Understanding the fundamentals of music / Robert Greenberg.
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: 1598032860
- ISBN: 9781598032864
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 115 pages ; 19 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
General Note: | Consists of 16 lectures in two parts. Each part consists of two videodiscs and each videodisc consists of 4 lectures/45 minutes per lecture. Course no. 7261 |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. Disc 1. The language of music ; Timbre, continued ; Timbre, part 3 ; Beat and tempo -- Disc 2. Meter, part 1 ; Meter, part 2 ; Pitch and mode, part 1 ; Pitch and mode, part 2 -- Pt. 2. Disc 3. Intervals and tunings ; Tonality, key signature, and the circle of fifths ; Intervals revisited and expanded ; Melody -- Disc 4. Melody, continued ; Texture and harmony, part 1 ; Harmony : function, tendency, and dominance, part 2 ; Harmony : progression, cadence, and modulation, part 3. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Taught by: Robert Greenberg, San Francisco Performances. |
System Details Note: | DVDs, full screen. |
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Subject: | Music > Instruction and study. Music theory. Music appreciation. Musical analysis. |
Genre: | Lectures. Educational films. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | DVD 781.1 UND 2007 (Text) | 31001101930544 | DVD Adult | Checked Out | 02/18/2025 |