In the capstone course, you will write and perform a 24-measure musical composition in A A B A song form. This culminating project will combine the skills and knowledge you learn and provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate your growth as a musician.
Develop your skills as a musician
Deepen your understanding of music theory to develop your skills as a musician.
About This Specialization
Nurture your love for, and understanding of, music with this specialization. Learn the fundamentals of music theory, including major and minor tonalities, chord scales, song forms, and chord qualities. You’ll also practice training your ear to hear and recognize various intervals, chord progressions, and chord qualities. For the Capstone project, you will directly apply the knowledge you’ve gained to write and perform a short musical composition. This specialization begins with the basics of music and builds to more advanced concepts, providing you the knowledge you need to improve your skills as a musician.
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4 courses
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Projects
Designed to help you practice and apply the skills you learn.
Certificates
Highlight your new skills on your resume or LinkedIn.
Projects Overview
Courses
- Beginner Specialization.
- No prior experience required.
COURSE 1
Developing Your Musicianship
Current session: Oct 16- Commitment
- 7 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week
- Subtitles
- English, Ukrainian, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Lithuanian
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 stuYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 2
Musicianship: Chord Charts, Diatonic Chords, and Minor Keys
Current session: Oct 16- Commitment
- 4 weeks of study, 3-5 hours a week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
After a tremendous response from learners on Coursera, Berklee Online has created a Developing Your Musicianship specialization, and this course is the second course in the series. If you have a basic knowledge of music theory or if you have cYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 3
Musicianship: Tensions, Harmonic Function, and Modal Interchange
Upcoming session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4 weeks of study, 3-5 hours a week.
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
After a tremendous response from learners on Coursera, Berklee Online has created a Developing Your Musicianship specialization, and this course is the third course in the series. If you have a general understanding of music theory or if you have cYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 4
Developing Your Musicianship: Final Project
Upcoming session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Capstone Project
This course will guide you through the final project for the Developing Your Musicianship Specialization. This course will continue to help you apply the musical concepts you learned throughout the specialization, enabling you to create and pYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
Creators
George W. Russell, Jr.
Professor
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