Guitar Certificate Programs

Berklee College of Music

Advance your career with certification from Berkleemusic

Become a more well-rounded and articulate guitarist. Sharpen your theory, performance and recording skills, and build a firm foundation in form, control, feel and harmonies. These guitar certificate programs are offered entirely online with Berklee's renowned faculty.

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Sell yourself and your talents better by getting certified from a world class provider of music education. Choose from two levels (Master, Specialist) of certificate programs, each with their own time frame and level of intensity. Study at your convenience and get certified in your field on your time.

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Master Certificates

Production and Guitar

Berkleemusic's Production and Guitar Master certificate program provides students with an extensive background in music production while focusing on perfecting the sound from the guitar, amplifier and effects units. Students also have the flexibility to direct their own studies with the choice of three electives in a variety of different disciplines and software including Pro Tools, MIDI, Digital Performer, and more.

Desktop Music Production
Amps, Effects and Getting Your Guitar Sound
Recording and Producing for Guitarists
Producing Music with Ableton Live
Producing Music with Reason
Critical Listening
3 Courses from Production and Guitar

To be completed in 2 years (25 credits)

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Songwriting and Guitar

Berkleemusic's Songwriting and Guitar Master certificate program is the perfect match of time-tested tools, theories, techniques, and applications that you can use to become a more successful and well-versed songwriter, guitarist, and performing musician. This extensive certificate program will provide you with an arsenal of ideas and concepts that are designed to develop a more complete songwriter.

Amps, Effects and Getting Your Guitar Sound
Guitar Chords 101
Lyric Writing: Tools and Strategies
Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music
Songwriting Workshop: Melody
Songwriting Workshop: Harmony
3 Courses from Songwriting and Guitar

To be completed in 3 years (36 credits)

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Specialist Certificates

Guitar Skills

The Guitar Skills certificate program builds the foundation you'll need to advance essential concepts such as chord knowledge, fret board navigation and a command of scales, blues technique, and an understanding of basic improvisation. This program provides the knowledge necessary to develop your technique and hone your skills in any given style.

Guitar Chords 101
Guitar Scales 101
Blues Guitar Workshop 1
Basic Improvisation

To be completed in 3 semesters (8 credits)

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Recording And Production For Guitar

Advance your desktop music production skills with a concentration on guitar technique in this intensive 4-course program. You'll study the roles of the producer and engineer in the recording process, and learn mixing, mastering and editing techniques that will enable you to polish your demos and incorporate your guitar knowledge into professional sounding finished recordings.

Desktop Music Production
Amps, Effects and Getting Your Guitar Sound
Recording and Producing for Guitarists
Recording and Producing in the Home Studio

To be completed in 3 semesters (10 credits)

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Recording and Production For Guitar With Pro Tools

Study with Berklee's renowned faculty and get great guitar sounds live and in the studio, and learn how to edit and mix tracks with superior quality. You'll also gain a foundation in popular topics that include microphone placement, amp modeling software and digital editing techniques.