Improve your songwriting process by factoring for rhythm and building rhythm. Explore note values, time signatures, feel, timing, dynamics, syncopation, and more.

Professional musician Julian Velard covers the basics of music theory through the lens of songwriting. Explore intervals, chord progressions, voice leading, song forms, and more.

Explore six Model-View-Controller (MVC) frameworks: Zend, Symfony, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Yii, and Laravel. Learn how to select the right framework for your app development project.

Bert Monroy, hyperrealist digital painter, tells us about his labor of love with Photoshop.

Photographer Chris Orwig explains his relationship to Photoshop and photography: from a second chance to a daily practice.

Learn how to create, update, and maintain MySQL databases.

Discover how to use MySQL to perform common data science tasks. Learn tips and tricks that can help you get more out of MySQL—and write less code in the process.

Learn how to install and configure MySQL on various platforms, including Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu Linux.

Applying for C# programming jobs? Find out what questions to expect in your C# or .NET developer interview and how to answer them to demonstrate mastery of key concepts.

Applying for C++ programming jobs? Find out what questions to expect in your developer interview and how to answer them to demonstrate mastery of key concepts.

Learn what it takes to shine in a DevOps job interview. Get tips for answering common interview questions accurately and concisely.

Have you lined up an interview for a Java developer position? In this course, review critical Java concepts-and commonly-asked interview questions-to ensure that you approach your Java interviews with confidence. Instructor Kathryn Hodge dives into a discussion of key topics that might appear as questions in an interview, such as the difference between the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK). She also goes over string manipulation, data structures, and essential object-oriented programming concepts. Throughout the course, Kathryn offers examples that lend a real-world context to the concepts she covers.

Review critical Java concepts-and commonly-asked interview questions-to ensure that you approach your Java interviews with confidence.

Ace your next technical interview. Learn about the personal characteristics, nontechnical skills, and programming concepts you need to land your dream gig as a Python developer.

Preparing to interview for a software testing role? Learn how to effectively highlight your experience and answer questions that test both your technical and interpersonal skills.

Photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores how to create images that tell stories about their subjects and produce a strong emotional connection.

Photographer and teacher Chris Orwig shows how incorporate aspects of a location, such as architecture, natural light, and even passersby, to create authentic, story-filled portraits.

Chris Orwig travels to New York to visit with photographer Rodney Smith. Get insights into portraiture and the importance of creating photos that tell stories and ask questions.

Chris Orwig travels to Texas to meet with and photograph Keith Carter, a fine art photographer and teacher.