Music Theory Courses and Certifications

Complexity Explorer

Music Computation and Complexity: Harmony

Explore the computational aspects of musical harmony in this segment from Marco Buongiorno Nardelli's tutorial on music complexity and computation.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity Explorer

Music Computation and Complexity: Cage Notebook

Explore the intersection of music, computation, and complexity through Marco Buongiorno Nardelli's analysis of Cage's notebook in this Santa Fe Institute tutorial.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity Explorer

Music Computation and Complexity: Primitives of Music

Explore the fundamental elements of music through computational and complexity perspectives in this tutorial by Marco Buongiorno Nardelli.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity Explorer

Music Computation and Complexity: Music as Data

Explore the relationship between music, computation, and complexity through data analysis in this tutorial by Marco Buongiorno Nardelli from Santa Fe Institute.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ACM SIGPLAN

Refactoring Musical Thought

Explore twenty-first century music theory concepts with Dmitri Tymoczko, from scales and voice-leading geometry to the "quadruple hierarchy," featuring live improvisations and the introduction of the Arca programming language.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Centrum Fizyki Teoretycznej PAN

Configurations, Tessellations, and Tone Networks

Explore mathematical structures in music theory through Eulerian tonnetz, geometric configurations, and tessellations connecting harmony to mathematical patterns.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Beginner Guitar Course

1 rating

This is a step by step guide to learn how to play the guitar for the beginner guitar player, from the first time you pick up a guitar to your first chords and strumming, to your first song, and so much more.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Guitar Beginners Course

Total Beginner? Follow Andy's comprehensive Beginners Course with lessons, song tutorials and practice routines.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Teoria Musical

70 ratings at Coursera

Explore elementos básicos da música, desenvolva percepção, tire músicas de ouvido e aprenda notação musical, unindo cultura brasileira e técnicas de Berklee em aulas interativas com artistas renomados.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EuroPython Conference

Music Theory - Genetic Algorithms and Python

Explore genetic algorithms and Python to generate musical counterpoint, inspired by classical composition techniques and modern computational approaches.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Andy Guitar

10 Popular Songs in C Major - Guitar Tutorial and Music Theory

Master guitar playing through 10 popular songs in C major, exploring chord theory and progressions while learning essential techniques for playing beloved classics like Let It Be, Imagine, and Wild World.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Desenvolvendo sua musicalidade

35 ratings at Coursera

Aprenda conceitos fundamentais de música contemporânea, incluindo escalas, intervalos, acordes e progressões. Desenvolva habilidades práticas de composição e execução musical.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Berklee;  International Development Bank

Proyecto final de Músico moderno

24 ratings at Coursera

Desarrollo de habilidades en teoría musical, producción y composición para músicos modernos. Proyecto final que abarca escritura, planificación, grabación, mezcla y masterización de una canción original.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

GOTO Conferences

Robot DJs - Better Spotify Playlists through Music Theory and Discrete Optimization

Explore music theory and discrete optimization to create better Spotify playlists. Learn how to teach computers playlist-making rules and build algorithms for generating cohesive, mood-setting song collections.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Insights into Mathematics

Clock Mathematics and the 12-Tone Chromatic Scale - Connecting Music Theory and Mod 12 Arithmetic

Explores the connection between mathematics and music through the 12-tone chromatic scale, clock geometry, and mod 12 arithmetic, offering a fresh perspective on music theory and mathematical notation.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video