Piano Techniques for Modern Music: I Practice Tips 3 | Zahili Gonzalez Zamora

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Piano Techniques for Modern Music: I Practice Tips 3 | Zahili Gonzalez Zamora | Berklee Online 18/26

$Music Production 101: Getting Started with MIDI Controllers & the Ableton Push | Berklee Online Download Your Free Music Production Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3JBxeTK Earn Your Music Production Degree Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3DEnKDE In this video from the Berklee Online course, Music Production 101, instructor Michael Bierylo teaches you about the different types of MIDI controllers used in audio production, from basic ones used for song productions to more advanced ones commonly used in electronic music production. Bierylo, who wrote this course with David Mash, begins by explaining how MIDI controllers contain keys, pads, and knob controls. These controls enable you to control the expression of the sound by changing its timber, delay, and vibrato. The pads are more commonly used to add drum parts with more accuracy and the keys can produce a variety of different sounds in different octaves. In the video, Bierylo introduces additional controllers that contain more specialized features, allowing you to have better control of the mix by leveling individual channels. The Ableton Push is an example of a MIDI controller that enables you to play notes and control synthesizers in Ableton Live. Finally, Bierlo advises having a USB dock to connect multiple controllers into your computer. Learn more about this course: https://berkonl.in/3EItS0P ABOUT MICHAEL BIERYLO: Michael Bierylo is an electronic musician, guitarist, composer, and sound designer. He has been a faculty member at Berklee College of Music since 1995 and is currently Chair of the Electronic Production and Design department, where he led the development of Berklee’s Electronic Digital Instrument program, the Electronic Performance Minor, and the Creative Coding Minor. Major projects include artist residencies with Suzanne Ciani, Nona Hendryx, Hank Shocklee, Richard Devine, Chagall, Robert Rich, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. With Berklee Online, he has written and teaches music production and music technology courses. ABOUT DAVID MASH: David Mash is a guitarist, composer, producer, synthesist, author, educator, and futurist. He retired in 2017 as Senior Vice President for Innovation, Strategy, and Technology at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he had worked for more than 40 years. David was the founding chair of Berklee’s Music Synthesis department (now known as Electronic Production and Design). David has collaborated on development and artistic projects with leaders in the multimedia and music industries such as Kodak, Adobe Systems, Digidesign/Avid, Opcode, Kurzweil, Yamaha, Roland, Korg, Softube, Fishman Transducers, Godin Guitars, and many others. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Music Production | Studio Setup | Michael Bierylo | David Mash | Berklee Online | Electronic Production and Design | Electronic Digital Instrument | Electronic Performance | Creative Coding | Music Synthesis | MIDI Controllers | Symthezisers | Ableton Live | Transport Control | Nona Hendryx | Hank Shocklee$ $Chromatic Writing & Analysis: Neo-Riemannian (Pan-Triadic) Transformations | Hugo Riemann Berklee Access Free Music Resources: https://berkonl.in/3HPNkYL In this video from the Berklee Online course Chromatic Writing and Analysis, instructor Arnold Friedman explores how to compose and analyze music without relying on standard harmony or tonal organization. Using Ruth Crawford Seeger’s “VI. Andante Mystico” from Nine Preludes for Piano, he demonstrates how the piece—lacking traditional tonic or dominant chords—achieves coherence through recurring interval patterns. To make sense of this kind of freely chromatic music (Ruth Crawford Seeger was called an “ultramodern” in her time!) Friedman introduces pitch-class set theory, a system developed in the mid-twentieth century to describe and analyze modern music that defies conventional tonal analysis. Instead of Roman numerals, pitch-class set theory uses numbers to identify notes and measures intervals by counting half steps, enabling a precise, flexible way to understand dissonant or non-functional harmonies. Through this piece and approach, you’ll learn to apply PC set theory principles like integer notation, interval classes, and inversional equivalence to create and analyze music with consistency and variety—even in the absence of a key center. Learn more about this course: https://berkonl.in/4mEHNqi ABOUT ARNOLD FRIEDMAN: Arnold Friedman taught at Berklee College of Music for 14 years and chaired the Composition department from 2012 to 2016. He has also taught at the University of North Texas, where he directed the NOVA Ensemble, and at Western Oregon University. His music has been performed throughout the US and in Italy. He has performed in the cello sections of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and the Rhode Island Philharmonic, as well as with Dinosaur Annex and Notariotous. Friedman writes and performs in the Melde and Friedman Bass-Cello Duo. