Music Theory

Introductory Humanities & Social Science by YaleCourses. 22 lectures, 18.3 hours. Covers: scales chords harmony rhythm.

Lectures

  1. 1. Introduction · 50 min
  2. Lecture 2. Introduction to Instruments and Musical Genres · 47 min
  3. Lecture 3. Rhythm: Fundamentals · 49 min
  4. Lecture 4. Rhythm: Jazz, Pop and Classical · 51 min
  5. Lecture 5. Melody: Notes, Scales, Nuts and Bolts · 49 min
  6. Lecture 6. Melody: Mozart and Wagner · 48 min
  7. Lecture 7. Harmony: Chords and How to Build Them · 50 min
  8. Lecture 8. Bass Patterns: Blues and Rock · 48 min
  9. Lecture 9. Sonata-Allegro Form: Mozart and Beethoven · 49 min
  10. Lecture 10. Sonata-Allegro and Theme and Variations · 53 min
  11. Lecture 11. Form: Rondo, Sonata-Allegro and Theme and Variations (cont.) · 50 min
  12. Lecture 12. Guest Conductor: Saybrook Orchestra · 50 min
  13. Lecture 13. Fugue: Bach, Bizet and Bernstein · 50 min
  14. Lecture 14. Ostinato Form in the Music of Purcell, Pachelbel, Elton John and Vitamin C · 50 min
  15. Lecture 15. Gregorian Chant and Music in the Sistine Chapel · 50 min
  16. Lecture 16. Baroque Music: The Vocal Music of Johann Sebastian Bach · 49 min
  17. Lecture 17. Mozart and His Operas · 52 min
  18. Lecture 18. Piano Music of Mozart and Beethoven · 50 min
  19. Lecture 19. Romantic Opera: Verdi's La Traviata, Bocelli, Pavarotti and Domingo · 53 min
  20. Lecture 20. The Colossal Symphony: Beethoven, Berlioz, Mahler and Shostakovich · 52 min
  21. Lecture 21. Musical Impressionism and Exoticism: Debussy, Ravel and Monet · 52 min
  22. Lecture 23. Review of Musical Style · 47 min

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