
Appreciate music on a deeper level!
Music is everywhere: we hear it when we're driving, shopping, dining in a restaurant or watching TV. Music is a part of life. But just under the surface of your favourite song, there's a wealth of technique and story. The music appreciation courses offered through Continuing Studies at UVic can help you delve deeper into the world of music, to uncover the vibrant world of sound.
In our music courses, you can:
- learn to sing (by yourself or as part of a choir)
- learn to read music
- explore different musical genres for your own enjoyment, from classical and opera to jazz and heavy metal
Learn to appreciate music on a deeper level.
- The Rolling Stones' Story…It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, But I Like It
- Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles
- Barrel House, Boogie Woogie, Honky Tonk and Stride
- Beatboxing, Live Looping and Vocal Triggering
- Beginner Guitar 1
- Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald
- Buffy Sainte-Marie and Gordon Lightfoot
- Comedy in Song
- Elvis and the Story of Rock and Roll
- From Motor City to Hitsville: The Story of Motown
- History of Jazz Piano
- How Music Evolved: Haydn to Mahler
- How to Listen to Classical Music
- How to Listen to Jazz
- How to Write a Song
- Introduction to Music Theory: Level I
- Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen
- Let's Sing! Level 1
- Let's Sing! Level 2
- Music for the Soul: The Story of Gospel Music
- Music in Place
- Opera in High Definition
- Opera Live and in High Definition
- Saturday Mornings at the Opera
- Songwriting: An Introduction
- Sonic Pi - Coding Electronic Music
- Symphonic Masterpieces
- The 60s: Talkin' 'bout My Generation
- The Emotional Language of Music
- The History of the Blues
- The Life and Times of Bob Dylan
- The Music of New Orleans
- The Music of the '70s
- The Roots and History of The Beatles
- The Songwriters Behind Your Favourite Songs
- The Third Wave: Rock After The Beatles
- Those Who Enable Music
- Voice of the Drum Workshop

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