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      Yale University

      Introduction to Classical Music

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      National University of Singapore

      Write Like Mozart: An Introduction to Classical Music Composition

      Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Research and Design

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      (407 reviews)

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      Yale University

      Music and Social Action

      Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking, Research and Design, Strategy and Operations, Creativity, Entrepreneurship

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      (161 reviews)

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      Peking University

      20世纪西方音乐 Western Music in the 20th Century

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      (43 reviews)

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      California Institute of the Arts

      Approaching Music Theory: Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony

      Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Critical Thinking, Research and Design, Strategy and Operations

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      (142 reviews)

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      The Chinese University of Hong Kong

      The Beauty of Kunqu Opera

      Skills you'll gain: Business Psychology, Culture, Leadership and Management

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      (198 reviews)

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      Duke University

      Music as Biology: What We Like to Hear and Why

      Skills you'll gain: BlockChain, Business Psychology, Combinatorics, Computer Graphics, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Graph Theory, Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, Interactive Design, Leadership and Management, Marketing, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Mathematics, Sales, Strategy, Strategy and Operations, Virtual Reality

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      Universitat Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona

      Audio Signal Processing for Music Applications

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      The University of Sydney

      The Place of Music in 21st Century Education

      Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Business Psychology, Change Management, Communication, Computer Graphics, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Graphics Software, Human Learning, Human Resources, Journalism, Leadership and Management, People Development, Research and Design, Strategy and Operations, Writing

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      University of Michigan

      The Piano Sonata: Origins to Mozart

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Intimacy of Creativity: Entering the Minds of Composers

      Skills you'll gain: Applied Mathematics, Mathematics

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      Frequently Asked Questions about Classical Music

      • Classical music is an instrumental style of music, played with various wood, brass, and percussion instruments by a large group of musicians. The music is characterized with a regal style, as it is associated with formal national events. Classical music is often hard to define, but most people can pick it out when they hear it.

        The most traditional form of classical music is usually referred to as the music made in the late 1700s and early 1800s. This music was made popular by skilled composers like Austrians Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven.

        The main instruments used to perform classical music include woodwinds (flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, English horn), brass instruments (trumpet, tuba, French horn), string instruments (violins, cellos), and percussion instruments. Combining these instruments in a group creates a symphonic orchestra. Adding vocals to this ensemble can produce elements of opera to this music.‎

      • It's important to learn about classical music for the benefits it gives to you as a listener. Regular exposure to classical music can stimulate brain activities and gene activity, studies have shown. Classical music also helps you formulate patterns of music in your head, from the recurring patterns found in classical pieces.

        Listening to classical music is like entering into a new world, filled with wondrous highs and deep, sorrowful lows. You also can learn about history and tradition when you learn about classical music and its composers. A certain beauty of melody, drama, and solemnity found in classical music awaits those who pursue it in the modern world.

        You may even be gifted to play classical music on an instrument. Doing so can help increase your creativity and help you to think in creative, new ways.‎

      • Yes, there are careers available in classical music. You can be a musician playing in an orchestra. There are also careers in managing orchestras, running events that hold concerts, and jobs in recording classical music.

        When the coronavirus hit in 2020, classical music ceased to be performed in orchestras around the world for a while. However, the listening, study, and understanding of classical music has grown.

        In fact, the British Phonographic Institute revealed in 2020 that more younger listeners were streaming classical music on their devices. A joint report showed that young listeners aged 18-25 amounted to more than a third of all classical music streams in the past year. Additionally, those under 35 years old increased their classical music streams by more than 15 percent as well in the past 12 months.‎

      • Yes, you can learn much about classical music, its history, and its antecedents from online courses. There are varied programs offered online in which you can dive as deep as you'd like into this brave new world.

        The field of classical music is enrichening, with options to take an introduction to classical music, or proceed right into an in-depth study of classical music composition.‎

      This FAQ content has been made available for informational purposes only. Learners are advised to conduct additional research to ensure that courses and other credentials pursued meet their personal, professional, and financial goals.
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