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 credit from Interlochen. 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+

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.

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.

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.”