I took a Berklee Online course; 'Jazz Improvisation' with Gary Burton via Coursera a couple of years ago. It was such an amazing experience to me. I study modes, circle of fifth, improvisational approach, etc. I passed it and earned the certificate. I was able to pass Gary's course and I considered it as an achievement. The most challenging part was when I played along with his backing track and recorded it spontaneously. I did it for 6 times separately for 6 different topics. I can say it is great and I recommend to any player out there to try it. Nice sharing btw dude. Keep it up!
Congratulations! I know how much effort you need to invest to get through these courses. I've watched the intro video for that course numerous times and considered taking it myself. Perhaps, now that you speak so highly of it, I'll find time to take it someday. Thanks for your comments.
I've nearly finished the 12-week Berklee Online Voice Technique 101 course and I have to say how gutted I am that it is nearly over! It's transformed so much more of my life than I could have possibly imagined when I signed up. I now have my eye on one of the piano courses...
Good to hear Yvette. I think because the courses are very well put together and you have to challenge yourself to get through then we can't help but learn and grow through the experience. John
Before I even watch this, I’m just gonna comment, as a person who went through half of my bachelors online with Berklee, it is absolutely not worth it. I found the same information and Rick Beato’s book for $100, and you could find it anywhere else. They do not do a great job teaching you. It’s all a massively, expensive worthless piece of paper.
I've taken 5 classes over the past 15 years. The instructors have always been good and the platform itself worked well. I learned a lot and had very few complaints. For me, I just picked up specific courses without worrying about a degree or certificate. To that end, i was totally happy. I notice that their online Masters program clocks in around $30K which I would probably never consider since employment in the music industry, at least in my experience, is much more about personal contacts and networks than degrees. That said, there is a Berklee network on its own - you would just have to make sure the 30K is worth it. Obviously, the certificate programs are much less costly though I would be curious to know to what extent students obtained a decent paying good job based on a cert. I was already pretty knowledgeable with things like Pro Tools and mixing before I took the Berklee courses which was good prep since I could immediately apply thing things they were discussing. However, I cannot imagine someone with no production experience being able to get a job based ONLY on an online cert (Berklee or otherwise)
I think we sometimes forget that the purpose of education and taking a course is to actually learn something valuable. So me too, I took courses because I wanted to understand. It's actually a bit cheaper if you don't receive the credits, but I got them anyway - "just in case."
I am watching this because I am contemplating taking music at Berklee online I want to get a music degree without having to go to Berklee or quit my well paying job.
Great Info- Most Inspirational! I also am an Old Kodger(LOL), I Also have been a poor student . I am signing up for Ear Training 2 at Berklee in January 2020 to continue to pursue my music college degree . I actually studied for several years at Berklee majoring in composition and arranging in the early 1970's . My experience there was absolutely tremendous - I learned to write and orchestrate for big bands, Jingle writing , and beginning film scoring. Met my wife there ( 47 years of marriage still goin' strong) and eventually had to start a family, bills, rent, Yada, Yada. My major instrument was clarinet and learned so much from my former clarinet instructor- Andre' Lizotte' who was the principal clarinetist for the Boston Pop's Orchestra at that time. My main problem is that although I did great in the courses I really liked , but others I just lost focus and did poorly, like Ear training and just could not get over the threshold to complete my overall studies at Berklee. For the past six years I have been a member of a local town community band playing 2nd chair clarinet and decided to take a very traditional classical Ear Training-1 class at a Community College and struggled to at least get a 'C' final grade, "which is a very major win for me!!" Also This past year I found a great private clarinet instructor to help me more with advanced Jazz Studies/improvisation, etc.. The first lesson was in person and then, due to the Pandemic the music school switched immediately to Zoom On Line Training which has worked out quite well and now can see that On Line studies can work quite well. All of the topics you touched on did help with my decision to continue to pursue my education at Berklee On Line which I was some what skeptical about, but based on what you said about spending the $1500.00 to study with Berklee instructors is "in my opinion" "Spot on", for all of the reasons you stated- Quality instructors, Prestige, and focus harder on my studies when paying that kind of money!!. I will also inquire about the scholarships once I get going . I think I will fair better grade wise, and relate better to a more Jazz/Popular music style of Ear Training as opposed to strictly classical methods taught at a more traditional college music course. Thanks for your thorough explanations about Berklee On Line!!.
Thanks Keith for your detailed account. Interesting story. Congrats on your 47 year marriage - awesome! I am a couple of years away from 40 years of marriage. I was thinking this morning after I read your comment, that I had a really good guitar teacher when I was a kid. John Gavall authored over 80 guitar books back in the day. He had such a profound influence in my life at that time I was experiencing the effects of a broken family. Over the last 20 years I have been fortunate to have opportunity to teach many young people and to have an effect on their lives in a small way. Part of the driving force that helped me to struggle through the Berklee courses was the thought of being able to teach better. Whether we are simply an inspiration by what we do, or we actually teach something, our example can have a positive effect on others. I am inspired by you too! Old codgers unite! I hope you have a great experience with the course my friend. Thanks for sharing. John
I’m thinking of joining one of Berklee’s music courses this summer, but I’m worried it may overlap with another activity I’m doing during weekdays. Their website states that there are online classes to attend. My question is what time during the week (and during the day) do these classes take place? Thank you by the way, this video was very informative!
