Welcome to our forum. A Message To Our New and Prospective Members . Check out our Forum Rules. Lets keep this forum an enjoyable place to visit.

Check out our 2023 Group Christmas Project HERE

AAA
Avatar
Please consider registering
guest
sp_LogInOut Log Insp_Registration Register
Register | Lost password?
Advanced Search
Forum Scope




Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
sp_Feed Topic RSSsp_TopicIcon
Free fundamentals of music theory course
Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 (0 votes) 
Avatar
Ferret
Byron Bay Australia
Members

Regulars
September 24, 2014 - 9:59 pm
Member Since: April 22, 2012
Forum Posts: 1575
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Corsera.org has an upcoming Free fundamentals of music theory course from the University of Edinburgh.

https://www.coursera.org/cours.....usictheory

Its worth a look :)

I think that I'll be doing it.

Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of dunno ..... What was I saying???? facepalm

Avatar
coolpinkone
California, the place of my heart
September 24, 2014 - 11:47 pm
Member Since: January 11, 2012
Forum Posts: 4180
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Awesome Ferret. I am in a Coursera class now on violin teaching! It is great!

Vibrato Desperato.... Desperately seeking vibrato

Avatar
RosinedUp

Honorary tenured advisor
Members

Regulars
September 25, 2014 - 2:27 am
Member Since: September 7, 2012
Forum Posts: 985
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

 @Ferret From the description, it looks like a very good course.  And it's for people who want to learn, not for those who mainly want grades or course credit.  Probably no one could go wrong with it. 

I'm sure I've learned most of what's in the course, but I can always use a refresher, and might pick up some stuff that has previously fallen through the cracks, or get some new insight.  I take it that there isn't a definite date for the next time it's offered, but I've registered there and put it on my watchlist.

I've noticed you seem to be cracking the code of standard music notation on your own lately.  Congratulations on that progress, Ferret.

Edit: 11:15 9/25/14  Taking another look at the course schedule, I think there's more than a little that I can learn from it, especially in the last couple weeks.  They say there is no prerequisite and that 1-3 hours/week is enough.  IDK, that sounds optimistic to me.  In order to get the most out of it, I would advise to "prepare the ground" before the course starts.

Avatar
VickieD
Members

Regulars
September 25, 2014 - 7:49 am
Member Since: July 26, 2014
Forum Posts: 130
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Thanks @Ferret - looks like a good course - added my name to the watchlist. Have a feeling I'm going to have to convert my half notes to minims, my quarter notes to crotchets, etc.note semiquaver-1214

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
~~Albert Einstein

Avatar
StoneDog
Members

Regulars
September 25, 2014 - 10:00 am
Member Since: January 14, 2013
Forum Posts: 888
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

@Ferret 

I'm on the watch list > Thanks Ferret, I can always use theory> can never get enough and the more I learn the better I understand where I want and need to go on my instrument. Just makes playing easier. I have dabbled with online theory gigs > It will be good to dabble some more.

 
Avatar
RosinedUp

Honorary tenured advisor
Members

Regulars
September 25, 2014 - 11:33 am
Member Since: September 7, 2012
Forum Posts: 985
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

VickieD said
Have a feeling I'm going to have to convert my half notes to minims, my quarter notes to crotchets, etc.note semiquaver-1214

Maybe we can get @BillyG or @Worldfiddler to translate for us.  I think they can both speak Edinboroughese.

Avatar
iBud
Honolulu, HI
Members

Regulars
September 25, 2014 - 11:46 am
Member Since: August 28, 2014
Forum Posts: 376
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Aloha everyone,

You can go here to get all the strange names for the notes.  It's gets confusing, and it starts to repeat.  For example there is a hemidemisemiquaver (64th note), but the next one is semihemidemisemiquaver (128th note).  We're not likely to see too many of those, but still it's much easier to say it "our" way than "theirs."

