Berkleemusic Debuts New Online Music Courses in Music Marketing, Pop and Rock Vocals, and Rock Guitar Soloing for Winter 2010 Term

Boston, MA (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - As the business of music continues to move online, Berkleemusic - Berklee College of Music's online school - is taking a leadership role in educating the next generation of producers, performers, and music business entrepreneurs. Berkleemusic begins a new 12-week term on January 11, 2010, with expanded course and multi-course certificate program offerings.

Online Music Marketing: Campaign Strategies, Social Media, and Digital Distribution will teach students the conceptual and technical expertise necessary to design and execute cutting edge online music marketing outreach. Additionally, Online Music Marketing with Topspin will debut in the new term, covering how to maximize direct-to-fan sales and marketing utilizing Topspin's revolutionary new software platform.

New performance courses for Berkleemusic's winter term include Rock Guitar Soloing, and Pop and Rock Vocals; the latter designed to equip students with the skills necessary to perform everything from "classic hits" pop and rock, to singer-songwriter styles, to contemporary indie rock, in an authentic manner.

Featuring the same renowned faculty as the brick-and-mortar school in Boston, Berkleemusic offers over 130 fully-accredited online courses and multi-course certificate programs geared towards musicians and music industry professionals at the early through advanced stages of their careers. Berkleemusic's award-winning and extensive curriculum covers all areas of music education, from music production, guitar, songwriting, music business, music theory, performance, and much more. All of Berkleemusic's courses utilize innovative, interactive tools to enable students and professors to interact around the world.

Since launching in 2002, Berkleemusic has enrolled over 20,000 students from over 80 countries around the world, including GRAMMY winners, managers, artists, publishers and music business entrepreneurs. Pros such as members of Saosin and the members of Sugarland's touring band, among many others, have discovered that Berkleemusic is perfect for touring musicians, allowing them to study what they want, where they want, and when they want.