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Music Theory (Piano Lessons)
If you strip away a lot of the jargon and old conventions it becomes far easier to understand the ideas behind music. Music theory is as simple as "when notes are related in *this* way, they create *this* sound". Michael New is a full-time music teacher, have a bachelor's degree in music, and these videos are from him teaching what he know about music theory in the simplest … [Read more...]
Introduction to World Music – A Free Course
An exploration of music from various cultures and time periods and the ways in which music promotes self-understanding by reflecting recurring patterns of human behavior. Lecture 1 - Introduction Lecture 2 - Principles of World Music Lecture 3 - Native American Music I Lecture 4 - Native American Music II Lecture 5 - Native American Music III Lecture 6 - Traditional Ozark … [Read more...]
How to Compose Music 101 – A Free Course
Learn how to compose music, from start to finish. In this course, you'll learn about melody, harmony, form, accompaniment, dynamics, articulations and how to make your music generally sound good. Study the ways in which Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven all made their music work. Lesson 1 - How to Write a Melody - Learn about how to write a Basic Idea, the real building block … [Read more...]
Introduction to Pitch Systems in Tonal Music – A Free Course
Pitch systems use mathematics to organize audible phenomenon for creative expression. The cognitive processes we develop through exposure to music comprise a kind of applied mathematics; our emotional responses to musical nuance grow out of a largely unconscious mastery of the patterns and structures in music. This series of presentations covers the basic mathematics and … [Read more...]
Dave Conservatoire – A Free Course
Learn about music online Learn about music for free. DaveConservatoire offers free lessons and exercises in music! Simple online theory lessons and exercises to help you discover how music works. Music is the most wonderful thing on the planet. Playing, singing and learning about music should be a human right. Dave Conservatoire exists to help anyone who … [Read more...]