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Modes and Ragas: More Than just a Scale (m11633)
Keywords: aeolian, chant, church modes, dorian, Greek modes, India, Indian music, ionian, jazz, locrian, lydian, medieval, medieval modes, mixolydian, modal, mode, phrygian, raga, scale
Summary: Many musical traditions, in history as well as in the modern world, are based on modes or ragas rather than on major and minor scales.
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Popularity: 98.76%
Revised: 2013-02-15
Revisions: 16
Rhythm (m11646)
Keywords: bar, beat, measure, music, rhythm, rhythm section
Summary: An introduction to the basic element of music called rhythm, with some definitions.
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Popularity: 99.47%
Revised: 2013-01-18
Revisions: 8
Music Fundamentals 1: Pitch and Major Scales and Keys (col10714)
Institution: Towson University
Keywords: Key, Major, Music, Pitch, Scale, Theory
Summary: This collection is the first of five dealing with the rudiments of music.
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Popularity: 95.57%
Revised: 2009-06-09
Revisions: New
A Parent's Guide to Band (col10428)
Keywords: band, brass, drums, music, music lessons, percussion, winds, woodwinds
Summary: For the families of students involved in a school band program, information about typical programs, band instruments, lessons, and practice.
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Popularity: 78.46%
Revised: 2007-06-25
Revisions: New
Sound, Physics and Music (col10261)
Keywords: acoustics, sound waves, frequency, wavelength, standing waves, amplitude
Summary: For middle school and up, a short course that explains acoustics (the physics of sound waves) as it relates to music and musical instruments. Suggestions for presenting some of the concepts to younger students are included.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 96.56%
Revised: 2005-01-06
Revisions: New
Frequency and Music (col10338)
Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Keywords: frequency, harmonics, music
Summary: An overview of frequency, harmonic (Fourier) series, and their relationship to music.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 90.25%
Revised: 2006-02-21
Revisions: New
Music, Waves, Physics (col10341)
Author: Nelson Lee
Keywords: music wave equation waves physics
Summary: This course teaches students in high school in advanced physics courses the concept of waves as seen in sound. A solid understanding of calculus is a prerequisite.
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Popularity: 88.29%
Revised: 2006-03-15
Revisions: New
Understanding Basic Music Theory (col10363)
Keywords: acoustics, chords, dissonance, harmonic series, harmonics, harmony, interval, key signature, major key, major scale, meter, minor key, minor scale, octaves, time signature, transposition, triads, tuning
Summary: An expanded version of "Introduction to Music Theory", this course includes a review of common notation and an introduction to the physics behind music theory, as well as the basic concepts of music theory and a few slightly advanced but very useful topics, such as transposition.
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Popularity: 99.70%
Revised: 2007-01-10
Revisions: 3
Introduction to Music Theory (col10208)
Keywords: chords, harmony, interval, key, major key, major scale, minor key, minor scale, music theory, triads
Summary: This course introduces the basic concepts and terms needed to discuss melody and harmony. It is intended for teens or adults with no background in music theory but some familiarity with reading common notation and playing an instrument (or singing). Concepts covered include interval, major and minor keys and scales, triads and chords.
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Popularity: 99.40%
Revised: 2005-03-14
Revisions: 5
Reading Music: Common Notation (col10209)
Keywords: articulation, clef, dynamics, flats, key, key signature, music staff, natural notes, pitch, sharps, staff, tempo, time signature
Summary: This course may be used to introduce or reinforce music-reading skills for someone just learning to play an instrument, or the individual lessons can be used to expand on basic music-reading knowledge or to look up any music-notation terms that are still unfamiliar.
Subject: Arts
Language: English
Popularity: 98.20%
Revised: 2012-02-08
Revisions: 10
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