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Approaching Music Theory Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony
Intermediate
Online
2 Weeks
2,699 INR Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
The fees for the course Approaching Music Theory Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony is -
| Head | Amount in INR |
| Certificate Fees | Rs. 2,699 |
The Syllabus
Video
- Welcome to the course
Readings
- Is this course right for you?
- How to Pass This Course
- Accessing Music in the Course
- Instructor Presence and Staff Support
- Forum Guidelines
- Requesting Peer Reviews
- Academic Integrity
- About Performing
- About CalArts and the School of Music
Videos
- Let's Talk About Music
- The Richness of Simplicity, part
- The Richness of Simplicity, part
- Context and Discrete Function
- Neighbor Notes and Passing Tones
- Context Gives Notes Function
- Cadences
- How to Grade: Write a Gregorian Chant
- An Utterly Different Aesthetic, part
- An Utterly Different Aesthetic, part
- Leaps vs. Steps
- Chromaticism: Outside Notes
- The Next Chromatic Note
- Sequence
- How to Grade: Write a Slow Jazz Song
- How to Grade: Write a Folk Song
Readings
- Week 1 Glossary & Playlist
- Optional Practice: Medieval Notation
- Optional Practice: Modern Notation
- Optional Practice: MIDI Notation
- Some Lessons Learned
- Optional Practice: Antiphon
- Optional Practice: Improvise a Melody
- Optional Practice: A Little Musical Idea
- Some More Lessons Learned
- Talking About Folk Music
- Examples of Folk Music
Practice Exercises
- Reinforce Your Knowledge: Remember New Terms
- See it then Hear it: Over the Rainbow (Required)
- Hear it then See it: White Christmas (Required)
- See it then Hear it: The Riddle Song (Required - Honors)
Videos
- Complex Simplicity: Repetition and Expectation
- Repetition
- How to Grade: Write Like a Classical Composer
- Less is More: Chopin
- Less is More: Ives
- Some Lessons Learned
- Brahms Rhapsody
- Schoenberg's Piano Concerto
- Single Ladies / It's a Small World / Your own personal nightmare earworm
- Three Expansive Tunes
- How to Grade: Write Like a Romantic Composer
- How to Grade: Write like an Early 20th Century Composer
- How to Grade: Write an Earworm
- Boulez, Selon Pli
- John Cage's Atlas Eclipticalis
- How to Grade: Write Like a Mid- to Late 20th Century Composer
- How to Grade: Write Like a Wombat
Readings
- Week 2 Glossary & Playlist
- Some Lessons Learned
- Listen First: Chopin, Withers, Ives
- Less is More: Withers
- Optional Practice: I Want You
- Optional Practice: One Note Samba
- Optional Practice: Musica Ricerata
- Listen First: Brahms & Schoenberg
Practice Exercises
- See it then Hear it: Diaphonic Suite #1 (Required)
- Hear it then See it: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (Required)
- See it then Hear it: 1- (Required - Honors)
Videos
- Introduction to Consonance and Dissonance
- The Physics Of It All
- The Culture & Context You Swim In
- The Functional Relationship
- A Three-Minute History of Medieval Music
- A bit more about medieval music—and meter
- Introduction to 'The Rules'
- A Simple Explanation of Counterpoint, part
- A Simple Explanation of Counterpoint, part
- Adding Dissonance
- How to Grade: Counterpoint, Part One: A&B
- How to Grade: Counterpoint, Part Two: C&D
- Josquin in two voices, part
- Josquin in two voices, part
- Creatively Breaking Rules
- Breaking the Rules In Order To Make New Rules in Order to Figure Out What Rules Are
- How to Grade: Counterpoint, Part Three: E&F
Readings
- Week 3 Glossary & Playlist
- Optional Practice: Meter
- Optional Practice: An informal analysis of Josquin
- Optional Practice: Two Beautiful Pieces
Practical Exercises
- Physical Consonance (Required)
- See it then Hear it: Broken Rules (Required)
- Hear it then See it: Broken Rules (Required)
Videos
- More Than Two Voices At A Time: The Beginning of Harmony
- Demonstration: 3-part voice leading
- Cadences, part
- Cadences, part
- Melodic Aspect to Cadences
- Tonal Function
- More about the Leading Tone: A diversion into Rock and Country
- Rock/Pop vs. Country
- Getting back to Tonal Function: Subdominant
- Some simple examples
- Subdominant Feelz
- Recap of Harmonic Function
- All Triads in a Key
- Mozart Piano Concerto, Part
- Mozart Piano Concerto, Part
- Mozart Piano Concerto, Part
- How to Grade: Complete the Cadences (Final Assignment)
- Conclusion
Readings
- Week 4 Glossary & Playlist
- Listen to Haydn and Pärt
- Listen First: Stairway to Heaven & Coal Miner's Daughter
Practice Exercises
- See it Then Hear it: Piano Sonata #1 (Required)
- Hear it and See it: Dove Sono (Required)