Adventures in Classical Music—Music Appreciation for All!

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Udemy

Develop an in-depth understanding of the core concepts and principles associated with classical music from the ground up.

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Online

Fees

₹ 449 2899

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course overview

Adventures in Classical Music—Music Appreciation for All certification course is designed by William Neely - Creator, Developer & Instructor and is presented by Udemy and is aimed at learners who want to learn classical music from the ground up. Adventures in Classical Music—Music Appreciation for All online course by Udemy provides thorough video-based resources to assist students in studying classical music in western countries over the centuries till now.

Adventures in Classical Music—Music Appreciation for All online classes features 31 hours of prerecorded lectures and 16 downloadable resources that cover a wide range of topics related to classical music, such as rhythm, pitch, harmony, melody, notation, timbre, melodic structure, harmonic progression, form, and renaissance. This course also includes portions on the history of rock & roll music, as well as discussions of well-known musicians and composers such as Berlioz, Arnold Schoenberg, Beethoven, Modest Mussorgsky, Mozart, Aaron Copland, Richard Wagner, and Igor Stravinsky.

The highlights

  • Certificate of completion
  • Self-paced course
  • 31 hours of pre-recorded video content
  • 16 downloadable resources

Program offerings

  • Online course
  • Learning resources. 30-day money-back guarantee
  • Unlimited access
  • Accessible on mobile devices and tv

Course and certificate fees

Fees information
₹ 449  ₹2,899
certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Udemy

What you will learn

Knowledge of music

After completing the Adventures in Classical Music—Music Appreciation for All online certification, learners will be introduced to the foundations of music and will learn about core concepts associated with classical music and electronic music. Learners will explore the various rhythms, pitch, harmony, melody, form, notation, timbre, harmonic progression, and melodic structure. Learners will study renaissance methods and have a better knowledge of Baroque for Opera or Oratorio. Learners will also look at how nationalism, romanticism, and European modernism influenced musical development.

The syllabus

The Elements Of Music: Introduction To Music Appreciation

  • 1.1 Introductory Overview
  • 1.2 A History Of Rock And Roll, Part 1
  • 1.3 A History Of Rock And Roll, Part 2
  • 1.4 Elements And Rhythm

The Elements Of Music: Rhythm, Meter And Melody

  • 2.1 Rhythm, Part 2
  • 2.2 Compound Meter
  • 2.3 Additive Meter And Miscellaneous
  • 2.4 Characteristics Of Melody
  • 2.5 Melody And Notation

The Elements Of Music: Melodic Structure; Harmony And Texture

  • 3.1 Melodic Structure And Harmony
  • 3.2 Harmony And Phrase Structure
  • 3.3 Harmonic Progressions
  • 3.4a Texture —Supplemental (Non-Musical)
  • 3.4b Musical Texture

The Elements Of Music: Timbre

  • 4.1 Timbre And The Human Voice
  • 4.2 Instruments Of The Orchestra
  • 4.3 The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra

The Elements Of Music: A Summary

  • 5.1 What Is Musical Form?
  • 5.2 A Discussion Of The Building Blocks Of Form
  • 5.3 Bringing All The Elements Together
  • 5.4 Ravel’s Bolero

Antiquity And The Middle Ages

  • 6.1 Beginnings
  • 6.2 Early Church Music
  • 6.3 Plainchant
  • 6.4 Dies Irae

The Late Middle-Ages And The Transition To The Renaissance

  • 7.1 Notation And Modes; Hildegard Von Bingen
  • 7.2 The Notre Dame School
  • 7.3 The Late Middle Ages
  • 7.4 A Sleeping Europe Wakes

The Renaissance

  • 8.1 The Overtone Series
  • 8.2 The Early Renaissance
  • 8.3 Imitative Polyphony
  • 8.4 The Renaissance Mass
  • 8.5 The Reformation And Counter-Reformation

Secular Trends And Introduction To The Baroque

  • 9.1 Secular Trends In The Renaissance
  • 9.2 A New Style For The Madrigal
  • 9.3 Introduction To The Baroque
  • 9.4 Baroque Opera And A New Musical Language

The Early Baroque And The Beginnings Of Opera

  • 10.1 Baroque Opera, Part 2
  • 10.2 Monteverdi’s Orfeo
  • 10.3 New Trends Of The Baroque
  • 10.4 The Nature Of Opera

17th Century Developments And The Rise Of Instrumental Music

  • 11.1 17th Century Developments
  • 11.2 Musical Developments In The Middle Baroque
  • 11.3 The Rise Of Instrumental Music
  • 11.4 The Baroque Concerto
  • 11.5 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

Instrumental Genres; The Fugue And The Church Cantata

  • 12.1 Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Part 2
  • 12.2 Bach And The Fugue
  • 12.3 The Dance Suite
  • 12.4a The Church Cantata In Germany, Part 1
  • 12.4b The Church Cantata In Germany, Part 2

Opera And Oratorio Of The High Baroque; Transition To The Classical Period

  • 13.1 Handel Opera
  • 13.2 Handel Oratorio
  • 13.3 Transition To The Classical Style
  • 13.4 The Age Of Enlightenment

Unity And Form In The Classical Era

  • 14.1a Unity And Variety In Poetry
  • 14.1b Unity And Variety In Painting
  • 14.2 Unity And Variety In The Music Man
  • 14.3 Forms In The Classical Period
  • 14.4 Forms In The Classical Period, Part 2

