Music Theory & Musicianship Courses and Certifications

Fundamentals of Music Theory

27 ratings

Learn to read and write Western music notation while studying pitches, scales, modes, intervals, clefs, rhythm and form, functional harmony, cadences and harmonic analysis.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Developing Your Musicianship

16 ratings

Build major and minor pentatonic scales, sing and identify intervals, construct triads and seventh chords, read chord sheets, and compose a blues riff tune.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Classical Music

25 ratings

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
• 9 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

Music Theory Comprehensive Complete! (Parts 1, 2, & 3)

23726 ratings at Udemy

A Complete College-Level Music Theory Curriculum. **IAOMEI Certified**

• Udemy
• 12 hours 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Guitar for Beginners

22 ratings

Start playing acoustic or electric guitar: tune the strings, strum and pick, read basic notation, and build scales, triads, power chords, and pentatonic melodies.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Music Theory for Electronic Musicians

9 ratings at CreativeLive

Music Theory for Electronic Musicians with J. Anthony Allen

• CreativeLive
• 3 hours 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Music Theory for Electronic Musicians 2: Minor Keys and More

6 ratings at CreativeLive

Music Theory for Electronic Musicians 2: Minor Keys and More with J. Anthony Allen

• CreativeLive
• 5 hours 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Music Theory Essentials: Chords, Scales and Modes

Music Theory Essentials: Chords, Scales and Modes with Tomas George

• CreativeLive
• 3 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Music Theory for Electronic Producers

Music Theory for Electronic Producers with Tomas George

• CreativeLive
• 6 hours 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Getting Started With Music Theory

762 ratings at Coursera

Learn to read and write music in treble and bass clef: pitch, rhythm, meter signatures, major and minor keys, triads, seventh chords, and basic harmony.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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Developing Your Musicianship

1660 ratings at Coursera

Learn music fundamentals — major and minor tonalities, chord scales, song forms, harmonic function and modal interchange — train your ear, then write and perform a short composition.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Introduction To Music Theory

7 ratings

Learn key concepts and approaches needed to understand, create, and perform contemporary music.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Musicianship: Chord Charts, Diatonic Chords, and Minor Keys

555 ratings at Coursera

Learn minor keys, diatonic 7th chords, and the major pentatonic scale, train your ear on intervals and chords, and compose an 8-measure piece with chord charts.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Music Theory for Electronic Music COMPLETE: Parts 1, 2, & 3

9279 ratings at Udemy

Electronic music theory, digital music theory, and dance music theory. Learn music theory with ableton live and more!

• Udemy
• 12 hours 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Read Music FAST!

7540 ratings at Udemy

Learn to read music using my unique method: just see a note on a piano score and play it on the keyboard straight away

• Udemy
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course