Music Made Easy
Music Made Easy
If you enjoy music and would like to know more about what makes it work, this is the course for you. You’ll gain a complete understanding of rhythm, melody, and harmony, and you’ll be able to recognize pitches on the musical staff and on the keyboard. Each lesson will build on previous lessons, while also introducing new musical concepts.
You’ll explore the keyboard in full detail, with an emphasis on the structure of major scale and the signatures of major keys. You will examine the many significant contributions early music theorists made to the understanding of music and be able to build intervals, major scales, and chords. By the time you complete this comprehensive and full-featured course, you’ll be able to read, write, and even play simple pieces of music!
Syllabus
- Lesson 1 – Overview of Musical Elements
- Lesson 2 – Rhythm, Beat, Meter, and Time Signatures
- Lesson 3 – Other Meters, Syncopation, and Tempo
- Lesson 4 – Melody, Staff, Clef Signs, Pitches
- Lesson 5 – Pitches Outside of the Staff
- Lesson 6 – Finding Pitches on the Keyboard
- Lesson 7 – Construction of Major Scales
- Lesson 8 – Scale Degrees Names and Early Music Theorists
- Lesson 9 – Major Key Signatures
- Lesson 10 – Concept of Harmony
- Lesson 11 – Compound Intervals, Interval Inversions, and Triads
- Lesson 12 – Triads and the Tonic Dominant Chordal Relationship
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
- You must have speakers or headphones.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Prerequisites:
This course is geared towards those who have no musical background, those who play but do not read music, or anyone who is interested in understanding the fundamentals of music. There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
<ul><li>6 Weeks Access</li>
<li>Course Code: lrm</li>
<li>Start Dates* Jan 12 | Feb 09 | Mar 16 | Apr 13</li>
<li>$187.00 USD</li></ul>
Marianne Murawski earned her Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Maryland, her M.M (master of music) in Music Theory, and her B.A. in Music. Her dissertation, Theory through World Music, focused on developing an introductory music theory course that used world music examples. She has been teaching courses in music fundamentals, music appreciation, history of rock music, and world music at several colleges and universities. She is an active member of the College Music Society, giving presentations at Conferences including an International Conference in Vienna, Austria.
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