Opportunities

Music 1: From the Present to the PastThis exciting new course enables students to develop a deeper understanding of western classical music, its instruments, its practitioners and its history. It provides an introduction to key composers and repertoire. It also provides a non-technical introduction to music notation and theory.

1. Music TodayWorld music in a multicultural society; contemporary classical music; music in film...

2. 20th Century MusicImpressionism; symphonies (e.g. Sibelius); Shostakovich and politics; electronic music...

3. 19th Century InnovationArtist as hero; program music; musical instrument development; Wagner and opera...

4. Classical StyleCompositional forms (especially symphony, concerto and string quartet); performance styles...

5. Renaissance and BaroqueMusical instrument development; style, composers and form; influence on later composers.

The course includes access to an optional online contemporary music theory course

Exciting new opportunity for those wanting to learn more about music theory • Particularly valuable for those interested in popular music and jazz.  Currently 120 video lessons - all available online to explore in your own time • Topics including harmony, rhythm, basic counterpart • Free for those enrolling on Music 1: From the Present to the Past.For more information see:www.thecontemporarymusiccourse.com

About OCA

• Open College of the Arts is an arts education charity, founded in 1987 by Lord Michael Young of Dartington

• Over 3,000 students, all studying in their own time in their own home and at their own pace

• All courses externally validated and meeting national quality standards

• Around 140 tutors, all of whom are practising artists/musicians and most with experience teaching at HE level

• Courses available as standalone or as part of a degree programme

• All courses successfully completed qualify for CATS points (Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme)

• See also separate listing for Composing Music courses

• Also offering accredited courses in Creative Writing, Art History, Art & Design and Photography.