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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
JW
Dec 11, 2024
Lovely course. The narrator is easy to understand, the modules and chapters are well organized. The quizzes and reviews are easy to follow and challenging for what was just taught.
DT
Jun 19, 2020
This course was very helpful as i earned a basic knowledge of music theory...........and also it is the best for the beginners who are keen in learning music.
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By Akshay S
•Apr 9, 2020
Sadlly this is not for beginners! :(
By Artem K
•Mar 14, 2025
waste of time