Adventures in Classical MusicMusic Appreciation for All! (Udemy.com)

Understand and enjoy classical music at your own pace. A music history course, including a music theory introduction.

4.7
( 185 Reviews )

Created by: William Neely

Produced in 2021

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What you will learn

  • You will learn the component parts of musicrhythm, pitch, melody, harmony, form, etc.
  • Then you will apply those concepts to an exploration of the history of classical music.
  • In the end, you will have developed a greater understanding of music in its various stages of development
  • You will be able to more accurately identify the works and the composers style, as well as place it in the timeline of the history of music.

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Overall Score : 94 / 100

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Course Description

Music appreciation for the 21st century. Learn about Classical Music in the Western world from the Middle Ages to the present. Youll begin with an introduction to the various elements of music -- for example, melody, rhythm, pitch and harmony to give you the basics and vocabulary of music theory to understand and appreciate any type of music. Youll then explore the History of Classical Music through its various stylistic periods, from medieval chant right up to the current cutting edge. Anyone interested in classical music will benefit from this course. ______________________________________________________________________ About this course: Over 3800 happy students Updated regularly Full, free lifetime access All future extra and upgraded lectures are always included for free Unconditional Udemy 30 day money-back guarantee See testimonials from former students below ______________________________________________________________________ This course is structured in 32 sections; the first section is devoted to the elements of music in order to give you a detailed primer in music theory: melody, rhythm, pitch, harmony, texture, tempo, dynamics and form. Section 1 includes a Short History of Rock and Roll to illustrate the musical elements and musical style. After that, each section is devoted to one of the broad eras of music history: The Middle Ages. Learn about early music beginning with monophony and how polyphony developed during the period of the building of the great cathedrals. The Renaissance. What was happening in music during the period in which Michelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel? A return to some Ancient ideals led to a rediscovery of the science of acoustics, providing a basis for the theory of modern harmony. How the course of music changed as a result of Martin Luthers break from the Church. The Baroque. Here we have the origins of opera, as well as a flowering of instrumental music, culminating in the works of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. The Classical. In reaction to the florid complexities of the Baroque, and influenced by the Age of Reason, the Classical period focused on simplicity and elegance, producing such composers as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Romanticism. The Age of Reason was too reasonable for the the Romanticists. They valued heightened emotion over elegance. The music of Schumann, Chopin, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Puccini were some of its greatest accomplishments. The Modern Period. Formerly referred to as the 20th century period, it now needs to reflect its expansion into the 21st century. Some of the greatest composers of this period have been Stravinsky, Bartok, Schoenberg, Britten, Shostakovich, Ives, Copland and Barber. We conclude with a retrospective and some final remarks to wrap it all up. ______________________________________________________________________ Testimonials from former students. I concurrently teach this course at Santa Rosa Junior College (for core Humanities credit). Please take a moment to read a few testimonials by Santa Rosa students about this course, as they testify to my passion and command of the subject matter. I wanted to thank you, Bill Neely, for sharing your knowledge with us. This has been a super-duper class, and I find myself a little sad to find it drawing to a close. I've always enjoyed classical music rather passively; I now feel that I can be an active participant, with a deeper understanding of the musical concepts, the composers themselves, and their historical context. Very cool! Sandra L My love for classical music has grown as I understand more now the times and styles and detours of styles these great composers took. I have found these lectures easy to understand and digest into my appreciation and education of classical music. Kathy J I wanted to thank you for this wonderful class. I have a doctorate degree, and this has been one of the most thorough and informative classed I have ever taken. It has deepened my understanding and enjoyment of the music I have been listening to for the past 35 years...
I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the depth and clarity of presentation of this class. Do you offer any other online classes? I have recommended it to many of my friends Loretta Z I really like your lectures, very informative, interesting and filled with a lot of information This is what I hoped for in an online course. Great lectures, this is the first online class I've taken that I felt the instructor was as dedicated to his online students as his in-person ones. Thank you! Stephanie M ...
lectures were terrific, especially the use of the history of Rock 'n' Roll to begin a very clear and concise exploration of the basics of music ...
Thanks very much for teaching such an excellent course. Sincerely, Daniel N Many more testimonials available on my musicappreciationonline dot com website. Who this course is for:
This course is intended for the beginner, although many students with classical music history training have reported that they too have benefitted from the class.
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William Neely

In addition to teaching Adventures in Classical Music at Santa Rosa Junior College and @ Udemy, Bill has also taughtthis course on the Skillfeed and LearnSocial platforms. He grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, and has lived in San Francisco, California since 1977. He attended University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he got his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, with a minor in Music History and Conducting. After that, he went to University of Colorado in Boulder, where he got a Master's Degree in Vocal Performance. He has been on the faculty of Santa Rosa Junior College since 2000, where he began to develop this music appreciation course for online delivery. Prior to Santa Rosa Junior College, he had taught at Napa Valley College.
In his other life, he is a classical singer in the San Francisco Bay Area, enjoying performing in many operas, musicals and choral concerts. He has sung in the chorus with San Francisco Opera in 11 productions. As a soloist, some of his favorite solo performances have been the title roles of Mozart's Don Giovanni, Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and Leigh/Wasserman's Man of La Mancha as well as Baron Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca, Count Almaviva in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Danilo in Lehar's The Merry Widow, Voltaire/Pangloss in Bernstein's Candide and most recently, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus.

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By John Shannon on 12/13/2020

Yes. Excellent.

By Gaynor Cashin on 12/6/2020

Clear overview

By Darren James on 11/17/2020

Excellent course so far with clear explanations of concepts.

By Olli Koskela on 11/16/2020

very good; informative music course

By Michael Huang on 11/14/2020

Very good

By Ari Bayvertyan on 10/19/2020

Instructor is very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. The course is extensive but well organized and executed proficiently. I recommend this to any lover of Western music!

By Geoffrey Newman on 10/15/2020

I have been a singer for most of my life and at 82 still sing with a London Symphony chorus. But this is the course I have waited for all my life. Its fun and filling in missing gaps ,so easy to follow and brilliant presentation. Many thanks for making this available. When we all start singing again, I will listen to the orchestra with new ears. Fantastic.

By Asaf Bareket on 10/14/2020

Amazing!

By Vipul Tirkey on 10/8/2020

Great... i really enjoyed this jouney of classical music history and learned alot :)

By Xin Xu on 10/5/2020

yes, like it so far

By Caroline Chambers on 10/5/2020

Actual high quality college course.

By Tyler Kaufman on 9/23/2020

Very well done and articulate. I appreciate how this class flows. The only risk is the montonality of the lecturer's voice. Other than that, the lecturer is well informed and presents the topic in a concise and easily understandable way.

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