Berkleemusic.com Debuts New Online Course "Pop / Rock Keyboard"

By Guest | August 9, 2011

Online Course from Renowned session keyboardist, composer, arranger, and

Berklee faculty member Dave Limina launches on September 26th, 2011

Boston, MA, August 4, 2011- Berkleemusic.com, the online school of Boston's

renowned Berklee College of Music, is debuting the new course Pop / Rock

Keyboard for their upcoming fall term, beginning September 26th, 2011.

Throughout the 12-week course, students will learn to play authentic

keyboard parts in a wide range of pop/rock styles, including rock 'n roll,

R&B, dance pop, classic rock, country, heartland/alt-country, and jam band.

"Pop/Rock Keyboard is the first of its kind," says course author and

instructor Dave Limina. "We really dive into the pop/rock styles in depth

and get to the heart of what players need to learn. The formal study of

pop/rock styles is also not only for people who are exclusive into those

styles. It's a great study for any contemporary player, especially for Jazz

players."

The course explores how to play accompaniment parts and improvised solos,

and how to read and interpret contemporary chord symbol lead sheet notation.

Each lesson features new techniques taught through video demonstrations of

solo piano and full band performances, reading and listening examples, and

practice opportunities using album quality play-along tracks. The course

includes music examples and techniques from artists and bands such as The

Beatles, Elton John, Alicia Keys, Demi Levato, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis,

Johnnie Johnson, Little Richard, Jamie Cullum, Fats Domino, Maroon 5, John

Mayer, The Fray, Aretha Franklin, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Adele,

Prince, Rascall Flatts, Bruce Hornsby, Steve Earle, The Grateful Dead,

Phish, and many others.

By the end of the course you'll be able to construct various chord types

used in pop/rock and other styles, and have the improvisational (soloing)

vocabulary used in pop/rock styles at your fingertips.

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