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Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...course is an adapted extract from an Open University course BB844 Marketing in the 21st century...Marketing in the 21st century: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate whether marketing is a process or philosophy think analytically, creatively and in an integrated manner about marketing ethics define what a brand is and value of...
Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...course by its author, Gary Spruce: Welcome to the Open Educational Resource Course: Teaching Secondary Music – Issues in Practice. Hello, I’m Gary Spruce. I’ve worked for many years in music education as a secondary school teacher and in initial teacher education. I learned that music is one of the most rewarding subjects to teach in secondary schools but also that...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Getting started with SPSS
Society, Politics & Law

Getting started with SPSS

...course, Getting started with SPSS, takes a step-by-step approach to statistics software through seven interactive activities. No statistics software is needed...Handling statistical data is an essential part of psychological research. However, many people find the idea of using statistics, and especially statistical software packages, extremely daunting. This free course,...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is ......
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...Open University short course on understanding musical scores. CATHERINE Here we are at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, where we've been recording some films for this course and talking with musicians about how they work with musical scores. NAOMI Have you ever seen a musical score in a museum and wondered why it was so important? The object itself may...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to music theory
History & The Arts

An introduction to music theory

...Open University course A224 Inside music. It covers ground similar to that found in the syllabus of the Associated Board Theory Grades 1–3 (ABRSM, 2018). Sound files have been provided for all the music notation examples as it is important for you to be able to listen to the sounds represented by the notation. There is an audio bar below each notated example; click on...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Discovering music through listening
History & The Arts

Discovering music through listening

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 4: Texture, dynamics and structure: Introduction - This week you will learn about how to listen for three new elements of music – texture, dynamics and structure. These three elements bring together aspects of what you have already learned about rhythm, melody, harmony and timbre exploring how sounds weave...
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A234 Understanding music....Listening for form in popular music: Introduction - This free course, Listening for form in popular music, explores form, or how music is organised in time. You will study the form of several popular songs, including ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Suspicious Minds’, ‘Midnight Special’ and...