The good thing about these courses is that you make your own schedule. You just have to plan around your life so that you can keep up with the course schedule. Log in anytime and do the project work whenever you can. In my experience, the instructors have offered their live sessions at different times to accommodate people living in different time zones. Sometimes these are not even necessary if you just work through the material, but you can get extra tips and it's an opportunity to ask questions. You can always re-play the live sessions if you are unable to attend. That's how it was for me and it probably still works like that. Glad you found my video informative. Best of luck with everything.
I'm really unsure because I want to go on campus but it's spoo expensive and Boston is a really expensive city to live in now that I found berklee online I got interesting but I'm affraid I won't get all the experience because of performance stuff and all..
Well Lara, it seems you have some life choices to make. Online courses in general are great for those who want to have a full time job and study part time. If you have the means to go on campus and the desire to make the best of it, then I'm sure you would benefit by being there. I wish you the best!
I'm considering taking a Berklee online classical guitar course for the sole purpose of mastering reading notation. What specific course/s or program would you recommend? Thank you for this video and for your time. Cheers.
I haven't taken guitar classes with Berklee, so can't comment on that, but in general all the Berklee courses I took were hard work, but very good. Also I don't know your playing level, but with classical guitar you would possibly learn a lot more than just music reading. Playing classical style gives you finger playing skills to play 2, 3 and 4 notes chord combinations. You use thumb and 3 fingers on different strings. Without those skills you would have a hard time playing written chords. Music reading is also complicated on guitar because you find the same notes in different places on the neck. I have a basic course on single note reading in 1st position if you are interested. It's a lot less money than a Berklee course and may get you started if you don't read music at all. Here's a discount coupon: www.udemy.com/course/read-music-for-guitar-beginners/?couponCode=READ-AND-SUCCEED. You can find the same course on Skillshare www.skillshare.com/en/r/profile/John-Chamley/7561963?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on. Whatever you decide I wish you luck, but be ready to invest 10 or 12 hours a week for Berkelee. I think that's about the amount of time I had to invest to get through the courses.
Hey Joe (sounds like Jimmy Hendrix to me - and you a lefty too!). The classes I took were 3 levels of music theory, counterpoint and arranging. I was impressed with all of the teachers and got a lot out of each class. Give the online Berklee guys a call and they should steer you right. They want you to succeed, and you seem to know what you want. Best of luck if you do it!
I'm thinking about taking the Counterpoint course. You mentioned it's one of the courses that you took and that you loved the courses. Are you able to approximate much time every week you needed to dedicate to the Counterpoint course? And just to be sure, that is one of the classes that you liked and would recommend?
There is a lot of listening and reading to do with this course and you need to apply what you learn by writing exercises. I don't know if the same person is still teaching the course but I found the group lessons to be very informative and they went beyond the scope of the course. You can also ask questions. With any of these courses I believe that you get as much out of them as you can invest time in them. I struggled more with having a lack of foundation of some basic theory concepts, but I persevered with it and got the benefit from it. If you work a regular day job, I would say devote a good portion of the weekend to the course and try to spend a couple of evenings during the week where you can concentrate for a few hours. That's probably what I did. And yes, I enjoyed this course because when you write your examples it's fun to hear what comes out. You also get to hear the examples of your classmates. I hope that helps! John
my mind doesn't work with reading about music. I must only see and do. wish it was like that for the online classes instead of having to read through step by step assignment exercises
Right, I know how you feel. However, being forced to do assignments that you wouldn't normally want to do, forces you to learn something new. I think that's the same with a lot of things - not just music.
Personally, I'm getting too old to care much about that stuff any more. I just try to do music as well as I can, keep learning, and try to help others with what I know. Taking structured courses is great. And yes if music performance is your goal then surely why not do whatever it takes to get to where you want to be.
Thanks for the question but I don't think I can answer that. If it's like the courses I took, it's probably a well put together course that you could learn a lot from. Best of luck to you!
Man congratulations for all you’ve done and for the scholarship, I got also the celebrity scholarship but from Juan Luis Guerra , I also love Berklee online 🙏
@@stevenmejiamusic3495 Steven , sorry for the late response but for that just just get the requirements like , got good grades and trying my best when i was in the certificate, then i apply for the celebrity scholarship and Juan Luis chose me, to get that kind of scholarship (celebrity’s scholarships) you have to be enrolled in a Berklee Online Certificate , Earn a GPA of 3.7 or higher here you can see the details. Good luck man! online.berklee.edu/scholarships
My experience is that they reveal content each week that you study. Often there are some listening examples and exercises. The professor will typically setup meetings several times a week at different times of the day. That way you should have at least one opportunity to join an online session with other students. There you can ask questions and watch the responses of the professor. Sometimes you may join a meeting and no one else is there. Most times there are others there. That's my experience.
