Interlochen Online launches new courses, certificate programs ahead of fall 2025 sessions
Learn the basics of hybrid writing, explore jazz improvisation, experiment with beatmaking, and more with engaging, expert-led offerings.
This fall, Interlochen Online will expand their world-class educational programming with new courses and certificate programs in music, theatre, creative writing, and film. Inaugural sessions of five new courses will begin Sept. 15, 2025; the remaining five courses will launch Oct. 27, 2025.
“Our new fall courses and certificate programs respond to a lot of requests we've received from students and focus on ways to help you better understand music, strengthen your musicianship skills, and express yourself creatively on your instrument—whether you're learning the iconic ‘Clair de Lune,’ how to solo over the blues, or how to create great-sounding instrumental tracks,” said Carin Nuernberg, executive director of Interlochen Online. “In addition to music, we wanted students to have the chance to deepen their visual storytelling skills by earning certificates in theatrical set design and video production, and be able to experiment with hybrid writing forms that connect visuals, prose, and poetry in meaningful ways.”
Ten offerings will join Interlochen Online’s robust catalog of four-week courses this fall. Each course is designed and taught by an expert instructor. Faculty for the recently added courses include Emmy Award-winning composer, songwriter, and producer Jonathan Perkins; Concordia University Chicago Director of the Preparatory and Community Music Program Dr. Jeff Kleinsorge; Interlochen Director of Jazz Chris Glassman; and writer, musician, and Belmont University faculty member AM Ringwalt.
The new courses are:
- Music
- Classical Piano: How to Play Clair de Lune^ with Dr. Jeff Kleinsorge
- Ear Training 1* with Dr. Andrew Martin Smith
- Ear Training 2^ with Dr. Andrew Martin Smith
- Introduction to Beatmaking* with Jonathan Perkins
- Introduction to Jazz Improvisation^ with Chris Glassman
- Music Appreciation: How We Experience Music^ with Jamie Leigh Sampson
- Music Appreciation: Music in Culture* with Jamie Leigh Sampson
- Creative Writing
- Hybrid Writing* with AM Ringwalt
- Theatre
- Theatre Production: Set Design 3* with Kevin Nelson
- Film
- Video Production Fundamentals 3^ with Nick Boyer
* first session begins Sept. 15, 2025
^ first session begins Oct. 27, 2025
In addition to the new courses, Interlochen Online will also add four certificate programs ahead of the Oct. 27 session. Composed of three four-week courses, certificate programs allow students to gain a deeper knowledge of a particular subject area while earning a credential that can be showcased on their college applications, résumé, or LinkedIn profile. High school students can also receive high school credit upon completion of the program.
The new certificate programs are:
- Classical Piano Certificate Program
- Music Appreciation Certificate Program
- Theatre Production: Set Design Certificate Program
- Video Production Fundamentals Certificate Program
Registration is now open for the Sept. 15 and Oct. 27 sessions. Start your registration today and make fall 2025 a season of creativity, connection, and artistic growth.
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