Course Description
Basics of Music Theory
Learn the basics of music theory using piano or keyboard with this free online music course with full video tutorials. If the skills and techniques studied in this course are applied correctly, music becomes easier to understand and to play on a piano or keyboard. The structure of the course is divided into three main subjects – Note Theory, Main Theory and Harmony Elements – which are explained with instructive videos and images. Follow these step-by-step instructions, and you will create your own musical pieces before you know it!
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 6-10 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • State the different notes that can be found on a musical stave • Identify all the basic notations for speed, dynamics, and repeats • Define the meaning of rhythm in music • Summarise the simple logic of reading the musical staff • Analyse how a musical scale is constructed to create different musical scales • Explain how to construct chords and how they work • Recognise the main chords of every scale • Recall the Circle of the Fifths |
| Course Code | 4131 |
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