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Music Music Fundamentals Music Theory

Music Theory Level 1

Learn how music works and how to write simple songs.
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (20 ratings)
1,264 students
Created by Timothy Wurm
Last updated 2/2016
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Have a basic understanding of how music works
  • Write a simple song

Requirements

  • How to Read Music
  • It Helps to Know How to Find Notes on a Piano

Description

This is a introductory course into Music Theory.  If you are brand new to music, you want to check out my "Your First Course on Piano" course here on Udemy.

By the end of this course, you will know how to:

  1. Identify, understand, and write chords
  2. Identify, understand, and write in key signatures.
  3. Identify, understand, and write the most common chord progressions
  4. Identify and understand the major components of a song.
  5. Understand some basic melody and harmony concepts.
  6. Write a very basic song.

This class is for those who have a basic foundation in music and want to understand how music is put together. It is essential that those taking this class know how to read notes. It is recommended that those taking this class have a keyboard. This class will focus less on playing examples, but will focus more on assignments, observational examples, and exercises. 

Difficulty:
Easy/Intermediate

What You Need To Know

- The very basics on music such as how to read notes and note durations.
- What the staff is and the difference between treble clef and bass clef.

Join the over 1,100 students who have taken their first step learning music theory with this course.  4.80 Star Rating!


My name is Tim and I have a Bachelors of Music from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. I have taught dozens and dozens of students locally and have been teaching online for about 3 years. I have taken my music knowledge and compiled it into this course for students around the world who are looking for an easy way of learning piano without spending thousands on lessons.

Did I mention that there is a 30 day money back guarantee. No risk, enroll today and begin learning to play the piano!


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to improve their understanding of how music works and how music is put together.

Course content

6 sections • 18 lectures • 2h 20m total length

  • Preview02:38

  • Preview08:44
  • Assignment Review Video - How to Complete this Unit's Assignment
    05:38

  • Unit 2 Concepts - Key Signatures
    10:54
  • Unit 2 Assignment Video
    07:29
  • Unit 2 Assignment Video Key Signature Practice
    04:20

  • Unit 3 Concepts: Order of Flats, Key Signatures, and Common Chords
    12:01
  • Unit 3 Assignment Video
    05:06
  • Unit 3 Key Signature Practice
    03:19

  • Unit 4 Concepts
    15:30
  • Unit 4 Assignment
    04:11
  • Unit 4 Key Signature Practice
    03:26

  • Unit 5 Concepts
    15:43
  • Unit 5 Assignment
    03:56
  • Unit 5 Key Signature Practice
    02:24
  • Song Writing Guide
    07:53
  • Unit 5 Final Project Part 1
    13:01
  • Unit 5 Final Project Part 2
    14:15

Instructor

Timothy Wurm
WCU Graduate, Professional Piano and Theory Instructor
Timothy Wurm
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 116 Reviews
  • 5,725 Students
  • 5 Courses

I went to West Chester University' School of Music and Performing Arts Center in West Chester Pennsylvania. I also have a Masters in Information Technology from Kaplan University. I have been teaching piano for over five years now and teaching online for over two years. I have developed in that time a method for making high quality instructional videos using various forms of technology.

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