Music Theory Basics 2

Continue to explore the fundamental elements of music, including sound, harmony, melody, rhythm, and growth. Music Theory Basics 2 focuses in particular on strengthening your understanding of harmony and the role it plays in the movement and progression of a musical composition.

This four-week online course is divided into four weeks, each of which focuses on a different topic. In the first week, you'll review important concepts that pave the way to explore how intervals in music work. In the second and third weeks, you will learn about scales, triads, and seventh chords. In the fourth week, you will learn about harmonic progression and counterpoint. By the end of the course, you will be able to confidently identify and create these musical elements in a variety of contexts.

Each week, you will complete a variety of activities, including quizzes, listening exercises, and creative projects with personalized feedback from your instructor. You will also have the opportunity to discuss music theory with your instructor and fellow students.

Whether you are a musician, a composer, or simply a music lover, this course will give you the knowledge you need to understand and appreciate music on a deeper level.

What you will learn:

✔ Notate and identify all simple intervals in a variety of clefs         
✔ Construct triads and seventh chords in a variety of clefs         
✔ Understand the different functions of various chords within a scale         
✔ Identify simple harmonic progressions in major and minor keys         
✔ Create your own chord progressions for use in a variety of Western musical styles         
✔ Create simple, two-voice contrapuntal textures in your musical compositions  

Prerequisite skills:

• Completion of Music Theory Basics 1, or equivalent knowledge and/or experience