@@GuitarBasement thank you very much! I am quite an interactive learner so I was hoping to have a lot of hours like that. Otherwise it would seem like a lot of money to spend... on the site they do say that it’s roughly 10 hrs per week but I wasn’t sure how much of that was reading, practising and listening alone
Yes, our courses are interactive! Each week, your instructor will post a new lesson. You can log on and work on the material anytime within that week. Typically, students spend approximately 10-12 hours per week to complete the work. More or less time may be required depending on the student’s level of experience. The lessons are media-rich and filled with fun interactive learning activities. Also, the projects and assignments within a course provide practical, real-world experience. Each week, there is a one-hour long class where you can interact with the instructor and your classmates.
Hey Ismail, each course is run over the school semester so you have to start and finish according to their schedule. So, it really depends on how much time you have and how much studying you can handle. You could take 3 courses per semester for a 9 credit certificate, or perhaps one course per semester is more realistic, especially if you are working a full time job. Good luck to you!
Each course is 12 week long, In case you changed your mind or decide to have a different certificate, you will have to talk to you in admission rep and he can or she can guide you in other courses to achieve different certificates
Never took anything like that, but imagine it should be pretty good related to music business. I recently went through a free 20-hour course from Santa Clara University that's very general, but it has useful things in it that make you think. If you want to check it out it's here.. www.scu.edu/mobi/
Hey myself anushka i really wanted to do bacholers at Berklee online ,does the degree for bacholers online and offline is same or online degree doesn't have that equal value
From what I understand they are different degrees and online classes may not have the same value as on campus classes. I think you should contact Berklee directly. I found their advisors to be very helpful. Good luck!
Hey I have a question: if I enroll for a Certificate on Berklee Online (in my case the Drums Professional Certificate), are the courses “live” (like a zoom call) or are they recorded? I’m asking that because I live in Italy and I don’t know how the times zones would line up if the courses are “live” 😂 Sorry for the long comment, thanks 🙏🏻
Hey Irwin, from my experience, the instruction is not live, but each class is released online according to a schedule. You study the material that may include explanations, music notation, video and audio examples. Lessons have quizzes and assignments that are due by a certain date. The live portion of the classes is usually at a scheduled time where you can ask the professor about the assignments, or they may elaborate on the topic. They seem to offer the live sessions at different times to accommodate people in different time zones like yourself. You could contact the school advisors about your concerns and they could let you know for sure. The professors are used to having international students and they should work with you. Best of luck!
Well, I'm not that far behind you and I don't think that age is the issue. I think it depends on what foundation you have in music and whether you feel you can put in the time and effort to keep up with the pace of the course. Let's say you play piano and already have good finger independence. I've taught piano playing students in their 20's - even with music degrees, who struggled with fingering the guitar. You don't want to be struggling with that while the course is going ahead. You may be better off looking for a good local teacher who can guide you in the basics for a year or so.
I know you talked about this, and my question is related to the topic, can I study a guitar college degree as a second career if I have a full time job as a mechatronic engineer?
Yes you can if that's what you really want. It depends on how much time you are willing to devote to study, and whether your job will allow you enough time to do it. Be aware that you are traveling down a long road, taking perhaps 3 or 6 credits per semester. That's what I did to get my Associates and Bachelors in Engineering while raising a family. But even after you get a music degree, you are not guaranteed to get steady work in music. And assuming you do, there is a chance that you will be making less than in your engineering job. But if that's your passion, I suggest you stay active in music and keep learning as much as you can. If you opt to take Berklee courses, or some other college, it's likely to force you to learn quicker. Incidentally, I had a friend who went touring with a band, then later he ended going back to manufacturing and becoming a QC Manager. Follow your passions, give it everything you've got and don't regret not trying something while you are young. But I do suggest you get really good in mechatronics too, so that you can always return to that. And who knows, perhaps you'll combine both fields! I hope that makes sense. Best of luck to you!
@@GuitarBasement first of all, thank you very much for taking the time to give me that awesome answer, and by the way everything makes sense, i really do appreciate what you said and yes, I'll really do my best in both fields. I wish you the best in whatever you're doing right now!
@@davidencastin5987 One other thing. If your parents had something to do with your going through college, try to make em proud!...no matter what you do. That will make you happy too!
Hey Dan, I am not sure that beginner classes are their thing since they offer classes for college credits. However, classes that I took did a pretty good job of easing you into the subject. I don't represent Berklee so I suggest you give their advisers a call. I think you'll get honest answers from them and you are under no obligation.
@@GuitarBasement I recently retired from the US Department of Defense and trying to us my GI Bill. I am currently in Cambodia developing ICT online educational program for kids. I just want to learn guitar to play songs for them. If I did not have gi bill, I would have just taught myself from youtube for free.
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Hi Dan! For our 101 guitar courses, we recommend that students have at least one year of playing experience. For beginners, I recommend our free guitar courses on Coursera: www.coursera.org/specializations/play-guitar Additionally, the courses Music Foundations and Music Theory 101 are great for beginner musicians!
Hi Brye N, I think I was talking about Udemy courses. You'll find some of mine here: www.guitarbasement.com/free-and-discount-guitar-courses. Courses are usually listed a lot more expensive but there are frequent discounts. The lowest you can pay is $10 unless you live in some poorer countries, where they discount more. Do a search for whatever you are looking to study and you can't compare price-wise with college.