Forms Of The Classical Period; Introduction To Sonata Form

  • 15.1 Ternary Form In Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
  • 15.2 Rondo Form
  • 15.3 Sonata Form In Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
  • 15.4 Sonata Form In Mozart’s Symphony No. 40

Instrumental Genres

  • 16.1 The Classical Concerto
  • 16.2 Lebrun; The Glass Harmonica

Opera According To Mozart: The Marriage Of Figaro

  • 16.3 Mozart And Opera
  • 16.4 Marriage Of Figaro Act 1 Se Vuol Ballare
  • 16.5 Marriage Of Figaro Preparation For Scene Ii
  • 16.6 Marriage Of Figaro Act I, Scene 2
  • 17.1 Marriage Of Figaro, Preparation For Act Ii
  • 17.2a Marriage Of Figaro, Act Ii, Part 1
  • 17.2b Marriage Of Figaro, Act Ii, Part 2
  • 17.2c Marriage Of Figaro, Act Ii, Part 3
  • 17.3 Marriage Of Figaro, Epilogue

Transition Beethoven

  • 18.1 Transition Beethoven
  • 18.2 Introduction To Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
  • 18.3 Beethoven’s Fifth, Movement I
  • 18.4 Beethoven’s Fifth, Movement Ii

Beethoven, Part 2

  • 19.1 Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Movement Iii
  • 19.2 Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Movement Iv, Part 1
  • 19.3 Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Movement Iv, Part 2
  • 19.4 Beethoven’s Lyrical Style
  • 19.5 Beethoven’s Humor And Conclusions

Introduction To Romanticism

  • 20.1 Introduction To Romanticism
  • 20.2 Style Features Of Romanticism
  • 20.3 Schubert And Schumann Lieder
  • 20.4 Schumann And Chopin Piano Pieces

Hector Berlioz And The Program Symphony

  • 21.1 Berlioz And The Program Symphony
  • 21.2 Symphonie Fantastique, Movement I
  • 21.3 Symphonie Fantastique, Ii, Ii And Iv
  • 21.1 Symphonie Fantastique, V

The Miniature And Character Piece

  • Lecture 22.1 Chopin And Liszt
  • 22.2 Brahms Symphony No. 3
  • 22.3 Old And New Symphonic Genres
  • 22.4 Tchaikovsky’s Romeo And Juliet Overture

The Emergence Of Nationalism; Romantic Opera

  • 23.1 The Emergence Of Nationalism
  • 23.2a Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition, Part 1
  • 23.2b Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition, Part 2
  • 23.3 Opera Review
  • 23.4 The Barber Of Seville: A Un Dottore Della Mia Sorte
  • 23.5 Mad Scene From Lucia Di Lammermoor
  • 23.6 Giuseppe Verdi And Aida

Italian And French Opera; Exoticism

  • 24.1 Aida: Final Scene
  • 24.2 Exoticism
  • 24.3 Bizet And Carmen
  • 24.4 Carmen: Habanera
  • 24.5 Giacomo Puccini
  • 24.6 La Boheme: Love Duet (Part 1)
  • 24.7 La Boheme: Love Duet (Part 2)

German Opera And Richard Wagner

  • 25.1 Introduction To Richard Wagner
  • 25.2 Wagner’s Ring Of The Nibelungen
  • 25.3a Die Walkure Act I Excerpt, Part 1
  • 25.3b Die Walkure Act I Excerpt, Part 2
  • 25.4 Die Walküre, Act Iii Preparation
  • 25.5 Act Iii Opening: The Ride Of The Valkyries
  • 25.6 Die Walküre, Act Iii, Final Scene: Wotan’s Farewell

Wagner’s Influence

  • 26.1a Tristan And Isolde, Part 1
  • 26.1b Tristan And Isolde, Part 2
  • 26.2 Schoenberg And Pierrot Lunaire
  • 26.3 Reactions To Wagner : Debussy
  • 26.4 Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun

Igor Stravinsky And Arnold Schoenberg

  • 27.1 Igor Stravinsky
  • 27.2a The Rite Of Spring, Part 1
  • 27.2b The Rite Of Spring, Part 2
  • 27.3 Schoenberg, Berg And Webern

European Modernism

  • 28.1 European Modernism
  • 28.2 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Iv
  • 28.3 Bela Bartok’s Concerto For Orchestra
  • 28.4 Bartok’s Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta

Music In America

  • 29.1 The American Scene
  • 29.2 Charles Ives
  • 29.3 Putnam’s Camp, Redding, Connecticut
  • 29.4 The Unanswered Question
  • 29.5 The Ultra-Modernists

Copland And The American Scene; Gershwin And Jazz Elements

  • 30.1 Aaron Copland
  • 30.2 Copland’s Appalachian Spring
  • 30.3a Elements Of Jazz In Concert Music, Part 1
  • 30.3b Elements Of Jazz In Concert Music, Part 2
  • 30.3c Elements Of Jazz In Concert Music, Part 3

The American Sound; Ultra-Moderism—The Next Generation

  • 31.1 The American Sound
  • 31.3 Post-Modernism

Music In The Postmodern Age: Electronic Music; Minimalism And Beyond

  • 32.1 Electronic Music, Part 1
  • 32.2 Electronic Music, Part 2
  • 32.3 Minimalism And Beyond
  • 32.4 Sound Masses - Penderecki And Ligeti
  • 32.5 In Conclusion

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Mr William Neely

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