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Explore your musical future.. future CATALOG 2018 1

Table of Content C ontentss 3 Welcome 4 History 6 Master’s Degree Programs 9 Bachelor’s Degree Program 23 Certicate 23 Certicate Programs 57 12-Week Courses

INTRODUCTION

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Welcome

If you’re looking to jumpstart or advance your career, develop your skills, and connect with like-minded musicians, you’ve come to the right place. Berklee Online is an online microcosm of the best of Berklee College of Music, offering access to Berklee’s renowned faculty, acclaimed curriculum, and unparalleled networking opportunities from anywhere in the world. Work toward becoming an expert in your eld with our fully-accredited degrees in Music Production, Music Business, Songwriting, Guitar, Interdisciplinary Music Studies, Electronic Music Production & Sound Design, and Music Composition for Film, TV, and Games. Or, dive into any one of our specialized courses or certicate programs that have been designed for all areas and levels of music, including guitar, songwriting, music business, performance, and more. I invite you to explore our degree program, certicates, and courses to discover the many ways you can pursue your passion passion and achieve your goals with Berklee Berklee Online.

Sincerely,

Carin Nuernberg Vice President, Online O nline Education Educa tion

Berklee College of Music is a non-prot, co-educational institution of higher learning incorporated under the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

BE A PART OF OUR RICH HISTORY Teaching the Best for Over 70 Years Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporary music. For more than half a century, the College has evolved to reect the state of the art of music and the music business, leading the way with the world’s rst baccalaureate studies in jazz, rock, electric guitar, lm scoring, songwriting, turntables, electronic production, and more than a dozen other genres and elds of study. With a diverse and talented student body

representing 103 countries and alumni who have collectively won more than 300 Grammys and Latin Grammys, Berklee is the world’s premier learning lab for the music of today—and tomorrow.

The Best of Berklee...Online Berklee Online is the award-winning online school of Berklee College of Music, delivering access to Berklee’s acclaimed education from anywhere in the world. Our master’s and bachelor’s degree programs, multi-course certicates, and online courses are ful-

ly accredited and taught by the College’s world-renowned faculty. As the world’s largest online music school, Berklee Online provides professional development, networking, and lifelong learning opportunities. Our students include seasoned music industry professionals and those aspiring for careers in music, as well as musicians who are interested in pursuing their passions and advancing their knowledge in specic areas.

HISTORY

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Master’s Programs Continue your musical journey as you grow your career with a master’s master’s degree from Berklee Online. Access our world-renowned professors and premier resources, from anywhere in the world. This is the most costeffective way to further the pursuit of your passion by earning a master’s degree from Berklee.

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John Kellogg Program Director  Watch the Overview Video

MASTER OF ARTS IN

MUSIC BUSINESS Innovation is shaping many areas of the music business, including management, marketing, licensing, distribution, touring, and more. The Master of Ar ts in Music Business prepares you to be a leader in t he growth and success of the evolving music business by connecting your passion with advanced knowledge and skills in the key sectors of the industr y. Throughout the program, you’ll learn learn from industr y professionals and undertake in-depth analyses of factors, both internal and external, that inuence the industr y—from technology and data to policy, law, law, and nance. Coursework prepares you to complete a culminating experience that allows you to dene your unique contribution to the music industr y and advance business oppor tunities that present innovative, viable solutions in the marketplace. The program is designed to be completed in one year. year. You will complete 12 12 courses at a recommended pace of three courses per semester over four 12-week 12-week semesters. Throughout the program, you will participate in a community of highly engaged and motivated peers and faculty committed to high-level learning and collaboration.

DEGREE PROGRAMS > MASTER OF ARTS IN MUSIC BUSINESS

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Catalog 2018

REQUIRED GRADUATE COURSES Complete the following requirements in the recommended order listed here: OMBUS-505

Music Business Revenue Streams GRADUATE In this course, you will evaluate and analyze how revenue is generated in the music business, examining both the history and current status of the various revenue streams and their impact on participants in the industry. industry. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-businessrevenue-streams

OMBUS-475

Music Business Finance GRADUATE Gain a hands-on understanding of music business nance. Learn to apply the critical tools of nancial analysis to leverage talent, assess the potential of music enterprises, and drive new music businesses. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-businessnance OMBUS-595

OMBUS-522

The Business of Music Marketing

Music Business Law GRADUATE

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/the-business-ofmusic-marketing

In this course, you will analyze the most important legal issues in the contemporary music industry, including how these issues began, how they have evolved, and where they are headed. You will explore copyright law, including fair use and public domain, and how it affects sampling, interpolation, mashups, and more.

OMBUS-537

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-businesslaw

GRADUATE In this course you will w ill gain a professional-level knowledge of cutting edge marketing techniques essential for any music-centric business.

Data Analytics in the Music Business GRADUATE This course will help you gain a deep understanding of the role of data in the business of music, balancing theoretical concepts, illustrative case studies, and practical application. When used correctly, correctly, data about artists and music serve as invaluable tools, allowing companies to measure performance accurately and understand the current market, informing decisions with real facts and gures, and providing insight into how existing processes may be made more efcient. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/data-analytics-inthe-music-business

OMBUS-690

Research Methods-Proposal Methods-Proposal Development for Culminating Experience GRADUATE The culminating experience helps to shape your next steps in the profession and in your career. career. In short, the culminating experience provides an opportunity for you to complete unique and original professional work. Through the culminating experience, you make a creative contribution to and/or dene and solve a problem that exists in the profession. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/researchmethods-proposal-development-for-culminatingexperience


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Catalog 2018

OMBUS-657

Artist Management in the Music Business GRADUATE This course is an in-depth exploration of the strategy behind effective artist management. Through case-scenario analysis, you will learn the key ingredients for successful artist management/ artist relationships, in addition to approaches for growing and sustaining artists’ careers, and much more. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/artistmanagement-in-the-music-business OMBUS-664

Music Business Policy GRADUATE Music policy determines what is possible in the evolving, global marketplace for music. It is no longer enough to learn the nuts and bolts of the business; long-term sustainability also requires a working knowledge of the laws and regulations around the world. The goal of this course is to expand your knowledge base around policy and cultivate leadership to help solve persistent problems in the global music industry. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-businesspolicy OMBUS-693

Culminating Experience in Music Business 1 GRADUATE Through the culminating experience, students make a creative contribution to, and/or dene and solve a problem that exists in, the profession. This contribution may take the form of a research, creative, or practical project. Regardless of the form the culminating experience takes, it represents the highest expression of the students’ learning at the master’s level. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/culminatingexperience-in-music-business-1

OMBUS-676

Music Marketing: Strategy for Consumer Brands GRADUATE The goal of this course is to position you to conceptualize, build, and execute best-in-class music campaigns for consumer brands in a professional, real-world context through research, analysis, presentation, and critique. You will learn to make appropriate alignments between brands and artists and devise strategies for campaigns that have measurable outcomes, such as KPIs (key performance indicators) and ROI (return on investment), that inform further investment. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-marketingstrategy-for-consumer-brands OMBUS-692

Music Business Management and Leadership GRADUATE In this course, students will enhance their understanding of leadership core competencies for professional development, apply that leadership awareness to their managerial capabilities in multiple business environments, and implement change management techniques as tactical strategy for competitive advantage within the music industry. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-businessmanagement-and-leadership OMBUS-695

Culminating Experience in Music Business 2 GRADUATE In this course, a continuation of Culminating Experience in Music Business 1, students bring their culminating experience from rst draft to nished form, with regular feedback from faculty. In addition, they prepare for their nal presentation and ultimately present their work to the culminating experience committee and online graduate community. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/culminatingexperience-in-music-business-2


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Enrique Gonzalez Müller Program Director  Watch the Overview Video

MASTER OF MUSIC IN

MUSIC PRODUCTION The Master of Music in Music Production combines the most creative, innovative music production techniques with the p ower of DAW-based music technology tools. The program provides a rigorous training in advanced recording, mixing, and mastering, in addition to focused work on critical areas such as vocal production, audio for visual media, and business sustainability for independent producers. Through the program, you develop a professional framework and vocabulary for analyzing production qualities in music and learn how to leverage research into how people perceive sound to strengthen the connection between their music and listeners. You’ll also gain the knowledge and skills to achieve professional, effective musical collaborations with high-quality results, often in distributed contexts, from your studio/production company. The program prepares you to be skillful producers in a variety of contemporary s tyles and formats, with a culminating experience that allows you to dene your unique contribution as a music producer and/or advance the eld of music production. The program is designed to be completed in one year. You will complete 12 courses at a recommended pace of three courses per semester over four 12-week semesters. Throughout the program, you will participate in a community of highly engaged and motivated peers and faculty committed to high-level learning and collaboration.

DEGREE PROGRAMS > MASTER OF MUSIC IN MUSIC PRODUCTION

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Catalog 2018

REQUIRED GRADUATE COURSES Complete the following requirements in the recommended order listed here: OMPRD-507

OMPRD-588

Architectural Acoustics and Audio Production Systems Design GRADUATE

Creative Recording Techniques in Music Production GRADUATE

This course will prepare you to understand, design, and implement a professional music production environment for the projects you embark on. You will complete a production studio design as a nal project, which will include essential acoustic and architectural design criteria.

Creative Recording Techniques is a practical, indepth study of essential and creative recording techniques as well as an exploration of advanced audio editing techniques and considerations. You will learn to maximize the emotional impact of recordings by focusing on the music-driven intersection of the technical and creative skills necessary to achieve professional sounding recordings in any setting, from professional recording environments, to portable studios with minimal gear.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/architecturalacoustics-and-audio-production-systems-design OMPRD-525

Critical Analysis of Music Production Techniques GRADUATE This course presents a framework and vocabulary for analyzing music that will support your work in the program, in addition to your professional career. You will dissect music for its use of various production techniques, including arrangement, instrumentation, performance, mix considerations, and more. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/critical-analysisof-music-production-techniques OMPRD-577

Music Production: Maximizing Emotion through Performance, Arrangement, and Sound GRADUATE This course is an in-depth, hands-on study of the unique elements involved in the craft of music production. You will learn the fundamental aural and philosophical considerations necessary to achieve emotionally-impactful and commerciallycompetitive productions. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-productionmaximizing-emotion-through-performancearrangement-and-sound

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creativerecording-techniques-in-music-production OMPRD-599

Commercial Vocal Production GRADUATE In this course, you will develop the skills necessary to create vocal-focused recordings that are contemporary and commercially viable. You will explore the voice as an instrument, one that is naturally expressive and harmonically complex, and that can be technologically processed. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/commercial-vocalproduction OMPRD-690

Business of Independent Music Production GRADUATE This course explores the business aspects of operating as an independent producer or production company. Students learn effective strategies for promoting work through networking and marketing, developing and implementing a business plan with diversied sources of revenue, managing legal and tax affairs, building a team and resources, and leveraging opportunities for growth and expansion. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/business-ofindependent-music-production


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Catalog 2018

OMPRD-637

OMPRD-662

Psychoacoustics in Music Production

Advanced Audio/Music Mastering: Theory and Practice Graduate

GRADUATE You will learn how speech and music signals are transformed from physical activity in the environment, to sensations in the ear, to psychological perceptions in the brain. You will explore the relationship between a sound and its perception in terms of the underlying mechanisms and limitations of our hearing system.

In this course, you will learn mastering theories and techniques to deliver high-quality masters in a variety of genres, for various platforms, including vinyl, lossy codecs, and streaming platforms. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/advanced-audiomusic-mastering-theory-and-practice

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/psychoacousticsin-music-production

OMPRD-677

OMPRD-650

This course is an in-depth exploration of the tools, techniques, workows, and creative considerations in producing audio for lm, television, and related media. You will explore the history of lm as a medium, through the development of technology for synchronizing audio to moving picture, to modern-day practices in audio post-production.

Advanced Mixing Techniques GRADUATE Advanced Mixing Techniques is a next-generation music mixing course for you to take your mixing skills to the highest level. In addition to an indepth exploration of traditional mixing topics such as balance, EQ, dynamics, spatial effects, and automation, you’ll explore pitch and time correction and mixing for digital streaming services. Throughout the course, you will mix 12 provided recordings in a variety of Billboard chart-related styles, including R&B/hip-hop, pop, electronic dance, country, rock, and emerging artists. This work requires you to organize, implement, and execute large multitrack mixes in a DAW mixdown environment, in addition to executing technically and creatively advanced mixing techniques and preparing mixes for contemporary streaming formats. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/advanced-mixingtechniques OMPRD-693

Culminating Experience in Music Production 1 GRADUATE All Master of Music in Music Production students complete a culminating experience or thesis project. This experience is meant to be exactly as named: the culmination of your work in the program, the experience through which you synthesize all you have learned.

Audio/Music Production for Visual Media GRADUATE

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/audio-musicproduction-for-visual-media OMPRD-695

Culminating Experience in Music Production 2 GRADUATE This course, a continuation of Culminating Experience in Music Production 1, supports the completion of the culminating experience. You will work in consultation with your culminating experience committee to develop your unique projects, and to take them from rst draft to nished form. In addition, you will prepare for your nal presentation and ultimately present your work to your committee and to the online graduate community. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/culminatingexperience-in-music-production-2

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/culminatingexperience-in-music-production-1


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Ways to Start Your Master’s Degree Application Materials

Prerequisites

Students applying for either master’s program are required to submit:

For all graduate-level programs, applicants are required to hold a baccalaureate degree and are expected to have a high record of academic and/or professional achievement.

 Proof of bachelor’s degree in relevant eld, or bachelor’s degree with signicant work experience in relevant eld  Copy of diploma  Ofcial transcripts  Résumé/CV  Two academic/professional letters of recommendation  English exam (TOEFL or IELTS) for students for whom English is not a native language  Statement of purpose (see right)  Applicants for the Master of Music in Music Production program are additionally required to submit a portfolio with at least three recorded examples of their recent work.

Statement of Purpose Applicants are required to submit a statement of purpose that describes their background, why they are applying to the program, how it ts with their career goals, and what project they intend to pursue as their culminating experience

For the Master of Music in Music Production program, applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in music production, engineering, or technology, or a bachelor’s degree with work experience in the music production, engineering, and/or technology elds. The Master of Arts in Music Business program requires a bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, nance, marketing, or related eld.

