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Pro Audio Equipment for Recording Studio-Caliber Music Anywhere

Condensers, compressors, future-proofing, and sound-proofing—Berklee professor Benny Grotto has plenty of ideas for how to build out a personal recording toolkit.

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Guitar Playing Styles to Explore and Master

From classical and jazz to hard rock and the avant-garde, take a tour of the instrument’s near-limitless potential.

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How Innovation and Design Thinking Boost Music Industry Careers

The new Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Leadership and Innovation program is training students to imagine and create the music business of the future.

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6 Mental Health Tips for Musicians During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Claudia Glaser Mussen, a musician and therapist, offers advice on how to cope with doubt and uncertainty in a time of global crisis.

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7 Tips for a Successful Live Concert Stream

If you’re looking to optimize your live stream concerts, here are some tips and best practices.

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So You've Shifted to Remote Learning. What Now?

Get up and move, rest your eyes, set an ending time for schoolwork, and seven more tips for making the most of this semester.

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Viral TikTok Song 'If I Were a Fish' Is a Joyous Call for Acceptance

Berklee alum Corrine Savage, who performs as corook, wrote the song with their partner as a way to cope with feeling unaccepted by society for being different.

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Fair Play: Asserting Fair Use in the Age of Content ID

As YouTube’s algorithm snags copyrighted songs, music educators struggle to assert their fair-use rights and keep their content online.

SITC ICA — Berklee students perform at the Institute of Contemporary Art as part of the Summer in the City Concert Series

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Berklee’s Summer in the City Series Brings Free Concerts to Boston Area

The free series will feature Berklee students, faculty, and alumni performing at beloved venues throughout the city and beyond.

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Miguel Zenón Named the 2023 Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar in Jazz Studies

The Guggenheim and MacArthur fellow will give master classes, lead an ensemble, and work with jazz composition students.

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