TY - GEN N2 - For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech sound like--rather than what they look like on paper." By sidestepping the necessity to read music, these lectures represent an extremely rare opportunity in musical education--an opportunity to experience a solid introduction to music theory's basics in a way that is not technically intimidating, yet provides a substantial grounding in the fundamentals--Publisher. AB - For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech sound like--rather than what they look like on paper." By sidestepping the necessity to read music, these lectures represent an extremely rare opportunity in musical education--an opportunity to experience a solid introduction to music theory's basics in a way that is not technically intimidating, yet provides a substantial grounding in the fundamentals--Publisher. T1 - Understanding the fundamentals of music DA - c2007. CY - Chantilly, VA : AU - Greenberg, Robert, CN - MT7 CN - MT7 PB - Teaching Co., PP - Chantilly, VA : PY - c2007. N1 - Course no. 7261. ID - 350512 KW - Music KW - Music theory. KW - Music appreciation. KW - Musical analysis. SN - 1598032860 SN - 9781598032864 TI - Understanding the fundamentals of music ER -