Financial Aid Financial assistance for your Berklee Online education is available from a variety of sources, including federal awards, outside scholarships, and private loans. Berklee Online degree students who are US citizens or permanent residents may apply for Federal Financial Aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Application Form The application for the Master of Arts in Music Business and Master of Music in Music Production is available online.

Apply Today  Receive an Admissions Decision Within Two Weeks

The application fee is $75 (non-refundable), to be paid by credit card at the time of the application submission. Note that all correspondence related to the application will be sent to the email address provided on the application.

DEGREE PROGRAMS > MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS

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Bachelor’s Degrees Connect your passion to a career in the music industry. In the Bachelor of Professional Studies program, you’ll learn from the same rst-class instructors who have made Berklee College of Music a world-renowned institution. Whether you’re just beginning your musical journey, or you’re looking to sharpen your tools, our undergraduate programs will help you hone in on your talents, rene your skills, and enrich your musical life. https://online.berklee.edu/courses • 12 weeks in length • Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and College • Taught by industry experts and renowned Berklee faculty • Credits transfer to other colleges or universities, at the discretion of the receiving institution • Many online courses are also transferable into Berklee College of Music for credit

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MUSIC PRODUCTION BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Gain a deep understanding of multitrack recording, overdubbing, editing, and mixing music in a variety of styles using complex digital audio systems. Through hands-on instr uction, students learn best practices for successfully completing recording projects that are typical of those found in contemporar y professional recording and production environments. Graduates are ready to hit the ground running in any professional music production environment.

Curriculum (120 Credits) 10 Required Courses (30 Credits)

• Music Production Analysis • Critical Listening 1 • Audio Basics for Recording • Pro Tools 101 or Pro Tools 110 • Pro Tools 110 or Mixing & Mastering with Pro Tools • Microphone Techniques • Vocal Production • Art of Mixing

• Creative Music Production Skills • Music Production Capstone 6 Specialization Courses in Your Area of Interest (18 Credits) Six courses in a given student’s area of interest and professional development: music business, songwriting, arr anging, orchestration, etc. In Addition to: 5 Specied Elective Courses (15 Credits)

5 Core Music Studies Cour ses (15 Credits) 14 General Education Courses (42 Credits)

DEGREE PROGRAMS > BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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GUITAR BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Develop the skills to become a professional guitar player. Through private less ons with Berklee’s renowned faculty and a rigorous program of study that spa ns contemporary music styles, you will develop your unique sound, improve your technique, increase your musicianship, and harness technology to create professional-sounding recordings. Your experience will culminate with a 60-minute per formance and a demo reel geared toward securing professional work.


• Music Technology for Guitarists

Guitar Lessons (18 Credits)

Complete 9 semesters of Guitar Lessons each worth 2 credits.

• Guitar Scales 101 • Getting Your Guitar Sound

In Addition to: 5 Specied Elective Courses (15 Credits)

• Blues Guitar

5 Core Music Studies Cour ses (15 Credits)

• Acoustic Guitar Techniques

14 General Education Courses (42 Credits)

• Guitar Chords 101

• Arranging for Guitar (coming soon) • Guitar Chords 201: Chord Melody and Inversions • Guitar Improvisation Techniques • Guitar Ensemble Techniques


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MUSIC BUSINESS BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Develop the fundamental business knowledge and s kills needed to succeed in today’s everchanging music industry. Students analyze key factors that inuence the music business including publishing, licensing, management, touring, marketing, entrepreneurship, and law. The program emphasizes pressing issues, such as alternative approaches to copyright, streaming music, and new models for revenue generation. Graduates are equipped with marketable skills to meet the range of opportunities that are available in the music business.


• Music Business 101 • Music Marketing 101 • Music Business Trends and Strategies

6 Specialization Courses in Your Area of Interest (18 Credits) Six courses in a given student’s area of interest and professional development: music business, songwriting, arr anging, orchestration, etc.

• Concert Touring • Music Licensing • Legal Aspects of the Music Industry • Creative Entrepreneurship • Music Business Leadership and Ethics


5 Core Music Studies Cour ses (15 Credits) 14 General Education Courses (42 Credits)

• Music Business Finance • Music Business Capstone


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SONGWRITING BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Learn techniques for writing original songs in a variety of musical styles—techniques that have propelled Berklee alumni to write number one songs and win Grammy Awards. In this program, you will develop skills to create song struct ures, harmonies, melodies, and lyrics that support and enhance the ideas that you want to express. Through listening and analysis, you will be able to recognize and discuss quality elements in musical and lyrical struc tures. You will develop your own voice as a songwriter and lear n to write more effec tively and efciently, whether by yourself or in collaboration with other songwriters. Curriculum (120 Credits) 10 Required Courses (30 Credits)

3 Specialization Courses in Your Area of Interest (9 Credits)

• Lyric Writing: Tools and Strategies

Complete any three courses, except Liberal Arts courses coded with OLART, OLSOC, or OLMSC, in a given student’s area of interest and professional development (e.g., music business, music production, arranging, orchestrat ion, etc.).

• Songwriting: Harmony • Lyric Writing: Writing From the Title • Songwriting: Melody • Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music • Arranging for Songwriters • Songwriting: Writing Hit Songs • Commercial Songwriting Techniques • Collaborative Songwriting • Songwriting Capstone


5 Core Music Studies Courses (15 Credits) 3 Music Technology Courses (9 Credits) 14 General Education Courses (42 Credits)


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INTERDISCIPLINARY MUSIC STUDIES BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES The music industry is undergoing enormous change, and as a result, musicians increasingly need knowledge of, and skills in, a number of different areas in order to succeed in their career. The Interdisciplinary Music Studies major provides you with considerable exibility in choosing coursework across a number of disciplines to align with your personal career goals. With the help of an academic advisor, you will create a personalized education plan, which includes three courses of your choosing in both music business and technology (two critical areas driving change in the music industry), in addition to a series of core music and liberal arts courses. Curriculum (120 Credits) 21 Required and Specied

5 Core Music Studies Courses (15 Credits)

Elective Courses (63 Credits)


3 Music Business courses With at least one course at the 30 0 level or above 3 Music Production courses Interdisciplinary Music Studies Capstone

14 Additional Courses In Music Business, Music Production, Composition, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Voice, Drums, Arranging, or Songwriting that align with your individual education plan. At least 7 of those courses must be at t he 300 level or above.


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SONGWRITING & PRODUCING MUSIC BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES The Songwriting and Producing Music major is for the musician of the future. Because of the intense focus on multiple disciplines—writing, producing, arranging, and the latest music software available—you will become a versatile asset to any project within the music industry. People who are hiring in the industry are searching for talent familiar with a variety of styles and techniques, and prociency with traditional skills like writing for acoustic ensembles. At the same time, the most viable candidates for jobs will also know the newest technology and a wide breadth of hybrid production techniques. This program covers both sets of competencies in detail. Curriculum (120 Credits) 10 Required Courses (30 Credits)

In Addition to:

• Songwriting: Harmony

6 Specialization Courses in Your Interest (18 Credits)

• Recording and Producing in the Home Studio • Songwriting: Melody

5 Specied Elective Courses (15 Credits)

5 Core Music Courses (15 Credits) 12 General Education Courses (42 Credits)

• Writing and Producing Advertising Music • Vocal Production • Songwriting for Film and TV • Art of Mixing • Collaborative Songwriting • Songwriting and Producing Music Capstone • 1 DAW related Music Production Course


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ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTION & SOUND DESIGN BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Learn current music produc tion, sound design, and synthesis technologies to create professional electronic music compositions. This program teaches student s to apply core studio technologies and techniques, including recording, editing, and mixing, to electronic music and sound design project s. You will also develop a deep understanding of electronic instruments. By the end of the pr ogram, you will have a portfolio of professional-quality sound designs and electronic music compositions to prepare you for a career as an artist, producer, remixer, or sound designer in elds such as electr onic music production, post production, and video game sound. Curriculum (120 Credits) 10 Required Courses (30 Credits)

• Electronic Music Production and Sound Design Capstone

• Music Production 101

6 Specialization Courses in Your Area of Interest (18 Credits)

• Producing Music with Logic • Producing Music with Ableton Live

• Mixing and Mastering for the Electronic Musician

Complete any six courses (except Liberal Art s courses coded with OLART, OLSOC, or OLMSC) in your area of interest and professional development, e.g. music business, songwriting, arranging, orchestration, etc.

• Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1

In Addition to:

• Sound Design for the Electronic Musician • Sampling and Audio Production

• Composing and Producing Electronic Music 2


• Creative Digital Signal Processing for Music and Visuals


5 Core Music Studies Courses (15 Credits)


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MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR FILM, TV & GAMES BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Gain the knowledge and practical skills to compose, arrange, and orchestrate effec tive dramatic music for visual media, including lm, television, and interactive media. The program begins with a set of core music and technology courses to provide both the conceptual foundation in music theory and the technical foundation in a digital audio workstation to record, s equence, and mix music for visuals. You will also study the works of master composers and innovators and analyze the role of music in a dr amatic medium. Curriculum (120 Credits) 10 Required Courses (30 Credits)

In Addition to:

• Film Scoring 101 • Music Notation Using Finale

12 Core Music & Technology Courses (36 Credits)

• Orchestration 1



• Contemporary Techniques in Music Composition 1 • Contemporary Techniques in Music Composition 2 • Music Composition for Film and TV 1 • Music Composition for Film and TV 2 • Interactive Scoring for Games • World Music Composition Styles • Music Composition for Film, TV, and Games Capstone


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Ways to Start Your Bachelor’s Degree Undeclared Option The Undeclared option provides a pathway of study to all majors in Berklee Online’s Bachelor of Professional Studies degree program. Designed for students with limited or no previous college experience, you’ll have the expert guidance of an Academic Advisor on your journey toward earning a degree. As an undeclared student, you’ll earn up to 45 credits that will automatically transfer into any one of Berklee Online’s degree majors, allowing you to begin your studies while having the free dom and time to decide on the major that is best suited to meet your educational and career goals.

Undeclared Option Highlights Earn up to 45 credits that automatically transfer into any of the Berklee Online degree majors Receive expert guidance from an academic advisor as you work toward selecting a major and earning your degree Declare a major at any time

 online.berklee.edu/undeclared-option

Transfer Credit Berklee Online strives to accept as many applicable transfer credits into our degree program as possible. A maximum of 60 credits and/or a completed Associate’s Degree can be accepted as transfer credits from a regionally accredited institution.

 online.berklee.edu/degree-transfer-credits Degree Completion If you left Berklee College of Music prior to completing your bachelor’s degree, you now have an opportunity to complete your degree with Berklee Online. Many students who cannot return to campus are eligible to complete their degree through directed study, online courses, or a combination of both.

 online.berklee.edu/degree-completion Prior Learning Credit We recognize that our students often have considerable previous learning, work, and life experiences in their chosen area of study. Through prior learning credit, you can earn up to 30 credits toward the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree program.

 online.berklee.edu/prior-learning-credit Financial Aid

Apply Today  Receive an Admissions Decision Within Two Weeks

Financial assistance for your Berklee Online education is available from a variety of sources, including federal awards, outside scholarships, and private loans. Berklee Online degree students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents may apply for Federal Financial Aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

 online.berklee.edu/degree-tuition-fnancial-aid


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Certicate Programs Turning your passion into a career takes time and planning. With Berklee Online’s multi-course certicate programs, you can study as your time allows, without sacricing your personal or professional commitments. Our Professional (3-5 courses) and Advanced Professional (8-12 courses) certicate programs offer academic credit that is fully transferable into Berklee Online’s undergraduate degree programs. You’ll also gain the professional credentials and marketable skills you need for success. • Professional Courses 3–5 Courses • Advanced Professional Courses 8–12 Courses

Catalog 2018

Professional Certicates ARRANGING Arranging

Jazz Composition and Arranging

In this program, you’ll learn to create dynamic arrangements for rhythm sections, horns, small ensembles, sequenced/sampled sounds, strings, and woodwinds.

Become a versatile and sought-after jazz composer and arranger by advancing your skills with some of Berklee’s most renowned jazz educators.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/arrangingprofessional

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/jazzcomposition-and-arranging-professional

Required Courses

Required Courses

Arranging 1: Rhythm Section, Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing, Arranging: Contemporary Styles, Arranging: Small Ensemble and Horns, Arranging: Woodwinds and Strings

Jazz Arranging, Jazz Composition, Reharmonization Techniques No Electives

No Electives

General Music Studies With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you'll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-professional No Required Courses Electives

4 Courses (12 Credits)

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > ARRANGING

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BASS Bass Whether you’re inspired by Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Les Claypool, Geddy Lee, or any number of other great bassists, the commonality between them is their mastery of the performance skills and concepts taught in this program, including time, harmony, tonality, timbre, taste, scales, groove, and compositional techniques like tritones, pedal points, and double stops.

General Music Studies

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/bassprofessional)

No Required Courses

Required Courses


With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you'll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-professional

Electives

Basic Improvisation, Bass Performance 101, Jazz Bass, R&B Bass, Rock Bass

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > BASS

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DRUMS Drums


Focusing on rock, funk, and R&B settings, this program will advance your skills in these areas, starting with the basics of musicianship and technique and concluding with forays into advanced improvisation.

With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you'll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/drumsprofessional Required Courses

Drum Set Fundamentals, Funk/R&B Drums, Rock Drums

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-professional No Required Courses Electives


No Electives

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > DRUMS

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GUITAR Blues Guitar

Guitar Skills

With the help of ace members of Berklee’s guitar department you’ll build a vocabulary of chords and scales, master blues techniques like bottleneck slide and ngerpicked melodies, and explore your own personal sound. Upon completion, you’ll have all the rhythms, riffs, licks, leads, and solos you need to really play the blues.

