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Michael Emenau
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Michael Emenau of MNO Music has a degree in classical music from McGill University in Canada. He has worked professionally as a percussionist, pianist, composer, producer and arranger for more than 25 years, playing such diverse genres as jazz, rock, drum & bass, salsa, techno, country, Hindustani, gospel, baroque, Klezmer, instrumental hip-hop, film and orchestral music. He has recorded on over 200 CDs, composed music for at least eight films, dozens of advertisements and various contemporary dance troupes, toured internationally, and lived on three continents. As a recording artist, he has released a series of highly acclaimed solo CDs on the boutique record labels, Hearts of Space, Daikini, Lucky Bear, Jazz Mafia and Six Degrees records. He has performed ev...
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Play Music by Ear - From Beginner to Expert
4-5 hrs 5,420 learners
By Michael Emenau
You Will Learn How To

Having completed this course, you should be able to:

  • Find the beats in a song
  • Explain the underlying building blocks of music
  • Play simple melodies by ear
  • Discuss the techniques for listening to a song to help discover the melody
  • Play songs in different keys
  • Summarize the basics of harmony and chords
  • Differentiate between high and low notes
  • Distinguish between pulse and rhythm
  • Recognize the difference between major chords and minor chords
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Play Music by Ear - From Beginner to Expert
4-5 hrs
5420 enrolled
Basics of Ear Training
1.5-3 hrs 5,057 learners
By Michael Emenau
You Will Learn How To

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

  • Define a ‘low’, ‘medium’ or ‘high’ pitch note played on the piano by listening to it
  • State the sequence in which the notes are played from their pitch
  • Recognise and name the notes played in different sequences or patterns
  • Identify the scale, whether a C or G major, by listening to the notes played
  • Distinguish between a major and a minor chord played on the piano by listening to it
  • Compare the tonality and the sonority of the chords played on different musical instruments
  • Categorise the chord tones as ‘major’ or ‘minor’ by listening to them in different patterns
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Basics of Ear Training
1.5-3 hrs
5057 enrolled
Music Theory Fundamentals for Songwriters
3-4 hrs 8,580 learners
By Michael Emenau
You Will Learn How To

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

  • Identify any interval on the piano/guitar up to one octave apart
  • Summarise the solfege system and how it relates to musical notes
  • Recall how to write and play the major and minor scale in any key
  • Explain the primary ways of building chords in music
  • Recognise the major chords, minor chords and their shapes
  • Describe the process of making chord progressions in songs
  • Discuss how to use melody to compose a song
  • Compare major chords with their respective relative minor counterparts
  • Relate the use of scales to develop and write great melodies
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Music Theory Fundamentals for Songwriters
3-4 hrs
8580 enrolled
Basics of Rhythm
1.5-3 hrs 1,660 learners
By Michael Emenau
You Will Learn How To

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

  • Identify, clap, and play the beat or rhythm of any song back after listening to it
  • Categorize beats as whole notes, half notes, quarter, eight and sixteen notes
  • Distinguish between the different rhythmic notations
  • Define ‘rest’ and the meaning of 1-bar and 2-bar rhythm measures
  • Describe what syncopation of rhythms is and point out syncopated beats in a rhythm pattern
  • Compute patterns with the quarter, eight and sixteenth notes in both slow and fast tempo
  • Summarize the basic rhythm reading techniques
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Basics of Rhythm
1.5-3 hrs
1660 enrolled
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This course was very easiest to learn and the concepts were very clear to understand.
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