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Open Yale Courses is a project of Yale University, one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. Yale is renowned for its exceptional academic standards and for the quality of its teaching. Among its alumni, it counts several US presidents, US Supreme Court Justices and many foreign heads of state.Open Yale Courses provide free and unlimited access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars from Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials to all who wish to learn, regardless of educational background.
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Music Theory: Instruments and Rhythm
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Music Theory: Instruments and Rhythm
1.5-3 hrs 28,227 learners
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After completing this music theory course, you will:
- Explain how to listen to music properly
- Describe the most common type of form in pop music – verse and chorus
- Differentiate between rhythm and melody
- Distinguish between major and minor chords
- Distinguish between tremolo, pizzicato, and vibrato
- Define what tempo in music means
- Explain the term syncopation and how it is used in music
- Distinguish between polyphony, monophony, and homophony
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Music Theory: Instruments and Rhythm
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Music Theory: Melody and Harmony
1.5-3 hrs 25,233 learners
By Open Yale Courses You Will Learn How To
After completing this music theory course, you will:
- Describe the differences between the major and minor scales
- Explain the different scales you might hear in different parts of the world
- Distinguish between conjunct or disjunct melodies
- Define melodic sequence
- Explain the difference between an authentic cadence and a deceptive cadence
- Explain what a harmony is
- Describe how to focus on the rate of harmonic change
- Define what an irregular rate of harmonic change is
- Explain what a chord progression is
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Music Theory: Melody and Harmony
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Music Theory: Musical Form
1.5-3 hrs 19,810 learners
By Open Yale Courses You Will Learn How To
After completing this music theory course, you will:
- List different sorts of genres
- List the six models in music
- Define what a coda is
- Explain ternary form
- Discuss the differences between verse and chorus
- Differentiate between the four functional types that will show up in sonata-allegro form
- Describe the difference between rondo and ostinato
- Explain what a rondo is
- Define “pedal point”
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Music Theory: Musical Form
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Diploma in Music Theory
10-15 hrs 91,195 learners
By Open Yale Courses You Will Learn How To
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain how to listen to music properly
- Differentiate between rhythm and melody
- Discuss the differences between verse and chorus
- Explain the general format of symphonies
- Distinguish between duple and triple meters
- Discuss the use of chromaticism
- Explain what a harmony is
- Define what a coda is
- Explain what a harmony is
- Explain what a chord progression is
- Distinguish between major and minor chords
- Distinguish between conjunct or disjunct melodies
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Diploma in Music Theory
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The Course Diploma in Music Theory A very good scaled down version of a higher diploma in music offered by most of our universities and colleges in South Africa, which I did, but did not finish. Thank you Alison.
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The Course Diploma in Music Theory I have been participated in the courses, and I can regard, that it was genuine Yale's presentation which can equip any one interested to professional music career.
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