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Chromatic Writing | Pitch-Class Set Theory | Ruth Crawford Seeger | Andante Mystico | Music Theory | Berklee Online | Music Composition | Interval combinations | Song Analysis | American Composers | Interval Patters | Arnold Friedman$ $Mental Practice Techniques for Musicians with Oboist Barbara LaFitte | Berklee Online Access Free Music Resources: https://berkonl.in/3HPNkYL In this video from Berklee Online’s Practicing Techniques for Musicians course, instructor Barbara LaFitte teaches you mental practice techniques, a useful tool for when you find yourself in a situation where you cannot make noise or do not have your instrument at hand. As a musician, she says, not all of your practice will be on your instrument: Some of it will be in your head, and some of it may even be on objects that are similar to your instruments. LaFitte suggests that practicing on a pencil, pillow, or table depending on your instrument, will improve your coordination and precision when playing. Learn more about this course: https://berkonl.in/4fUYJ7c ABOUT BARBARA LAFITTE: Barbara LaFitte held the English Horn position in the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra from 1994-2020, where she worked with John Williams and Keith Lockhart. She was also the principal oboist in the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Classical Orchestra, and the Rhode Island Philharmonic, as well as a member of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. She can be heard on two recordings nominated for Grammy Awards: Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s recording of Stephen Mackey’s “Dreamhouse,” and Danilo Perez’s highly acclaimed jazz recording, “Providencia.” LaFitte is also the oboist on the theme music for the PBS program, “Frontline.” She has been a professor on the faculty of Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1994. She has also coached contemporary chamber ensembles and taught Woodwind Pedagogy at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. LaFitte presents masterclasses about topics such as circular breathing, audition preparation, Nicolas Slonimsky, and more. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Barbara LaFitte | Practicing Techniques for Musicians | Oboist | Boston Ballet Orchestra | English Horn | Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra | John Williams | Keith Lockhart Grammy Awards | Boston Modern Orchestra Project | Stephen Mackey’s Dreamhouse | Danilo Perez | Providencia | Mental Practice for Musicians | Practicing without Instrument | Practicing Strategies$ $Music Copyright & Revenue Streams: Synchronization Royalties | Tonya Butler | Berklee Online 16/25 Download Your Free Music Business Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3XRrl9n Earn Your Music Business Degree Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3JyAdwb In this video series, Berklee Online instructor Tonya Butler provides important insights into the music industry from a legal standpoint, applying US copyright laws. You’ll start this course with the basics, learning exactly what a copyright is and how to obtain one; the different types of copyrights (composition vs. recording); the different types of revenue streams you receive from your copyrights (mechanical royalty, synchronization royalty, public performance royalty, and ancillary royalty). The 25 videos in this series also cover specific cases such as recording and performing covers, making revenue from a printed reproduction of a work (lead sheets, ringtones, toys), making revenue from your work being played in a public space (and what legally determines a place as public), how much to charge in your synchronization fee (music to image), and the importance of signing up to a PRO (Performing Rights Organization). You’ll also learn how royalties work with streaming services, and how a Master Use license may be divided depending on the deal you make with your record label. In addition to all of the important legal information you’ll learn from this series, you’ll also get to see exclusive interviews with industry insiders, including Josh Gruss and Madison Norris of Round Hill Music, Tiara Guy of SoundExchange, David Israelite of the National Music Publishers’ Association, Gina Waters Miller of MNRK Music Group, and Serona Elton of the Mechanical License Collective. Watch All of the Videos in This Series: https://berkonl.in/3ufWKsg ABOUT TONYA BUTLER Professor Tonya Butler, JD, LLM, is chair of the Music Business/Management Department at Berklee College of Music. An accomplished educator, attorney, administrator, and motivational speaker, she spent 14 years as an entertainment attorney, working in-house for record and publishing companies and film studios. Notable clients included Rhino Records, MGM Music, and Global Disc Records. Butler is a longtime music industry advocate, having served on Memphis and Shelby County’s music, film, and television commissions; the Memphis Rock ’n’ Soul Museum Board of Directors; and the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association’s Executive Board. She is a voting member and former two-term Governor of the Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy and the current Chair of the College Music Society’s Committee on Music Business and Industry Engagement. For Berklee Online, Tonya is also the author of the Music Business Management and Leadership course. