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Overview
Nurture your love for, and understanding of, music with this specialization. Learn the fundamentals of music theory, including major and minor tonalities, chord scales, song forms, and chord qualities. You’ll also practice training your ear to hear and recognize various intervals, chord progressions, and chord qualities. For the Capstone project, you will directly apply the knowledge you’ve gained to write and perform a short musical composition. This Developing Your Musicianship Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee begins with the basics of music and builds to more advanced concepts, providing you the knowledge you need to improve your skills as a musician.
Applied Learning Project
In the capstone course, you will write and perform a 24-measure musical composition in A A B A song form. This culminating project will combine the skills and knowledge you learn and provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate your growth as a musician.
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Visit university websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
Developing Your Musicianship
Musicianship: Chord Charts, Diatonic Chords, and Minor Keys
Musicianship: Tensions, Harmonic Function, and Modal Interchange
Developing Your Musicianship: Final Project
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Duration
- Part-time
- 5 months
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Music Liberal Arts View 25 other Short Courses in Music in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit university websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Beginner Level
- Students may want to have some knowledge of basic music notation and will need access to an instrument, preferably a keyboard or piano.
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 5 months. -
National
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 5 months.
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Funding
Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project
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