Beginning with guitar basics like chords and scales and moving on to nuances like improvisation techniques, form, control, and inection, this Professional Certicate Program will take your guitar playing to the next level.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/blues-guitarprofessional Required Courses

Acoustic Blues Guitar, Advanced Blues Guitar, Blues Guitar

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/guitar-skillsprofessional Required Courses

Getting Your Guitar Sound, Guitar Chords 101, Guitar Chords 201: Chord Melody and Inversions, Guitar Scales 101 No Electives

No Electives



Jazz Guitar Jazz guitar greats like John Scoeld and Pat Metheny launched their careers at Berklee, learning the same core fundamentals presented in this certicate program, including scales, chords, melodic tension, and improvisation. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/jazz-guitarprofessional Required Courses

Guitar Chords 101, Guitar Chords 201: Chord Melody and Inversions, Guitar Scales 101, Jazz Guitar 101, Jazz Guitar 201: Advanced Jazz Guitar Improvisation No Electives

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > GUITAR

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Rock Guitar Nobody becomes a guitar virtuoso overnight, but this Professional Certicate Program sets you on a path that—with practice and persistence—can lead to guitar greatness. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/rock-guitarprofessional Required Courses

Classic Rock Guitar, Funk/Rock and R&B Guitar Soloing, Rhythm and Groove Guitar No Electives

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > GUITAR

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IMPROVISATION General Music Studies With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you'll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-professional No Required Courses Electives


CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > IMPROVISATION

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MUSIC BUSINESS Artist Management

Music Business Fundamentals

Whether you're a current artist manager looking to sharpen your skills, an aspiring artist manager, or a manager for yourself or your band, this program will cover all the key areas of the music business that require your thorough understanding, such as licensing, touring, nance, marketing, and music business trends and strategies.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur with a business plan, an enterprising musician, or somewhere between, the Music Business Fundamentals Professional Certicate Program is designed to turn your music industry aspirations into realities.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/artistmanagement-professional)

Legal Aspects of the Music Industry, Music Business 101, Music Business Trends and Strategies, Music Marketing 101, Online Music Marketing: Campaign Strategies, Social Media, and Digital Distribution

Required Courses

Artist Management, Concert Touring, Music Business Trends and Strategies, Music Licensing, Music Marketing 101

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/musicbusiness-fundamentals-professional Required Courses

No Electives

No Electives

Music Marketing General Music Studies With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you'll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-professional No Required Courses Electives


CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC BUSINESS

In this certicate program you’ll explore the innovations, technologies, and trends shaping the marketing strategies of today’s music business. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/musicmarketing-professional Required Courses

International Music Marketing: Developing Your Music Career Abroad, Music Marketing 101, Online Music Marketing: Campaign Strategies, Social Media, and Digital Distribution No Electives

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Music Supervision Berklee Online's Professional Certicate in Music Supervision gives you the skills you need to excel in the eld—how to work with songwriters, producers, artists, publishers, directors, and performance rights organizations; how to know whether a given piece of music would t a mood or scene; and how to navigate the statutes that govern who gets paid for what when a piece of music is licensed for use in lm or TV. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/musicsupervision-professional Required Courses

Copyright Law, Music Business Trends and Strategies, Music Licensing, Music Publishing 101, Music Supervision No Electives

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC BUSINESS

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MUSIC FOR FILM, TV, AND GAMES Composing and Orchestrating for Film and TV You'll study the classics as well as cutting edge contemporary lms, and learn to compose and orchestrate the types of scores that will both complement the visuals and elicit strong emotions from viewers. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/composingand-orchestrating-for-lm-and-tv-professional Required Courses

Film Scoring 101, Music Composition for Film and TV 1, Music Composition for Film and TV 2, Orchestration 1, Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full Orchestra No Electives

Game Audio Design and Production By the program’s end, you will have developed solid foundation of sound production and engineering skills that will prepare you to work at a game development company or as a freelance game audio professional. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/game-audiodesign-and-production-professional Required Courses

Game Audio Production with Wwise, Game Design Principles, Introduction to Game Audio No Electives



Music Supervision Berklee Online's Professional Certicate in Music Supervision gives you the skills you need to excel in the eld—how to work with songwriters, producers, artists, publishers, directors, and performance rights organizations; how to know whether a given piece of music would t a mood or scene; and how to navigate the statutes that govern who gets paid for what when a piece of music is licensed for use in lm or TV. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/musicsupervision-professional Required Courses

Copyright Law, Music Business Trends and Strategies, Music Licensing, Music Publishing 101, Music Supervision No Electives

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC FOR FILM, TV AND GAMES

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MUSIC HISTORY AND LIBERAL ARTS General Music Studies With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you’ll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-professional No Required Courses Electives


CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC HISTORY AND LIBERAL ARTS

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MUSIC PRODUCTION Ableton Live This program culminates in in-depth training on Live components such as Operator, Sampler, Analog, Tension, and Electric. You'll gain the chops to bring to life your most creative musical ideas, both in the studio, and onstage!

Composing and Producing Electronic Music Whether you’re a musician or a producer, this certicate program will teach you how to add an electronic avor to your production and move your pieces to the next level.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/ableton-liveprofessional

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/composingand-producing-electronic-music-professional

Required Courses

Required Courses

Ableton Live Fundamentals, Ableton Live Techniques: Sampling, Performing with Ableton Live

Ableton Live Fundamentals, Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1, Composing and Producing Electronic Music 2

No Electives

No Electives

Advanced Music Production In this advanced certicate program, Berklee’s incomparable music production faculty will guide you through the art of mixing, the most effective microphone and audio mastering techniques, best practices for vocal production, and creative music production skills.

Game Audio Design and Production

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/advancedmusic-production-professional

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/game-audiodesign-and-production-professional

Required Courses

Required Courses

Art of Mixing, Audio Mastering Techniques, Creative Music Production Skills, Microphone Techniques, Vocal Production

By the program’s end, you will have developed solid foundation of sound production and engineering skills that will prepare you to work at a game development company or as a freelance game audio professional.

Game Audio Production with Wwise, Game Design Principles, Introduction to Game Audio No Electives

No Electives

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC PRODUCTION

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Logic

With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you'll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program.

In this program, you'll strengthen your technical understanding of Logic Pro and gain a greater understanding of the tools and techniques involved in mixing and mastering for electronic productions.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-professional) No Required Courses Electives


Live Sound Production In this professional certicate program, you’ll advance your knowledge in one of the music industry’s main growth areas: sound for concerts and other live events. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/live-soundproduction-professional Required Courses

Advanced Audio Ear Training for Mix Engineers, Critical Listening 1, Live Sound: Mixing and Recording No Electives

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/logicprofessional Required Courses

Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1, Mixing and Mastering for the Electronic Musician, Producing Music with Logic No Electives

Music Production Berklee’s incomparable music production faculty present this detailed certicate program to guide you in this work, from concept to completed, mastered recording. Bridging theory and practice, you’ll learn the art and the science of producing great music on any digital audio workstation (DAW). https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/musicproduction-professional Required Courses

Audio Fundamentals for Recording, Critical Listening 1, Music Production Analysis, Pro Tools 101, Pro Tools 110 No Electives


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Pro Tools Learn the basics and advanced pro tips of harnessing the powerful capabilities of Pro Tools to set up your studio and excel in audio editing, mixing, and mastering. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/pro-toolsprofessional Required Courses

Advanced Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools, Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools, Pro Tools 101, Pro Tools 110 No Electives

Sampling and Sound Design for Electronic Music The Sampling and Sound Design for Electronic Music Professional Certicate Program demysties topics central to electronic music production and sound design, such as setting up your home recording studio, sampling, digital signal processing, synthesis, MIDI sequencing, mixing, and more. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/sampling-andsound-design-for-electronic-music-professional Required Courses

Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1, Composing and Producing Electronic Music 2, Music Production 101, Sampling and Audio Production, Sound Design for the Electronic Musician No Electives


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MUSIC THEORY, HARMONY, AND EAR TRAINING General Music Studies

Music Theory and Composition

With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you’ll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program.

Learn the ins and outs of music theory while you gain an enriched appreciation for how different cultures throughout the ages have contributed to varied practices in melody, harmony, and rhythm. Most importantly, this Professional Certicate Program will prepare you apply knowledge and insights on music theory to your own compositions.



https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/music-theoryand-composition-professional Required Courses

Music Theory From basics like reading and writing music notation and using scales to advanced topics such as modal and pentatonic melodies and harmonic tensions, you’ll leave this music theory program with a concrete foundation in music.

Music Theory and Composition 1, Music Theory and Composition 2, Music Theory and Composition 3, Music Theory and Composition 4 No Electives

Voice Technique and Musicianship

Music Theory 101, Music Theory 201: Harmony and Function, Music Theory 301: Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm

This certicate program offers music theory (intervals, scales, harmony, etc.), ear training (time, rhythm, pitch using the solfege method, etc.), and voice studies (breath, technique, vocal care, etc.)—all knowledge that is tailored to you as a vocalist.

No Electives

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/voicetechnique-and-musicianship-professional

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/music-theoryprofessional Required Courses

Required Courses

Basic Ear Training 1, Music Theory 101, Voice Technique 101 No Electives

CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC THEORY, HARMONY, AND EAR TRAINING

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ORCHESTRATION Composing and Orchestrating for Film and TV You'll study the classics as well as cutting edge contemporary lms, and learn to compose and orchestrate the types of scores that will both complement the visuals and elicit strong emotions from viewers. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/composingand-orchestrating-for-lm-and-tv-professional Required Courses

Film Scoring 101, Music Composition for Film and TV 1 , Music Composition for Film and TV 2, Orchestration 1, Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full Orchestra

Jazz Composition and Arranging Become a versatile and sought-after jazz composer and arranger by advancing your skills with some of Berklee’s most renowned jazz educators. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/jazzcomposition-and-arranging-professional Required Courses

Jazz Arranging, Jazz Composition, Reharmonization Techniques No Electives

No Electives



CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > ORCHESTRATION

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PIANO AND KEYBOARD General Music Studies

Keyboard Styles


There is always a demand for dynamic, expressive, and well-rounded keyboard players, and this program is geared toward enabling you to be comfortable in any number of different musical situations.



Keyboard Skills There is always a demand for dynamic, expressive, and well-rounded keyboard players, and this program is geared toward enabling you to be comfortable in any number of different musical situations. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/keyboardskills-professional Required Courses

Basic Improvisation, Berklee Keyboard Method, Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques No Electives

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/keyboardstyles-professional Required Courses

Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques, Jazz Piano, Pop/ Rock Keyboard No Electives

Music Theory From basics like reading and writing music notation and using scales to advanced topics such as modal and pentatonic melodies and harmonic tensions, you’ll leave this music theory program with a concrete foundation in music. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/music-theoryprofessional Required Courses

Music Theory 101, Music Theory 201: Harmony and Function, Music Theory 301: Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm No Electives

CERTIFICATES CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > PIANO AND KEYBOARD

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SONGWRITING General Music Studies

Songwriting


Whether you’re a new or experienced songwriter, and regardless of whether your goal is to write a chart-topper or to just pack a more emotionally powerful punch with your songs, this program will bring out your best work as a songwriter.



Lyric Writing

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/songwritingprofessional Required Courses

Collaborative Songwriting, Commercial Songwriting Techniques, Songwriting: Harmony, Songwriting: Melody, Melody, Songwriting: Writing Hit Songs No Electives

Under the guidance of Berklee’s Berklee’s accomplished songwriting faculty, you’ll study the key methodologies and strategies for writing impactful lyrics and in turn, learning how to better express yourself. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/lyric-writingprofessional Required Courses

Lyric Writing: Tools and Strategies, Lyric Writing: Writing From the Title, Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music No Electives

CERTIFICATES CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL P ROFESSIONAL > SONGWRITING

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VOICE General Music Studies With the Professional Certicate in General Music Studies you’ll have the exibility to choose four courses from any interest area into a personalized certicate program. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-professional No Required Courses Electives


Vocal Vocal Styles

Voice Voice Technique Technique and Musicianship Musicianship This certicate program offers music theory (intervals, scales, harmony, etc.), ear training (time, rhythm, pitch using the solfege method, etc.), and voice studies (breath, technique, vocal care, etc.)—all knowledge that is tailored to you as a vocalist. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/voicetechnique-and-musicianship-professional Required Courses

Basic Ear Training 1, Music Theory 101, Voice Technique 101 No Electives

Whether you’re a seasoned professional vocalist looking to expand your repertoire, or an amateur who wants to sing more effectively, effectively, studying with Berklee’s renowned faculty will give you an understanding of vocal technique across genres that will help you nd your own unique voice, literally! https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/vocal-stylesprofessional Required Courses

Pop and Rock Vocals, Vocals, Popular Singing Styles: Developing Your Sound, R&B Vocals No Electives

CERTIFICATES CERTIFICATES > PROFESSIONAL > VOICE

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Advanced Professional Certicates ARRANGING General Music Studies

Writing and Producing Music

This customizable program offering provides you with the exibility to earn an Advanced Professional Certicate in General Music Studies by choosing eight courses from any interest area.