@GuitarBasement this video is helpful, thank u for sharing your experience and knowledge. I've couple of questions to ask? 1. What's Credit? 9 credits for 3 course what's this actually mean? Could you pls educate me over this? 2. How many times a week online class is conducted? And how long is each session, hours vise?? 3. I'm planning to apply for piano course, do you have any idea/experience with the piano courses at Berkley? Thanks in advance.
Hi Nitin, 1. Here in USA colleges and universities have a credit system. For a Bachelor's degree, most schools probably require 120 minimum credits. 2. Courses have an opening date and classes last 12 weeks. When you log in, you will have access to the course material from the curriculum that is revealed for that week. You basically read through, perhaps listen to examples, do exercises and submit assignments. Each professor offers a certain number of hours per week when you can attend classes. They seem to do it at different times of the day to give people the best chance to attend. Classes are mostly for students to ask questions to the professors. Online sessions that I attended were 1hr. 3. I only took theory courses, so I don't know how they conduct the instrument classes. If you contact the college I am sure they will will give you all the details that you need for specific classes. Good luck with everything.
@@GuitarBasement Couple of questions again.. 1. So is it ONE ON ONE Class? Or Group class? 2. How much value/weight does the Berkley Certificate is adding to you (Career)? 3. You rightly mentioned about Udemy courses (I've done few of them, and it's really worth spending). Do you really think Berkley has something great, unique to offer to their students or it's just the Berkley name that adds weight to your profile/resume?? Wud appreciate your response. Thank you! @GuitarBasement
@@nitinkate3013 They are not one on one classes. Although I have been one on one with some professors simply because other students didn't join the online sessions. You basically follow a curriculum and study yourself. Unlike a Udemy course, there is a timeline and you don't want to fall behind or you may fail. It forces you to study and if you get stuck you can contact the professor for help. To pass, you must submit assignments and be graded by the professor. With Udemy, there are no deadlines or standards for achievement to pass the course. As far as the Berklee name (Berkley is an entirely different school BTW), they have a good reputation and top notch instructors. I do music because I love it and I took the courses because I wanted to learn. Although if I decide to pursue more education I do have the credits that may be of some value. I hope that helps.
With the courses I took, each week's lesson was unlocked to give access to text for personal study. That included tracks for listening, notation examples, exercises and assignments with a due date. In addition, each professor would offer a number of times during the week when they would do something like a zoom call where you would typically be looking at the professor's desktop. The sessions may be just to answer questions, or sometimes the professor would elaborate on topics and present some other relevant info during the call. You could also message the professor with questions about assignments too. That's how my classes worked.
@@GuitarBasement My classes worked the same way for Music Theory 101 and 201. Both instructors changed the times of the Zoom calls around to accommodate different time zones. They posted recordings of every call.
For one thing... Berklee is not the same as Berkley... You are not paying for the name. When it comes to higher education in electric guitar, your traditional schools may not be the way to go...
Berklee is still respected as a jazz school and I believe they were early to the game with that, and with online courses. Certainly they are not the only choice and only you can decide which choice is the best fit for you.
look... it's all horseshit. If your have it, you have it, if you don't you don't. Anything else is a waste of a lot of money. Did EVH go to Berklee or a similar school? Did Steve How or Chris Squire go to a similar school? What about Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, or Toni Iommi? What about Prince? What about Steve Hackett? ..... Look the list is endless. Accept your limitations and move the f* on....
Those guys had personal drive and a curiosity to learn and experiment. That's important. They also grew up in a particular environment. After I went through a rebellious phase of learning as a kid, I've found that most forms of well-structured education that I sought after were a huge benefit - not just in music. Great teachers + great content can only benefit someone who wants to learn. We should all be learning constantly. It's what we are here for. Whether that's in a school, playing in a band, or on the web. Wherever. In my opinion it's all good.
I took a Berklee Online course; 'Jazz Improvisation' with Gary Burton via Coursera a couple of years ago. It was such an amazing experience to me. I study modes, circle of fifth, improvisational approach, etc. I passed it and earned the certificate. I was able to pass Gary's course and I considered it as an achievement. The most challenging part was when I played along with his backing track and recorded it spontaneously. I did it for 6 times separately for 6 different topics. I can say it is great and I recommend to any player out there to try it. Nice sharing btw dude. Keep it up!
Congratulations! I know how much effort you need to invest to get through these courses. I've watched the intro video for that course numerous times and considered taking it myself. Perhaps, now that you speak so highly of it, I'll find time to take it someday. Thanks for your comments.
I've nearly finished the 12-week Berklee Online Voice Technique 101 course and I have to say how gutted I am that it is nearly over! It's transformed so much more of my life than I could have possibly imagined when I signed up. I now have my eye on one of the piano courses...
Good to hear Yvette. I think because the courses are very well put together and you have to challenge yourself to get through then we can't help but learn and grow through the experience. John
Before I even watch this, I’m just gonna comment, as a person who went through half of my bachelors online with Berklee, it is absolutely not worth it. I found the same information and Rick Beato’s book for $100, and you could find it anywhere else. They do not do a great job teaching you. It’s all a massively, expensive worthless piece of paper.
