Accelerated Berklee Masteryā„¢ Course (Self Guided)
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Module 1 | How to Navigate Your Online Application
3 lessons- Lesson 1 | Welcome to the Course
- Lesson 2 | Understanding the Berklee Application
- Lesson 3 | Overview of the Audition & Interview
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Module 2 | Prepared Piece(s)
3 lessons- Lesson 1 | How to select your piece to showcase your abilities as a musician
- Lesson 2 | Tips and things to keep in mind for the audition
- Lesson 3 | Prepared piece checklist
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Module 3 | Improvisation
5 lessons- Lesson 1 | What is improvisation?
- Lesson 2 | Improvising for beginners (Part 1)
- Lesson 3 Improvising for beginners (Part 2)
- Lesson 4 | Improvisation exercise videos
- Lesson 5 | What to expect in the improvisation section of your audition
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Module 4 | Sight-Reading & Ear Training
38 lessons- Intro
- Lesson 1 | Reading Notes
- Lesson 1 | Practice Exercise
- Lesson 1 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 2 | Basic Time Signatures & Rhythms (whole, half, quarter, eighth)
- Lesson 2 | Practice Exercise 1
- Lesson 2 | Practice Exercise 2
- Lesson 2 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 3 | Time Signatures
- Lesson 3 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 4 | Accidentals and Enharmonic Notes
- Lesson 4 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 5 | Major Key Signatures
- Lesson 5 | Practice quiz
- Lesson 6 | Major Scale with Solfege & Note Names
- Lesson 6 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 6 | Practice Exercise
- Lesson 7 | Major and Perfect Intervals
- Lesson 7 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 7 | Practice Exercise
- Lesson 8 | Form Symbols
- Lesson 8 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 9 | How to Approach Sight Reading
- Lesson 9 | Practice Exercise
- Lesson 9.2 | Practice How to Approach Sight Reading
- Lesson 10 | Complex Rhythms and the Invisible Barline
- Lesson 11 | Compound Meters
- Lesson 12 | Minor, Diminished and Augmented Intervals
- Lesson 12 | Practice Exercise
- Lesson 13 | Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented Triads and their Inversions
- Lesson 13 | Practice Exercise
- Lesson 14 | The Natural Minor Scale and Accidentals in Solfege
- Lesson 14 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 15 - Relative Major and Minor Keys
- Lesson 15 | Practice Quiz
- Lesson 16 | Harmonic, Traditional Melodic and Jazz Melodic Minor
- Lesson 17 | 7th Chords: Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7, Minor 7b5 and Diminished 7
- Lesson 17 | Practice Exercise
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Module 5: Interview Prep
3 lessons- How to prepare for your interview
- Interview sample questions
- What to expect in your Berklee interview
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Module 6: Final Steps
3 lessons- Mock Interview and Audition with Liz *For comprehensive mentorship package
- Audition/Interview day checklist
- Last reminders and tips