Classical Piano Certificate Program

interlochen online classical piano certificate

Next session begins Jan. 12

Tuition Rate: $799

Rates increase Jan. 1

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Advance your piano skills by learning and performing iconic works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Debussy. Through guided analysis, historical context, and refined practice strategies, you’ll build technical confidence and interpretive depth.

Taught by a professional pianist, the Classical Piano certificate program offers a unique opportunity to deepen your craft, earn a valuable credential, and receive credit from Interlochen. This program is designed for both adults and teens and consists of three four-week courses that may be taken in any order:

Classical Piano: How to Play Für Elise

✔Play “Für Elise” fluently, incorporating proper fingerings, hand positions, and chord transitions
✔Identify and apply essential music theory concepts, including major and minor chords, intervals, and chromatic scales
✔Utilize effective practice strategies to enhance memorization, articulation, and interpretation of classical repertoire
✔Analyze and interpret “Für Elise” within its historical and stylistic context, making informed artistic choices in performance

Classical Piano: How to Play Chopin's Prelude in E Minor 

✔Play an arrangement of Chopin’s Prelude in E-Minor
✔Develop and apply structured practice strategies to improve efficiency and deepen your understanding of the piece
✔Analyze and interpret the musical elements of the prelude, ensuring your performance aligns with the Romantic Period’s stylistic characteristics
✔Strengthen your technical abilities by performing right-hand melodic patterns and left-hand chord progressions

Classical Piano: How to Play Clair de Lune

✔Perform Claude Debussy's “Clair de Lune”
✔Apply reflective strategies to identify and target specific musical or technical challenges you're having with the composition
✔Use layered, hands-alone and integrated techniques to build control, voicing, and memory
✔Strengthen focus and musical fluency through timing, mental mapping, and embodied rehearsal
✔Adapt your practice to other compositions for long-term improvement and expressive mastery
Courses

Tuition

$ 897   $799

Ages

Teens: Grades 6-12

Adult Learners: Ages 18+

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Expert guidance
Receive direct, personalized feedback from a professional artist.
Collaborate
Work with your instructor and peers through messaging or optional real-time weekly classes.
Learn on your own schedule
Explore meaningful instruction in about five hours a week per course.
Real growth
Develop skills and projects that are important to your artistic and professional growth.
For all students:

✔ A respected credential from Interlochen Online
✔ Physical and shareable digital certificate upon completion
✔ A portfolio of completed, polished projects
✔ A strengthened résumé, college application, or LinkedIn profile

For middle school and high school students:

✔ An official transcript awarding high school credit
✔ Accreditation by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)

No, course sections are designed for their respective age groups, either for adults (students 18 and older) or young people (students under 18).

Yes, there are eight sessions of courses per year. View the academic calendar for more session dates.

Meet the Faculty

Jeffery Kleinsorge, Ph.D.

Instructor of Piano

Questions? Speak with an Advisor.

Email: online@interlochen.org 

Phone: 231.276.5990 

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How does it work? Complete the form to start a free course demo.

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Expert Faculty
Receive direct, personalized feedback from a professional artist.

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Real Growth
Develop artistic skills that are important to you in 30 days.

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Collaborate
Connect with peers and instructors on your projects—or just for fun.