WV
Aug 20, 2020
Course was quite tough , eventually I had given up on this course, but consistency made me learn and I went through rigorous learning in finding the chords and middle C notes. Yes I made it in the end
DR
Oct 12, 2020
Scales up quickly; difficulty peaking at the last lecture. Very demanding, but, in the end, very rewarding. (NOTE: Course material (ie terminology, etc) is culture bound to the US vice UK.)
By Eric A
•May 2, 2017
Very useful for a novice! Well explained music principles.
By Caterina F
•Sep 11, 2017
Very good course! I really enjoyed it! I reccomend it!
By Katherine M F
•Aug 11, 2021
i like but for a started it a little hard to catch up
By Angel A A D
•Jun 19, 2017
It's too short to get all the info in so little time
By Red S 2
•Aug 21, 2020
some question during the videos didn't appear well
By Tushar M
•Jul 24, 2020
This is a amaging course and very helpful.
By Varvara P
•Nov 25, 2017
Very well structured and methodical
By Ferry K
•May 10, 2020
Good Music Theory
By Delphine C
•Aug 17, 2020
Really enjoyable
By Alageswaran J
•Jun 30, 2020
Very Advanced.
By Ivan W H
•Jun 1, 2020
good intro
By Chaitra
•Aug 3, 2020
Overall, a good introduction to music theory. I enjoyed the course, and am excited to apply it in practice. Cons: a few parts felt not so beginner-friendly (where we're expected to know certain things by ear). I also think the part about meter & time signatures was a bit rushed. For that section, it was difficult to do the assignments based on the limited things taught in the video. I think it would be clearer to beginners if more examples were worked through, and the quiz did not ask things outside of what was taught it in class.
By Johannes J E
•Jan 24, 2024
I unenrolled, because the quizzes' design is a little confusing (You have to enter answers manually and in a specific format and it's hard to know if my answer was incorrect or whether it was just the format). Also the subject matter throws you a little bit into the deep end. You need to have a very decent grasp of music theory before getting into this. I wouldn't recommend it for beginners to be honest.
By Angeliki T
•Apr 19, 2021
Overall, it was a really great course, where I gained much deep knowledge on music and how it works. However, I don't think this course suits for someone who has NO experience on music as it doesn't explain theory thoroughly in order for someone completely new to understand it. If I didn't have some basic knowledge I wouldn't have made it through.
By Rhody A
•Apr 27, 2020
There's a lot of assumption that the learner just simply "knows" what the lecturer is talking about. If I hadn't had my spouse to bounce these ides off of, I don't know for sure if I would've comprehended everything. That being said, I still learned a lot, but that's because I'm very dedicated and driven to learn this stuff!
By Thomas L S
•Sep 12, 2020
I learned a lot, but the course could be better. I would have liked to have a text or written material that I could have referenced or followed along in. As it was, I used two computers. In many modules, the answer box would appear and cover the question, so I would skip the question.
By Deleted A
•Jul 25, 2020
Not sure I would call this a beginner-friendly course. I went in with zero knowledge and unable to read sheet music and struggled all throughout the course. Definitely learn how to read Treble and Bass clef staves before you take this. Being good at math will also help.
By Yikun C
•Aug 16, 2020
Sometimes the course feels too theoretical. Not recommend if you have zero music education background/experience in playing an instrument.
By MayTweTarMyintAung
•Sep 21, 2020
I wish the explanations would be more simple and more understandable. Anyhow, now I know a lot about basic music theory.
By Rachel T
•May 8, 2020
Definitely more advanced than a beginner course.
By killeraj t
•Jul 25, 2020
Confusing but informative
By Rickard S J
•Dec 29, 2019
so far
By Hansel B
•Nov 17, 2022
I'm a total beginner when it comes to music theory and reading. I expected to get started using this class, the first two weeks were alright, but then 3 and 4 come and I am now completely lost. The topics are explained way too fast for a beginner, and I do not know why I'm learning all these things. The number of musical examples decrease with time, so I do not hear most of the things I see on screen. I cannot read music yet, and 3 and 4 weeks are basically implying that you can already read the notes pretty fast. In further readings, all you get is "check Wikipedia or musictheory.net". Since I could not understand many things, I'll have to use these sources anyway, rendering my time doing this class wasted. I could also not answer the in-class quizzes as they popped on the screen after week 2 because, most of the time, the answer panel was covering the staff that you had to answer a question about. I don't know if this class is coupled with another at their university, but for a random student who just wants to learn things for fun or develop their musical skills, I do not recommend.
By Kristin H
•Aug 31, 2023
Formative questions
were so much easier than the ridiculous
edge-case questions
on the quizzes. Why quiz on something
he mentions
once in passing? Why discount
counting half-steps as shown clearly on music theory
.net in favor of memorising
structures you don’t
really understand? Falsely advertised
as no experience
necessary. Instructor skips through
several steps in logic
so quickly
you
are
forced to rewatch the videos
several
times and read the transcripts, then look at outside
sources to understand
what the
hell he means. It took me so so many more hours to complete
this corse than advertised. Don’t
recommend!
By Caroline B
•May 4, 2020
Flies through the beginner-level basics and too-quickly goes into complicated notation. Quizzes interrupt the lectures at sometimes illogical points, and the tests have too high of a passing grade with very tough questions for the length and quality of explanation of the lesson content.
Teacher is very knowledgeable and the pace and examples are good... if you can follow what is going on without much of a base to build on. Lessons are broken out into short videos with one topic at a time which makes the duration not overwhelming even if the content can be.