How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition

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• The Teaching Company Course no. 700 consists of 48 lectures on 12 DVDs with 6 Course Guidebooks.

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Professor Robert Greenberg of The San Francisco Conservatory of Music lectures on music history and theory.

How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition Review

I don't have the DVD, I have the audio cassette version of the 3rd edition. So, I can't comment on what you might see, only what you will hear. For a course that is all about music, I didn't think it worth the extra money to see someone talking. Since I could not find any reviews of the course in any format, I thought I might be helpful to potential buyers of any format.

Prof. Greenberg is a character. When I first began to listen and heard his vocal improvisations and humor I thought, "uh-oh". But, I found that his light-hearted style is just the ticket for this comprehensive tour through Western music. His continual use of the phrase "my friends" is endearing, as are his asides on personal preferences. No one will ever call this course dull and dry.

For effective teaching, one has to be enthusiastic and informed on the subject. Enthusiasm bursts from Prof. Greenberg at every turn. He is just bursting to relate all sorts of information about his love, music. But this doesn't mean he is casual and sloppy. He reiterates his subject headings - to be sure you are aware of why he is going into detail and how each topic relates to others.

History, both of individuals and cultures is central to his over-riding theme - that music is a mirror of culture. There can be no understanding of music without a basic knowledge of the time and circumstances within which it was written, but you won't get boring history lessons.

Giving voice to written accounts of a composer or performance that have been left to us, Greenberg brings personalities to life in often hilarious readings that help us realize that, though times may change, human envy, pride, anxiety and lust do not. You couldn't ask for a more varied cast of characters than we hear from during this course. You'll realize that music is in no way removed from life but a product of intimacy between the composer his personal experience and his times.

Prof. Greenberg will take to the keys of his piano to clarify musical themes, played in simplicity, unadorned by the rich orchestrations that can easily hide key musical ideas from a novice. He will mix his voice with music to announce the parts of a composition. Hear that change of key - yes! What the heck is a modulating bridge? Just listen, there it is, right there! In the next lesson, he won't forget to remind you of what you've heard about earlier.

Above all, what makes this presentation a success is Greenberg's clear desire to let you in on what means so much to him. He wants you to share his joy and he succeeds, combining his comprehensive understanding of his subject, his zany sense of humor and his sparkling imagination.

p.s.: the audio cassette rendition of some of the musical examples was not the best, with slight distortion, it never interfered with the interpretation of the music. A CD or DVD should be far superior in quality.

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