Discovering Music Through Close Listening
Added to website 06/08/2020. Updated 24/03/2025.
This free course introduces listening skills and music terminology in an accessible way. It is appropriate for home study, as a teaching resource and for CPD.
This resource focuses on developing listening skills, especially connecting correct musical terminology to the sound experienced. Music examples are drawn from a wide range of western classical and popular styles. It will be useful to both teachers and students of GCSE and A-level music as well as a providing a user-friendly form of CPD for music co-ordinators who may have little experience of music.
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The Open University
The Open University is a global leader in higher education able to reach every adult in the United Kingdom - and many others across the world.
