Music Theory for Beginners

Music Theory for Beginners, available at $19.99, with 57 lectures.

You will learn about How to read and play notes on the piano or keyboard. Know the musical alphabet and how to use it. Know basic rests (quarter, eighth, half and whole rests) and how many counts they are. Identify each valued note and how many counts it is. Sight read basic notes and rhythms. This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone who wants to learn music theory, the very basics is my target student. or The beginning student who is having trouble with music theory and needs someone who can break things down in laymen's terms. or Those wanting to study composition later on. or Music hobbyists or music listeners It is particularly useful for Anyone who wants to learn music theory, the very basics is my target student. or The beginning student who is having trouble with music theory and needs someone who can break things down in laymen's terms. or Those wanting to study composition later on. or Music hobbyists or music listeners.

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Title: Music Theory for Beginners

Price: $19.99

Number of Lectures: 57

Number of Published Lectures: 57

Number of Curriculum Items: 61

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 61

Original Price: $34.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

How to read and play notes on the piano or keyboard.
Know the musical alphabet and how to use it.
Know basic rests (quarter, eighth, half and whole rests) and how many counts they are.
Identify each valued note and how many counts it is.
Sight read basic notes and rhythms.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who wants to learn music theory, the very basics is my target student.
The beginning student who is having trouble with music theory and needs someone who can break things down in laymen's terms.
Those wanting to study composition later on.
Music hobbyists
music listeners

Target Audiences

Anyone who wants to learn music theory, the very basics is my target student.
The beginning student who is having trouble with music theory and needs someone who can break things down in laymen's terms.
Those wanting to study composition later on.
Music hobbyists
music listeners

Welcome to the Music Theory 100 Course, Music Theory for Beginners. In this course, we discuss the introductory nuts and bolts of music theory from note values to time signatures and beyond. In this course, you have specialized music theory lessons that allow you to pass your intro to theory exams and your theory assignments. There are going to be quizzes and minor assignments that will help you retain the most information from the course. I will also hold office hours in Google Hangouts periodically if you need more help. Note: More content will be uploaded to this course as it becomes available. This course takes you through the first crucial lessons of music theory from the beginning of different note values to intervals of different notes and their sounds. This course also will contain helpful memory and written exercises to help you learn the most. In the course, students should get through the beginnings of two part harmony and late baroque and early classical music structures.

Bring a pencil and paper or your favorite score editing software (although I will talk about one in the course) in order to do the many practice assignments that are in the course to give you a better understanding of how music theory works.

Here is another breakdown of the course:

Music Theory for Beginners Part I: Unlock the Language of Music!

In this introductory course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of music theory in a clear and easy-to-understand way. You’ll be able to:

Decode note durations: Master those quarter notes, eighth notes, and everything in between!
Conquer time signatures: No more confusion about 4/4, 3/4, or any other time signature!
Sight-read with confidence: Learn proven techniques to breeze through sheet music without hesitation.
Unlock the mysteries of key signatures: Understand the sharps and flats that appear at the beginning of a piece.
Navigate the circle of fifths: Demystify this powerful tool for understanding chords and scales.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: First Lessons in Theory: Music and the Staff

Lecture 3: First Lessons in Music Theory: High Notes Versus Low Notes

Lecture 4: First Lessons In Music Theory: Clefs (Intro)

Lecture 5: First Lessons in Music Theory: Notes With Different Values

Lecture 6: First Lessons in Music Theory: Every Note Has A Name

Lecture 7: First Lessons In Music Theory: Every Note Has a Number

Lecture 8: What You May Need for the Course

Chapter 2: Intro To Theory: Note Names and Alphabet and Clefs

Lecture 1: The Musical Alphabet

Lecture 2: Clefs: Treble Clef Staff

Lecture 3: Clefs: Bass Clef Staff

Lecture 4: The Grand Staff Lecture

Lecture 5: Intro To Note Values: Whole, Half, Quarter and Eighth Notes

Lecture 6: Intro to Note Values: Sixteenth Notes

Lecture 7: Note Value Breakdown

Lecture 8: Introduction to Dotted Notes

Lecture 9: Dotted Quarter Note Video

Lecture 10: Dotted Half Note

Lecture 11: Dotted Half Rest

Lecture 12: Dotted Eighth Notes

Lecture 13: Dotted Eighth Rests Lecture

Lecture 14: Dotted Quarter Rest Lecture

Lecture 15: Section Recap

Chapter 3: Time Signatures

Lecture 1: What is a time signature?

Lecture 2: Common Time Signatures

Lecture 3: Less Common Time Signatures

Lecture 4: Another Tutorial In Depth Music Theory

Lecture 5: How to Count 4/4 time

Lecture 6: How to Count 3/4 Time

Lecture 7: How to Count 2/4 Time

Lecture 8: Compound Time Signatures. What Are They?

Lecture 9: Common Compound Time Signatures 3/8

Lecture 10: Common Time Signatures 6/8

Lecture 11: Compound Time Signatures: 9/8

Lecture 12: Compound Time Signatures: 12/8

Lecture 13: Composite Time Signatures

Lecture 14: Section Recap

Chapter 4: How to Sight Read Music

Lecture 1: Section Intro

Lecture 2: Common Pitfalls When Reading Music

Lecture 3: Note Time Signature

Lecture 4: Note the Key Signature

Lecture 5: Note The Contour of The Notes

Lecture 6: Note Patterns

Chapter 5: Why Key Signatures

Lecture 1: Why Key Signatures

Lecture 2: The Keys Each Key Signature Denotes

Lecture 3: Explaining Circle of Fifths 1

Lecture 4: Explaining Circle of Fifths 2

Lecture 5: Explaining 12 Major Scales

Lecture 6: Minor Scale Step Order for Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor Scales

Lecture 7: Explaining Natural Minor

Lecture 8: Explaining Harmonic Minor Scales

Lecture 9: Going Over the Melodic Minor Scale

Lecture 10: Chords of The Minor Scales

Lecture 11: Relative Majors and Minors

Lecture 12: Parallel Majors and Minors

Chapter 6: Conclusion of the Course

Lecture 1: Review of the Concepts Taught in Music Theory 1

Lecture 2: Thank You for Taking This Course & Please Leave a Review

Instructors

Cody Weinmann
Composer, Music Transcriber, Orchestrator, and Pianist

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