From the University of Edinburgh Reid School of Music.
This course will introduce you to the theory of music, providing you with the skills needed to read and write Western music notation, as well as to understand, analyse, and listen informedly.
You will cover pitches and scales, intervals, clefs, rhythm and form, meter, phrases and cadences, and basic functional harmony.
Covering the fundamentals of Western music theory, this is an in-depth and rewarding course for musicians of all levels. 
These videos are free, open resources originally created for the short course, Fundamentals of Music Theory.
If the course is not currently running, you can still work through the resources in your own time using the videos in this playlist.
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From Lizzy Garner-Foy
To set the scene, Nikki Moran (course lead) offers some context for your study of music theory by sharing ideas about how this course fits into the bigger landscape of… -
From Nikki Moran
Nikki and Tom talk about how musical time feels, with musical examples including Bernard Edwards's 'Good Times' bass line (Chic), and John Deacon's… -
From Nikki Moran
Nikki and Tom discuss the meaning of metre in music, and look at different time signatures in musical notation. -
From Nikki Moran
Nikki and Tom discuss dots and ties in musical notation. -
From Nikki Moran
Nikki and Tom discuss examples of subdividing the beat into triplets and quintuplets. -
From Nikki Moran
Nikki Moran and Tom Butler discuss music notation. Try following along with the example. Pause the video as needed, and notate the rhythm yourself as we go along. -
From Nikki Moran
Nikki and Tom explain five key musical concepts: beat/pulse, tempo, metre, bar, grouping. -
From Nikki Moran
Nikki explains notation duration and shows you some examples using classical and popular music examples. -
From Nikki Moran
Nikki and Tom discuss phrasing and form in music. -
From Nikki Moran
Introduction to Week 5 of the course. -
From Nikki Moran
Introduction to Week 4 of the course. -
From Nikki Moran
Introduction to Week 3 of the course. -
From Nikki Moran
Introduction to Week 2 of the course. -
From Nikki Moran
Introduction to Week 1 of the course. -
From Rachael Mfoafo
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