I've taken 5 classes over the past 15 years. The instructors have always been good and the platform itself worked well. I learned a lot and had very few complaints. For me, I just picked up specific courses without worrying about a degree or certificate. To that end, i was totally happy. I notice that their online Masters program clocks in around $30K which I would probably never consider since employment in the music industry, at least in my experience, is much more about personal contacts and networks than degrees. That said, there is a Berklee network on its own - you would just have to make sure the 30K is worth it. Obviously, the certificate programs are much less costly though I would be curious to know to what extent students obtained a decent paying good job based on a cert. I was already pretty knowledgeable with things like Pro Tools and mixing before I took the Berklee courses which was good prep since I could immediately apply thing things they were discussing. However, I cannot imagine someone with no production experience being able to get a job based ONLY on an online cert (Berklee or otherwise)
I think we sometimes forget that the purpose of education and taking a course is to actually learn something valuable. So me too, I took courses because I wanted to understand. It's actually a bit cheaper if you don't receive the credits, but I got them anyway - "just in case."
I am watching this because I am contemplating taking music at Berklee online I want to get a music degree without having to go to Berklee or quit my well paying job.
There ya go...the best of both worlds! Good luck Dannie
Hey Dannie! If you have any questions, please contact us at advisors@online.berklee.edu or 1-866-BERKLEE (+1-617-747-2146 if you're outside the USA).
@@GuitarBasement I am now thinking of waiting a year or 2 to see if tuition drops I cant see universities and colleges doing well right now
Great Info- Most Inspirational! I also am an Old Kodger(LOL), I Also have been a poor student . I am signing up for Ear Training 2 at Berklee in January 2020 to continue to pursue my music college degree . I actually studied for several years at Berklee majoring in composition and arranging in the early 1970's . My experience there was absolutely tremendous - I learned to write and orchestrate for big bands, Jingle writing , and beginning film scoring. Met my wife there ( 47 years of marriage still goin' strong) and eventually had to start a family, bills, rent, Yada, Yada. My major instrument was clarinet and learned so much from my former clarinet instructor- Andre' Lizotte' who was the principal clarinetist for the Boston Pop's Orchestra at that time. My main problem is that although I did great in the courses I really liked , but others I just lost focus and did poorly, like Ear training and just could not get over the threshold to complete my overall studies at Berklee. For the past six years I have been a member of a local town community band playing 2nd chair clarinet and decided to take a very traditional classical Ear Training-1 class at a Community College and struggled to at least get a 'C' final grade, "which is a very major win for me!!" Also This past year I found a great private clarinet instructor to help me more with advanced Jazz Studies/improvisation, etc.. The first lesson was in person and then, due to the Pandemic the music school switched immediately to Zoom On Line Training which has worked out quite well and now can see that On Line studies can work quite well.
All of the topics you touched on did help with my decision to continue to pursue my education at Berklee On Line which I was some what skeptical about, but based on what you said about spending the $1500.00 to study with Berklee instructors is "in my opinion" "Spot on", for all of the reasons you stated- Quality instructors, Prestige, and focus harder on my studies when paying that kind of money!!. I will also inquire about the scholarships once I get going . I think I will fair better grade wise, and relate better to a more Jazz/Popular music style of Ear Training as opposed to strictly classical methods taught at a more traditional college music course.
Thanks for your thorough explanations about Berklee On Line!!.
Thanks Keith for your detailed account. Interesting story. Congrats on your 47 year marriage - awesome! I am a couple of years away from 40 years of marriage. I was thinking this morning after I read your comment, that I had a really good guitar teacher when I was a kid. John Gavall authored over 80 guitar books back in the day. He had such a profound influence in my life at that time I was experiencing the effects of a broken family. Over the last 20 years I have been fortunate to have opportunity to teach many young people and to have an effect on their lives in a small way. Part of the driving force that helped me to struggle through the Berklee courses was the thought of being able to teach better. Whether we are simply an inspiration by what we do, or we actually teach something, our example can have a positive effect on others. I am inspired by you too! Old codgers unite! I hope you have a great experience with the course my friend. Thanks for sharing. John
I’m thinking of joining one of Berklee’s music courses this summer, but I’m worried it may overlap with another activity I’m doing during weekdays. Their website states that there are online classes to attend. My question is what time during the week (and during the day) do these classes take place? Thank you by the way, this video was very informative!
The good thing about these courses is that you make your own schedule. You just have to plan around your life so that you can keep up with the course schedule. Log in anytime and do the project work whenever you can. In my experience, the instructors have offered their live sessions at different times to accommodate people living in different time zones. Sometimes these are not even necessary if you just work through the material, but you can get extra tips and it's an opportunity to ask questions. You can always re-play the live sessions if you are unable to attend. That's how it was for me and it probably still works like that. Glad you found my video informative. Best of luck with everything.
@@GuitarBasement Oh that’s great! Thank you so much.
Good question
@@GuitarBasementvery informative! Thank you!!!!
I'm really unsure because I want to go on campus but it's spoo expensive and Boston is a really expensive city to live in now that I found berklee online I got interesting but I'm affraid I won't get all the experience because of performance stuff and all..
Well Lara, it seems you have some life choices to make. Online courses in general are great for those who want to have a full time job and study part time. If you have the means to go on campus and the desire to make the best of it, then I'm sure you would benefit by being there. I wish you the best!
Thanks for the video , it was helpful. I play guitar for 30+ yrs but cannot read or write music notation, that’s on my checklist.
