Finale

Learn the professional techniques of accomplished music engravers and writers with Finale, the industry standard in music notation software. With Berklee's extensive curriculum, learn to:

  • Create notation, including great-looking lead sheets, orchestral scores, arrangements, and teaching/analytical materials
  • Enter notes, lyrics, chord symbols, articulations and expressions, and create scores with multiple staves
  • Master dozens of shortcuts to dramatically speed up your music entry, score layout, part copying, and more
  • Perform advanced notation such as notation for guitar, keyboard, and percussion, as well as notation of your own invention
  • Notate in accordance with quality standards and conventions of contemporary notation practice

Finale-Specific Courses No application required.

OCWPR-101
Level 1 Level 1
Undergraduate Course
Create great-looking sheet music quickly and easily with the powerful Finale music notation software, and learn techniques to maximize speed, control, and accuracy.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290

Courses In Which Finale Can Be Used No application required.

OCOMP-490
Level 4 Level 4
Undergraduate Course
Learn to write music in the style of big budget Hollywood productions and gain a recipe book for writing for film and TV.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OCOMP-250
Level 2 Level 2
Undergraduate Course
Gain a broad overview of counterpoint and the art of writing lines that support both the melody and the overall structure of a composition.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OCWPR-130
Level 1 Level 1
Undergraduate Course
Explore all of the aspects of writing and arranging for the rhythm section and essential techniques for arranging music for a band.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OCWPR-332
Level 3 Level 3
Undergraduate Course
Take your arranging abilities to the next level by studying more advanced techniques for voicing chords, orchestration, articulations, and background lines.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OCWPR-231
Level 2 Level 2
Undergraduate Course
Develop your writing and arranging skills for small and large ensembles and learn techniques that you can apply to both live instrumentation and sequences.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OBASS-332
Level 3 Level 3
Undergraduate Course
Gain the tools you need to improvise jazz bass lines by learning to recognize common chord progressions in standards and studying works by the greats.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OCOMP-493
Level 4 Level 4
Undergraduate Course
Add depth and flavor to compositions in any genre by studying the characteristics of a wide array of world music compositional techniques.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OEART-115
Level 1 Level 1
Undergraduate Course
Build your confidence as a performer with this practical approach to ear training by learning how to notate rhythms and identify different parts of a song.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OHARM-110
Level 1 Level 1
Undergraduate Course
Learn to identify and modify chord progressions, improvise effectively from chord to chord, and deepen your understanding of music’s inner workings.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OHARM-211
Level 2 Level 2
Undergraduate Course
Explore more advanced principals in harmony, including melodic and harmonic tension, chord substitution, and chromatically altered chords.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OEART-320
Level 3 Level 3
Undergraduate Course
Learn techniques that will improve your performance, arranging, and compositional skills by learning to recognize what is going on within chord progressions.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OCWPR-333
Level 3 Level 3
Undergraduate Course
Explore the sound and personality of woodwind and string instruments and learn how to apply them to songs, arrangements, and compositions.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OCOMP-395
Level 3 Level 3
Undergraduate Course
Learn effective techniques that will help you compose jazz tunes that have a balance of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic appeal.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290
OPERF-312
Level 3 Level 3
Undergraduate Course
Learn the art of jazz improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world.
  • Credit: $1,545
  • Non-Credit: $1,290

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