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Understanding the fundamentals of music

Greenberg, Robert 1954- (Author). Teaching Company. (Added Author).

Summary: For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech sound like--rather than what they look like on paper." By sidestepping the necessity to read music, these lectures represent an extremely rare opportunity in musical education--an opportunity to experience a solid introduction to music theory's basics in a way that is not technically intimidating, yet provides a substantial grounding in the fundamentals--Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781598032864
ISBN: 1598032860
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (54, 67 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm).
videodisc
videorecording
Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2007]
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	Course guidebooks laid in each of two containers. Course no. 7261.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Guides include bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part 1. disc 1. (lectures 1-4). Language of music ; Timbre, continued ; Timbre, part 3 ; Beat and tempo -- Part 1. disc 2. (lectures 5-8). Meter, part 1 ; Meter, part 2 ; Pitch and mode, part 1 ; Pitch and mode, part 2 -- Part 2. disc 3. (lectures 9-12). Intervals and tunings ; Tonality, key signature, and the circle of fifths ; Intervals revisited and expanded ; Melody -- Part 2. disc 4. (lectures 13-16). Melody, continued ; Texture and harmony, part 1 ; Harmony, part 2 - function, tendency, and dominance ; Harmony, part 3 - progression, cadence, and modulation.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecturer: Robert Greenberg, San Francisco Performances.
System Details Note:	DVD.