Berklee Online wants to empower you to fill in your musical gaps when it comes to reading, writing, and rhythm. We\u2019ve curated 10 courses that will help you up your game in music theory, composition, songwriting, music production, performance, and other disciplines. Learn more about some of our most popular courses that are now enrolling for our January 11 semester start date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the Beatles to the Beach Boys to Pink Floyd to David Bowie, and many other contemporary artists, counterpoint has influenced some of the most popular songs and artists in the twentieth century. Whether you\u2019re a songwriter, composer, or musician who wants to strengthen your compositional skills, course author Beth Denisch will teach you this essential technique so that you can write independent melodic lines that work together to create effective music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Read: Contemporary Counterpoint: An Interview with Beth Denisch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Eddie Hazel from Parliament-Funkadelic and Ernie Isley from the Isley Brothers were masters at the percussive riffs and solos that give funk its distinctive groove-based feel. In this course, Thaddeus Hogarth will teach you the tools and effective soloing techniques of the legendary funk guitarists: the appropriate scales, the best use of effects (we\u2019re talking about wah-wah, overdrive, distortion, and fuzz), and the rhythmic and melodic development that work together to create an authentic funk-based solo and sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFunk\/Rock and R&B Guitar Soloing<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n