Musicianship: Tensions and Harmonic Functions

After a tremendous response from learners on Coursera, Berklee Online has created a Developing Your Musicianship specialization, and this course is the third course in the series. If you have a general understanding of music theory or if you have completed Developing Your Musicianship I and II, this course will continue to help you understand musical concepts, enabling you to create and perform contemporary music. Taught by Berklee College of Music professor George W. Russell, Jr., the course in

• Describe chord tensions and roles
• Explain harmonic function concepts
• Identify chord progressions and qualities aurally
• Recognize modal interchange chords in compositions

• Intermediate knowledge of music theory and composition basics