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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Music has always been the universal language and in it, Bali music has been the form to gain one of the most recognition across the globe. The course, World Music: Balinese Rhythms, introduces the candidates to Balinese music and teaches them about the part it has played in Balinese culture. The World Music: Balinese Rhythms Course has a special design for mentoring its students which uses the Jamelan game, created by an MIT Professor, Eran Egozy.

This World Music: Balinese Rhythms Certification, since it uses gaming applications, has an entertaining learning experience that allows the candidates to progress at their own pace and removes the usual stress parameters, thus making the World Music: Balinese Rhythms Online Certification course fun for all of its participants. World Music: Balinese Rhythms Online Certification results in better engagement and reception; hence improved skills and techniques will be seen in the candidates in leaps and bounds.

Furthermore, the World Music: Balinese Rhythms Course will awaken an interest in the musical capabilities inside themselves which will allow them to go through the contexts of the musical world in their customised ways. The candidates will get limited access to the course if they have chosen the audit track and unlimited access if they have chosen the verified track.

The Highlights

Free course available
Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
10-weeks long
edX verified certificate
Online learning
6-7 hours of weekly effort
MIT certification
Introductory level course
Certificate is shareable

Programme Offerings

Video Lessons
E-learning
Instructor-led sessions
Self-paced learning
Discussion Forums
assignments

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 4088	yes	MIT Cambridge

Applicants can learn the course content for free.
Participants who wish to get the certificate in the final part of the course will have to pay ₹4,088

World Music Balinese Rhythms Fees Structure

Category	Amount in Rs.
Course fee	Free
Certification fee	₹ 4,088

Eligibility Criteria

Work Experience

World Music: Balinese Rhythms Course does not need the candidates to have prior work experience to apply for the course.

Certification Qualifying Details

The criteria for the applicants to attain the certificate at the end is to pay for the certification mode of the program and then complete it with all of its details. For this, they will need to score a minimum of 50% in the tests and quizzes that will be held during the course.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Music

Interested participants who join the course will learn a number of concepts and skills with this course.

Participants will become familiar with the traditions and cultures of Bali through their musical qualities.
An important skill that the applicants will get to master through World Music: Balinese Rhythms Online Certification is the identification of rhythm and metric structures used in the musical techniques.
The introduction to Bali music will enlighten the candidates with other cultural contexts as well and make them aware of the crossroads that varying cultures of the world go through.
One of the most useful contents of the course is training the candidates in finding the beats offered in Bali music which enables them to recognize the various rhythms in use even today.
The lessons of the course are lined with several polo lessons from a number of legendary artists providing perfect examples of distinguished tempos to offer them mastery in this field of the domain.
Baris dance and Kotekan polos are a significant part of the applicant’s syllabi which instills an emotion of cultural sensitivity into the participants.
On an introductory level, the participants will also be taught to play and perform Balinese music and they will also receive insights for techniques to get better at it continuously.
The greatest skill benefit from the course is that the candidates will learn the overall basics of music and its fundamentals which they can use to apply any form of musical skill as well.

Who it is for

Applicants belonging to the following groups are the perfect candidates for World Music: Balinese Rhythms Online Certification.

Freshers in the music industry who feel the need to introduce Balinese rhythms can gain all the essential knowledge about it through the course.
Enthusiasts of the music world who want to know more about Balinese performances and try their hands on Balinese music can attain this privilege through the program.

Admission Details

Participants who are intrigued by Bali music and want to learn more about it through World Music: Balinese Rhythms Online Certification can apply to the program by the given steps.

Step 1: Opening the course website is the first step for the applicants. https://www.edx.org/course/world-music-balinese-rhythms-i

Step 2: An ‘Enrol’ button is mentioned on the webpage of the course.

Step 3: Clicking on the button will direct the participants to a sign-in/register page.

Step 4: Participants will either login using their existing accounts or they will create a new account to proceed further.

Step 5: Applicants will then have to choose whether they wish to go through the course for free or opt for the mode that earns them their certificates.

The Syllabus

Instructors

MIT Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who is offering this course?

The globally esteemed institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has curated the course and offered to teach it.

2: What is edX?

edX is a non-profit educational organization, a brainchild of Harvard and MIT, which comes together with other highly reputed universities of the world to globally bring high-quality education to everyone.

3: Who is the course instructor?

The students of this World Music: Balinese Rhythms Course will be mentored by Evan Ziporyn, a distinguished professor, Meghan Perdue, digital learning fellow, and Dewa Alit, a lecturer at MIT.

4: What is the duration of the course?

The designed course is 10 weeks long with all its contents. It requires that the candidates put in 6-7 hours of effort every week to gain a strong grasp on its concepts and skills.

5: What type of course is the program?

The program is curated to be an instructor-led, online program that offers its students the feature of self-paced learning in order to give them a convenient learning experience.

6: Are scholarships offered?

Being a part of edX courses, the program offers its students a financial waive of 90% for its certification mode of learning. In case a candidate opts for the audited version, they will not receive a certificate but wouldn’t need to pay any fee either.

7: What is the process of receiving financial assistance?

A candidate can access financial assistance from the program by completing the application form and writing three different essays for it. Candidates will be let known if their application was accepted for scholarship or not.

8: Can applicants apply for a refund?

Applicants are allowed to apply for a refund from a verified course by cancelling their admissions from the course within 14 days of joining or 14 days after course commencement, the later date among the two will be considered.