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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Getting Started With Music Theory by Michigan State University

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About the Course

This course is a brief introduction to the elements of music theory for those with little or no music theory experience. We will explore pitch, rhythm, meter, notation, scales, keys, key signatures, meter signatures, triads, seventh chords, and basic harmony. If you listen to music or play music by ear, and you want to know more about how music is organized and notated, this course is for you. By the end of the course, you should know all major and minor keys, how to read and write in treble and bass clef using standard meters and rhythmic values, and how to notate and harmonize a simple melody. This course can serve as a stand-alone basic music theory course, or it can be a springboard to more advanced theory and composition courses. Your instructor is Bruce Taggart, Associate Professor of Music Theory at Michigan State University, in the College of Music, where he has taught undergraduate and graduate music theory since 1996....

Top reviews

WV

Aug 20, 2020

Course was quite tough , eventually I had given up on this course, but consistency made me learn and I went through rigorous learning in finding the chords and middle C notes. Yes I made it in the end

DR

Oct 12, 2020

Scales up quickly; difficulty peaking at the last lecture. Very demanding, but, in the end, very rewarding. (NOTE: Course material (ie terminology, etc) is culture bound to the US vice UK.)

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By Sudha S

Jul 22, 2023

Excellent and great inputs from faculty on topics like counterpoint and chord progressions

By Jonatan M

Mar 1, 2023

Learned many things from this course. I recommend it for anyone getting started. Thank

By Valiren T

Jul 8, 2020

This course is very helpful for my music class! Thank you! God bless you more Coursera!

By Charles G

Jul 15, 2021

Very interesting class. Deeper discussion on chord shapes would be nice. Had fun.

By Maria P

Dec 13, 2020

This course is a good start for a beginner, even though it can be quite challenging.

By Gordon D

Nov 30, 2020

Loved it. Thank you for sharpening my skills in an entertaining, self-paced format!!

By Juan J P G E

Jul 13, 2020

It worked very well for me. The explanations were very clear with helpfull excecises

By Landy T

Mar 13, 2020

the course is very great and good for all of the beginners of learning music theory!

By 朱婧

Mar 30, 2019

You shall never miss it!

A true foundation of the music theory, simple but complete!

By Jessica D J

Feb 16, 2017

Great Course, Already Told My Friend About It, I Learned So Much In So Little Time.

By Rangga W

Aug 12, 2020

Good course, good mentor, thanks coursera, michigan university, and bruce taggart

By Edin E R M

Aug 3, 2020

An excellent course! Thank you for letting me know more about music and theory!

By Katie F

May 15, 2020

Very pleased with this course! A great way to spend Corona Virus quarantine :)

By Christhian P S

Jun 13, 2017

It's a great started in music theory. It's all that i've always loocked for.

By Gustavo L

Mar 26, 2019

I am learning so much. This is a great complement to my music trajectory.

By Tulip G

Jun 20, 2020

Brilliantly explained. The best parts are the mini-quizzes mid modules.

By Ash R

Jan 22, 2022

Bruce you killed me but i made it. All the love brother Great Course!

By Nicolas C

Feb 16, 2021

It was a great ride getting to know more ways to analyze music theory.

By JOSE A M

Dec 29, 2020

This is an amazing course about music theory, 100% recommended to do

By Iván G

Feb 11, 2019

Excelente desarrollo y herramientas, recomiendo altamente el curso

By HECTOR J Z D

Feb 26, 2021

Increíble curso, recomendado!

Incredible course, I recommend it!

By Ashish P

Apr 21, 2020

Very Informative Course it was I really learnt a lot form this.

By kurt c

Aug 25, 2022

Really great! Helped me learn a lot about the basics of music!

By Okunola T

Feb 9, 2022

Very detailed and explanatory. It was extremely helpful to me.