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Introduction to Classical Music
COURSE DESCRIPTION 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. Length: 9 Weeks Effort: 2-3 hours per week Price: FREE (Add a verified certificate for £36)... -
Survey of Music Technology
COURSE DESCRIPTION How can we use computers to create expressive, compelling music? And how can we write computer software to help us create and organize sounds in new ways? This course provides a hands-on introduction to the field of music technology as both a creative musical practice and an... -
Music Technology Foundations
COURSE DESCRIPTION Want to produce and record your own music? This course will help you do that by showing you how to apply new technologies to your own creative practice, using freeware and browser based apps. Music Technology Foundations draws on Adelaide’s world-class pioneering expertise... -
History of Rock, Part One
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course, part 1 of a 2-course sequence, examines the history of rock, primarily as it unfolded in the United States, from the days before rock (pre-1955) to the end of the 1960s. This course covers the music of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Phil Spector, Bob Dylan, the... -
History of Rock, Part Two
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course, part 2 of a 2-course sequence, examines the history of rock, primarily as it unfolded in the United States, from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. This course covers the music of Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers, Carole King, Bob Marley, the Sex Pistols, Donna... -
Seeing Through Photographs
COURSE DESCRIPTION Although taking, sharing, and viewing photographs has become second nature for many of us, our regular engagement with images does not necessarily make us visually literate. This course aims to address the gap between seeing and truly understanding photographs by introducing a... -
In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting
COURSE DESCRIPTION Want to know how some of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists made abstract paintings? This course offers an in-depth, hands-on look at the materials, techniques, and thinking of seven New York School artists, including Willem de Kooning, Yayoi Kusama, Agnes Martin... -
Fashion as Design
COURSE DESCRIPTION Among all objects of design, our clothes are the most universal and intimate. Like other kinds of design, fashion thrives on productive tensions between form and function, automation and craftsmanship, standardization and customization, universality and self-expression, and... -
Sexing the Canvas: Art and Gender
COURSE DESCRIPTION What do paintings tell us about sex? How is art gendered? In this course we will study some of the world’s most beloved pictures guided by expert curators and art historians who step outside of the square, bringing a gendered reading to the masterpieces contained in the... -
Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology
COURSE DESCRIPTION This introductory course will explore the art, archaeology, and history surrounding the Giza Pyramids. We will learn about Egyptian pharaohs and high officials of the Pyramid Age, follow in the footsteps of the great 20th-century expeditions, and discover how cutting-edge... -
Design Theory
COURSE DESCRIPTION The first of its kind, this course is a pioneering exploration into theories of design theory. Much of the way we interact as a society springs from design and is influenced by it. Design specialists around the world are continually redefining what design is and how it should... -
Top Self-Paced MOOCs on EdX - USA
MOOC platform EdX have published their top self-paced courses delivered in partnership with their US-based partner institutions and organisations. Read on to discover popular courses in a wide range of subjects from some of the top organisations and institutions in the USA. Arts & Humanities...- Carolyn
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MOOC Platform Kadenze
Kadenze is a MOOC platform bringing together educators, artists, and engineers from leading universities across the globe to provide world-class education in the fields of art and creative technology. Kadenze is pronounced kah-den-zay (kəˈdɛnzɛ) and is the derived from the musical term, cadenza...- MoocLab
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