stephinsocal Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 My kids and I are loving Robert Greenberg's course, "How to Listen to and Understand Great Music." He's very funny and engaging, and weaves in lots of historical/social/cultural context. Today, for example, in "Intro to the Baroque Era," we got not only Bach, Handel, et al., but also Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Louis IV and the architecture of Versailles, and other illustrations of contemporary thought and artistic expression. Two thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I second this. We loved his course. DH and I currently listen to his Bach and the High Baroque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 We loved that course too. Another favorite course of ours was How Music and Mathematics Relate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 It's funny you should post this because I was just thinking yesterday I should make a point of plugging Robert Greenberg's lectures. I'm currently enjoying a more specialized series by him, The String Quartets of Beethoven, and am learning so much. And I'm a violinist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Thanks for telling about this! I wouldn't have thought I'd be interested in that course, but you've piqued my interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in CA Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Yes, I love that one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzhengjiu Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 This course looks great, but it's expensive. I don't like video only either. Is it ever deeply discounted the way some of their courses are? ETA: Unfortunately, our library system doesn't have it. I just checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 This course looks great, but it's expensive. I don't like video only either. Is it ever deeply discounted the way some of their courses are? It is NOT video only. We have it on CD. I bought it for $30 used on amazon. All courses go on sale at least once a year; I have never bought anything that was not at least 70% off; I shoot for 85% discount. Audible.com has many TC courses now, you might want to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 All of Robert Greenberg's are available at Audible.com -- you download them to your computer and either listen to them there, burn them to cds or put them on an mp3 player. There is a fabulous and free Audible app for iPods and iPhone, which is how I now listen to my audible downloads. "How to listen and understand" is about $52, but at 36 hours, it could definitely be the spine for a nice fine arts credit. Other courses are shorter and cheaper. The course notes do not come with the download, but you may not need them. Robert Greenberg is delightful to listen to -- he has been a commentator on NPR so he has a good radio personality and voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyndiLJ Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I heard a single lecture from the series as a promotion, and LOVED it. I have vowed we will do this one somewhere along the line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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