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.
From the University of Edinburgh Reid School of Music.
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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…
Music Theory in Critical and Global Context
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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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…
Musical Time: How We Feel It
From Nikki Moran
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Nikki and Tom discuss the meaning of metre in music, and look at different time signatures in musical notation.
Metre and Time Signatures
From Nikki Moran
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Nikki and Tom discuss dots and ties in musical notation.
Dots and Ties
From Nikki Moran
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Nikki and Tom discuss examples of subdividing the beat into triplets and quintuplets.
Counting with Subdivisions
From Nikki Moran
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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.
Notating Rhythm
From Nikki Moran
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Nikki and Tom explain five key musical concepts: beat/pulse, tempo, metre, bar, grouping.
Musical Time: Some Concepts
From Nikki Moran
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Nikki explains notation duration and shows you some examples using classical and popular music examples.
Rudiments of Duration Notation
From Nikki Moran
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Nikki and Tom discuss phrasing and form in music.
Phrase and Form
From Nikki Moran
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Introduction to Week 5 of the course.
Welcome to Week 5
From Nikki Moran
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Introduction to Week 4 of the course.
Welcome to Week 4
From Nikki Moran
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Introduction to Week 3 of the course.
Welcome to Week 3
From Nikki Moran
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Introduction to Week 2 of the course.
Welcome to Week 2
From Nikki Moran
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Introduction to Week 1 of the course.
Welcome to Week 1
From Nikki Moran
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This project was created by the Reid School of Music, University of Edinburgh
Modulation
From Rachael Mfoafo
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