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Music Theory For Beginners
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(907 ratings)
26,400 students

Music Theory For Beginners

Arm yourself with the right foundation to pursue your musical dreams
Created byNicole DiPaolo
Last updated 7/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • After this course, students will be able to read most music scores
  • Students will gain an understanding of rhythm, tempo, notes, pitch and other common score elements

Course content

3 sections • 13 lectures • 54m total length

  • Rhythm Part 14:22

    You will learn about the importance of rhythm in music, and 3 types of notes, the whole note, the half note, and the quarter note.

  • Rhythm Part 26:43

    You will be exposed to more rhythms and note types, the eighth note and the sixteenth note. Also, you will be introduced to augmentation dots, and ties.

  • Lines and Dividers4:56

    You will understand how music is organised and divided using bar lines and measures. You will also learn about other special lines, including the repeat signs and the volta signs.

  • Time Signature7:24

    You will learn what time signatures are, and how to interpret them. You will then be able to see how bar lines are placed to for measures, and also you will learn about the different kinds of feel that time signatures can introduce into a piece of music.

  • Review2:20

    Revise all the concepts we have learn in the first 4 lectures and see their applications in actual song examples.

Requirements

  • Nothing, but the ability to read and understand English

Description

This course aims to equip beginners in music with the skill to read music and to understand music better. You will be introduced to the various elements on the music score, and we will guide you to learn all the basic theory topics, step by step. You do not have to know anything to take this course, except an interest in music theory!

We will be providing detailed video lessons with numerous practical examples for you to apply your new found knowledge in. This course can will take about a week to complete, and by the end of this course, you will be able to translate the symbols on a music score, into music on your instrument.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners in music who would like to learn how to read music
  • People who want to get back into music

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