Berklee Keyboard Method

Learn the Berklee approach to keyboard in this 12-week course. Master the basics of technique and chord voicings, and gain an understanding of more advanced concepts including interpretation of lead sheets and improvisation.

Master the basics of Keyboard technique and chord voicings, and gain an understanding of more advanced concepts including blues progressions and playing three part chords in this 12-week course. Through exercises that explore the interpretation of lead sheets and chord symbols, the Berklee Keyboard Method will help you to improve your performance, harmonic vocabulary, and composition/arranging skills. By the end of the course you will be able to improvise over a lead sheet while comping chords with their appropriate voicings. By the end of this course, you will:

• Understand how to read treble clef, bass clef and play simple melodies on the grand staff
• Understand accidentals and play the black keys on the keyboard
• Increase your ability to read and play different notes simultaneously
• Understand and play melodies with major and minor triads in right hand
• Understand voice leading triads
• Understand a lead sheet and play chords and bass with left hand
• Add three-part chords to your playing
• Understand altered 9ths, 13ths and Blues progressions

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