I had to find that page, as I've seen a few British videos on music theory and always got confused on their names for the notes.  Nothing against the Brits, but I keep forgetting their names.  It's almost as if they went out of their way to confuse the non-musicians :D

Keep-Calm-and-Fiddle-On-small-2.jpg

 

 

 

Avatar
Robyn.fnq
Queensland, Australia

Honorary tenured advisor
Members

Regulars
September 25, 2014 - 10:04 pm
Member Since: July 8, 2011
Forum Posts: 587
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

That looks interesting, thanks for sharing Ferret.

Theory has always been a problem for me ... I tried to study it, but found myself going quickly into 'unfocused' mode ...

Hopefully I can get something from the course that doesn't put me to sleep!

If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right.

Avatar
Ferret
Byron Bay Australia
Members

Regulars
September 26, 2014 - 12:35 am
Member Since: April 22, 2012
Forum Posts: 1575
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

coolpinkone said
Awesome Ferret. I am in a Coursera class now on violin teaching! It is great!

@coolpinkone 

Toni

I was going to do that one but, after some though, decided against it.

But I will be doing this one (Music Theory). And before doing this one I'll be doing another on learning.

https://www.coursera.org/course/learning.

Its something that could make other courses easier to do :)

Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of dunno ..... What was I saying???? facepalm

Avatar
coolpinkone
California, the place of my heart
September 26, 2014 - 1:40 am
Member Since: January 11, 2012
Forum Posts: 4180
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
10sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

@@Ferret cool to take classes.. I think at our age it it good for our brains to stretch and learn.  And if we need string cleaner... Well hey.. ;).  I like the class I am taking now. :)

Vibrato Desperato.... Desperately seeking vibrato

Avatar
Ferret
Byron Bay Australia
Members

Regulars
September 26, 2014 - 1:53 am
Member Since: April 22, 2012
Forum Posts: 1575
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
11sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

coolpinkone said
@@Ferret cool to take classes.. I think at our age it it good for our brains to stretch and learn.  And if we need string cleaner... Well hey.. ;).  I like the class I am taking now. :)

@coolpinkone 

At our age, it is good.

I did my Bachelor of Arts as a full time student at the age of 45 (3 years study of Japanese language)

Then did my Honors Year (Asian history)

Then did a two years of study to become a Horticulturist.

And then started the violin at 62 yrs.

After all that, I need some 'string cleaner'  rofl

Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of dunno ..... What was I saying???? facepalm

Avatar
RockingLR33
Members

Regulars
September 26, 2014 - 9:30 am
Member Since: September 21, 2013
Forum Posts: 492
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
12sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

@Ferret  Thank you for posting that! i'm debating that course. but that website overall is absolutely amazing!! :D I found a few classes that i am looking forward to taking!!! 

Lead me, Follow me, or get out of my way!

             ~General George S. Patton

Forum Timezone: America/New_York
Most Users Ever Online: 696
Currently Online:
Guest(s) 92
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Members Birthdays
sp_BirthdayIcon
Today JochSejo, Ivanorcan
Upcoming Sofia Leo, TKDennis, Ms-G, FiddleDetroit, CookiesViolin, Bobby, Elaisa, Michael Browder, RCall, EBurrell, Gordon Shumway, ViolinD, dougga, MoonShadows, Astandane, JohnG
Top Posters:
ELCBK: 7717
ABitRusty: 3896
Mad_Wed: 2849
Barry: 2690
Fiddlestix: 2647
Oliver: 2439
Gordon Shumway: 2422
DanielB: 2379
Mark: 2136
damfino: 2113
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 3
Members: 31657
Moderators: 0
Admins: 7
Forum Stats:
Groups: 16
Forums: 81
Topics: 10581
Posts: 134090
Newest Members:
bittruster, fiddlecastro, jackdaniel, romanmills08, creativestringsinfo, rubble_b, mariachi, avagrey92, Alison, David
Administrators: Fiddlerman: 16429, KindaScratchy: 1760, coolpinkone: 4180, BillyG: 3744, MrsFiddlerman: 2, Jimmie Bjorling: 0, Mouse: 5296