In this program, you'll come away with the multifaceted skill set necessary to start or advance your career as a contemporary writer/producer.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional No Required Courses Electives


https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/writing-andproducing-music-advanced-professional Required Courses 6 Courses (18 Credits)

Arranging 1: Rhythm Section, Arranging: Contemporary Styles, Commercial Songwriting Techniques, Music Production Analysis, Pro Tools 101, Songwriting: Writing Hit Songs Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > ARRANGING

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BASS General Music Studies This customizable program offering provides you with the exibility to earn an Advanced Professional Certicate in General Music Studies by choosing eight courses from any interest area. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional No Required Courses Electives

8 Courses (24 Credits))

CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > BASS

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DRUMS General Music Studies This customizable program offering provides you with the exibility to earn an Advanced Professional Certicate in General Music Studies by choosing eight courses from any interest area. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional No Required Courses Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > DRUMS

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GUITAR General Music Studies

Guitar


From rock to jazz or folk to metal, what separates the great guitarists from the rest is their mastery of the skills taught in this program. From basics like chords and scales to nuances like improvisation techniques, form, control, and inection, this certicate program will take your guitar playing to the next level.



https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/guitaradvanced-professional Required Courses 5 Courses (15 Credits)

Acoustic Guitar Techniques, Blues Guitar, Getting Your Guitar Sound, Guitar Chords 101, Guitar Scales 101 Electives

3 Courses

CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > GUITAR

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IMPROVISATION General Music Studies This customizable program offering provides you with the exibility to earn an Advanced Professional Certicate in General Music Studies by choosing eight courses from any interest area. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional No Required Courses Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > IMPROVISATION

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MUSIC BUSINESS General Music Studies

Music Business


With a Berklee music business certicate, you will gain more than a credential that offers you an edge over the competition; you will be best positioned to forge ahead as a trailblazer in the music business models of the future.



https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/musicbusiness-advanced-professional Required Courses 6 Courses (18 Credits)

Concert Touring, Creative Entrepreneurship, Legal Aspects of the Music Industry, Music Business 101, Music Business Trends and Strategies, Music Publishing 101 Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC BUSINESS

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MUSIC FOR FILM, TV, AND GAMES General Music Studies

Orchestration for Film and TV


Drawing on the most up-to-date tools and information, this extensive certicate program will help equip you to become a more marketable composer and/or songwriter by offering in-depth instruction in orchestration while also delving into the placement techniques that will help your music nd a home--and a paycheck--via TV, movies, video games, and other media.



https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/orchestrationfor-lm-and-tv-advanced-professional Required Courses 6 Courses (18 Credits)

Film Scoring 101, Music Composition for Film and TV 1, Music Composition for Film and TV 2, Orchestration 1, Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full Orchestra, World Music Composition Styles Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC FOR FILM, TV, AND GAMES

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MUSIC HISTORY AND LIBERAL ARTS General Music Studies This customizable program offering provides you with the exibility to earn an Advanced Professional Certicate in General Music Studies by choosing eight courses from any interest area. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional No Required Courses Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC HISTORY AND LIBERAL ARTS

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MUSIC PRODUCTION Electronic Music Production and Sound Design Whether you are a performing electronic musician with recording experience or a newcomer looking to ll in gaps in your knowledge, this program meets you where you are and helps you raise your game to the next level. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/electronicmusic-production-and-sound-design-advancedprofessional Required Courses 6 Courses (18 Credits)

Ableton Live Fundamentals, Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1, Composing and Producing Electronic Music 2, Music Production 101, Producing Music with Logic, Sound Design for the Electronic Musician

Music Production and Technology In this certicate program, you’ll learn all of this and develop a portfolio along the way, working with Berklee’s renowned music production and engineering faculty and collaborating with musicians and producers from all over the world. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/musicproduction-and-technology-advanced-professional Required Courses 8 Courses (24 Credits)

Art of Mixing, Audio Fundamentals for Recording, Critical Listening 1, Microphone Techniques, Music Production Analysis, Pro Tools 101, Pro Tools 110, Vocal Production Electives


Electives


General Music Studies This customizable program offering provides you with the exibility to earn an Advanced Professional Certicate in General Music Studies by choosing eight courses from any interest area. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional No Required Courses Electives


Music Production using Pro Tools Learn the basics and advanced tips of harnessing the powerful capabilities of Pro Tools to set up your studio and excel in audio editing, mixing, and mastering. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/musicproduction-using-pro-tools-advanced-professional Required Courses 5 Courses (15 Credits)

Advanced Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools, Critical Listening 1, Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools, Pro Tools 101, Pro Tools 110 Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC PRODUCTION

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Writing and Producing Music In this program, you'll come away with the multifaceted skill set necessary to start or advance your career as a contemporary writer/producer. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/writing-andproducing-music-advanced-professional Required Courses 6 Courses (18 Credits)



CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC PRODUCTION

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MUSIC THEORY, HARMONY, AND EAR TRAINING General Music Studies

Theory, Harmony & Ear Training


This music theory certicate program will help you gain a professional command of the mechanics behind most of the contemporary music that you enjoy.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/theoryharmony-ear-training-advanced-professional

No Required Courses

Required Courses 5 Courses (15 Credits)

Electives


Basic Ear Training 1, Getting Inside Harmony 1, Music Theory 101, Music Theory 201: Harmony and Function, Music Theory 301: Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > MUSIC THEORY, HARMONY AND EAR TRAINING

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ORCHESTRATION General Music Studies

Orchestration for Film and TV


Drawing on the most up-to-date tools and information, this extensive certicate program will help equip you to become a more marketable composer and/or songwriter by offering in-depth instruction in orchestration while also delving into the placement techniques that will help your music nd a home--and a paycheck--via TV, movies, video games, and other media.



https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/orchestrationfor-lm-and-tv-advanced-professional Required Courses 6 Courses (18 Credits)

Film Scoring 101, Music Composition for Film and TV 1, Music Composition for Film and TV 2, Orchestration 1, Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full Orchestra, World Music Composition Styles Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > ORCHESTRATION

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PIANO AND KEYBOARD General Music Studies

Theory, Harmony & Ear Training


This music theory certicate program will help you gain a professional command of the mechanics behind most of the contemporary music that you enjoy.

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional

https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/theoryharmony-ear-training-advanced-professional

No Required Courses

Required Courses 5 Courses (15 Credits)

Electives


Basic Ear Training 1, Getting Inside Harmony 1, Music Theory 101, Music Theory 201: Harmony and Function, Music Theory 301: Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > PIANO AND KEYBOARD

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SONGWRITING General Music Studies

Writing and Producing Music


In this program, you'll come away with the multifaceted skill set necessary to start or advance your career as a contemporary writer/producer.



https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/writing-andproducing-music-advanced-professional Required Courses 6 Courses (18 Credits)


Songwriting


While there is no “right” or “wrong” way to write a song, there are time-tested tools and techniques that have consistently yielded beloved, memorable music. Studying with Berklee’s accomplished songwriting faculty, you'll delve into lyric writing, melody, harmony, theory, arranging, and strategies employed by some of the all-time great songwriters. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/songwritingadvanced-professional Required Courses 6 Courses (18 Credits)

Lyric Writing: Tools and Strategies, Lyric Writing: Writing From the Title, Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music, Songwriting: Harmony, Songwriting: Melody, Songwriting: Writing Hit Songs Electives


CERTIFICATES > ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL > SONGWRITING

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VOICE General Music Studies This customizable program offering provides you with the exibility to earn an Advanced Professional Certicate in General Music Studies by choosing eight courses from any interest area. https://online.berklee.edu/certicates/general-musicstudies-advanced-professional No Required Courses Electives


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ARRANGING OCOMP-250

OCOMP-385

Counterpoint LEVEL 2

Contemporary Techniques in Music Composition 2 LEVEL 3

Gain a broad overview of counterpoint and the art of writing lines that support both the melody and the overall structure of a composition - essential information for singers, songwriters, composers, guitarists and musicians from all backgrounds. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/counterpoint

OCOMP-285

Contemporary Techniques in Music Composition 1 LEVEL 2 Learn how to construct your own melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic language through the study of modern twentieth century compositional techniques. In this music composition course you'll develop your unique, compositional voice to write music for visual media, concerts, recitals, or personal enjoyment. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/contemporarytechniques-in-music-composition-1

Gain a solid knowledge of modern instrumental writing and competence using twentieth century techniques in composition. In addition, you will gain enhanced listening skills to identify and appreciate new musical styles, and be capable of implementing these skills in your writing, enriching your capacity to express yourself in this intellectually stimulating musical idiom. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/contemporarytechniques-in-music-composition-2

OCOMP-395

Jazz Composition LEVEL 3 In this music composition course, you'll learn effective techniques that will help you compose jazz tunes that have a balance of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic appeal. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/jazz-composition

OCOMP-320

Creative Strategies for Composition Beyond Style LEVEL 3

OCOMP-493

In this music composition course, you'll learn how to develop upon virtually any kernel of an idea, from a melodic fragment to a catchy rhythm or phrase, or a nice chord. Explore a variety of approaches to composing and how they work, complete with examples, composer perspectives, and more.

Add depth and avor to compositions in any genre by studying the characteristics of a wide array of world music compositional techniques.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creativestrategies-for-composition-beyond-style

Music Notation and Score Preparation Using Finale LEVEL 1

World Music Composition Styles LEVEL 4

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/world-musiccomposition-styles

OCWPR-101

Create great-looking music quickly and easily with the powerful Finale music notation software, and learn techniques to maximize speed, control, and accuracy. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-notationand-score-preparation-using-nale

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OCWPR-103

OCWPR-332

Music Notation Using Sibelius LEVEL 1

Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing

Learn to create lead sheets, choral and instrumental scores, drum maps and guitar notation, and explore many other ways to use Sibelius for your own personal and professional needs.

LEVEL 3 This music arrangement course takes your arranging abilities to the next level of development by studying more advanced techniques for voicing chords, orchestration, articulations, and background lines.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-notationusing-sibelius

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/arrangingadvanced-horn-writing

OCWPR-130

Arranging 1: Rhythm Section LEVEL 1 Essential learning for anyone interested in arranging music for a band, Arranging 1: Rhythm Section explores all aspects of writing and arranging for the rhythm section. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/arranging-1rhythm-section

OCWPR-333

Arranging: Woodwinds and Strings LEVEL 3 In this music arrangement course, gain a practical, real-world understanding of the sound and personality of woodwind and string instruments, and learn how to properly apply them to songs, arrangements, and compositions. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/arrangingwoodwinds-and-strings

OCWPR-231

Arranging: Small Ensemble and Horns LEVEL 2 In this music arrangement course, you'll develop your writing and arranging skills for smaller bands and larger ensembles and learn techniques that can be applied to both live instrumentation or sequenced/sampled sounds. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/arranging-smallensemble-and-horns

OCWPR-334

Contemporary Vocal Arranging LEVEL 3 Master the concepts of vocal writing and arranging from basic to more advanced and learn to write vocal charts in a number of contemporary styles, including jazz, folk, pop, and R&B. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/contemporaryvocal-arranging

OCWPR-250

Arranging: Contemporary Styles LEVEL 2 In this music arrangement course, you'll learn to create your own original grooves by analyzing, writing, sequencing, and recording the rhythms and styles that have inuenced western contemporary music. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/arrangingcontemporary-styles

COURSES > ARRANGING

OCWPR-335

Jazz Arranging LEVEL 3 Become a more versatile and sought-after jazz arranger. Jazz Arranging explores techniques that will allow you to write effective jazz arrangements for all types of instrumental combinations, from bop and hard-bop, to big band jazz ensembles. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/jazz-arranging

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OHARM-412

Reharmonization Techniques LEVEL 4 Take your musical vocabulary and skill set to a whole new level for writing, arranging, and performing music of any genre by learning reharmonization and providing musical interest and variety to standard repertoire. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/reharmonizationtechniques

COURSES > ARRANGING

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BASS OBASS-333 OBASS-130

Bass Performance 101 LEVEL 1 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.

R&B Bass LEVEL 3 Learn to play R&B bass in the style of the master players. Expand your bass playing in the context of a professional, live music performance or recording session. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/r-b-bass

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/bassperformance-101 OPERF-110

Basic Improvisation LEVEL 1 OBASS-231

Rock Bass LEVEL 2 Gain the foundation, technique, and vocabulary necessary to construct and improvise bass lines in a variety of rock and blues-based music styles. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/rock-bass

OBASS-234

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 inexions, feel, and nuances of the masters into your own playing! https://online.berklee.edu/courses/basicimprovisation

Slap Bass LEVEL 2 Popularized in the 70s with groups such as Sly and the Family Stone, slap bass has become an essential technique in any electric bassist's toolkit. In Slap Bass, you will learn the fundamentals of playing slap, from traditional to advanced modern techniques, and learn to construct your own slap lines over original songs. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/slap-bass

OBASS-332

Jazz Bass LEVEL 3 Gain the tools and knowledge you need to improvise jazz bass lines like a seasoned professional. Learn to play great jazz bass lines, recognize common chord progressions in jazz standards, and study the work of jazz bass greats like Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, and Christian McBride.

OPERF-312

Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation LEVEL 3 Learn the art of Jazz improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world. Learn different types and styles of compositions from the perspective of the improviser, and take an in-depth look at how mental, harmonic, and melodic processes contribute to the instinctive skills that an improviser puts to use when taking a solo. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/gary-burton-jazzimprovisation

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/jazz-bass

COURSES > BASS

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Catalog 2018

DRUMS OPERC-160

OPERC-263

Drum Set Fundamentals LEVEL 1

Funk/R&B Drums LEVEL 2

Improve your overall coordination, touch, and dynamics, and gain a solid foundation in drum set performance and musicianship.

Learn to play songs and improvise rhythms in the style of funk and R&B. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/funk-r-b-drums

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/drum-setfundamentals OPERC-324

Afro-Cuban Drums LEVEL 3 OPERC-261

Rock Drums LEVEL 2 Learn to play a variety of rock drumming styles through the study of some of rock music's most signicant drummers.

Strengthen your overall versatility as a drummer by learning the rich grooves and rhythmic concepts of Afro-Cuban music. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/afro-cuban-drums

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/rock-drums

COURSES > DRUMS

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GUITAR OGUIT-110

OGUIT-222

Music Technology for Guitarists LEVEL 1

Blues Guitar LEVEL 2

Music Technology for Guitarists provides guitar students with an understanding of digital technology applicable to recording and live performance. By the end of the course, students will demonstrate a mastery of basic digital audio workstation (DAW) functionality and creative use of guitar amplier modeling and effects processing.

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.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musictechnology-for-guitarists

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/blues-guitar

OGUIT-223

Getting Your Guitar Sound LEVEL 2 OGUIT-120

Guitar Chords 101 LEVEL 1 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.

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. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/getting-yourguitar-sound

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/guitar-chords-101 OGUIT-225

Classic Rock Guitar LEVEL 2 OGUIT-121

Guitar Scales 101 LEVEL 1 Organize the guitar fretboard, develop your technique, and learn to condently navigate the instrument by gaining a rm understanding of the pentatonic, blues, major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales and their modes. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/guitar-scales-101

OGUIT-210

Fundamentals of Classical Guitar LEVEL 2 Gain a foundational, working repertoire for the classical guitar. Develop an extensive repertoire of techniques, including tremolo, rasguedo, harmonics, slurs, and percussion effects.

Elevate your playing by learning the styles and techniques of the architects of classic rock guitar: Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Gilmour, and Page. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/classic-rock-guitar

OGUIT-226

Rhythm and Groove Guitar LEVEL 2 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. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/rhythm-andgroove-guitar

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/fundamentals-ofclassical-guitar

COURSES > GUITAR

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OGUIT-320

OGUIT-351

Guitar Chords 201: Chord Melody and Inversions LEVEL 3

Acoustic Blues Guitar LEVEL 3

Master Berklee's approach to playing guitar chords. Improve your style, intonation, technique, time feel, and tone in this in-depth course. Explore open triads, seventh chord structures, open triadic shapes, and inversions in a variety of musical styles.

