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Music Theory 101

MUS-40054

9 Weeks | Live Online

This course is typically offered every quarter.

Course Overview
:  A basic knowledge of music theory is one of the most important tools a musician can have, whether you play an instrument or want to compose your own music. This class for beginners will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of music.

Using a series of simple exercises, we will begin with how to read music: pitch, clefs, note values and rhythm (simple and complex); and progress to more complex subjects such as: major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals, chords, chord progression, and counterpoint.

TextbookTonal Harmony, 7th Edition, Stefan Kostka, Dorothy Payne, & Byron Almen (Textbook only); ISBN-13: 978-0078025143

Quarters Offered:  Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
Course Duration:  9 weeks
Prerequisite:  None (no prior knowledge of music is necessary).

Course Information

Live Online
2.00 units
$315.00
Notes:

Academic Calendar:  View our Academic Calendar to see key dates such as when enrollment opens and starts dates for each quarter.
Courses do not necessarily start on the first day of a quarter.

Course sessions

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Section ID:

190959

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 7/3/2025
  • Early enrollment advised

Note:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published dates and times. You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
6/25/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
7/2/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
7/9/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
7/16/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
7/23/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
7/30/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
8/6/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
8/13/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
8/20/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
8/27/2025 Wed 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
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Instructor: Tatev Amiryan

Tatev Amiryan