The Music of Joni Mitchell

HR-352

The Music of Joni Mitchell is a harmony-driven course which builds on the Berklee core music curriculum foundation by deeply examining Joni Mitchell’s harmonic language and its application in both analysis and composition. Topics covered include Mitchell’s harmonic concepts, melodic principles, text/lyrics, song form and arrangements, production/recording techniques and most importantly, her guitar tunings and voicings. Additional topics will include biographical details and the ways in which her paintings and drawings influenced/depicted her music.

Credits
2
Prerequisites
HR-212, HR-214, or HR-216, ET-212 or ET-224, and AR-111 or AR-123​
Required Of
None
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
HARM
Course Chair
George Russell Jr.
Courses may not be offered at the listed locations or taught by the listed faculty for every semester. Consult my.berklee.edu(Opens in a new window) to find course information for a specific semester.