Develop a foundational, working repertoire in the acoustic blues style that includes early and contemporary material from the Mississippi Delta, Texas, Georgia/Carolinas, and more. Learn to ngerpick melodies and solos over independent bass patterns, and perform in the acoustic bottleneck slide style in both standard and open tunings.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/guitar-chords201-chord-melody-and-inversions

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/acoustic-bluesguitar OGUIT-352

OGUIT-327

Jazz Guitar 101 LEVEL 3 Study the styles of some of the most inuential jazz guitarists, and learn the basics behind the jazz language: chord/scale usage, building melodic tension, and improvisation techniques. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/jazz-guitar-101

Advanced Blues Guitar LEVEL 3 In this advanced course, learn how to play rhythm guitar parts and solos over a variety of blues progressions, grooves, and tempos, in styles such as shufes, funky blues, blues/rumbas, blues/rock, soul, and slow blues. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/advanced-bluesguitar

OGUIT-328

Funk/Rock and R&B Guitar Soloing LEVEL 3 Learn the appropriate scales, the best use of effects, and the rhythmic and melodic timing to create an authentic funk-based solo and sound. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/funk-rock-and-r-bguitar-soloing

OGUIT-350

Acoustic Guitar Techniques LEVEL 3

OGUIT-415

Steve Vai Guitar Techniques LEVEL 4 Gain a deep understanding and command of the playing styles, repertoire, techniques, and musical concepts of guitar legend and Berklee alum Steve Vai. Learn the secrets behind Vai's best-known compositions and virtuosic techniques, and learn to improve your own solos, chord and rhythm playing, and overall voice on the guitar.

Strengthen your rhythmic strumming, use of alternate tunings, and ngerstyle playing, and improve your uency, tone, dynamics, and control.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/steve-vai-guitartechniques

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/acoustic-guitartechniques

OGUIT-420

Guitar Improvisation Techniques LEVEL 4 Learn to play a great guitar solo! Guitar Improvisation Techniques is designed to help guitarists who may have learned the technical aspects of playing, but lack the theoretical application of the musical elements that make up a strong solo that moves the listener. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/guitarimprovisation-techniques

COURSES > GUITAR

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OGUIT-427

OPLGT-101

Jazz Guitar 201: Advanced Jazz Guitar Improvisation LEVEL 4

Private Guitar Lesson Level 1 LEVEL 1

Develop your jazz guitar performance skills by learning advanced techniques to improvise over chord changes, both in traditional standards and complex modern harmony. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/jazz-guitar-201advanced-jazz-guitar-improvisation

OGUIT-460

Private Guitar Lesson Level 1 focuses on the theoretical foundation for guitar performance. Upon completion, students will be able to play chromatic and major scale forms, and understand the chord forms represented by these scales. Students will master triads across the fretboard in the most common keys before moving on to fourpart chords and arpeggios. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/private-guitarlesson-level-1

Guitar Ensemble Techniques LEVEL 4 Guitar Ensemble Techniques gives guitarists the essential and practical skills to play well with others in any ensemble situation, whether it’s a big stage performance or an impromptu jam session. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/guitar-ensembletechniques

OPERF-110

Basic Improvisation LEVEL 1 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 inexions, feel, and nuances of the masters into your own playing! https://online.berklee.edu/courses/basicimprovisation OPERF-312

Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation LEVEL 3 Learn the art of Jazz improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world. Learn different types and styles of compositions from the perspective of the improviser, and take an in-depth look at how mental, harmonic, and melodic processes contribute to the instinctive skills that an improviser puts to use when taking a solo.

OPLGT-102

Private Guitar Lesson Level 2 LEVEL 1 Private Guitar Lesson Level 2 introduces the melodic minor scale and the harmonic possibilities represented by the scale. A mastery of the related triads across the fretboard in the most common keys will be used as an introduction to four-part chords, close chord voicings, chord tensions, and arpeggios. In addition, students will be introduced to the whole-tone scale in two octaves across the fretboard. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/private-guitarlesson-level-2

OPLGT-201

Private Guitar Lesson Level 3 LEVEL 2 Private Guitar Lesson Level 3 introduces the harmonic minor scale and the chordal possibilities represented by the scale. A mastery of the related triads across the fretboard in the most common keys will be used as an introduction to four-part chords and arpeggios. In addition, students will be introduced to the diminished scale in two octaves across the fretboard. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/private-guitarlesson-level-3

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/gary-burton-jazzimprovisation

COURSES > GUITAR

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OPLGT-202

OPLGT-302



Private Guitar Lesson Level 4 builds upon the knowledge imparted in level 3 regarding the harmonic minor scale and its basis for harmonic possibilities. Students will also be introduced to the major and minor pentatonic scale in two octaves across the fretboard. An expansion of melodic minor chord forms will also be explored.

Private Guitar Lesson Level 7 builds upon the knowledge gained in earlier levels regarding the harmonic minor scale and its chordal possibilities. Students will also revisit the diminished scale. Both scales will be studied in all keys. Chord inversions will be expanded upon and voice leading will be practiced by way of triads in C harmonic minor. Students will also explore harmonic minor four-part chord for ms further.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/private-guitarlesson-level-4

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/private-guitarlesson-level-7 OPLGT-203

Private Guitar Lesson Level 5 LEVEL 2 Private Guitar Lesson Level 5 focuses on the major scale in all keys and in various positions on the fretboard. Students will explore chord inversions further and practice voice leading by way of triads in C major. Students will also master the chromatic scale in all keys and in three octaves. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/private-guitarlesson-level-5

OPLGT-301

Private Guitar Lesson Level 6 LEVEL 3 Private Guitar Lesson Level 6 revisits the melodic minor scale and its harmonic permutations. The student will explore melodic minor in all keys and in three octaves. Knowledge of the whole tone scale will be extended to all keys as well. Chord inversions will be expanded upon and voice leading will be practiced by way of triads in C melodic minor. Students will master four-part arpeggios and chord voicings in all keys.

OPLGT-401

Private Guitar Lesson Level 8 LEVEL 4 Private Guitar Lesson Level 8 continues the application of the harmonic minor scale and its chordal possibilities in all keys. Students will also revisit the major and minor pentatonic scales and apply them to all keys. Students will demonstrate close and spread voicings by way of voice-led triads across the fretboard. In addition, students will dive deeper into diminished triad arpeggios by demonstrating them in three octaves from any chord tone and in all keys. Four-part chord forms and arpeggios will also be explored in all keys across the fretboard. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/private-guitarlesson-level-8


COURSES > GUITAR

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OPLGT-402

OPERF-312


Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation LEVEL 3

Private Guitar Lesson Level 9 is an opportunity for the student to demonstrate the depth and breadth of the skills they have developed in the Guitar program. Throughout the term they have worked with their private lesson instructor to formulate the repertoire for their performances, so that it aptly showcases their understanding and application of music theory, chord scales, and single-note and chord technique, while creatively applying them to musical settings.

Learn the art of Jazz improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world. Learn different types and styles of compositions from the perspective of the improviser, and take an in-depth look at how mental, harmonic, and melodic processes contribute to the instinctive skills that an improviser puts to use when taking a solo. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/gary-burton-jazzimprovisation


OPERF-110

Basic Improvisation LEVEL 1 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 inexions, feel, and nuances of the masters into your own playing! https://online.berklee.edu/courses/basicimprovisation

COURSES > GUITAR

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Catalog 2018

MUSIC BUSINESS OENTR-391

OLMSC-150

Creative Entrepreneurship LEVEL 3

Introduction to Computer Programming for Musicians LEVEL 1

Leverage your creativity for business innovation and develop the mindset, knowledge, and insights required to pursue an entrepreneurial career, whether as the steward of your own career or as the founder of a new business in any creative eld. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creativeentrepreneurship

OLART-400

Career and Job Success in the Music Industry LEVEL 4 Explore the four dimensions of career development: clarifying your professional value, focusing the opportunity lens, advancing personal growth strategies, and orchestrating a successful job search. Throughout the course, you will hear from Berklee alumni and employers about what it takes to succeed in the music industry in today’s climate of change. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/career-and-jobsuccess-in-the-music-industry

OLMSC-130

Applied Mathematics for Musicians LEVEL 1 Build your own knowledge of, and condence in, math in practical ways that relate directly to the world of music. This action-oriented course is designed specically for those who nd math intimidating or who feel that their math skills have become rusty. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/appliedmathematics-for-musicians

Musicians and music industry professionals who wish to create their own computer applications or utilize the programming capabilities in music software will be able to read, understand, and modify basic code in a variety of languages. Students will also learn to approach a programming project, whether in music creation software, web-based applications, or business software, with an organized, logical approach. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/introduction-tocomputer-programming-for-musicians

OLSOC-180

Project Management for Musicians LEVEL 1 Working in the music industry involves a neverending series of projects. These projects come in all sizes, budgets, and levels of complexity, but for each, setting up a process for planning, executing, and monitoring your work is crucial in achieving your goals. Project Management for Musicians will provide you with an overall approach, with many specic tools, to help you successfully complete your music industry-related projects https://online.berklee.edu/courses/projectmanagement-for-musicians

OLSOC-200

Business Communications LEVEL 2 Learn effective techniques for choosing the right format, tone, and message for diverse audiences and the most appropriate way to deliver the message. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/businesscommunications

COURSES > MUSIC BUSINESS

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OLSOC-226

OMBUS-220

New Media Economics: Music, Mobile, Gaming, and Online Markets LEVEL 2

Music Venue Management LEVEL 2

In this beginner-level economics course, explore how technological innovation and convergence impact the production and consumption of media content, including music, mobile, games, and online content. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/new-mediaeconomics-music-mobile-gaming-and-online-markets

Learn what it takes to launch and run a successful live music venue. Explore the inner-workings of establishing and running nightly shows at a music club, in addition to the key stakeholders who make or break a live-club event, including the talent buyer, publicist, promoter, artist manager, employees, booking agents, and the ticket-buying fans. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-venuemanagement

OMBUS-110

Music Business 101 LEVEL 1 Gain a broad overview of the music business and learn how the various segments of the industry operate on a day-to-day basis. Discover the career opportunities that are available to you, and the knowledge you'll need to achieve your goals. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musicbusiness-101

OMBUS-235

Artist Management LEVEL 2 Explore the role and importance of an artist manager, what they do, and how it impacts the career of the artist and their brand. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/artistmanagement OMBUS-240

Music Business Trends and Strategies OMBUS-125

Music Marketing 101 LEVEL 1 Learn the basics behind marketing and selling your music! Music Marketing 101 provides artists, managers, and business entrepreneurs with the foundational music marketing skill set they'll need to succeed and thrive in the new music business. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musicmarketing-101

LEVEL 2 Gain a forward-thinking approach to the key issues that all musicians, music industry entrepreneurs, managers, and music business professionals face in the main segments of the music industry, and how to leverage the opportunities that the new music business provides. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-businesstrends-and-strategies

OMBUS-260

Concert Touring LEVEL 2 Learn the preparations and logistics involved in developing, budgeting, and executing a successful tour, from small club dates to international stadium shows. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/concert-touring


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OMBUS-270

OMBUS-380

Music Publishing 101 LEVEL 2

Legal Aspects of the Music Industry

Create and operate your own publishing company, and learn how to effectively promote and place your songs into income-generating opportunities.

LEVEL 3 Build your music career with an understanding of the legal issues that are of special concern to musicians and songwriters, and take a focused look at the important legal changes that have evolved as a result of the shift in the music business landscape.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musicpublishing-101

OMBUS-274

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/legal-aspects-ofthe-music-industry

Online Music Marketing: Campaign Strategies, Social Media, and Digital Distribution LEVEL 2

OMBUS-385

Take an in-depth look at the tools and emerging technologies artists can use to generate interest in their music, acquire new fans, and sell their music online.

Understand the basics of how your creative works are protected by copyright law, what rights you have as a content owner, and how to leverage your copyrights to generate income.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/online-musicmarketing-campaign-strategies-social-media-anddigital-distribution

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/copyright-law

Copyright Law LEVEL 3

OMBUS-495

Music Supervision LEVEL 4 OMBUS-320

International Music Marketing: Developing Your Music Career Abroad LEVEL 3 Gain an in-depth knowledge of the time, expertise, and strategy required for musicians and managers to release, market, publish, tour and export music in the global music industry. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/internationalmusic-marketing-developing-your-music-careerabroad

Learn the ins and outs of music supervision, from both the artist and the supervisor standpoint. Understand the tools used by production teams, and discover the creative approaches, negotiation techniques, and licensing practices essential for artists who are interested in generating income from lm or TV placements or students who want a career in music licensing. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-supervision

OMBUS-496

Music Licensing LEVEL 4 OMBUS-360

Music Business Leadership and Ethics LEVEL 3 Gain the leadership tools and the ethical decisionmaking framework you need to make sound business decisions in real-time. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-businessleadership-and-ethics


Learn how to make money through creative licensing of your music! In this course, you'll discover how to create new avenues for placement of your own music, identify current opportunities for your copyrights, and how to use online resources to introduce your music to music supervisors, ad creatives, video game producers, and more. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-licensing

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MUSIC FOR FILM, TV, AND GAMES OCOMP-110

OCOMP-211

Music Theory and Composition 1 LEVEL 1


Gain a solid understanding of music fundamentals while building your own musical language. In this course you’ll take a detailed look at the major and minor keys, and be given tools to help you comprehend scales and chords. This course includes a blend of both traditional and contemporary harmony. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-andcomposition-1

Building on the foundation of the previous three levels, Music Theory and Composition 4 will introduce compositional techniques rst pioneered by twentieth century European and American composers and will examine them in both classical and jazz/popular music contexts. This advanced music theory course will also help you express your musical ideas as applied to composition for lm, TV and video games.

