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How to Write Your First Song
FutureLearn
3 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
3 hours a week
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Sound Production in Ableton Live for Musicians and Artists
Kadenze
9 weeks long
9 weeks long
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Introduction to Classical Music
Coursera
3-5 hours a week
, 9 weeks long
3-5 hours a week
, 9 weeks long
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Fundamentals of Music Theory
Coursera
5-8 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
5-8 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
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Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics
Coursera
6-8 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
6-8 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
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Guitar for Beginners
Coursera
6-8 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
6-8 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
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The Music of the Beatles
Coursera
2-4 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
2-4 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
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History of Rock, Part One
Coursera
2-4 hours a week
, 8 weeks long
2-4 hours a week
, 8 weeks long
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Developing Your Musicianship
Coursera
4-5 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
4-5 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
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Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
Coursera
1-3 hours a week
, 12 weeks long
1-3 hours a week
, 12 weeks long
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Sound Synthesis Using Reaktor
Kadenze
9 weeks long
9 weeks long
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20世纪西方音乐 Western Music in the 20th Century
Coursera
2-3 hours a week
, 8 weeks long
2-3 hours a week
, 8 weeks long
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Introducción a la guitarra
Coursera
29 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
29 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
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Producción Musical y su Efecto en la Composición
Coursera
21 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
21 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
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Musicianship: Chord Charts, Diatonic Chords, and Minor Keys
Coursera
16 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
16 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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The Art of Music Production
Coursera
17 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
17 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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The Technology of Music Production
Coursera
22 hours worth of material
, 6 weeks long
22 hours worth of material
, 6 weeks long
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Getting Started With Music Theory
Coursera
13 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
13 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom
Coursera
3-5 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
3-5 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
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Guitar Chord Voicings: Playing Up The Neck
Coursera
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Part 5
Coursera
4 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
4 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
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Grabación y postproducción musical dentro y fuera del estudio
Coursera
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Intimacy of Creativity: Entering the Minds of Composers
Coursera
5 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
5 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
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Tecnología musical con software libre: Proyecto final
Coursera
8 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
8 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
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Music Business Foundations
Coursera
11 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
11 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Composição: Escrevendo a letra
Coursera
3-6 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
3-6 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
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Improvisação no Jazz
Coursera
3-6 hours a week
, 5 weeks long
3-6 hours a week
, 5 weeks long
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Desenvolvendo sua musicalidade
Coursera
3-5 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
3-5 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
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Intro to Acoustics (Part 1)
Coursera
3 hours a week
, 5 weeks long
3 hours a week
, 5 weeks long
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Art of the MOOC: Experiments with Sound
Coursera
10 hours worth of material
, 8 weeks long
10 hours worth of material
, 8 weeks long
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Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Part 4
Coursera
4 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
4 hours a week
, 6 weeks long
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The Music of the Rolling Stones, 1962-1974
Coursera
3-4 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
3-4 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
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Teaching the Violin and Viola: Creating a Healthy Foundation
Coursera
3-5 hours a week
, 10 weeks long
3-5 hours a week
, 10 weeks long
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Desarrollando tu musicalidad
Coursera
21 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
21 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
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Musicianship: Tensions, Harmonic Function, and Modal Interchange
Coursera
11 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
11 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Electronic Music Performance Techniques
Coursera
7 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
7 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Singing Popular Music
Coursera
10 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
10 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Guitar Performance Techniques
Coursera
3-5 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
3-5 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
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So You Think You Know Tango?
Coursera
4 hours a week
, 2 weeks long
4 hours a week
, 2 weeks long
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Aplicaciones musicales con Arduino
Coursera
4 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
4 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
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Introducción a la producción musical
Coursera
14 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
14 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Composición algorítmica en Supercollider
Coursera
14 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
14 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Perspectivas de música colaborativa
Coursera
4 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
4 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
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Creating Sounds for Electronic Music
Coursera
17 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
17 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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The Beauty of Kunqu Opera
Coursera
10 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
10 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
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Introduction to Ableton Live
Coursera
4-6 hours a week
, 3 weeks long
4-6 hours a week
, 3 weeks long
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Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Part 3
Coursera
7 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
7 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
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Copyright Law in the Music Business
Coursera
3-5 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
3-5 hours a week
, 4 weeks long
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Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll
Coursera
4-6 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
4-6 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
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History of Rock, Part Two
Coursera
2-4 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
2-4 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
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