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline http://www.twitter.com/BerkleeOnline US Copyright Laws | Music Business Revenue Streams | Royalties | Mechanical Royalty | Synchronization Royalty | Public Performance Royalty | Ancillary Royalty | Lead Sheets | Ringtones | Performing Rights Organization | Master Use License Composition | Recording | Berklee Online | Berklee College of Music | Tonya Butler | Josh Gruss | Madison Norris | Tiara Guy | David Israelite | Gina Waters Miller | Serona Elton | Round Hill Music | SoundExchange | National Music Publishers’ Association | NPMA | MNRK Music Group | Mechanical License Collective | Rhino Records | MGM Music | Global Disc Records$ $Ableton Live: Warping Tone Textures | Warp Tool | Music Production | Berklee Online | Erin Barra Download Your Free Music Production Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3JBxeTK Earn Your Music Production Degree Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3DEnKDE In this video from Berklee Online’s Ableton Live Fundamentals course, author Erin Barra shows you how to get different sounds and textures by using the Warp tool in Ableton Live. Once a file has been warped, you can freely adjust the session’s timing, and it will stay in sync with the BPM. The segment BPM box approximates the BPM between any two warp markers and may change often, depending on what part of the warping process you’re in. Erin showcases this by taking a guitar track and exploring the creative parameters inside the texture algorithm. She reduces the fidelity of the track and adjusts the flux, and you’ll hear how that continues to warp the sound of the original track. This type of warping works well in extremes: the more you adjust the parameters, the more creative results you’ll hear. Learn more about this course: https://berkonl.in/3LAUm4I ABOUT ERIN BARRA: Erin Barra is an educator, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and music technology consultant. She is an associate professor in the Songwriting department at Berklee College of Music and is one of the leading product specialists for Ableton. She works with artists and bands looking to integrate laptops and digital technologies into their writing, production, and stage setups, and has developed and taught several music technology curriculums. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Ableton Live | Music Production | Warp | Warping | Editing | Mixing | Ableton Tips | Erin Barra | Music Producer | Recording Techniques | Audio Editing | Berklee Online$ $Music Marketing 101: How to Define Your Target Audience Using Research & Data Analytics | Berklee Download Your Free Music Business Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3XRrl9n Earn Your Music Business Degree Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3JyAdwb In this video from Berklee Online’s Music Marketing 101 course, instructor Christopher Wares offers tips on defining your target audience. By highlighting common mistakes, he explains how to avoid them and provides practical advice for approaching this process. Wares emphasizes the importance of narrowing your focus and avoiding assumptions. Instead, he encourages analyzing your audience’s demographics and psychographics, tracking their behavior, and studying how they engage with content. Proper research, real-world data, and analytics from your website and social media channels are essential for refining your target market. This focused approach will help you grow your fanbase and adapt your audience profile as it evolves over time. Learn more about this course: https://berkonl.in/3WvdeYw ABOUT CHRISTOPHER WARES: Chris Wares is the assistant chair of the Music Business/Management department at Berklee College of Music, where he leverages his extensive industry experience to empower artists and music professionals to elevate their careers. Chris has held roles such as marketing director, grant writer, artist manager, copyright administrator, and distribution specialist, working with some of North America’s largest independent record labels, publishing companies, entertainment law firms, and management companies. He has led marketing campaigns for Grammy and Juno award-winning artists and secured substantial funding for artists and