Fundamentals of Music Theory by Coursera
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
18 Topics
Introduction to Week 1
Musical Notes
Octaves
More on Scales
Introduction to Chords
Primary Chords
Rudiments of Duration Notation
Licence Statement
Music Theory in Critical and Global Context
Meet the Team
Introduce yourself
Musical Notes
Octaves
More on Scales
Introduction to Chords
Primary Chords
Rudiments of Duration Notation
Week 1
12 Topics
Introduction to Week 2
Sharps & Flats
Keys and Key Signatures
Minor Keys
Intervals
Ledger Lines and Clefs
Sharps and Flats
Keys and Key Signatures
Minor Keys and Minor Scales
Intervals
Ledger Lines and Clefs
Week 2
15 Topics
Introduction to Week 3
Musical Time: How We Feel It
Musical Time: Some Concepts
Notating Rhythm
Counting with Subdivisions
Dots and Ties
Metre and Time Signatures
Phrase and Form
Introduction to Musical Time
Notating Rhythm
Counting with Subdivisions
Dots and Ties
Metre and Time Signatures
Phrase and Form
Week 3
12 Topics
Introduction to Week 4
Listening to triads
Elaborating Key: Triads and Scales
Building Triads
Harmonising a Melody
Seventh Chords
Listening to Triads
Perfect and Imperfect Cadences
Building Triads
Harmonising
Seventh Chords
Week 4
12 Topics
Introduction to Week 5
Chord Inversions
Cadences
Chord Names
Common Chord Progressions
Modulation
Chord Inversions
Cadences
Chord Names
Common Chord Progressions
Modulation
Week 5
6 Topics
Harmonic Analysis - Bach Prelude in C Major
Glossary
Final Exam: Instructions
Post-Course Survey
Final Exam (Part 1)
Final Exam (Part 2)
Fundamentals of Music Theory
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