
25 Influential Female Rockers Through the Decades
During Women’s History Month, learn about 25 of the most influential female rockers with the help of Berklee Online’s Rock History course.
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Musical Theater: A Brief History
In this excerpt from David Valdes’ Script Analysis for Theater course, learn a brief history of musical theater as well as common structure and themes in musicals.

Cinematography Basics: Live Concerts, Music Videos, and Film
In this excerpt from Tal Lazar’s Berklee Online course Introduction to Digital Cinematography, learn about cinematography as it relates to live concerts, music videos, and film.

Cultural Appropriation in Music
Cultural appropriation is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture by members of another culture. This can be controversial when members of a dominant culture appropriate from disadvantaged minority cultures.

How What Started with a Mimeograph Machine Led to Berklee Press and to Berklee Online
Lawrence Berk—the founder of Berklee, and my father (pictured above, far right)—was a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.

Writing Songs with Narrative Gaps
Why did Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” create so many myths? Its mood is solemn, even mysterious, and its lyrics are replete with gaps of meaning: it invites the listener to make sense of it.

Commercial Appeal: The Changing Relationship Between Music and Advertising
The music industry is in such rough shape that some of your favorite bands have resorted to selling automobiles.