Music History Courses and Certifications

Intro to Music

Comprehensive exploration of music history, genres, and styles from Medieval to modern eras, including jazz, musical theater, rock, and world music.

• Study.com
• 10 hours 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

The Complete History of Music, Part 1: Music of the Antiquity & Medieval Periods

Explora los orígenes de la música desde la Antigüedad hasta la Edad Media, incluyendo instrumentos antiguos, notación musical y figuras clave como Hildegard Von Bingen y Boethius, con el profesor Dr. Allen.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

FTCE Music K-12 (028) Prep

Comprehensive preparation for FTCE Music K-12 exam, covering musical theory, history, genres, and education strategies through video lessons, quizzes, and practice exams.

• Study.com
• 21 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Introduction to Music: Certificate Program

Explore music's evolution from medieval to modern eras, including opera, classical, jazz, and world music. Gain a comprehensive understanding of musical styles and periods.

• Study.com
• 9 hours 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

UExcel Introduction to Music: Study Guide & Test Prep

Comprehensive exploration of music history, genres, and global influences, from Medieval to Modern eras, including jazz, musical theater, and world music.

• Study.com
• 11 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution

3 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution, will introduce you to issues around the sexual revolution and how this, and other contemporary social revolutions of the 1960s, impacted ...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The Tools of Complexity Science in the Technical, Historical, and Cultural Analysis of Music

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Explore complexity science's application to music analysis, covering ecological, evolutionary, and systemic perspectives. Gain insights into musical trends, influence, and universality across cultures.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Music as a Mirror of History

165 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Discover the fascinating ways in which great works of music have interacted with historical events, in this eye-opening course taught by a celebrated composer and music historian.</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 18 hours 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Bach and the High Baroque

122 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Join Professor Robert Greenberg to explore the emotional power, religious devotion, technical virtuosity, diverse national styles, and sheer genius of Johann Sebastian Bach.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 1 day 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Great Music of the 20th Century

79 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p><span>Travel into the lives of the great 20th-century composers and immerse yourself in the era’s sublime musical masterworks.</span></p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 18 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

England, the 1960s, and the Triumph of the Beatles

79 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Join best-selling biographer Michael Shelden for 12 vibrant lectures on how the 1960s shaped the Beatles—and how the band, in turn, defined the revolutionary spirit of the age.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 5 hours 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Great Masters: Haydn-His Life and Music

73 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Explore the unqualified musical success of Franz Joseph Haydn with an esteemed music historian.</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Great Masters: Tchaikovsky—His Life and Music

71 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Join celebrated Music Historian Dr. Robert Greenberg to dig into the complicated life of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and examine how it was a fundamental component to his renowned compositions.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

The Great Works of Sacred Music

55 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Discover the greatest masterworks of the sacred music tradition, from early church music to the modern era, in this engrossing course taught by a professor of musicology.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 11 hours 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

America's Musical Heritage

39 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Survey over 200 years of musical sounds and styles that are inextricably linked with the spirit and history of the United States of America.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 5 hours 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available