Berklee
The DIY Musician Specialization
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Berklee

The DIY Musician Specialization

Write, Record, and Produce Your Own Music. Learn how to produce your own music and launch your music career.

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(466 reviews)

Beginner level

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1 month at 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(466 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
1 month at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Tools and techniques to write more compelling songs.

  • Develop your identity and vision as an artist.

  • Use ProTools to record and produce your original music.

  • Strategies to plan, launch, and manage a successful crowdfunding campaign.

What’s included

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Taught in English
25 practice exercises

Advance your subject-matter expertise

  • Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
  • Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
  • Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
  • Earn a career certificate from Berklee

Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Define and identify the point of view, form, and the "who, what, where, when, and how" in a song

  • Identify whether a lyric is stable or unstable through the use of line lengths, number of lines, stressed and unstressed syllables, and melody

  • Utilize the various rhyming techniques to evoke specific emotions in a song and define the difference between Assonance and Consonance rhyme

  • Use phrasing to clarify your ideas

Skills you'll gain

Category: Music Theory
Category: Musical Composition
Category: Music

What you'll learn

  • Discuss why one musical recording is more compelling than another and identify the unique elements of the recording that contribute to it

  • Begin to assess and establish your identity, vision, and intention as an artist and producer

  • Write and develop a compelling piece of music by utilizing various tools

  • Establish the sonic signature of your production by utilizing specific production techniques

Skills you'll gain

Category: Musical Composition
Category: Writing
Category: Peer Review
Category: Music
Category: Media Production
Category: Music Theory
Category: Editing

What you'll learn

  • Identify the various components in the Pro Tools interface and organize session files

  • Discuss difference between a synthesizer and sampler and know how to use each of them

  • Record a live performance into Pro Tools

  • Balance your production mix by adjusting levels, using pan, and applying effects such as EQ, reverb, and compression

Skills you'll gain

Category: File Management
Category: Music Theory
Category: Musical Composition
Category: Creativity
Category: Editing
Category: Instrumental Music
Category: Music

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Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.

Instructors

Stephen Webber
Berklee
2 Courses114,443 learners
Pat Pattison
Berklee
7 Courses205,841 learners

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