What is Arranging in Music? 6 Courses to Help You Get Started
Before you learn how to write a musical arrangement—and start to figure out what kind of arranging course you might want to take—you must first understand what arranging is. Here is a primer!
Immersive Audio Mixing Techniques: How to Create Spatial Mixes in Dolby Atmos and 3D Music
What actually makes a mix feel immersive? This excerpt from Berklee Online’s Immersive Audio course looks at how movement, height, and placement work together to shape the listening experience.
How Hip Hop Culture Became a Global Force in Black Creative Expression
Take an in-depth look at the rise of Hip Hop Culture—from Bronx block parties to global stages—as a powerful expression of Afro-Diasporic identity, resilience, and artistry in this lesson excerpt from Black Creative Expression.
How to Create Music Merch to Grow Your Brand
Your merch table could be doing a lot more. In this excerpt from Music Marketing 101, discover how smart artists use audience insights, pricing strategy, and creative product ideas—from apparel to limited editions—to turn branded items into brand momentum.
Music Industry Advice for Artists
These videos from Berklee Online’s Artist Management course offer a wide-ranging look at today’s music industry, covering everything from finding the right manager and lawyer to understanding sync licensing and AI’s impact. Featuring insights from industry professionals, they highlight the key decisions artists face when building sustainable, successful careers.
Grant Writing: How to Turn Ideas into Funded Projects
Grants can empower educators, artists, and entrepreneurs to bring bold ideas to life. From proposals to partnerships, discover strategies for turning vision into funded projects. Gain practical insights into the process—and confidence in your approach—in this excerpt from Roya Hu’s Grant Writing: Funding Your Creative and Teaching Projects course.
What Makes a Good Artist Manager?
What do top music managers have in common? Passion, drive, transparency, and more—explore these traits in this excerpt from Ardie Farhadieh’s Artist Management course.
Do Re Mi and You: Ear Training with Sol-Fa
What if hearing melodies was as natural as speaking your native language? Through the Sol–Fa method, you can train your ears to understand music with clarity and confidence. Roberta Radley, author of Ear Training Fundamentals, breaks down this powerful technique and shows how singing with solfège helps you not only recognize notes, but feel the purpose behind them.
Live Sound Engineering: What You Need to Start
In this excerpt from Live Event Sound Engineering and Concert Production 101, Toby Francis explores how signal flow, speaker systems, and safety protocols all contribute to producing great sound at live events.
Music Supervision: What Does a Music Supervisor Do?
You never know when a music supervision opportunity might present itself, which is why adding music supervision to your skill sets could set you up to be a valuable member of a production team.
