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Improve your music performance, arranging, and compositional skills.
 
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"I'm finding online learning to be exciting and fun for the students as well as a highly efficient way to deliver information. I feel that it's definitely here to stay."
--Paul Schmeling Berklee Chair Emeritus Piano Department, Online Professor of Music Theory 101 and Berklee Keyboard Method

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"Being able to work on assignments while playing along to background tracks made the practicing more rewarding. The process of recording and posting assignments pushed me to get it right." --M. Gold, on Berklee Keyboard Method
Rock Bass
Anthony Vitti (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Gain the foundation, technique, and vocabulary necessary to construct and improvise bass lines in a variety of rock and blues-based music styles.
Bass Performance 101
Rich Appleman and Danny Morris (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Study the music of famous electric and acoustic bass players, and learn to create and perform your own unique bass lines in a variety of different styles.
Berklee Keyboard Method
Paul Schmeling (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Learn the Berklee approach to keyboard in this 12-week course. Master the basics of technique and chord voicings, and gain an understanding of more advanced concepts including interpretation of lead sheets and improvisation.
Jazz Guitar
Bruce Saunders (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Study the styles of some of the most influential jazz guitarists, and learn the basics behind the jazz language: chord/scale usage, building melodic tension, and improvisation techniques.
Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques
Dave Limina (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Study the theory and harmonic concepts common to blues and rock styles, and learn the licks, techniques, patterns, and improvisation styles associated with shuffles, New Orleans piano, rock and roll and modern rock piano, and solo blues piano.
Guitar Chords 101
Rick Peckham (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Add more dynamics and expression to your playing and gain a greater feel for your instrument by learning Berklee's approach to the construction of chords and chord voicings.
Guitar Scales 101
Larry Baione (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Organize the guitar fretboard, develop your technique, and learn to confidently navigate the instrument by gaining a firm understanding of the pentatonic, blues, major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales and their modes.
Rhythm and Groove Guitar
Bruce Bartlett (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Learn the rhythmic techniques and chord tools that are the foundation of groove-based music. Expand your chord knowledge and learn to construct original rhythm guitar grooves that you can apply to a wide variety of music styles.
Blues Guitar Workshop
Michael Williams (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Learn the techniques and licks of classic blues stylists, such as T-Bone Walker, Lightning Hopkins, B.B. King, and Magic Sam. Gain a foundation in form, control, feel, and harmony that will help to bring a blues sound to your playing or add more depth to any other style of music.
Classic Rock Guitar Workshop
Joe Musella (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Elevate your playing by learning the styles and techniques of the architects of classic rock guitar: Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Gilmour, and Page.
Basic Improvisation
Matt Marvuglio and Jim Odgren and Edward Tomassi (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Learn a step-by-step approach to improvisation that applies to all styles and any instrument. Develop your solos by studying the riffs and licks of legendary players, and learn to incorporate the inflexions, feel, and nuances of the masters into your own playing!
Getting Your Guitar Sound
Dan Bowden (12 weeks) 3 Credits
For-credit: $1095
Non-credit: $895
Learn to use your ears, hands, and the tools of the trade to play jazz, rock, blues, country and other genres, with a hi-quality, authentic and persuasive guitar tone.
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