Learn to Appreciate Music on a Deeper Level - Just Listen!

Understand and identify musical elements to enhance music appreciation through active listening of any music

4.75 (16 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Music Fundamentals
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5 hours
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Feb 2022
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$39.99
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What you will learn

Introduction & exploration of musical elements - rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, texture, dynamics, tempo, form

Active listening to understand what is happening in the music

Many listening examples ranging from well-known classical pieces to modern musical theatre, film and pop music

How the musical elements are varied to achieve an intended effect (e.g. emotions, moods, characters, etc.)

Description

Music appreciation for any music that you listen to, anytime, anywhere. No music background required.

Music is a big part of our daily lives. We hear it on radio, TV, shopping malls, or dedicated playlists that we have curated for different purposes. However, have you ever listened to the music and wondered what is going on? Music is made up of many layers and most of the time, it serves to convey an idea or evoke certain responses in listeners.

In this interactive course, you will first understand the 8 elements of music that exist in most, if not all music around the world. You will learn about characteristics within each element that can easily be identified just by actively listening. We will be going on a little adventure with a very familiar tune and explore how the tune changes just by varying the musical elements.

After that, we will take a broader perspective and discuss musical representations (e.g., emotions, landscapes, cultures). We will also discuss how the 8 musical elements were varied in order to achieve these intended purposes.


What this course offers:

· PDF workbook for the entire course

· Active listening cheat sheet

· Listening examples from a wide range of music
(well-known classical music to modern music from musical theatre, film and pop music)
- Average of 15 examples for each section on musical elements
- Average of 10 listening examples for each lecture on musical representations

This is not a music theory course so simplified terms will be used for easy understanding.


This course is for:
· non-musicians who love music and want to learn more about how music works
· beginner-intermediate musicians who wish to understand music in a more holistic manner

I look forward to seeing you inside!

Content

Introduction

Introduction

Rhythm

2.1 Beats in a Cycle (Part 1)
2.2 Beats in a Cycle (Part 2)
2.3 Duration of Sounds & Silence

Melody

3.1 Pitch & Scale
3.2 Major & Minor
3.3 Modulation
3.4 Motif
3.5 Articulation

Harmony

4.1 Common Patterns (Part 1)
4.2 Common Patterns (Part 2)
Consolidation & Practice

Timbre

5.1 Instruments
5.2 Registers
5.3 Roles of Instruments

Texture

6.1 Thick & Thin
6.2 3 Types of Musical Texture

Dynamics

7.1 Sudden & Gradual Dynamic Changes
7.2 Balance & Voicing

Tempo

8.1 Sudden & Gradual Tempo Changes
8.2 Rubato

Form

9.1 Variation Between Repeats

Consolidation

10.1 Consolidate Your Learning
10.2 What's Next

Musical Representations

11.1 Emotions
11.2 Moods
11.3 Landscapes
11.4 Characters
11.5 Animals
11.6 Cultures (Part 1)
11.7 Cultures (Part 2)
11.8 Stories/Scenes

Conclusion

Conclusion

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Reviews

Philippe
June 2, 2023
Excellente formation amenant un approfondissement de l'écoute qui permet d'envisager la musique dans d’autres dimensions.
Jerry
August 11, 2022
Good information delivered in a thoughtful, rational manner. Helped broaden my understanding of “active listening”.

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