5 star for the content of the lessons, by the stellar Scarlet Keys. She will help you raise your game in making your music express the emotions you wanted to convey. Note: the videos from this course are available for free on Berklee's YT channel, so if you don't need the certificate...

Minus 1 star for the outdated and clumsy user experience from Coursera: impractical, difficult to navigate and confusing. The peer-rating system is particularly bad. Time to completely rethink it.

This was such a wonderful course. I had taken music theory in college and had the classical training, but this course is exactly what I wanted to learn beyond what I was taught. Scarlet does such a great job conveying the emotions that are associated with certain chords and chord progressions and really breaks down what you need to create prosody in music. It is challenging, but in the best way possible.

 That was a great course and I loved the chords lessons in songwriting.

Thanks.

A very helpful course. It helped me a lot when it comes to harmonic rythm

loved the course, learnt a lot.

Great course. You'll learn about which chords and melodies - along with the lyrics - invoke specific emotions. I would say that the only downside is that it's more geared toward piano/keyboard players instead of other instruments. An understanding of basic music theory is a good idea before starting this course.

Ha sido un curso muy inspirador, las ideas propuestas por la profesora resultan muy útiles y las tareas están muy bien planteadas. Es un buen material al que regresar siempre que las musas estén visitando a Beyoncé :)

It really helped me understand how the music plays a part in a song, working with the lyrics. It encouraged me to try out stuff and write fearlessly.

incredibly helpful! great starting point for aspiring musicians! I learned a lot from this course, it was a rewarding journey!

Super helpful primer on the key things to think about when selecting chords and rhythms for a song!

Truly exceptional class, I am grateful Berklee makes this content available on Coursera

So helpful, fascinating, funny and interesting.

I highly

Recommend

this course!

This is a great course!

I love it. Thank you!

wonderful course

Great course!

the best

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Great teacher and topics. You have some time (days) to wait for the review to complete course.

Good but yet can specify the reasons why harmonic rules presented work in the first place from past examples such as classical music.

Hello Coursera Support Team, I am contacting you regarding an issue that has prevented me from receiving my certificate. I have fully completed all coursework in this program, including the peer-graded assignment. However, my submission has been stuck in the “Waiting for Peer Review” status for a long time because there are no active learners reviewing assignments in this course at this moment. This situation is beyond my control. I have made every required effort, and it is unfair that I cannot obtain my certificate solely due to the platform’s inactivity in peer reviews. I urgently request that Coursera manually release my certificate or provide an immediate alternative solution. I am a paying learner, and I believe it is Coursera’s responsibility to ensure that the certificate can be issued when all course requirements have been met on the learner’s side. Please escalate this case to the appropriate team. Thank you for your prompt assistance. I look forward to a quick resolution.

no one reviews your assignments so the course stays incomplete