You can do it!
I'm considering taking a Berklee online classical guitar course for the sole purpose of mastering reading notation. What specific course/s or program would you recommend? Thank you for this video and for your time. Cheers.
I haven't taken guitar classes with Berklee, so can't comment on that, but in general all the Berklee courses I took were hard work, but very good. Also I don't know your playing level, but with classical guitar you would possibly learn a lot more than just music reading. Playing classical style gives you finger playing skills to play 2, 3 and 4 notes chord combinations. You use thumb and 3 fingers on different strings. Without those skills you would have a hard time playing written chords. Music reading is also complicated on guitar because you find the same notes in different places on the neck. I have a basic course on single note reading in 1st position if you are interested. It's a lot less money than a Berklee course and may get you started if you don't read music at all. Here's a discount coupon: www.udemy.com/course/read-music-for-guitar-beginners/?couponCode=READ-AND-SUCCEED. You can find the same course on Skillshare www.skillshare.com/en/r/profile/John-Chamley/7561963?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on. Whatever you decide I wish you luck, but be ready to invest 10 or 12 hours a week for Berkelee. I think that's about the amount of time I had to invest to get through the courses.
Thank you for your video, really helpful for me to understand what to do for the next challenge
It's not for everyone, but definitely worth the effort.
Thanks for sharing your experience, it's been helpful! 👍🤩
Awesome, glad it was helpful.
What program did you take? I am looking at the Blues Guitar Professional at the moment
Hey Joe (sounds like Jimmy Hendrix to me - and you a lefty too!). The classes I took were 3 levels of music theory, counterpoint and arranging. I was impressed with all of the teachers and got a lot out of each class. Give the online Berklee guys a call and they should steer you right. They want you to succeed, and you seem to know what you want. Best of luck if you do it!
I'm thinking about taking the Counterpoint course. You mentioned it's one of the courses that you took and that you loved the courses. Are you able to approximate much time every week you needed to dedicate to the Counterpoint course? And just to be sure, that is one of the classes that you liked and would recommend?
There is a lot of listening and reading to do with this course and you need to apply what you learn by writing exercises. I don't know if the same person is still teaching the course but I found the group lessons to be very informative and they went beyond the scope of the course. You can also ask questions. With any of these courses I believe that you get as much out of them as you can invest time in them. I struggled more with having a lack of foundation of some basic theory concepts, but I persevered with it and got the benefit from it. If you work a regular day job, I would say devote a good portion of the weekend to the course and try to spend a couple of evenings during the week where you can concentrate for a few hours. That's probably what I did. And yes, I enjoyed this course because when you write your examples it's fun to hear what comes out. You also get to hear the examples of your classmates. I hope that helps! John
On average, our students spend about 10 to 12 hours per week on coursework per course, depending on the subject area.
@@GuitarBasement Thank you for these details. This is helpful information.
my mind doesn't work with reading about music. I must only see and do. wish it was like that for the online classes instead of having to read through step by step assignment exercises
Right, I know how you feel. However, being forced to do assignments that you wouldn't normally want to do, forces you to learn something new. I think that's the same with a lot of things - not just music.
Surely a level 8 in an instrument would be a pre requisite for ones own sake especially for music performance ?????
Personally, I'm getting too old to care much about that stuff any more. I just try to do music as well as I can, keep learning, and try to help others with what I know. Taking structured courses is great. And yes if music performance is your goal then surely why not do whatever it takes to get to where you want to be.
Hey! I wanted to take the Music Marketing course via Berklee Online. Do you think it is worth it?
Thanks for the question but I don't think I can answer that. If it's like the courses I took, it's probably a well put together course that you could learn a lot from. Best of luck to you!
Man congratulations for all you’ve done and for the scholarship, I got also the celebrity scholarship but from Juan Luis Guerra , I also love Berklee online 🙏
Thanks! Congrats to you too for getting that.
Could you explain how you got the scholarship from Juan Luis Guerra? The same thing happened with Jesus Molina and I'm interested
@@stevenmejiamusic3495 Steven , sorry for the late response but for that just just get the requirements like , got good grades and trying my best when i was in the certificate, then i apply for the celebrity scholarship and Juan Luis chose me, to get that kind of scholarship (celebrity’s scholarships) you have to be enrolled in a
Berklee Online Certificate , Earn a GPA of 3.7 or higher here you can see the details. Good luck man! online.berklee.edu/scholarships
@@WilliamWallacegtr Thanks for your help! I'm just 16 but I want to be prepared for all of this
@@WilliamWallacegtr Is the scholarship only tuition for one course?
This is incredibly wholesome, thank you for sharing : )
Thanks, glad you liked it.
Are the courses interactive? Is there a live class everyday? I am taking their 12 week course
My experience is that they reveal content each week that you study. Often there are some listening examples and exercises. The professor will typically setup meetings several times a week at different times of the day. That way you should have at least one opportunity to join an online session with other students. There you can ask questions and watch the responses of the professor. Sometimes you may join a meeting and no one else is there. Most times there are others there. That's my experience.