OCOMP-111

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-andcomposition-4

Music Theory and Composition 2 LEVEL 1 Build upon the essential elements of music theory and composition you learned in Music Theory and Composition 1 and further your own musical language. In this course, you will expand your knowledge of major and minor key harmony and melody, in addition to scales, chords, and drum grooves. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-andcomposition-2

OCOMP-210

Music Theory and Composition 3 LEVEL 2 This core course is the third of a four-semester curriculum that continues to lay the foundation for your musical development. The materials covered in this course will help you to express your musical ear and thoughts as applied to composition for lm, TV, and video games. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-andcomposition-3

OCOMP-285


OCOMP-385

Contemporary Techniques in Music Composition 2 LEVEL 3 Gain a solid knowledge of modern instrumental writing and competence using twentieth century techniques in composition. In addition, you will gain enhanced listening skills to identify and appreciate new musical styles, and be capable of implementing these skills in your writing, enriching your capacity to express yourself in this intellectually stimulating musical idiom. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/contemporarytechniques-in-music-composition-2

COURSES > MUSIC FOR FILM, TV, AND GAMES

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OCOMP-490

OCWPR-385

Music Composition for Film and TV 1

Writing and Producing Advertising Music LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4 In this music composition course, you'll learn to write music in the style of big budget Hollywood lms and TV programs. Analyze melody, harmony, counterpoint, tempo, rhythm, and orchestration in a variety of genres to gain a complete recipe book for writing for lm and TV. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musiccomposition-for-lm-and-tv-1

Gain a practical working knowledge of how to compose, produce, market and monetize commercial music in three important categories: Jingles, Library Music, and Television Theme music and scoring. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/writing-andproducing-advertising-music

OLART-160 OCOMP-491

Music Composition for Film and TV 2 LEVEL 4 Gain a thorough understanding of the compositional styles used in Hollywood projects. In this music composition course, you'll learn to analyze specic genres of lm and television music in terms of melody, harmony, counterpoint, tempo, rhythm, and orchestration, forming a template that you can then apply to your own writing. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musiccomposition-for-lm-and-tv-2

OCOMP-492

Interactive Scoring for Games LEVEL 4 Whether you’re working on a small iPhone or Facebook game, or a large PlayStation or Xbox title, this course will teach you the fundamental music approaches and skills that professional composers use to create interactive scores for games. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/interactivescoring-for-games

OCWPR-260

Film Scoring 101 LEVEL 2

Introduction to Digital Cinematography LEVEL 1 Learn effective techniques for producing any kind of video, including a music video or short lm. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/introduction-todigital-cinematography

OLART-205

Game Design Principles LEVEL 2 This course provides an overview of video game design, exploring the iterative process of coming up with ideas, prototyping, testing, and revising that is at the heart of the video game industry. You will analyze games and examine the principles of game design from a visual studies perspective. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/game-designprinciples

OLSOC-150

The Language of Film and TV LEVEL 1 Gain a thorough understanding of lm and television, and learn to communicate effectively with directors, producers, and others involved in the production of these media. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/the-language-oflm-and-tv

Create original music to accompany a visual medium by learning fundamental to more advanced lm scoring techniques. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/lm-scoring-101


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OMBUS-495

OMPRD-345

Music Supervision LEVEL 4

Game Audio Production with Wwise

Learn the ins and outs of music supervision, from both the artist and the supervisor standpoint. Understand the tools used by production teams, and discover the creative approaches, negotiation techniques, and licensing practices essential for artists who are interested in generating income from lm or TV placements or students who want a career in music licensing.

LEVEL 3 This course is designed for the musician who wants to compose music, unique sound, and creature voices for video games. Focusing on both the creative process of designing unique audio and the practical challenges of putting that content into a game, Game Audio Production in Wwise prepares students for all major aspects of game audio production and implementation.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-supervision

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/game-audioproduction-with-wwise OMBUS-496

Music Licensing LEVEL 4 Learn how to make money through creative licensing of your music! In this course, you'll discover how to create new avenues for placement of your own music, identify current opportunities for your copyrights, and how to use online resources to introduce your music to music supervisors, ad creatives, video game producers, and more. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-licensing

OMPRD-389

Audio Post Production for Film and TV LEVEL 3 Become a more marketable and in-demand producer by mastering the tools and techniques necessary to complete a full audio post production project, including sound design, foley, dialogue, and music for a short lm. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/audio-postproduction-for-lm-and-tv

OMPRD-250

Music Video Editing with Final Cut Pro

OSONG-380

LEVEL 2 Learn all the steps and tools necessary to create a high-quality audiovisual experience, including how to assemble, enhance, and maximize the use of video, audio, and graphic content.

Songwriting for Film and TV LEVEL 3

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-videoediting-with-nal-cut-pro

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/songwriting-forlm-and-tv

Explore the techniques of writing music that will appeal specically to music supervisors, editors, directors, and producers across any number of different genres.

OMPRD-295

Introduction to Game Audio LEVEL 2 Gain a solid foundation of sound production and engineering skills that will prepare you to work at a game development company or as a freelance game audio professional. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/introduction-togame-audio


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MUSIC HISTORY AND LIBERAL ARTS OENTR-391

OLART-170

Creative Entrepreneurship LEVEL 3

Rock History LEVEL 1

Leverage your creativity for business innovation and develop the mindset, knowledge, and insights required to pursue an entrepreneurial career, whether as the steward of your own career or as the founder of a new business in any creative eld.

Discover the history of rock 'n' roll in more detail than you can imagine from the people that lived it. Learn about the musical and business trends in rock, major technological innovations, the prime innovators, and the historical context that has seen rock alternately ourish and struggle over the past 60 years.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creativeentrepreneurship

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/rock-history

OLART-100

OLART-201

Developing Your Artistry LEVEL 1

Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians LEVEL 2

Explore what it means to be an artist — both from a philosophical and practical perspective. This course will examine artistry and creativity while also teaching you how to plan and sustain a career.

Strengthen your writing skills and creative expression by exploring and learning from the works of musician-writers and those for whom music has had a profound inuence.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/developing-yourartistry

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creative-writingliterature-studies-for-musicians

OLART-160

OLART-205

Introduction to Digital Cinematography

Game Design Principles LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1 Learn effective techniques for producing any kind of video, including a music video or short lm.

This course provides an overview of video game design, exploring the iterative process of coming up with ideas, prototyping, testing, and revising that is at the heart of the video game industry. You will analyze games and examine the principles of game design from a visual studies perspective.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/introduction-todigital-cinematography

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/game-designprinciples

COURSES > MUSIC HISTORY AND LIBERAL ARTS

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OLART-215

OLART-233

Creative Writing: Poetry LEVEL 2

Music History of the Western World 1: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque

Learn to craft and control your writing, enhance your ideas, and write better lyrics through the study of poetry. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creative-writingpoetry

OLART-216

Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice LEVEL 2 Learn to write clearly and strongly in your own unique voice, bringing your full self to your writing process every time you write.

LEVEL 2 This course explores the development of Western European music from the Antiquity and Middle Ages through the Renaissance and Baroque periods. By focusing on major composers, genres, technical aspects, and historical facts, students will gain an understanding of how early Western music gave rise to the Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-historyof-the-western-world-1-medieval-renaissance-andbaroque

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creative-writingnding-your-voice OLART-234

OLART-220

History of Film Music LEVEL 2 This course is a survey of music in lm, covering everything from the late 1800s to the present day. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/history-of-lmmusic

OLART-231

Art History LEVEL 2 Through the eyes of two professors of art history with differing yet complementary approaches to understanding art, you will look at a wide variety of media, including painting, sculpture, and architecture, and discover the diversity of ways that works of art are meaningful to the human experience. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/art-history

Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern LEVEL 2 Just as learning the theory behind how music creation works, exploring the history of music is key to understanding the genres of music that we perform, create, and consume today. Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern will provide you with a foundation for understanding how music has developed in the Western world through the study of composers, compositions, and key characteristics of a number of musical genres. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-history-ofthe-western-world-2-classical-romantic-and-modern

OLART-310

3D Design with Blender LEVEL 3 3D Design with Blender is an introduction to the world of cinematic visual effects designed for musicians who want to add interesting visual, nonexistent elements or environments to self-made videos. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/3d-design-withblender


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OLART-400

OLSOC-180

Career and Job Success in the Music Industry LEVEL 4

Project Management for Musicians

Explore the four dimensions of career development: clarifying your professional value, focusing the opportunity lens, advancing personal growth strategies, and orchestrating a successful job search. Throughout the course, you will hear from Berklee alumni and employers about what it takes to succeed in the music industry in today’s climate of change. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/career-and-jobsuccess-in-the-music-industry

LEVEL 1 Working in the music industry involves a neverending series of projects. These projects come in all sizes, budgets, and levels of complexity, but for each, setting up a process for planning, executing, and monitoring your work is crucial in achieving your goals. Project Management for Musicians will provide you with an overall approach, with many specic tools, to help you successfully complete your music industry-related projects Related Certicates

General Music Studies OLMSC-130

Applied Mathematics for Musicians LEVEL 1 Build your own knowledge of, and condence in, math in practical ways that relate directly to the world of music. This action-oriented course is designed specically for those who nd math intimidating or who feel that their math skills have become rusty.

Related Bachelor’s Degrees

Electronic Music Production and Sound Design, Guitar, Interdisciplinary Music Studies (Create Your Own Major), Music Business, Music Composition for Film, TV, and Games, Music Production, Songwriting, Undeclared Option, Songwriting and Producing Music https://online.berklee.edu/courses/projectmanagement-for-musicians

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/appliedmathematics-for-musicians OLSOC-210

Music, Self, and Society LEVEL 2 OLSOC-150


This course is all about exploring why we listen to music, what we use music for, and, in some sense, how music uses us. Why do we have the musical preferences that we do? Is there really such a thing as “good” music? How does music create communities? How does music create social change? How does music function in our daily lives? These are all questions we will examine in depth throughout this course. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-self-andsociety


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OLSOC-226

OMPRD-250

New Media Economics: Music, Mobile, Gaming, and Online Markets LEVEL 2


In this beginner-level economics course, explore how technological innovation and convergence impact the production and consumption of media content, including music, mobile, games, and online content. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/new-mediaeconomics-music-mobile-gaming-and-online-markets

LEVEL 2 Learn all the steps and tools necessary to create a high-quality audiovisual experience, including how to assemble, enhance, and maximize the use of video, audio, and graphic content. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-videoediting-with-nal-cut-pro

OLSOC-307

Music Cognition LEVEL 3 Explore the mental processes underlying musical behaviors and how emotion, environment, cognitive capacity, personality, individual differences, and other factors inuence how we perceive music. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-cognition


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MUSIC PRODUCTION OCWPR-101

OCWPR-366

Music Notation and Score PreparationUsing Finale LEVEL 1

Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full Orchestra LEVEL 3

Create great-looking music quickly and easily with the powerful Finale music notation software, and learn techniques to maximize speed, control, and accuracy.

Learn advanced orchestration strategies and approaches to writing for full orchestra, including both a live orchestra and sampled MIDI mockups.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-notationand-score-preparation-using-nale

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/orchestration-2writing-techniques-for-full-orchestra

OCWPR-397 OCWPR-103

Music Notation Using Sibelius LEVEL 1 Learn to create lead sheets, choral and instrumental scores, drum maps and guitar notation, and explore many other ways to use Sibelius for your own personal and professional needs. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-notationusing-sibelius

OCWPR-260

Film Scoring 101 LEVEL 2 Create original music to accompany a visual medium by learning fundamental to more advanced lm scoring techniques. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/lm-scoring-101

OCWPR-365

Orchestration 1 LEVEL 3 Learn to write and apply traditional orchestration techniques to both sampled performances and live orchestral performances. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/orchestration-1

Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1 LEVEL 3 Learn the necessary tools and techniques to create contemporary electronic music in a variety of styles, including drum and bass, trance, glitch, dub, electro, minimal, downtempo, house, and techno. If you are a musician interested in adding an electronic avor to your production, or an electronic producer interested in moving your pieces to the next level, this music composition course is for you! https://online.berklee.edu/courses/composing-andproducing-electronic-music-1

OCWPR-398

Composing and Producing Electronic Music 2 LEVEL 3 Learn to create contemporary electronic music in a variety of styles, including techno, trip hop, glitch, and dubstep. Gain a deep understanding of many aspects of contemporary electronic music, including beats, harmony, bass lines, groove, melodies, synthesis, audio/MIDI editing, effects processing, sound design, performance, and mixing. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/composing-andproducing-electronic-music-2

COURSES > MUSIC PRODUCTION

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OGUIT-110

OLART-310

Music Technology for Guitarists LEVEL 1

3D Design with Blender LEVEL 3

Music Technology for Guitarists provides guitar students with an understanding of digital technology applicable to recording and live performance. By the end of the course, students will demonstrate a mastery of basic digital audio workstation (DAW) functionality and creative use of guitar amplier modeling and effects processing.

3D Design with Blender is an introduction to the world of cinematic visual effects designed for musicians who want to add interesting visual, nonexistent elements or environments to self-made videos.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musictechnology-for-guitarists

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/3d-design-withblender

OLMSC-101

Music Production 101 LEVEL 1

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.

In this beginner level course, you will gain an understanding of the processes and tools available to the modern electronic musician. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to congure a personal production workspace and use software instruments and audio recordings to produce music.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/getting-yourguitar-sound

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musicproduction-101

OLART-160

OLMSC-215

Introduction to Digital Cinematography

Acoustics LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1 Learn effective techniques for producing any kind of video, including a music video or short lm.

Become a better recording and live sound engineer, and improve your editing and mixing environment by learning the ins and outs of acoustics.