businesses. A sought-after speaker and industry expert, his insights have been featured by Harvard Business School, NPR, Billboard, CBC, and more. Chris is also an active member of the Recording Academy, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), and the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA). About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Christopher Wares | Berklee Online | Music Business | Management | Marketing | Record Labels | Harvard Business School | Grammy Awards | Artist Manager | Target Audience | Fanbase | Demographics | Psychographics | Audience Behaviour | Social Media | Website | Research | Audience Profile$ $Home Studio Music Production: Studio Equipment & Gear | Berklee Online | Bora Uslusoy 4/23 Download Your Free Music Production Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3JBxeTK Study Music Production Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3DEnKDE In this video series, Home Studio Music Production, Berklee Online instructor Bora Uslusoy provides helpful insights regarding music production in the home studios by showing you how to use a DAW, audio interfaces, MIDI, pad controllers, and other recording equipment. This 23-video course (which also features special guest Alper Tuzcu) delves into the process of pre-production and production of a song, paying close attention to its structure, elements, and managing your DAW. When you first begin work on a song, it is important to think about duration, number of bars per section, repetition, and the possible modification of tempo and key. As you go from the preproduction process to the production process you’ll want to make sure your song has enough contrast in the melody, harmony, and rhythm. Uslusoy further explains how to use multiple features inside Pro Tools to program drum sets and bass parts and use MIDI pads to ensure a smooth production process. This course also gives you an overview on how to execute vocal comping, manually editing pads, quantizing notes, using parametric EQ band to adjust frequencies, and applying different reverb plug-ins to add special effects to your tracks. Lastly, you will learn how to effectively implement dynamic processors to adjust loudness in both MIDI and audio tracks in order to produce a mixed and mastered song in your home studio. Watch All of the Videos in This Series: https://berkonl.in/4hcE2pb ABOUT BORA USLUSOY: Bora Uslusoy is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music in the Music Production and Engineering Department as well as a member of the Audio Engineering Society. He also teaches the Writer, Engineer, Producer in the Home Studio course at Berklee Online, which he wrote, and Pro Tools 101. He has worked with Lawrence Watson, Tom Appleman, Mel Gabbitas, and many others. He has published five instructional books on guitar and bass in Turkish, and has written magazine articles, product reviews, and how-to guides. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Home Studio | Music Production | Pre-production | Pro Tools 101 | Bora Uslusoy | Alper Tuzcu | Song Duration | Song Structure | Song Timing | Meter | Repetition | Verse | Prechorus | Chorus | Lyrics | Storytelling | Education | Music Composition | Lawrence Watson | Tom Appleman | Mel Gabbitas | Berklee Online$ $Music & Neuroscience: Nucleus Accumbens (NAcc) & Musical Emotion (Lesson 3) | Susan Rogers 18/26 Access Free Music Resources: https://berkonl.in/3HPNkYL In these lessons from Berklee Online’s Music and Neuroscience course, Susan Rogers explores how your brain processes music—and why it sparks powerful emotional responses. By understanding how music evokes emotion, musicians can connect more meaningfully with their audience while also enriching their own appreciation of the craft. Our brains have different structures that receive signals from the nervous system, identifying speech, sound, and rhythm. Rogers explains how when we sing or listen to a song we like, the chemical reactions in our brain release dopamine, encouraging us to keep listening. The 26 videos of this course reveal why we like certain songs by analyzing perception across musicians and non-musicians, cultural influences, metrical structures, and tonality. All of these factors show that every emotional response is unique, as it also depends on internal and external conditions such as when (and with whom!) you are listening. Rogers tells musicians that our nervous system enjoys a balance between familiarity and novelty, explaining that pop music and hit songs tend to be liked the most because they generally contain a familiar aspect along with an innovative element. Music not only causes emotional reactions, but also automatic physiological responses such as chills, which are often correlated with unexpected elements inside a song. Rogers says that we are most likely to like a song when it meets our expectations, as our brains like to anticipate melodies or rhythms based on our memory of past songs. When we like a song, our