Berkleemusic

Berkleemusic is the online Extension School of Berklee College of Music. The school offers college-credit certificate programs which include over 50 different study options available in subjects including: songwriting, music production, arranging, theory, harmony, ear training, electronic music production, guitar, bass, keyboard, music theory, contemporary writing, home recording, and the music business. Nearly 80 different instructor-led credit and non-credit courses are offered at Berkleemusic. [cite web | url=http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/schoolinfo/about/|title=About Berkleemusic | accessdate=2008-05-28]

About

Berkleemusic.com is the online branch of Berklee College of Music, the world's premier institution for the study of contemporary music. For more than fifty years, Berklee has been helping students gain the practical professional skills they need to build successful, sustainable music careers. While their bedrock philosophy has never changed, the music and the industry certainly have. This extension into online learning is just one example of how Berklee is changing with them.

Branford Marsalis and Quincy Jones. Donald Fagen and Diana Krall. Gillian Welch and Aimee Mann. Steve Vai and Al Di Meola. Members of Aerosmith and the Dixie Chicks. All highly accomplished musicians with one thing in common: they are among the thousands of successful graduates who learned to develop their skills and careers at Berklee College of Music.

More than a College, Berklee is a crossroads where the world's music and culture meet, a singular learning lab for musicians of today and tomorrow. For over half a century, Berklee has been embracing change, updating its curriculum, technologies, and attracting ever-more diverse students from dozens of countries. Now, Berkleemusic puts the Berklee educational experience within practical, affordable reach of everyone.

Over the Web, with e-mail, forums, chat, music software and other resources, students can study with Berklee professors, participate in classes, complete assignments, collaborate on projects, soak up new ideas, and showcase skills to a growing and supportive community. [cite web | url=http://www.berkleemusic.com/about/about/whatis/|title=What is Berkleemusic | accessdate=2008-06-05]

Online Music Courses

* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/courses/music_production Music Production]
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/courses/music_business Music Business]
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/courses/music_theory_harmony_ear_training Music Theory, Harmony, & Ear Training]
*Performance
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/courses/preparing_for_berklee Preparing for Berklee]
*Songwriting
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/courses/guitar Guitar]
*Bass
*Arranging
*Music Education

Online Certificate Programs

* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/certificates/production Production]
*Songwriting
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/certificates/guitar Guitar]
*Bass
*Arranging
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/certificates/theory Music Theory, Harmony & Ear Training]
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/certificates/business Music Business]

Featured professors

The Berklee College of Music faculty is at the heart of Berkleemusic. Berkleemusic's instructors are recognized experts on their respective fields - they've produced and engineered hundreds of artists and numerous award-winning projects, and their students' work have earned Grammy Award nominations. Some of these professors are: [cite web | url=http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/schoolinfo/about/|title=Our Faculty | accessdate=2008-06-05]
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/faculty-member?person_id=13939 Michael Bierylo] (Production)- completed film, video, and multimedia scores for Hasbro Interactive, Nintendo, MSNBC, Nickelodeon, VH1, Martha Stewart Living, and Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure and a voting member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences. Guitarist, composer, programmer and sound designer for the uncategorizable new music avatars Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/faculty-member?person_id=5220085 Jeff Dorenfeld] (Business) - former personal manager of the multi-platinum band Boston, tour coordinator, tour accountant, and lighting designer for platinum artist Sammy Hagar, and tour accountant for multi-platinum artist Ozzy Osbourne. Faculty advisor for Berklee's student-run record label, Heavy Rotation Records - negotiated a recording contract with Epic Records—the first-ever college label and major label collaboration.
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/faculty-member?person_id=1064826 Rick Peckham] (Guitar) - internationally known jazz guitarist, clinician, composer and writer. Has performed with George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Mike Gibbs, and Dave Liebman, and recorded the album Stray Dog as a member of the notorious jazz collective Um, led by trombonist Hal Crook, occasionally featuring organist John Medeski.
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/faculty-member?person_id=176426 Roberta Radley] (Music Theory, Harmony & Ear Training) - Assistant Chair in the Ear Training Department at Berklee College of Music. A Berklee graduate with a degree in composition, she joined the faculty in 1976. Traveled widely on behalf of Berklee, holding scholarship auditions, working with affiliated schools, and presenting seminars across the U.S. and internationally.

Featured Students

Berkleemusic's students come from more than 75 countries around the world. While their backgrounds are diverse, Berkleemusic's online students are united by a passion for music and a common goal to become better musicians. Some notable individuals who have taken courses at Berkleemusic include: [cite web | url=http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student|title=Featured Students | accessdate=2008-05-29]
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student-page?article_item_id=613736 Scott Underwood] drummer for Grammy Award winning rock band, Train
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student-page?article_item_id=8245525Brandon Bush] keyboardist for Grammy Award winning rock band, Train
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student-page?article_item_id=8283830 Zac Baird] keyboardist for two time Grammy Award winning nu metal band, Korn
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student-page?article_item_id=8038642 Matt Bachand] guitarist for Grammy Award Nominee for Best Metal Performance, Shadows Fall
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student-page?article_item_id=10076882 Justin Shekoski & Chris Sorenson] guitarist and bassist respectively for alternative rock band, Saosin
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student-page?article_item_id=6137336 Kristen Henderson] rhythm guitarist for rock group, Antigone Rising
* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student-page?article_item_id=6137344 Mike Dreese] CEO of New England-based music retailer, Newbury Comics

References

External links

* [http://www.berkleemusic.com Berkleemusic official site]
* [http://www.berklee.edu Berklee College of Music official site]
* [http://www.berkleeshares.com Berklee Shares]
* [http://www.berkleepress.com Berklee Press]