Songwriting – A Practical Guide
This course gives students solid practical tools and techniques for songwriting in any chosen genre, focusing equally on both lyric writing and musical composition. This course will also introduce techniques for enhancing creativity and working through writer’s block.
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What Is Poetry? |
Open University online course on poetic form and techniques. |
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BBC - Radio 3 - Discovering Music Archive |
A huge back catalogue of programmes about music. |
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Music Composition |
This course features directed composition of larger forms of original writing involving voices and/or instruments. Contemporary compositions and... |
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Introduction to Music Theory |
This course introduces the basic concepts and terms needed to discuss melody and harmony. It is intended for teens or adults with no background in... |
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Introduction to Music Theory - course materials |
Downloadable resources for the course "Introduction to Music Theory" |
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Music Fundamentals 5: Triads, Chords, Introduction to Roman Numerals |
This is the fifth of five modules by Terry B. Ewell, dealing with the rudiments of music. |
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Reading Music: Common Notation - course materials |
Downloadable resources for the course "Reading Music: Common Notation" |
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Teoría - Music Theory Web |
A comprehensive interactive music theory website, available free. |
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Dolmetsch Online Music Theory |
A very comprehensive music theory resource. |
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