, and discussing the impact of music on society. Many courses introduce tools like music notation software and audio editing programs, which can enhance your ability to create and critique music while applying historical insights to contemporary compositions.

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Ancient History, Aesthetics, Design Elements And Principles, World History, Liberal Arts, Anthropology, Public History
★ 4.8 (1K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Tokyo
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Liberal Arts, Visual Storytelling, Social Studies, Intercultural Competence, Research, Public History
★ 4.8 (771) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Curtis Institute of Music
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music History, Instrumental Music, Classical Music, Music Theory, Music Performance, Music, Performing Arts, Aesthetics
★ 4.8 (613) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Hugging Face, Natural Language Processing, Generative AI, Artificial Neural Networks, Embeddings, Large Language Modeling, Deep Learning, Transfer Learning, Fine-tuning
★ 4.8 (31K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Physical Stamina, Music Performance, Persistence, Music, Habit Formation, World Music, Goal Setting, Performing Arts, Coordination
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, Design, Art History, Visual Design, Information Architecture, Design Elements And Principles, Design Strategies, Design Research, Peer Review, Creativity
★ 4.8 (5.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Sapienza University of Rome
Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Ancient History, 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Public History, Scientific Methods, Data Sharing, Anthropology, Data Modeling, Case Studies, Cultural Sensitivity, Liberal Arts, Research, Data Management, Data Collection
★ 4.4 (310) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Musical Composition, Music, Instrumental Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Music Performance
★ 4.8 (790) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Music Performance, Music, World Music, Performing Arts
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Performing Arts, Innovation, Electronic Media, Aesthetics, Technology Solutions, Design Thinking, Liberal Arts, AI powered creativity, Multimedia, Public History, Visual Storytelling, Storytelling, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Social Justice
★ 4.7 (1.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music History, Music, World Music, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Musical Composition, Performing Arts, Music Performance, Storytelling
★ 4.6 (111) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Arizona
Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, Art History, World History, European History, Social Studies, Liberal Arts, Political Sciences, Governance
★ 4.8 (684) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months