This course will introduce students to the theory of music, providing them with the skills needed to read and write Western music notation, as well as to understand, analyse, and listen informedly. It will cover material such as pitches and scales, intervals, clefs, rhythm, form, meter, phrases and cadences, and basic harmony.
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Learner Career Outcomes
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Learner Career Outcomes
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The University of Edinburgh
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Pitches, Scales, Modes and Chords
Keys, Minor Scales, Intervals and Clefs
Rhythm and Form
Harmony 1: Functional Harmony
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TOP REVIEWS FROM FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC THEORY
It was a very nice course. We were able to understand the basics of music theory and how the notations and chords work. Thank you so much to the entire staff of Edinburgh University and Coursera..:-)
Very good course which hammers home the essentials. Good enthusiastic lecturing and importantly on completion progressed onto Coursera Musicianship Specialisation which I have now almost completed
Its not as easy as it seems, it will give you a good challenge. After you finish this, you will be more confident about your music theory. Thank you University of Edinburgh! Thank you Coursera!
As a Buzzok player and a software engineer, this course encourages me to play on my instrument differently and to think in a new web application for music discipline !! Thank you very much
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