brain creates a template of the type of music we tend to like, which we remember each time we listen to something new. This course emphasizes that music is used for bonding and can be an identification of culture and identity, providing a sense of belonging. With these teachings, Rogers hopes to help musicians deepen their appreciation for music and inspire them to innovate. Watch All of the Videos in This Series: https://berkonl.in/3UBLBMh ABOUT SUSAN ROGERS: Susan Rogers holds a Doctorate in Psychology from McGill University (2010), where she studied music cognition and psychoacoustics under researchers Daniel Levitin and Stephen McAdams. Her research focuses on auditory memory, the perception of musical signals, and the influence of musical training on auditory development. For two decades prior to her science career, Susan was one of the world’s few women known for her work as a record producer, engineer, mixer, and audio electronics technician. Career highlights include five years (1983-1987) as staff engineer for Prince, producing hit singles for diverse artists such as Barenaked Ladies, David Byrne, Robben Ford, Jeff Black, and Rusted Root, mixing hit singles for an equally eclectic list including Tricky, Michael Penn, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Tevin Campbell, and engineering for a host more. Susan is a professor at Berklee College of Music in the departments of Music Production & Engineering and Liberal Arts, and is the director of the Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory. In 2012, she was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award, Professional Writing and Music Technology Division. In tandem with business partner and former student Matthew McArthur (Berklee ’10), Susan launched Boston’s first not-for-profit recording studio, The Record Company, to offer low-cost recording facilities to area musicians and free music technology instruction to area teens. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Music and Neuroscience | Musical Taste | Dopamine Reward System | Anhedonia | Emotional Responses to Music | Listener Profile | Cultural Differences in Music | Tonality | Metrical Structure | Rhythm and Groove | Prediction and Anticipation | Expectancy Violation | Sad Songs | Reminiscence Bump | Mind Wandering | Default Network | Emotional Contagion | Chills Response | Musical Memory | Familiarity and Novelty | Authenticity in Music | Realism vs. Abstraction | Consonance and Dissonance | Susan Rogers | Berklee Online | Berklee College of Music | Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory | Daniel Levitin | Stephen McAdams | Prince | Barenaked Ladies | David Byrne | Robben Ford | Jeff Black | Rusted Root | Tricky | Michael Penn | Toad the Wet Sprocket | Tevin Campbell | The Record Company | Matthew McArthur$ $Bonnie McIntosh Interview | Keyboards for Live Performance | Berklee Online | Adriana Balic Download Your Free Piano Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3DBqBNx Study Piano Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3JCFsLy Keyboardist Bonnie McIntosh talks about her professional career as a musician and what she did to get to where she currently is, in this interview with Adriana Balic, for her Berklee Online course, Keyboards for Live Performance: Techniques and Technology. McIntosh says her strategy was to just play as many shows as possible: “I would just play in any place that had a piano and would allow me to play.” Those places could be warehouse parties, house parties, dive bars, etc. And it was through one of those gigs that she was able to gain recognition from someone who was connected to Selena Gomez. In addition to Selena Gomez, she has performed with many other major artists like Halsey, Kehlani, and Post Malone. Learn more about this course: https://berkonl.in/48JMckx ABOUT ADRIANA BALIC: Adriana Balic has toured the world as a member of popstar P!NK’s band since 2003, on keys, backing vocals, and guitar. In November 2019, Balic completed P!NK’s Beautiful Trauma World Tour, which broke records, playing to more than 3 million people and making it the 10th highest grossing tour in Billboard Boxscore’s history. Balic’s media credits include “Saturday Night Live,” Apple Music, “Top of the Pops,” iHeartRadio Live, and “American Idol.” Other artists Balic has played with include Gwen Stefani, Wrabel, Sheila E., Brenda Russell, Chris Stapleton, Peabo Bryson, and the US National Touring Theater Production of “Jersey Boys.” She plays Roland keyboards and is a Roland Artist. She has been on faculty at Berklee Online as the Pop/Rock Vocals instructor since 2010. