Course description
If you enjoy music and want to know more about what makes it work, this is the course for you. Gain an understanding of rhythm, melody, and harmony, and learn to recognize pitches on the musical staff and on a keyboard. An emphasis on the structure of major scale and the signatures of major keys on a keyboard will be explored. Examine the many significant contributions early music theorists made to the understanding of music and be able to build intervals, major scales, and chords.
Course details
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Registration dates
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Fall 2026 registration is open.Winter 2027 registration opens November 2, 2026.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
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