OGUIT-223

Getting Your Guitar Sound LEVEL 2

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/introduction-todigital-cinematography

OLART-205

Game Design Principles LEVEL 2 This course provides an overview of video game design, exploring the iterative process of coming up with ideas, prototyping, testing, and revising that is at the heart of the video game industry. You will analyze games and examine the principles of game design from a visual studies perspective.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/acoustics

OLMSC-260

Sampling and Audio Production LEVEL 2 Explore the art of sampling and audio production, and learn Berklee's approach to recording, editing, and programming using the software samplers provided in Reason. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/sampling-andaudio-production

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/game-designprinciples


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OMPRD-160

OMPRD-205

Music Production Analysis LEVEL 1

Music Writing and Production with the iPad LEVEL 2

Develop the skills to listen to music like a seasoned music producer. Learn to identify the elements of effective records, and gain the skills to bring these elements to your own productions. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-productionanalysis

OMPRD-162

Critical Listening 1 LEVEL 1 Create compelling, professional-sounding songs by learning to identify the production elements that contribute to a well balanced, artful and professional-sounding mix. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/critical-listening-1

OMPRD-180

Pro Tools 101 LEVEL 1 Pro Tools 101 constitutes the rst stage of Avid's Pro Tools certication program. Learn the foundational skills needed to understand Pro Tools technology and software. This course instructs you on recording, editing, and mixing on a basic level, and will get on the road to becoming a Pro Tools operator from home.

This course will teach you how to create, record, mix, and master music entirely on the iPad. You’ll start by exploring the iPad hardware and operating system then learn how to select and set up the mobile studio with the correct MIDI and audio interfaces. You will learn how to use applications for specic stages of the music production process. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-writingand-production-with-the-ipad

OMPRD-208

Learn to DJ with Traktor LEVEL 1 You’ll learn all of the ins and outs of the Traktor Pro 2 software, and all of the different ways you can use Traktor to DJ and remix your tracks live. On top of learning the Traktor software, you will also learn the fundamentals of DJing and be able to perform live like a true professional. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/learn-to-dj-withtraktor

OMPRD-210

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/pro-tools-101

Audio Fundamentals for Recording

OMPRD-202

LEVEL 2 Learn how to properly set up, operate, and manage a recording studio or live sound reinforcement installations of any size, integrating both analog and digital elements and interconnects.

Sound Design for the Electronic Musician LEVEL 2 Learn to create your own electronic sounds and musical productions using Propellerheads' Reason and Native Instruments' Absynth.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/audiofundamentals-for-recording

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/sound-design-forthe-electronic-musician


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OMPRD-221

OMPRD-262

Pro Tools 110 LEVEL 2

Advanced Audio Ear Training for Mix Engineers LEVEL 2

This second stage of Avid's Pro Tools certication program teaches a broad range of tools and Berklee production techniques that will help you tackle more complex Pro Tools projects and enhance your capabilities in all aspects of Pro Tools production. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/pro-tools-110

Expand your production skills and take your critical listening to the next level by learning to identify and implement mix strategies, compression and panning techniques, and a wide array of professional mix approaches across multiple genres of music. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/advanced-audioear-training-for-mix-engineers

OMPRD-227

Recording and Producing in the Home Studio LEVEL 2 Take your demos through the entire music production process, and learn to apply a number of concepts and techniques that will dramatically improve the sound of your recordings, mixes, and masters no matter what recording device you are using. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/recording-andproducing-in-the-home-studio

OMPRD-273

Producing Music with Logic LEVEL 2 Strengthen your technical understanding of Logic Pro and heighten your overall creative abilities in music production in this 12-week course. Harness the power of Logic's extensive software instruments, and learn to record, edit, and mix your project like a pro. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/producing-musicwith-logic

OMPRD-250


OMPRD-275

LEVEL 2 Learn all the steps and tools necessary to create a high-quality audiovisual experience, including how to assemble, enhance, and maximize the use of video, audio, and graphic content.

Producing Music with Reason LEVEL 2

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-videoediting-with-nal-cut-pro

Gain a rm understanding of the functionalities and capabilities of Reason software. Explore Reason's rack of virtual instruments, effects, mixers, built-in sequencer and patching system, and learn real-world production setups and techniques used by today's top producers. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/producing-musicwith-reason


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OMPRD-278

OMPRD-287

Ableton Live Fundamentals LEVEL 2

Live Sound: Mixing and Recording LEVEL

In this course you’ll learn all the fundamentals of Ableton Live, covering aspects of production, composition, synthesis, sampling, effects processing, and workow inside of this unique software.

2 Learn to construct a dynamic, high-quality mix for live sound. Identify proper microphone technique, equalization, effects, and dynamics processing to build professional sounding instrument sounds and vocals.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/ableton-livefundamentals

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/live-soundmixing-and-recording

OMPRD-279

Producing Music with Cubase LEVEL 2 Gain a broad skill set and a fully realized background in music production using the stateof-the-art Cubase software. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/producing-musicwith-cubase

OMPRD-295

Introduction to Game Audio LEVEL 2 Gain a solid foundation of sound production and engineering skills that will prepare you to work at a game development company or as a freelance game audio professional. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/introduction-togame-audio

OMPRD-281

Performing with Ableton Live LEVEL 2 Learn how to use Ableton Live for real-time, dynamic live performances. This course is designed for students with diverse backgrounds— from music producers, DJs, singer/songwriters, and electronic music artists to music directors, podcasters, pastors, and YouTubers. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/performing-withableton-live

OMPRD-342

Audio Mastering Techniques LEVEL 3 Audio mastering is the nal, critical, step in the post-production process. Gain a thorough understanding of what is involved in creating a nal master recording ready for duplication, replication, or online distribution. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/audio-masteringtechniques

OMPRD-282

Ableton Live Techniques: Sampling LEVEL 2 Building on the skills learned in Ableton Live Techniques: Fundamentals, you will explore the sampler devices in Ableton Live. You’ll begin with common sampling concepts applicable to all samplers, then learn in great depth the techniques that are unique to Ableton Live. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/ableton-livetechniques-sampling


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OMPRD-345

OMPRD-380

Game Audio Production with Wwise

Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools

LEVEL 3 This course is designed for the musician who wants to compose music, unique sound, and creature voices for video games. Focusing on both the creative process of designing unique audio and the practical challenges of putting that content into a game, Game Audio Production in Wwise prepares students for all major aspects of game audio production and implementation.

LEVEL 3 Gain a greater understanding of two key elements of music production by learning the Berklee approach to mixing and mastering using the Pro Tools software.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/game-audioproduction-with-wwise

OMPRD-355

Microphone Techniques LEVEL 3 Effective microphone techniques resulted in some of the most iconic music ever committed to tape. Consider Phil Spector's signature "Wall of Sound," which relied heavily on appropriate microphone techniques, or Led Zeppelin's iconic recording of John Bonham's drums on "When the Levee Breaks," recorded with a stereo microphone on the second oor stairway at Headley Grange Studio. Whether your sessions feature a single vocalist or rapper, metal trio, or large big-band jazz ensemble, the ability to get good sounds is essential to producing competitive results. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/microphonetechniques

OMPRD-365

Vocal Production LEVEL 3 This course guides you through the essential concepts and methods to master the craft of vocal production. You will learn the technical aspects of working with the vocal and the personal, artistic aspects of working with a vocalist to achieve the best performance - skills that can be applied to many roles from engineer to producer to artist.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/mixing-andmastering-with-pro-tools

OMPRD-382

Mixing and Mastering for the Electronic Musician LEVEL 3 Gain a greater understanding of the tools and techniques involved in mixing and mastering for electronic productions. This course will show you how to go beyond using plugin presets, teaching you how to effectively use tools such as EQ, dynamics processing, reverb, delays, and more. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/mixing-andmastering-for-the-electronic-musician

OMPRD-385

Remixing LEVEL 3 Remix production has become a mission critical skill for many working producers and hip-hop and EDM (electronic dance music) artists. Business savvy music industry entrepreneurs recognize that remixing songs is a great way to generate income, publicity, attract new fans, and keep their catalog relevant. Remixing is also a whole lot of fun and gives you the opportunity to join a thriving online community of remixers who share their music on the Web (such as through soundcloud.com) and enter remix competitions with substantial prizes (such as indabamusic.com). https://online.berklee.edu/courses/remixing

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/vocal-production


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OMPRD-386

OMPRD-425

Programming and Producing Drum Beats LEVEL 3

Advanced Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools LEVEL 4

Learn to compose and produce polished, professional-sounding drumbeats in a variety of different styles.

This advanced music production course provides students with a deep understanding of mixing and mastering tools and techniques that can be applied to a wide variety of styles.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/programmingand-producing-drum-beats

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/advanced-mixingand-mastering-with-pro-tools

OMPRD-389

Audio Post Production for Film and TV

OMPRD-475

LEVEL 3 Become a more marketable and in-demand producer by mastering the tools and techniques necessary to complete a full audio post production project, including sound design, foley, dialogue, and music for a short lm.

Creative Music Production Skills LEVEL 4

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/audio-postproduction-for-lm-and-tv

Gain insight into both the art and the profession of music production. Develop the necessary skills for producing music according to professional standards, and learn both the technical and interpersonal approaches to creating a successful recording. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creative-musicproduction-skills

OMPRD-402

Creative Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for Music and Visuals LEVEL 4

OSONG-230

Creative Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for Music and Visuals will prepare students to effectively create custom-made sound design elements for music productions and audio-for-visuals projects. Students will work with a wide variety of audio tools and concepts.

The course acts as a springboard for the novice producer/songwriter to jump into the world of producing, recording, and mixing songs to a professional level using Pro Tools.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creative-digitalsignal-processing-dsp-for-music-and-visuals

Producing Songwriting Demos with Pro Tools LEVEL 2

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/producingsongwriting-demos-with-pro-tools

OMPRD-420

Art of Mixing LEVEL 4 Explore the many creative and technical considerations necessary to mix in today's music production environment. Acquire the core skill set needed to mix multi-track master recordings to a stereo nal mix-down suitable for release. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/art-of-mixing


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OSONG-231

Producing Songwriting Demos with Logic LEVEL 2 Just because you’re a great songwriter doesn’t mean people will know how great your songs are. You need to make recordings that prove the potential of your compositions, which is where Logic Pro X and this course come in. In Producing Songwriting Demos with Logic you’ll learn production approaches and Logic Pro X techniques. Upon completion of the course you’ll have created a professional demo. It is recommended that you take OSONG-150 Music Technology for Songwriters prior to this course. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/producingsongwriting-demos-with-logic


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MUSIC THEORY, HARMONY, AND EAR TRAINING OCOMP-110

OCOMP-211



Gain a solid understanding of music fundamentals while building your own musical language. In this course you’ll take a detailed look at the major and minor keys, and be given tools to help you comprehend scales and chords. This course includes a blend of both traditional and contemporary harmony.

Building on the foundation of the previous three levels, Music Theory and Composition 4 will introduce compositional techniques rst pioneered by twentieth century European and American composers and will examine them in both classical and jazz/popular music contexts. This advanced music theory course will also help you express your musical ideas as applied to composition for lm, TV and video games.


https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-andcomposition-4 OCOMP-111

Music Theory and Composition 2 LEVEL 1 Build upon the essential elements of music theory and composition you learned in Music Theory and Composition 1 and further your own musical language. In this course, you will expand your knowledge of major and minor key harmony and melody, in addition to scales, chords, and drum grooves.

OCOMP-250


https://online.berklee.edu/courses/counterpoint

Counterpoint LEVEL 2 Gain a broad overview of counterpoint and the art of writing lines that support both the melody and the overall structure of a composition - essential information for singers, songwriters, composers, guitarists and musicians from all backgrounds.

OCOMP-320 OCOMP-210

Music Theory and Composition 3 LEVEL 2 This core course is the third of a four-semester curriculum that continues to lay the foundation for your musical development. The materials covered in this course will help you to express your musical ear and thoughts as applied to composition for lm, TV, and video games. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-andcomposition-3

Creative Strategies for Composition Beyond Style LEVEL 3 In this music composition course, you'll learn how to develop upon virtually any kernel of an idea, from a melodic fragment to a catchy rhythm or phrase, or a nice chord. Explore a variety of approaches to composing and how they work, complete with examples, composer perspectives, and more. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creativestrategies-for-composition-beyond-style

COURSES > MUSIC THEORY, HARMONY, AND EAR TRAINING

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Catalog 2018

OCWPR-101

OCWPR-334

Music Notation and Score Preparation Using Finale LEVEL 1

Contemporary Vocal Arranging LEVEL 3

Create great-looking music quickly and easily with the powerful Finale music notation software, and learn techniques to maximize speed, control, and accuracy. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-notationand-score-preparation-using-nale

Master the concepts of vocal writing and arranging from basic to more advanced and learn to write vocal charts in a number of contemporary styles, including jazz, folk, pop, and R&B. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/contemporaryvocal-arranging

OEART-115 OCWPR-103

Basic Ear Training 1 LEVEL 1

Music Notation Using Sibelius LEVEL 1

This practical approach to ear training will help you build your condence as a performer by teaching you how to notate basic rhythms and better identify the different parts of a song.

Learn to create lead sheets, choral and instrumental scores, drum maps and guitar notation, and explore many other ways to use Sibelius for your own personal and professional needs.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/basic-eartraining-1

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-notationusing-sibelius OEART-215

Ear Training for Live Performance LEVEL OCWPR-250

Arranging: Contemporary Styles LEVEL 2 In this music arrangement course, you'll learn to create your own original grooves by analyzing, writing, sequencing, and recording the rhythms and styles that have inuenced western contemporary music.

2 Learn to play what you hear more quickly, and become more certain of the notes you are singing or playing. Interpret and respond to music with greater conviction and expression. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/ear-training-forlive-performance

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/arrangingcontemporary-styles OEART-320 OCWPR-332

Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing LEVEL 3 This music arrangement course takes your arranging abilities to the next level of development by studying more advanced techniques for voicing chords, orchestration, articulations, and background lines.

Harmonic Ear Training: Recognizing Chord Progressions LEVEL 3 Put your harmonic theory into practice. Learn techniques that will improve your performance, arranging, and compositional skills by rening your ability to really hear and recognize what is going on within the chord progressions. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/harmonic-eartraining-recognizing-chord-progressions

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/arrangingadvanced-horn-writing


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Catalog 2018

OHARM-100

OHARM-201

Music Foundations LEVEL 1

Music Theory 201: Harmony and Function LEVEL 2

This course teaches the essential concepts in harmony and ear training to strengthen your musicianship, regardless of the instrument or style of music that you play. You will learn the basics about chords, melodies, rhythms, scales, time keeping, solfege, and how all of these elements come together to create music.

