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Professional Certificate

Vocal Styles

Next semester
starts Jan 13, 2025

Tuition

$6,180

4 Courses (12 Credits) or $1,545 Per Course
Only $5,562.00 when paid all at once
Find your voice with this dynamic certificate program, exploring the vocal styles that shape today’s music. Choose any four courses and lean into the genres that speak to you—whether that’s pop and rock, R&B, jazz, or vocal styles from around the world. Refine your sound, build your onstage confidence, and learn the nuances that make each style unique, all while developing your distinct vocal identity. Guided by Berklee’s expert faculty and industry insiders, you’ll gain the skills to perform with authenticity and style.

Course Requirements

4 Courses to Complete this Certificate

Choose 4 Vocal Styles Courses

  • Jazz Singing 101 (OVOIC-242 • Level 2 Course)

    Studying jazz vocal greats like Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan you’ll find your own voice and gain confidence singing with an array of standards.

  • Jazz Singing 201 (OVOIC-344 • Level 3 Course)

    This jazz singing course focuses on performance development and includes historic information on the evolution of jazz singing, complete with precise instruction on how to incorporate and master improvisation through transcription of vocal and instrumental solos and detailed chord/scale relationship exercises. The course is perfect for the intermediate/advanced vocalist ready to take their musicianship to the next level.

  • Pop and Rock Vocals (OVOIC-241 • Level 2 Course)

    Learn to sing any style—classic hits, mainstream pop, singer/songwriter, contemporary alternative rock—in an authentic way.

  • Popular Singing Styles: Developing Your Sound (OVOIC-252 • Level 2 Course)

    This course will help the aspiring singer to develop their own sound as well as their own keen ear, and learn how to shape their voice for tone and style.

  • R&B Vocals (OVOIC-243 • Level 2 Course)

    Gain the necessary skills to sing R&B in an authentic way, including proper phrasing, riffing, shouting, scale patterns, rhythmic articulation and much more.

  • Vocal Styles from Around the World (OVOIC-300 • Level 3 Course)

    This course is an introduction to various vocal traditions from around the world. Designed to broaden your global horizons, this course operates from a tradition of storytelling and will inspire you to incorporate new sounds into your repertoire and artistic aspirations.

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

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