About this Specialization
Do you have a song in your heart that you want to share it with others? In the Singer/Songwriter specialization, you will learn all the skills you need to write, perform, and record your own original music. You’ll begin by learning how to play the guitar to accompany yourself in Guitar for Beginners. You’ll learn how to play chords and scales, as well as strumming patterns and finger picking patterns. In Singing Popular Music, you’ll explore your voice and develop your own personal style. You’ll learn how to sing properly, mastering the correct techniques and breath support. From there, you’ll hone your writing craft, focusing on lyrics. You’ll learn about stressed and unstressed syllables, rhyme schemes, and lyrical phrasing.You’ll also record into a Digital Audio Workstation, focusing on Ableton Live and capturing both MIDI and real instruments into your DAW to record and share your ideas with the world.
| From | Berklee, Berklee College of Music, Ableton via Coursera |
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| Hours | 89 |
| Instructors | Thaddeus Hogarth, Jeannie Gagne, Erin Barra |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Art & Design Humanities |
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Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
book & Music seller/Trainer $30k
Music Teacher K - 12 Educator $55k
Author and Instructor IT-205 Digital Music $57k
Music Producer/DJ $60k
Amazon Music Voice Software Development... $66k
Educational Technologist/Music Teacher/Librarian $70k
National Music Department Chair $72k
Assistant Professor, Music $85k
Professor of Music Manager $88k
Crushable.com Music and Television Writer $96k
Music Teacher Consultant Lead $106k
Assistant Professor of Music Composition and Theory $138k
Courses in this Specialization
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Guitar for Beginners (You were viewing this course) Grasp the essentials needed to begin playing acoustic or electric guitar. You'll learn an easy approach to get you playing quickly, through a combination of exploring the... Coursera | Berklee, Berklee College of Music |
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You've been studying the greats, working on improving your vocal skills, and building vocal technique. Now it's time to take the next step in your singing career to shine as a... Coursera | Berklee College of Music, Berklee |
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In the past, Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) were programs used only by audio engineers with a highly specific knowledge base, on machines inaccessible to most people. But over... Coursera | Berklee, Berklee College of Music, Ableton |
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| From | Berklee, Berklee College of Music, Ableton via Coursera |
|---|---|
| Hours | 89 |
| Instructors | Thaddeus Hogarth, Jeannie Gagne, Erin Barra |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Art & Design Humanities |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
book & Music seller/Trainer $30k
Music Teacher K - 12 Educator $55k
Author and Instructor IT-205 Digital Music $57k
Music Producer/DJ $60k
Amazon Music Voice Software Development... $66k
Educational Technologist/Music Teacher/Librarian $70k
National Music Department Chair $72k
Assistant Professor, Music $85k
Professor of Music Manager $88k
Crushable.com Music and Television Writer $96k
Music Teacher Consultant Lead $106k
Assistant Professor of Music Composition and Theory $138k
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