World Music: Global Rhythms (offered by MITx)
Global Rhythms is one of the Best Online Global Studies Courses. This course will teach you about musical rhythms from all across the world. You do not need to know how to read music notation or play an instrument to attend this course. You don't need any prior knowledge of musical terminology or theory to get started; you'll pick up on all the ideas you'll need as we go, including nomenclature and how it differs throughout the world. From traditional African music to Balinese Gamelan, classical Japanese, Indian, and Western music, to modern reggaeton and punk music, the course will study music from all around the world and throughout time. You'll learn to detect different types of rhythms and track their evolution through time and around the world.
You'll also discover how different civilizations evolved their own styles and concepts about rhythm, meter, melody, and structure, as well as how to start distinguishing some major ideas. So, whether you're a brilliant violinist or tabla player, or your sole musical talent is singing in the shower, all you need to succeed in this course is curiosity and a desire to get right in.
What you'll learn:
- Learn to recognize important global rhythms, understand some of their histories, and how they have impacted contemporary music.
- Learn to feel and play these rhythms.
- Concepts and techniques of rhythm and metric structure
Syllabus:
- Week 1: Meter and Beat
- Week 2: Cycles and Timelines
- Week 3: Rhythm Details
- Week 4: Texture
Enroll here: https://www.edx.org/course/world-music-global-rhythms
