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Professional Certificate

Keyboard Styles

In this Keyboard Styles certificate program, explore the genres that inspire you—pop, rock, blues, jazz, and Latin. Study signature riffs and licks from the masters, expand your repertoire, and refine your improvisation skills.

Level
Professional
Modality
Online
Courses
4 (12 Credits)
($1,575 per course)
Tuition
$6,300
($5,670 single payment)
Semester Starts
Jan 12, 2026
Accreditation
NECHE

What You'll Learn

  • To perform authentically within your chosen keyboard styles—such as jazz, pop/rock, blues, or Latin
  • To broaden your repertoire with essential licks, voicings, and stylistic improvisation skills
  • To enhance rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic fluency for both solo and ensemble performance
  • To interpret and adapt songs using creative theoretical and improvisational approaches
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Course Requirements

4 Courses to Complete this Certificate

Choose 4 Keyboard Styles Courses

  • Advanced Jazz Piano (OPIAN-400 • Level 4 Course)

    In Advanced Jazz Piano, you will be able to analyze, curiously reimagine, and perform songs in the advanced jazz piano styles covered in this course. A special emphasis will be placed on aspects of solo piano performance, group performance, chord voicings, creating lines, left hand/right hand independence, and Afro-Latin influence on jazz improvisation.

  • Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques (OPIAN-220 • Level 2 Course)

    Explore the piano and keyboard techniques and improvisation styles associated with common blues and rock styles. Explore theory, harmonic concepts, patterns, and more.

  • Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation (OPERF-312 • Level 3 Course)

    Learn the art of jazz improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world.

  • Jazz Piano (OPIAN-315 • Level 3 Course)

    Learn jazz piano by strengthening your command of the melodies, harmonies, and rhythms that make up this rich art form.

  • Latin Piano Styles (OPIAN-300 • Level 3 Course)

    This course will explore the wide variety of styles in Latin American music, from the perspective of the piano. We will focus intensely on rhythmic elements, but also explore harmonic and melodic elements, as well as the historical and social context that led these styles to be developed and become popular.

  • Pop/Rock Keyboard (OPIAN-230 • Level 2 Course)

    Learn to play authentic keyboard parts in a wide range of pop/rock styles, including rock, R&B, dance pop, classic rock, country, and more.

Upon Completion of this Certificate Program, You'll Receive:

  • Professional credential from the world leader in music education
  • Credits that may be eligible for transfer toward a Bachelor's degree program
  • A physical certificate from Berklee College of Music
  • A verified, digital certificate that you can share

Related Music Career Roles

Employers look for skills learned in this certificate program, when hiring for the following music career roles:

Accompanist

Piano Tuner

Repetiteur

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