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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

SJ

Sep 5, 2020

Nicely taught by the teacher. Excellent for Beginners. But since most, if not all, of the things were new for me, it took time to digest and practice those.

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.

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By Juan J P G E

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Jul 13, 2020

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

By Landy T

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Mar 13, 2020

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

By 朱婧

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Mar 30, 2019

You shall never miss it!

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

By Jessica D J

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Feb 16, 2017

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

By Rangga W

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Aug 12, 2020

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

By Edin E R M

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Aug 3, 2020

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

By Katie F

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May 15, 2020

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

By Daniel G

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Nov 10, 2024

Thank You, I liked this course, I learned more of music with teacher Taggart.

By Christhian P S

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Jun 13, 2017

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

By Gustavo L

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Mar 26, 2019

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

By Tulip G

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Jun 20, 2020

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

By Ash R

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Jan 22, 2022

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

By JOSE A M

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Dec 29, 2020

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

By Iván G

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Feb 11, 2019

Excelente desarrollo y herramientas, recomiendo altamente el curso

By HECTOR J Z D

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Feb 26, 2021

Increíble curso, recomendado!

Incredible course, I recommend it!

By Ashish P

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Apr 21, 2020

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

By Tomisin O

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Feb 9, 2022

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

By Cristhian M B M

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May 24, 2020

Thanks for the wonderful Mooc. I learned a lot in this course.

By Tassanan

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May 4, 2020

This course is very worth it. Good for beginner - intermediate

By David A M

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Jun 2, 2020

Excelente curso. Muy claros todos los conceptos del profesor.

By Charissa I R N

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Oct 9, 2020

GREAT COURSE FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MUSIC

By Saroj S

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Apr 14, 2020

Thanks for providing us great support through this course.

By Lin y

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Dec 22, 2021

really like the course.

it is very clear and logic.

thanks!

By Kaung H A

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May 16, 2020

It is very good for me . I get much knowledge from this .