Become a more effective player and writer by furthering your music theory background with this 200-level music theory course. Learn more complex chords, progressions, and rhythms to open up your understanding of the elements that help put the groove in jazz, pop, blues, and rock.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musicfoundations

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-201harmony-and-function

OHARM-101

OHARM-211

Music Theory 101 LEVEL 1

Getting Inside Harmony 2 LEVEL 2

In this introductory music theory course, you'll get the musical foundation you need to take your skills to a higher level. Learn to read, write, really listen and put music theory into practice every day!

Take your harmonic development to the next level by gaining a solid footing in more advanced principles including melodic and harmonic tension, chord substitution, and chromatically altered chords.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-101

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/getting-insideharmony-2

OHARM-110

Getting Inside Harmony 1 LEVEL 1

OHARM-301

Use harmony creatively in your playing and writing. Learn to hear and modify chord progressions, improvise effectively from chord to chord and deepen your understanding of music's inner workings.

Music Theory 301: Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm LEVEL 3

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/getting-insideharmony-1

Prepare yourself for any future musical endeavor and gain a professional command of the mechanics of contemporary music in this advanced music theory course. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-301advanced-melody-harmony-rhythm

OHARM-412

Reharmonization Techniques LEVEL 4 Take your musical vocabulary and skill set to a whole new level for writing, arranging, and performing music of any genre by learning reharmonization and providing musical interest and variety to standard repertoire. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/reharmonizationtechniques


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OLART-100

OLART-234

Developing Your Artistry LEVEL 1

Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern LEVEL 2

Explore what it means to be an artist — both from a philosophical and practical perspective. This course will examine artistry and creativity while also teaching you how to plan and sustain a career. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/developing-yourartistry

OLART-170

Rock History LEVEL 1 Discover the history of rock 'n' roll in more detail than you can imagine from the people that lived it. Learn about the musical and business trends in rock, major technological innovations, the prime innovators, and the historical context that has seen rock alternately ourish and struggle over the past 60 years. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/rock-history

OLART-220

History of Film Music LEVEL 2

Just as learning the theory behind how music creation works, exploring the history of music is key to understanding the genres of music that we perform, create, and consume today. Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern will provide you with a foundation for understanding how music has developed in the Western world through the study of composers, compositions, and key characteristics of a number of musical genres. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-history-ofthe-western-world-2-classical-romantic-and-modern

OLSOC-150


This course is a survey of music in lm, covering everything from the late 1800s to the present day. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/history-of-lmmusic OLART-233

Music History of the Western World 1: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque LEVEL 2 This course explores the development of Western European music from the Antiquity and Middle Ages through the Renaissance and Baroque periods. By focusing on major composers, genres, technical aspects, and historical facts, students will gain an understanding of how early Western music gave rise to the Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras.

OLSOC-307

Music Cognition LEVEL 3 Explore the mental processes underlying musical behaviors and how emotion, environment, cognitive capacity, personality, individual differences, and other factors inuence how we perceive music. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-cognition

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-historyof-the-western-world-1-medieval-renaissance-andbaroque


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Catalog 2018

ORCHESTRATION OCOMP-250

OCOMP-490

Counterpoint LEVEL 2


Gain a broad overview of counterpoint and the art of writing lines that support both the melody and the overall structure of a composition - essential information for singers, songwriters, composers, guitarists and musicians from all backgrounds.

LEVEL 4 In this music composition course, you'll learn to write music in the style of big budget Hollywood lms and TV programs. Analyze melody, harmony, counterpoint, tempo, rhythm, and orchestration in a variety of genres to gain a complete recipe book for writing for lm and TV.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/counterpoint

OCOMP-285

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musiccomposition-for-lm-and-tv-1


OCOMP-385


COURSES > ORCHESTRATION

OCOMP-491


OCOMP-492


90

Catalog 2018

OCOMP-493

OCWPR-365


Orchestration 1 LEVEL 3


Learn to write and apply traditional orchestration techniques to both sampled performances and live orchestral performances.


https://online.berklee.edu/courses/orchestration-1

OCWPR-366 OCWPR-101

Music Notation and Score Preparation Using Finale LEVEL 1 Create great-looking music quickly and easily with the powerful Finale music notation software, and learn techniques to maximize speed, control, and accuracy.

Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full Orchestra LEVEL 3 Learn advanced orchestration strategies and approaches to writing for full orchestra, including both a live orchestra and sampled MIDI mockups. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/orchestration-2writing-techniques-for-full-orchestra

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-notationand-score-preparation-using-nale OCWPR-397 OCWPR-103

Music Notation Using Sibelius LEVEL 1 Learn to create lead sheets, choral and instrumental scores, drum maps and guitar notation, and explore many other ways to use Sibelius for your own personal and professional needs. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-notationusing-sibelius

OCWPR-260

Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1 LEVEL 3 Learn the necessary tools and techniques to create contemporary electronic music in a variety of styles, including drum and bass, trance, glitch, dub, electro, minimal, downtempo, house, and techno. If you are a musician interested in adding an electronic avor to your production, or an electronic producer interested in moving your pieces to the next level, this music composition course is for you! https://online.berklee.edu/courses/composing-andproducing-electronic-music-1

Film Scoring 101 LEVEL 2 Create original music to accompany a visual medium by learning fundamental to more advanced lm scoring techniques. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/lm-scoring-101


91

Catalog 2018

OCWPR-398

OMPRD-295

Composing and Producing Electronic Music 2 LEVEL 3

Introduction to Game Audio LEVEL 2

Learn to create contemporary electronic music in a variety of styles, including techno, trip hop, glitch, and dubstep. Gain a deep understanding of many aspects of contemporary electronic music, including beats, harmony, bass lines, groove, melodies, synthesis, audio/MIDI editing, effects processing, sound design, performance, and mixing.

Gain a solid foundation of sound production and engineering skills that will prepare you to work at a game development company or as a freelance game audio professional. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/introduction-togame-audio

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/composing-andproducing-electronic-music-2


92

Catalog 2018

PIANO AND KEYBOARD OPERF-110

OPIAN-150

Basic Improvisation LEVEL 1

Keyboard for the Electronic Musician

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 inexions, feel, and nuances of the masters into your own playing!

LEVEL 1 In this beginner level course, you'll build skills that will help you write, produce, and perform music using keyboards ranging from acoustic piano to modern controllers with virtual instruments.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/basicimprovisation

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/keyboard-for-theelectronic-musician

OPIAN-220 OPERF-312

Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation LEVEL 3 Learn the art of Jazz improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world. Learn different types and styles of compositions from the perspective of the improviser, and take an in-depth look at how mental, harmonic, and melodic processes contribute to the instinctive skills that an improviser puts to use when taking a solo.

Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques LEVEL 2 Study the theory and harmonic concepts common to blues and rock styles, and learn the licks, techniques, patterns, and improvisation styles associated with shufes, New Orleans piano, rock and roll and modern rock piano, and solo blues piano. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/blues-and-rockkeyboard-techniques

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/gary-burton-jazzimprovisation OPIAN-230

Pop/Rock Keyboard LEVEL 2 OPIAN-100

Berklee Keyboard Method LEVEL 1 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. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/berkleekeyboard-method

Learn to play authentic keyboard parts in a wide range of pop/rock styles, including rock 'n roll, R&B, dance pop, classic rock, country, heartland/ alt-country, and jam band. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/pop-rockkeyboard

OPIAN-315

Jazz Piano LEVEL 3 Strengthen your command of the melodies, harmonies, and rhythms that make up the rich art form of jazz on the piano or keyboard. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/jazz-piano

COURSES > PIANO AND KEYBOARD

93

Catalog 2018

SONGWRITING OCOMP-285

OCOMP-490

Contemporary Techniques in Music Composition 1 LEVEL 2


Learn how to construct your own melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic language through the study of modern twentieth century compositional techniques. In this music composition course you'll develop your unique, compositional voice to write music for visual media, concerts, recitals, or personal enjoyment. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/contemporarytechniques-in-music-composition-1

LEVEL 4 In this music composition course, you'll learn to write music in the style of big budget Hollywood lms and TV programs. Analyze melody, harmony, counterpoint, tempo, rhythm, and orchestration in a variety of genres to gain a complete recipe book for writing for lm and TV. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/musiccomposition-for-lm-and-tv-1

OCOMP-491 OCOMP-385



OCOMP-492 OCOMP-395

Jazz Composition LEVEL 3 In this music composition course, you'll learn effective techniques that will help you compose jazz tunes that have a balance of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic appeal. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/jazz-composition

COURSES > SONGWRITING


94

Catalog 2018

OCOMP-493

OLART-216


Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice


LEVEL 2 Learn to write clearly and strongly in your own unique voice, bringing your full self to your writing process every time you write.


https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creative-writingnding-your-voice

OCWPR-385

Writing and Producing Advertising Music LEVEL 3 Gain a practical working knowledge of how to compose, produce, market and monetize commercial music in three important categories: Jingles, Library Music, and Television Theme music and scoring. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/writing-andproducing-advertising-music

OLART-201

Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians LEVEL 2 Strengthen your writing skills and creative expression by exploring and learning from the works of musician-writers and those for whom music has had a profound inuence. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creative-writingliterature-studies-for-musicians

OLART-215

Creative Writing: Poetry LEVEL 2 Learn to craft and control your writing, enhance your ideas, and write better lyrics through the study of poetry.

OSONG-150

Music Production Fundamentals for Songwriters LEVEL 1 As a songwriter, you don’t have to limit your compositional tools to just you and your old standby instrument. Technology can offer so many points of entry to make creative ideas become musical realities, but you need a map to help you navigate this technological terrain. This course gives you all you need to learn your way around the latest recording and composing technology. You’ll learn how to use a Digital Audio Workspace as a compositional tool, you’ll learn how to arrange with MIDI, and how to engineer and produce your own recordings. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-productionfundamentals-for-songwriters

OSONG-220

Lyric Writing: Tools and Strategies LEVEL 2 Generate more and better ideas. Express them in compelling and original ways. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/lyric-writingtools-and-strategies

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/creative-writingpoetry


95

Catalog 2018

OSONG-221

OSONG-231

Lyric Writing: Writing From the Title

Producing Songwriting Demos with Logic LEVEL 2

LEVEL 2 Make your writing process more efcient and your lyrics more effective. Learn how to nd a powerful and effective song title, and discover how to build lyrics, develop the rhythms of your song sections, create contrasting sections and ideas to re-color your chorus based on that title. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/lyric-writingwriting-from-the-title

OSONG-222

Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music LEVEL 2 Get the most out of your lyrics by learning how to combine them accurately and effectively with melody. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/lyric-writingwriting-lyrics-to-music

Just because you’re a great songwriter doesn’t mean people will know how great your songs are. You need to make recordings that prove the potential of your compositions, which is where Logic Pro X and this course come in. In Producing Songwriting Demos with Logic you’ll learn production approaches and Logic Pro X techniques. Upon completion of the course you’ll have created a professional demo. It is recommended that you take OSONG-150 Music Technology for Songwriters prior to this course. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/producingsongwriting-demos-with-logic

OSONG-240

Commercial Songwriting Techniques

OSONG-230

LEVEL 2 Learn to write for commercial success by reproducing the time-tested characteristics of hit songs while maintaining your own unique voice.

Producing Songwriting Demos with Pro Tools LEVEL 2

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/commercialsongwriting-techniques

The course acts as a springboard for the novice producer/songwriter to jump into the world of producing, recording, and mixing songs to a professional level using Pro Tools. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/producingsongwriting-demos-with-pro-tools

OSONG-310

Songwriting: Writing Hit Songs LEVEL 3 Learn to make the most effective settings for your melodic, harmonic and lyrical ideas. Move your listeners and express yourself more effectively by crafting song sections and complete songs the way hit writers do. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/songwritingwriting-hit-songs


96

Catalog 2018

OSONG-315

OSONG-380

Songwriting: Melody LEVEL 3

Songwriting for Film and TV LEVEL 3

Learn to create all types of melodic ideas that clearly convey the emotion of the lyrics to your audience. Then, learn how to develop those melodic ideas into complete sections and complete songs that your audiences will remember and, if you want, sing along with.

Explore the techniques of writing music that will appeal specically to music supervisors, editors, directors, and producers across any number of different genres. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/songwriting-forlm-and-tv

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/songwritingmelody OSONG-420

Collaborative Songwriting LEVEL 4 OSONG-316

Songwriting: Harmony LEVEL 3 Learn how harmony can help you to convey the essential emotion of a song to your audience, and the best ways to adapt chords and progressions to suit your unique songwriting style and ideas. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/songwritingharmony


This course will actively engage students in an intensive program of online song collaboration, which will allow them to develop practical and creative real world skills for professional cowriting. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/collaborativesongwriting

97

Catalog 2018

VOICE OMPRD-365

Vocal Production LEVEL 3

OVOIC-242

Jazz Voice LEVEL 2

This course guides you through the essential concepts and methods to master the craft of vocal production. You will learn the technical aspects of working with the vocal and the personal, artistic aspects of working with a vocalist to achieve the best performance - skills that can be applied to many roles from engineer to producer to artist.

Apply the unique vocal characteristics of great jazz singers such as Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughn into your own sound. Understand proper jazz vocal delivery in a number of tempos and gain condence singing an array of jazz standards in a live or recorded context.

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/vocal-production

https://online.berklee.edu/courses/jazz-voice

OVOIC-140

OVOIC-243

Voice Technique 101 LEVEL 1 Make your voice sound more powerful, use vocal technique to expand your range and expression, and learn to become more condent in vocal performances. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/voicetechnique-101

R&B Vocals LEVEL 2 Learn the vocal techniques of the R&B greats, including Steve Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and Beyonce. In this course, you'll gain the necessary skills to sing R&B in an authentic way, including proper phrasing, rifng, shouting, scale patterns, rhythmic articulation and much more. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/r-b-vocals

OVOIC-241

Pop and Rock Vocals LEVEL 2 Learn to sing everything from classic hits to pop and rock to singer-songwriter styles to contemporary indie rock in an authentic manner. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/pop-and-rockvocals

OVOIC-252

Popular Singing Styles: Developing Your Sound LEVEL 2 Popular Singing Styles: Developing Your Sound will help the aspiring singer develop their own keen ear as they develop their own sound, and learn how to shape their voice for tone and style. https://online.berklee.edu/courses/popular-singingstyles-developing-your-sound

COURSES > VOICE

98

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