Piano & Keyboard Fundamentals Certificate Program

interlochen online piano and keyboard fundamentals certificate

Learn to play the piano or keyboard so that you can play complete songs in a variety of styles. You’ll master critical skills that every pianist needs to know, like how to read sheet music and lead sheets, create your own accompaniment, and transpose keys. By the end, you’ll have a catalog of songs under your fingers and the tools you need to continue your artistic journey.

Taught by a world-class pianist and educator, our Piano & Keyboard Basics Certificate Program offers a unique opportunity to deepen your craft, earn a valuable credential, and receive college credit, high school credit, or both. This program is designed for both adults and teens and consists of three four-week courses that must be taken in sequential order.

Piano & Keyboard Fundamentals 2

✔	Decipher commonly-used time signatures and apply them to musical works
✔	Gain proficiency in transposition, allowing you to change the tonal center of a musical excerpt
✔	Construct major, natural minor, and harmonic minor scales in six different tonal centers in parallel motion
✔	Identify and calculate the three primary triads (tonic, subdominant, and dominant) in various key centers
✔	Demonstrate arpeggios, both major and minor, including hand-crossing techniques
✔	Compose and play a harmony to accompany a basic melody
✔	Perform a variety of classical and contemporary pieces

Courses

Tuition

$ 1197 $999

Ages

Teens: Grades 6-12

Adult Learners: Ages 18+

Receive personalized feedback
Get regular guidance from an experienced artist-instructor who can help you strengthen your skills and develop your creative voice.

Connect in a weekly live class
Join an optional one-hour live class each week to ask questions, discuss ideas, and learn alongside other students.

Learn on your schedule
Complete video lessons, guided activities, and creative projects on a flexible weekly schedule of about five hours a week per course.

Create work you can share
Complete projects that demonstrate your progress and can contribute to a portfolio, résumé, application, or professional profile.

Earn academic credit
Pursue college credit and/or high school credit that can be transferred to thousands of institutions nationwide.

learn icon Certificate programs comprise three four-week courses, providing deeper training in an artistic discipline or area of study. Students who enroll in a certificate program will receive a discounted rate by registering for all three courses as a package.

Each Interlochen Online course is designed to be inspiring and flexible with weekly learning units that combine video segments and guided instruction that you can complete on your own schedule. Combined with that learning is an optional weekly hour-long video class meeting, where you can learn from you instructor and interact with fellow students in real-time. You will also interact regularly with your instructor and peers through messaging inside the learning environment, including receiving personalized feedback on your work from your instructor.

Upon completion of the program, you will receive a physical certificate and a shareable digital certificate. Certificates for students under 18 are accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS); high school-age students will also receive an official transcript to share with their current school for consideration for high school credit.

Yes, Interlochen Online certificate programs are accredited for both high school and college credit.

High school credit is available to teens and accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).

College credit is available to adults and current high school students and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

Accreditation from Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) are widely recognized and accepted by thousands of institutions across the country. However, we encourage students and families to consult with their school counselor or registrar in advance to determine how the credit may be applied toward graduation requirements.

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

Jason Terry, D.M.A., NCTM

Instructor of Piano

Students who enrolled in piano & keyboard courses rated their experience 4.9 out of 5.

"My teacher was fantastic, provided just the right type of guidance and encouragement in a professional and relaxed setting. I really appreciated the live lessons, written feedback, and advice.”