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About the Course

Learn the basic concepts and approaches needed to understand, create, and perform contemporary music. If you have a passion for music and are curious about how it works, or if you are a musician who learned to play by ear without formal study, this course will provide you with an engaging introduction to key concepts and approaches needed to understand, create, and perform contemporary music. Taught by Berklee College of Music professor George W. Russell, Jr., the course includes six lessons that delve into harmony and ear training—two areas of intensive focus for every entering Berklee student. The course will teach you the major scale and minor pentatonic scale, and how they are constructed. You will learn what intervals are, how to sing them, and how to find them in music. The course explores tonal centers and how to find the key a song is in, in addition to common time signatures such as 4/4 and 3/4. You will learn how to build chords—major and minor triads, and major and dominant seventh chords—and how to build a common chord progression—the I IV V. You will also learn how to recognize the blues and AABA song forms, and write a basic chord sheet to express your song ideas. In addition to the video lectures, each lesson features Berklee student performances and interviews. The students share their musical journey and offer advice for those wanting to study music. The course culminates with an assignment that asks you to compose and perform a riff blues tune using the minor pentatonic scale. Above all, the course is designed to share the joy of creating music and sharing it with others. Samy Elgazzar, a graduate of Berklee College of Music and a successful composer, will be your Teaching Assistant (TA) for the course....

Top reviews

KA
Apr 13, 2020

Hands down the best music theory course I've ever taken. I had trouble with understanding theory in the past, but this course has made it so incredibly easy. I'm so happy with the results!

SG
Jul 3, 2017

Very educational for both the unexperienced people who has never played an instrument and the musicians that learned how to play by ear and want to expand their musical vocabulary.

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By Joann Y

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Dec 26, 2016

it is so good, so interesting, so informative!

By Deleted A

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Oct 2, 2016

One, flat three, four - five, flat seven, one!

By Daniel W

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Nov 15, 2018

Great class, great students and a great time.

By Josip G

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Dec 25, 2017

Great course, great instructor, just amazing!

By Matias L

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Sep 4, 2017

Great course! Keep it learning in this level!

By CHETAN P

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Dec 24, 2018

very good teaching technique and fun lessons

By Cynthia N M

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Dec 24, 2020

I enjoyed this class. It was simple and fun

By Yannick H

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Nov 16, 2019

Awesome Course! Sympathic guy on the piano!

By Jordan J E

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Sep 15, 2020

Very thorough course if i am being honest.

By Areeb K

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Sep 24, 2020

It was fun going this and learn so much .

By Odysseas T

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May 15, 2017

Amazing teacher and really useful course!

By Abel

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May 5, 2020

Excellent.Fun Classes.Clear explanations

By Huzaifa e

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Dec 13, 2019

An excellent start anybody get ever get.

By Sergey R

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Oct 12, 2019

Great motivational course for beginners!

By Janet D

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May 11, 2018

Really enjoyed it did not think i'd pass

By Gabriel M P

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Sep 4, 2017

Amazing contents!!! I really Loved it!!!

By 강대영

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Aug 29, 2017

It was basic, essential study for music.

By Santiago

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Apr 21, 2017

Excelent! Really learnt a lot, thanks :D

By Rahul R

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Nov 5, 2016

The best teacher I've seen for music. :)

By Gabriel d V

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Aug 1, 2020

Great first aproach to the music theory

By Curtis M

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Jun 7, 2020

Very Interactive and I learned so much!

By Carlos C

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Apr 16, 2020

Beautiful experience and fun professor.

By Nicolas C

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Jan 14, 2021

Amazing Instructor and amazing Course!

By Sakda S

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Dec 10, 2016

Very good for beginner. I learn a lot.

By khush

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Oct 29, 2018

The best music course available......

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