Music Foundations will get you started with essential concepts in harmony and ear training that will strengthen your musicianship, regardless of the instrument or style of music that you play. You’ll learn the basics about chords, melodies, rhythms, scales, time keeping, solfège, and how all of these elements come together to create music. You will use the keyboard, your voice, and interactive practice routines to understand and memorize some fundamental facts about music that you will apply directly to your music pursuits throughout life.

If you’re looking to take your songwriting to the next level, or looking to begin the art of lyric writing, Pat Pattison will break down the techniques that have helped his students go on to win Grammys. In this course, you’ll strengthen your craft and master the process of building effective lyrical ideas. From learning how to incorporate effective language to exploring rhythmic content within lyrics, you’ll be bursting with new lyrics to sing and a number of new songs.

Learn the history of rock ‘n’ roll from the people who lived it, including Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers, Mike Mills of R.E.M., and many more. Course Author Steve Morse, former senior rock music critic at the Boston Globe, brings three decades of in-depth experience and connections to this course where you’ll explore many of the revolutionary artists who defined the genre.

If you have ever written a song, you are a publisher and if you ever plan on monetizing your songs, then you need to learn as much as you can about publishing. With this course, Berklee Online course author Eric Beall guides you through all aspects of the music publishing business, including copyright, performance rights organizations, and different publishing income streams. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to set up your own publishing company and know different strategies to maximize opportunities within this industry.