Classical Music Courses and Certifications

Intro to Music for Teachers: Professional Development

Refresh your music knowledge with this 11-hour professional development course. Study opera, medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, modern, jazz, rock, and world music at your convenience.

• Study.com
• 10 hours 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Narrative in Five Centuries of Classical Music - Time's Arrow - Gustavo Martinez

Explore the narrative in classical music over five centuries with Santa Fe Institute. Understand irreversibility, directionality, and their musical implications in less than an hour.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Great Masters: Mozart—His Life and Music

101 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

A biographical and musical study of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who composed more than 600 works of beauty and brilliance in just over 20 years.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Symphonies of Beethoven

92 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

See how Beethoven revolutionized musical composition and created works of unique beauty, power, and depth through the history and analysis of Beethoven's nine symphonies.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 1 day 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Great Masters: Brahms—His Life and Music

70 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Explore how Brahms found unique ways of combining the formal complexity of older Classical genres with the melodic inventiveness, harmonic sophistication, and expressive richness of the Romantic Age.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Great Masters: Liszt-His Life and Music

64 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Discover why Franz Liszt was known to be "a continual alternation between scandal and apotheosis."

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Concert Masterworks

54 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Gain a new level of listening sophistication as you learn to open your ears to a composer's creative intentions.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 1 day 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Great Masters: Mahler—His Life and Music

45 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Delve into the musical study of Mahler, who, along with being a composer, was the greatest opera conductor of his time.</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Introduction to Classical Music

25 reviews

Using a simple and enjoyable teaching style, this course introduces the novice listener to the wonders of classical music, from Bach fugues to Mozart symphonies to Puccini operas.

• Coursera
• 66 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Curtis Institute of Music

Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas

15 reviews

Explore the depth and complexity of Beethoven's piano sonatas from a performer's perspective in this 12-week course by Curtis Institute of Music.

• Coursera
• 18 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

First Nights - Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra

8 ratings at edX

Explore Beethoven's 9th Symphony with Harvard University's 3-week course. Learn musical form, analysis, and the symphony's historical context. No prior musical experience needed.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Classical Works

Take an aural journey through 17th- to 20th-century Europe. Explore world-renowned works in classical, orchestral, and operatic music. Each course is designed to give a closer look at each work of art from the cultural context and performance circumstanc…

• edX
• On-Demand
• $745.00
• 5 courses

Music and Social Action

169 ratings at Coursera

Explore the role of musicians in society and how classical music can effect social change in this 9-week course offered by Yale University.

• Coursera
• 1 day 1 hour 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Approaching Music Theory: Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony

156 ratings at Coursera

Explore the technical and aesthetic aspects of music with California Institute of the Arts' 4-week course. Learn music theory through practical examples in various styles, enhancing your appreciation for music.

• Coursera
• 22 hours 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Curtis Institute of Music

Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Part 2

161 ratings at Coursera

Dive into Beethoven's Piano Sonatas with this 7-week course from Curtis Institute of Music. Suitable for all levels, explore sonatas Op. 2, No. 3, Op. 13, Op. 53, and Op. 90.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)