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Do you have a passion for music and want to learn more about how it works? Are you a musician who learned by ear and has no formal training? Would you like to study music but are unsure of where to begin? This course includes six lessons that will give you the knowledge and the skills all you need to understand basic music theory.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: Berklee College of Music
Course Curriculum
| Welcome to Introduction to Music Theory | |||
| Welcome to Introduction to Music Theory | 00:04:00 | ||
| Lesson 1: The Major Scale | |||
| Spotlight: Why Are Harmony and Ear Training Important? | 00:04:00 | ||
| Important Definitions | 00:04:00 | ||
| Structure of the Major Scale | 00:04:00 | ||
| Sharps and Flats | 00:02:00 | ||
| Major 2nd and Major 3rd Intervals | 00:04:00 | ||
| Ear Training: Major 2nd and Major 3rd Intervals | 00:02:00 | ||
| Finding the Tonal Center | 00:08:00 | ||
| Student Performance: Boston Marathon, “I Don’t Have a Song for That” | 00:06:00 | ||
| Lesson 2: Major and Minor Triads | |||
| Spotlight: What’s Your Story? | 00:03:00 | ||
| Review from Lesson 1 | 00:02:00 | ||
| Perfect 4th and 5th Intervals | 00:06:00 | ||
| Ear Training: Major 2nd, Major 3rd, Perfect 4th and Perfect 5th Intervals | 00:05:00 | ||
| Building Major and Minor Triads | 00:09:00 | ||
| The I-IV-V Chord Progression | 00:05:00 | ||
| Berklee Student Performance: “Najat 1958” | 00:10:00 | ||
| Lesson 3: The Minor Pentatonic Scale | |||
| Berklee Faculty/Student Spotlight: Advice for Studying Music | 00:05:00 | ||
| Review from Lesson 2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Major 6th and Major 7th Intervals | 00:05:00 | ||
| Building and Singing the Minor Pentatonic Scale | 00:10:00 | ||
| Berklee Student Performance: “Work In Progress” | 00:03:00 | ||
| Lesson 4: Major and Dominant Seventh Chords | |||
| Berklee Faculty/Student Spotlight: Audition Tips | 00:04:00 | ||
| Review from Lesson 3 | 00:03:00 | ||
| 7th Chords | 00:04:00 | ||
| Dominant 7th Chords and Blues Progression | 00:13:00 | ||
| Ear Training: 7th Chords | 00:03:00 | ||
| Berklee Student Performance: “New Kind Of Dirty” | 00:05:00 | ||
| Lesson 5: Song Form | |||
| Berklee Faculty/Student Spotlight: What Career Does Your Major Prepare You For? | 00:04:00 | ||
| Review from Lesson 4 and 7-3-5 Chord Voicings | 00:05:00 | ||
| AABA and Blues Song Forms | 00:06:00 | ||
| 4/4 and 3/4 Time Signatures | 00:02:00 | ||
| The Chord Chart | 00:06:00 | ||
| Berklee Student Performance: “Chuk for Chick” | 00:05:00 | ||
| Lesson 6: Review | |||
| Berklee Faculty/Student Spotlight: What Do You Like Most About Berklee? | 00:05:00 | ||
| The Major Scale Beyond C | 00:04:00 | ||
| Review: The Major and Minor Triad, Major 7th, and Dominant 7th Chords | 00:08:00 | ||
| Practicing What You Know and Moving Forward | 00:04:00 | ||
| Berklee Student Performance: “La Musica No Se Toca” | 00:04:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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