Volume I

The origins of musical experience

Where music comes from, why it exists, and how the self becomes musical. The ground beneath everything that follows.

€70 · 11 lectures across 2 modules
Theory lectures only

The accompanying practical and listening exercises live in the full course.

What's inside

The curriculum

Two modules, taken in order. Each lecture below is yours with the volume. The accompanying practice layer stays in the full course.

Module 1
Origins of Music
5 lectures in this module
Have we lost our musical nature? Part I
Have we lost our musical nature? Part II
What actually is music?
Why does music exist? Part I
Why does music exist? Part II
Accompanying practical and listening exercises
Accessible in the full course only
Your listening spaceExperiential Exercise
Tension and peaceExperiential Exercise
The musicality of being humanRecommended Listening
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Module 2
The Musical Self
6 lectures in this module
What is the self? Part I
What is the self? Part II
How does the self develop? Part I
How does the self develop? Part II
How is the self musical? Part I
How is the self musical? Part II
Accompanying practical and listening exercises
Accessible in the full course only
Grieving and lovingStory
Remembering the musical self | FamilyReflections
Motivations for listeningExperiential Exercise
Listening | PreludeGuided Listening
Listening | To your spaceExperiential Exercise
Mapping the musical selfExperiential Exercise
The musicality of lovingRecommended Listening
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Volume I is theory lectures only. The accompanying stories, readings, reflections and exercises shown above are part of the full course, where every euro you spend on a volume counts toward your enrolment.

Begin at the beginning

Volume I is where the whole arc starts. Take it on its own, or let it count in full toward the on-demand course when you are ready to go further.