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Costas Christodoulou
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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 also performed music at various music stages and theatres, and written 25 books with piano music. In addition, Costas has composed and orchestrated music for theatre, cinema and fairy tales.

In the past few years, he has worked on the Internet by providing various musical services to individuals or companies. He makes courses with musical content for learning various aspects of music, and also orchestrates and composes music for short movies and audiobooks.
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Basics of Music Theory
6-10 hrs 9,852 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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Music
Basics of Music Theory
6-10 hrs
9852 enrolled
Online Piano Lessons for Beginners
5-6 hrs 11,389 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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Beginner Level
Music Theory
Online Piano Lessons for Beginners
5-6 hrs
11389 enrolled
A Guide to Mastering the Piano - Accompaniment and Improvisation
6-10 hrs 3,231 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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Advanced Level
Music Theory
A Guide to Mastering the Piano - Accompaniment and Improvisation
6-10 hrs
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