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Interlochen Online is the premier source for online arts education, offering exceptional year-round opportunities for middle school and high school students to develop and nurture their artistic abilities. Join our community from anywhere in the world in an online environment that inspires creativity, confidence, and collaboration.
Gain new practical skills in the arts.
Through expert instruction, you will develop a portfolio of work that showcases your accomplishments, whether for college admissions or your own personal development, in areas such as music, theatre, visual arts, creative writing, film, and dance.
Flexible and engaging four-week group courses.
Each course combines flexibility with world-class, personalized instruction to develop your skills in the arts. Expect to spend five hours per week on a course, whether a little bit each day after school or on weekends—you decide.
Mentorship through private lessons.
When you schedule private lessons with one of our acclaimed faculty in any discipline, you’ll receive world-class arts mentorship that works with your schedule. Register for as many lessons as you'd like, each tailored to your age, skill level, background, and needs.
FEATURED COURSE
Whether you have studied an instrument for years or never played a note, Music Theory Basics will help you make important connections between the music you hear and how it works.
This four-week course explores the fundamental elements of music, looking closely at sound, harmony, melody, rhythm, and growth. You’ll begin to master the language of music, including clefs, notation, intervals, pitch, musical texture, and chord construction. By the end, you will be able to use music theory to better understand and communicate about the music you know and love—enabling you to create meaningful and expressive performances and compositions of your own.
What you will learn:
✔ Identify and use the elements of Western music notation, including clefs, notation, intervals, pitch, musical texture, and chord construction
✔ Apply the core principles of melody and harmony, including range, flow, and contour
✔ Identify and use rhythmic elements that help give structure to music, such as beat, pulse, and duration
✔ Create short, original melodies in a monophonic style
Our custom-designed learning environment was crafted for exceptional online arts education.
What People Are Saying
“We were completely floored by how organized and professional this experience was for our son. I feel like this should be the model for all schools in the age of virtual learning.”
— Interlochen Online Parent