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Thursday, August 9. 2012

Best college course ever

Mrs. BD and I listen to Teaching Company cds in the car. Well, it's called "Great Courses" now.


Best college course I ever sat in on is Bob Greenberg's How to Listen to and Understand Great Music. It's on sale now. I cannot express how absorbing and wonderful he is to listen to. It's life-changing, even for somebody musically-disabled like me.


Handel wrote Messiah - 50 gem-like and unforgettable tunes - in 24 days.

Posted by Bird Dog in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 17:23 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Another music appreciation course to consider is Masterpieces of Western Music.

Which is better, which provides better value? Don't know.
#1 Gringo on 2012-08-10 11:10 (Reply)
I've been listening to a ton of these courses lately, while driving or doing long painting projects outside. It's getting to where they send me emails every day or two enticing me with sales. I've been considering for quite a while whether to try one of Greenberg's well-reviewed courses, and this morning they finally offered me one so cheap -- $10 -- that I couldn't resist. I downloaded the Tchaikovsky lecture series and am looking forward to it. If I like it, I can get four or five more Greenberg music lectures this weekend for a similar price.

The 60-lecture series "The Joy of Science" is terrific. I've got it loaded in my car and have been working away at it for many weeks now.
#2 Texan99 (Link) on 2012-08-10 11:11 (Reply)
I love Great Courses. I've been "taking" an economics course for the past month now. Mostly at night when the house quiets down. I have two more courses lined up when I'm done with my econ course.
#3 Sheryl Bryant on 2012-08-10 14:32 (Reply)
Our readers like to dig deep into life.

I like that.
#4 Bird Dog on 2012-08-10 17:09 (Reply)

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