Understanding the Fundamentals of Music
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Consists of 16 lectures in two parts. Each part consists of two videodiscs and each videodisc consists of 4 lectures/45 minutes per lecture.
Course no. 7261.
Pt. 1. lecture 1. The language of music -- lecture 2. Timbre, continued -- lecture 3. Timbre, part 3 -- lecture 4. Beat and tempo -- lecture 5. Meter, part 1 -- lecture 6. Meter, part 2 -- lecture 7. Pitch and mode, part 1 -- lecture 8. Pitch and mode, part 2.
Pt. 2. lecture 9. Intervals and tunings -- lecture 10. Tonality, key signature, and the circle of fifths -- lecture 11. Intervals revisited and expanded -- lecture 12. Melody -- lecture 13. Melody, continued -- lecture 14. Texture and harmony, part 1 -- lecture 15. Harmony: function, tendency, and dominance, part 2 -- lecture 16. Harmony: progression, cadence, and modulation, part 3.
Taught by: Robert Greenberg, San Francisco Performances.
For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech sound like--rather than what they look like on paper." By sidestepping the necessity to read music, these lectures represent an extremely rare opportunity in musical education--an opportunity to experience a solid introduction to music theory's basics in a way that is not technically intimidating, yet provides a substantial grounding in the fundamentals--Publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (115 p. ; 19 cm.)
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1598032860
9781598032864
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Teaching Company.
SUBJECTS
Music -- Instruction and study.
Music theory.
Music appreciation.
Musical analysis.