@@GuitarBasement thank you very much! I am quite an interactive learner so I was hoping to have a lot of hours like that. Otherwise it would seem like a lot of money to spend... on the site they do say that it’s roughly 10 hrs per week but I wasn’t sure how much of that was reading, practising and listening alone
Yes, our courses are interactive! Each week, your instructor will post a new lesson. You can log on and work on the material anytime within that week. Typically, students spend approximately 10-12 hours per week to complete the work. More or less time may be required depending on the student’s level of experience. The lessons are media-rich and filled with fun interactive learning activities. Also, the projects and assignments within a course provide practical, real-world experience. Each week, there is a one-hour long class where you can interact with the instructor and your classmates.
hey thanks for the tips ... how long it takes to finish the courses and get the certificate ?
Hey Ismail, each course is run over the school semester so you have to start and finish according to their schedule. So, it really depends on how much time you have and how much studying you can handle. You could take 3 courses per semester for a 9 credit certificate, or perhaps one course per semester is more realistic, especially if you are working a full time job. Good luck to you!
Each course is 12 week long, In case you changed your mind or decide to have a different certificate, you will have to talk to you in admission rep and he can or she can guide you in other courses to achieve different certificates
Nice info, Thank you :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for watching!
@@GuitarBasement thanks to you! :)
Hello sir myself unnati i am from india🇮🇳 i am 19 years old can i join online course ,what is the fees for the college
Hello Unnati, you should really be contacting them. Try their website and good luck to you! online.berklee.edu/
Yes, we have students from all around the world! The costs vary depending on the program. You can learn more here: berkonl.in/393Y7vJ
I was looking at the music marketing & businesses courses for over the summer semester! do you know anything about these?
Never took anything like that, but imagine it should be pretty good related to music business. I recently went through a free 20-hour course from Santa Clara University that's very general, but it has useful things in it that make you think. If you want to check it out it's here.. www.scu.edu/mobi/
@@GuitarBasement Thank you!
I took 21 courses now over 5.25 years. Very enriching experience
I believe it.
Hey myself anushka i really wanted to do bacholers at Berklee online ,does the degree for bacholers online and offline is same or online degree doesn't have that equal value
From what I understand they are different degrees and online classes may not have the same value as on campus classes. I think you should contact Berklee directly. I found their advisors to be very helpful. Good luck!
Hey I have a question: if I enroll for a Certificate on Berklee Online (in my case the Drums Professional Certificate), are the courses “live” (like a zoom call) or are they recorded? I’m asking that because I live in Italy and I don’t know how the times zones would line up if the courses are “live” 😂
Sorry for the long comment, thanks 🙏🏻
Hey Irwin, from my experience, the instruction is not live, but each class is released online according to a schedule. You study the material that may include explanations, music notation, video and audio examples. Lessons have quizzes and assignments that are due by a certain date. The live portion of the classes is usually at a scheduled time where you can ask the professor about the assignments, or they may elaborate on the topic. They seem to offer the live sessions at different times to accommodate people in different time zones like yourself. You could contact the school advisors about your concerns and they could let you know for sure. The professors are used to having international students and they should work with you. Best of luck!
@@GuitarBasement thank you so much for the answer 🙏🏻
@@irwin1394 Did you end up enrolling? and if so, how did it work out for you? - I live in Denmark and have the same concern :)
@@ssspelman hey, no I haven’t enrolled yet, I plan on enrolling next semester.
Does Berklee offer any course for a 70-year-old guy who wants to learn to play guitar?
Well, I'm not that far behind you and I don't think that age is the issue. I think it depends on what foundation you have in music and whether you feel you can put in the time and effort to keep up with the pace of the course. Let's say you play piano and already have good finger independence. I've taught piano playing students in their 20's - even with music degrees, who struggled with fingering the guitar. You don't want to be struggling with that while the course is going ahead. You may be better off looking for a good local teacher who can guide you in the basics for a year or so.
Your video was great! ❤️
Thanks, glad you liked it.
I know you talked about this, and my question is related to the topic, can I study a guitar college degree as a second career if I have a full time job as a mechatronic engineer?
Yes you can if that's what you really want. It depends on how much time you are willing to devote to study, and whether your job will allow you enough time to do it. Be aware that you are traveling down a long road, taking perhaps 3 or 6 credits per semester. That's what I did to get my Associates and Bachelors in Engineering while raising a family. But even after you get a music degree, you are not guaranteed to get steady work in music. And assuming you do, there is a chance that you will be making less than in your engineering job. But if that's your passion, I suggest you stay active in music and keep learning as much as you can. If you opt to take Berklee courses, or some other college, it's likely to force you to learn quicker. Incidentally, I had a friend who went touring with a band, then later he ended going back to manufacturing and becoming a QC Manager. Follow your passions, give it everything you've got and don't regret not trying something while you are young. But I do suggest you get really good in mechatronics too, so that you can always return to that. And who knows, perhaps you'll combine both fields! I hope that makes sense. Best of luck to you!
@@GuitarBasement first of all, thank you very much for taking the time to give me that awesome answer, and by the way everything makes sense, i really do appreciate what you said and yes, I'll really do my best in both fields. I wish you the best in whatever you're doing right now!
@@davidencastin5987 One other thing. If your parents had something to do with your going through college, try to make em proud!...no matter what you do. That will make you happy too!
@@GuitarBasement I’ll I promise!
