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Costas Christodoulou
Highly accomplished music composer
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Costas Christodoulou was born in Athens, Greece, in April 1967. He started learning music at the age of 13. He studied accordion, piano, organ, flute, and composition.

He has worked as a teacher of organ, modern piano and music technology for over 30 years. He has als...
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Basics of Music Theory
6-10 hrs 6,641 learners
By Costas Christodoulou
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • State the different notes that can be found on a musical stave
  • Identify all the basic notations for speed, dynamics, and repeats
  • Define the meaning of rhythm in music
  • Summarise the simple logic of reading the musical staff
  • Analyse how a musical scale is constructed to create different musical scales
  • Explain how to construct chords and how they work
  • Recognise the main chords of every scale
  • Recall the Circle of the Fifths
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Basics of Music Theory
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Online Piano Lessons for Beginners
5-6 hrs 8,925 learners
By Costas Christodoulou
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Analyse the notes on the staff and the two clefs
  • Summarise note values and the meaning of a ‘steady’ rhythm in music 
  • Explain how to play a melody and identify its elements
  • Outline how to provide an accompaniment
  • Classify the white and black keys by notes on the piano keyboard 
  • Discuss the basics of music theory
  • Categorise arpeggios depending on the hand that is used
  • Highlight ‘accidentals’
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Music Theory
Online Piano Lessons for Beginners
5-6 hrs
8925 enrolled
A Guide to Mastering the Piano - Accompaniment and Improvisation
6-10 hrs 2,504 learners
By Costas Christodoulou
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain how different styles of music such as pop, dance, jazz, or Latin music work
  • Analyse the way we need to play chord voicings to achieve a smooth result
  • State the rules that exist for creating a melody
  • Explain the use of the ‘circle of fifths’ as a tool for transpositions
  • List the different types of variations and the rules for creating them
  • Classify all scales and develop a large vocabulary of musical phrases and chord progressions
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Music Theory
A Guide to Mastering the Piano - Accompaniment and Improvisation
6-10 hrs
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