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Bonnie McIntosh | Selena Gomez | Halsey | Kehlani | Post Malone | Keyboards for Live Performance | Adriana Balic | Pink | P!NK | Gwen Stefani | Wrabel | Brenda Russell | Chris Stapleton | Jersey Boys | Berklee Online | Berklee College of Music$ $Lyric Writing: What Is a Refrain in Songwriting? | Title Qualities | Verse | Chorus | Berklee Download Your Free Songwriting Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3wSocKI Earn Your Songwriting Degree Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3wNQbv0 In this video from Berklee Online’s Lyric Writing 2 course, course author Erin Chase explains that a refrain is a line that communicates a song’s central idea and often serves as its title. In verse–refrain forms such as AAA, the refrain is embedded within the verse and returns throughout the song. Chase encourages students to look for ideas with strong “title qualities” and to consider placement within a section, choosing between a leading refrain (which opens or answers a question) and a closing refrain (which delivers the emotional payoff). She concludes with examples, including “Yesterday” by the Beatles and “Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan to show how refrain placement shapes a song’s story and overall arc. Learn more about this course: https://berkonl.in/4cur5qq ABOUT ERIN CHASE: Erin Chase has been playing fiddle and violin for 25 years, studying both classical and traditional folk music, and has spent the past 10 years writing and co-writing original songs. She earned her degree in Songwriting and Fiddle from Berklee College of Music in 2014. Her songwriting mentors include Berklee faculty Pat Pattison, Mark Simos, and Caroline Harvey. Chase is also a member of Elisa Smith & the Tiny Little Lies and appears on the “Hitch a Ride” EP, produced by Johnny Duke, a producer and guitarist who has worked with Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, and Chris Stapleton, and more. In addition, she performs as a singer-songwriter in Boston under the artist name Erin Bonnie, bringing her distinctive blend of fiddle and original folk-blues to audiences across New England. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Songwriting | Lyric Writing | Refrain | Title Qualities | Verse | Chorus | The Beatles | Bob Dylan | Adele | Erin Chase | Erin Bonnie | Elisa Smith & the Tiny Little Lies | Pat Pattison | Mark Simos | Caroline Harvey | Johnny Duke | Little Big Town | Miranda Lambert | Chris Stapleton | Berklee Online$ $Home Studio Music Production: Reverb Plug-Ins in Pro Tools | Berklee Online | Bora Uslusoy 21/23 Download Your Free Music Production Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3JBxeTK Study Music Production Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3DEnKDE In this video series, Home Studio Music Production, Berklee Online instructor Bora Uslusoy provides helpful insights regarding music production in the home studios by showing you how to use a DAW, audio interfaces, MIDI, pad controllers, and other recording equipment. This 23-video course (which also features special guest Alper Tuzcu) delves into the process of pre-production and production of a song, paying close attention to its structure, elements, and managing your DAW. When you first begin work on a song, it is important to think about duration, number of bars per section, repetition, and the possible modification of tempo and key. As you go from the preproduction process to the production process you’ll want to make sure your song has enough contrast in the melody, harmony, and rhythm. Uslusoy further explains how to use multiple features inside Pro Tools to program drum sets and bass parts and use MIDI pads to ensure a smooth production process. This course also gives you an overview on how to execute vocal comping, manually editing pads, quantizing notes, using parametric EQ band to adjust frequencies, and applying different reverb plug-ins to add special effects to your tracks. Lastly, you will learn how to effectively implement dynamic processors to adjust loudness in both MIDI and audio tracks in order to produce a mixed and mastered song in your home studio. Watch All of the Videos in This Series: https://berkonl.in/4hcE2pb ABOUT BORA USLUSOY: Bora Uslusoy is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music in the Music Production and Engineering Department as well as a member of the Audio Engineering Society. He also teaches the Writer, Engineer, Producer in the Home Studio course at Berklee Online, which he wrote, and Pro Tools 101. He has worked with Lawrence Watson, Tom Appleman, Mel Gabbitas, and many others. He has published five instructional books on guitar and bass in Turkish, and has written magazine articles, product reviews, and how-to guides. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu http://www.facebook.com/BerkleeOnline http://www.instagram.com/berkleeonline/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkleeonline https://www.tiktok.com/@berkleeonline Home Studio | Music Production | Pre-production | Pro Tools 101 | Bora Uslusoy | Alper Tuzcu | Song Duration | Song Structure | Song Timing | Meter | Repetition | Verse | Prechorus | Chorus | Lyrics | Storytelling | Education | Music Composition | Lawrence Watson | Tom Appleman | Mel Gabbitas | Berklee Online$