Do they have classes available for beginners?
Hey Dan, I am not sure that beginner classes are their thing since they offer classes for college credits. However, classes that I took did a pretty good job of easing you into the subject. I don't represent Berklee so I suggest you give their advisers a call. I think you'll get honest answers from them and you are under no obligation.
@@GuitarBasement I recently retired from the US Department of Defense and trying to us my GI Bill. I am currently in Cambodia developing ICT online educational program for kids. I just want to learn guitar to play songs for them. If I did not have gi bill, I would have just taught myself from youtube for free.
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Hi Dan! For our 101 guitar courses, we recommend that students have at least one year of playing experience. For beginners, I recommend our free guitar courses on Coursera: www.coursera.org/specializations/play-guitar Additionally, the courses Music Foundations and Music Theory 101 are great for beginner musicians!
What’s that thing that does stuff for ten bucks?
Hi Brye N, I think I was talking about Udemy courses. You'll find some of mine here: www.guitarbasement.com/free-and-discount-guitar-courses. Courses are usually listed a lot more expensive but there are frequent discounts. The lowest you can pay is $10 unless you live in some poorer countries, where they discount more. Do a search for whatever you are looking to study and you can't compare price-wise with college.
GuitarBasement thank!
@GuitarBasement this video is helpful, thank u for sharing your experience and knowledge. I've couple of questions to ask? 1. What's Credit? 9 credits for 3 course what's this actually mean? Could you pls educate me over this? 2. How many times a week online class is conducted? And how long is each session, hours vise?? 3. I'm planning to apply for piano course, do you have any idea/experience with the piano courses at Berkley? Thanks in advance.
Hi Nitin, 1. Here in USA colleges and universities have a credit system. For a Bachelor's degree, most schools probably require 120 minimum credits. 2. Courses have an opening date and classes last 12 weeks. When you log in, you will have access to the course material from the curriculum that is revealed for that week. You basically read through, perhaps listen to examples, do exercises and submit assignments. Each professor offers a certain number of hours per week when you can attend classes. They seem to do it at different times of the day to give people the best chance to attend. Classes are mostly for students to ask questions to the professors. Online sessions that I attended were 1hr. 3. I only took theory courses, so I don't know how they conduct the instrument classes. If you contact the college I am sure they will will give you all the details that you need for specific classes. Good luck with everything.
@@GuitarBasement Thank you so much Sir. This is helpful.
@@GuitarBasement Couple of questions again.. 1. So is it ONE ON ONE Class? Or Group class? 2. How much value/weight does the Berkley Certificate is adding to you (Career)? 3. You rightly mentioned about Udemy courses (I've done few of them, and it's really worth spending). Do you really think Berkley has something great, unique to offer to their students or it's just the Berkley name that adds weight to your profile/resume?? Wud appreciate your response. Thank you! @GuitarBasement
@@nitinkate3013 They are not one on one classes. Although I have been one on one with some professors simply because other students didn't join the online sessions. You basically follow a curriculum and study yourself. Unlike a Udemy course, there is a timeline and you don't want to fall behind or you may fail. It forces you to study and if you get stuck you can contact the professor for help. To pass, you must submit assignments and be graded by the professor. With Udemy, there are no deadlines or standards for achievement to pass the course. As far as the Berklee name (Berkley is an entirely different school BTW), they have a good reputation and top notch instructors. I do music because I love it and I took the courses because I wanted to learn. Although if I decide to pursue more education I do have the credits that may be of some value. I hope that helps.
@@GuitarBasement thank you so much sir. You're helpful.
I like this guy
Are berklee online courses live or pre recorded?
With the courses I took, each week's lesson was unlocked to give access to text for personal study. That included tracks for listening, notation examples, exercises and assignments with a due date. In addition, each professor would offer a number of times during the week when they would do something like a zoom call where you would typically be looking at the professor's desktop. The sessions may be just to answer questions, or sometimes the professor would elaborate on topics and present some other relevant info during the call. You could also message the professor with questions about assignments too. That's how my classes worked.
@@GuitarBasement My classes worked the same way for Music Theory 101 and 201. Both instructors changed the times of the Zoom calls around to accommodate different time zones. They posted recordings of every call.
For one thing... Berklee is not the same as Berkley... You are not paying for the name. When it comes to higher education in electric guitar, your traditional schools may not be the way to go...
Berklee is still respected as a jazz school and I believe they were early to the game with that, and with online courses. Certainly they are not the only choice and only you can decide which choice is the best fit for you.
look... it's all horseshit. If your have it, you have it, if you don't you don't. Anything else is a waste of a lot of money. Did EVH go to Berklee or a similar school? Did Steve How or Chris Squire go to a similar school? What about Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, or Toni Iommi? What about Prince? What about Steve Hackett? ..... Look the list is endless. Accept your limitations and move the f* on....
Those guys had personal drive and a curiosity to learn and experiment. That's important. They also grew up in a particular environment. After I went through a rebellious phase of learning as a kid, I've found that most forms of well-structured education that I sought after were a huge benefit - not just in music. Great teachers + great content can only benefit someone who wants to learn. We should all be learning constantly. It's what we are here for. Whether that's in a school, playing in a band, or on the web. Wherever. In my opinion it's all good.