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A Magazine for Contemporary Music and Musicians
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Online Education Comes of Age
Since its inception in 2002, Berkleemusic.com—Berklee’s online continuing education school, and the largest online music school in the world—has educated a veritable army of professional musicians.
Berklee Beat
Larry Monroe Retires
After 42 years of service at Berklee, Larry Monroe retired in August. During his tenure at the college he served in numerous capacities. He started out teaching classes in arranging, ear training, ensemble, and more during his final semesters as a Berklee student.
The New Academic Year Begins
Just as August gave way to September, the 1,100 members of the class of 2016 arrived in Boston for the start of a new academic year. This year’s convocation offered respite for the entering students and their parents from moving suitcases, instruments, and more into dorms during the heat of the...
Breaking Music Stereotypes
During the 2004 commencement exercises, comedian Bill Cosby was among the honorees. His address to the audience spoofed on the idea that Berklee is not noted for turning out star athletes.
Picking Up the Tempo in Valencia
On September 17, Berklee College of Music president Roger H. Brown gave the welcome speech at the college’s new campus in Valencia, Spain.
Six New Chairs Appointed
Lawrence Simpson, the senior vice president for academic affairs/provost, has announced the appointment of six new department chairs.
The Woodshed
The Woodshed: Improving Vocal Pitch Accuracy
Jeannie Gagné is an Associate Professor in Berklee’s Voice Department. She leads her own group and has performed or recorded with artists ranging from Penn & Teller to Philip Glass. Her holistic book Your Singing Voice is available through Berklee Press. Visit www. jeanniegagne.com.
Expert Testimony
Regional Spotlights
Trombone Legend Dick Nash: An Appreciation
The resume of Boston-born trombonist Dick Nash '48 lists 3,200 TV and movie score credits.
Nashville Notes
July 2012 was Nashville’s hottest month ever recorded. Now, I’m no meteorologist, but I’d bet that some of our local alumni are partly to blame for the summer heat wave, because they have been on fire!
L.A. Newsbriefs
As always, our L.A.-based alumni have been busy in all quarters of the music industry. Here’s a rundown of what a few have been working on.
Composer Matthias Weber ’91 was nominated in the Best Music category at the 2012 Austrian Academy Awards for his score to Wolfgang...
Coda
Coda: Journey to the Center of the Self
As a writer and a musician, I often find myself interested in the spaces between things, those inshore waters that are neither marsh nor open sea but that share aspects of both.
Lead Sheet
Sharing Berklee's Past, Present, and Future
Global Groove
Improvising Global Connections
Faculty Highlights
Ron Savage remembers the impact of hearing drums at a July 4 paradewhen he was little. “The percussion section of the marching band came by,” Savage recalls, “and according to my parents, I took off running and followed the drums all the way to the end of the parade route.”
Professor of Guitar Jon Damian was a visiting scholar at Northern Melbourne Institute of Tafe in Melbourne, Australia, where he presented his piece “Rubbertellie Murals.” The murals created by Damian were displayed during a concert featuring big-band compositions penned by Berklee faculty members and featuring Damian on guitar.
Associate Professor of Percussion Jerry Leake and Assistant Professor of Percussion Bertram Lehmann performed a 25th anniversary concert with Natraj at Regattabar in Cambridge, MA.
Alumni News
![David "DQ" Quinones](https://www.berklee.edu/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/DQ.studio_0.jpg?itok=_wcIrPrn "David "DQ" Quinones")
When you first meet David “DQ” Quiñones, you’ll immediately notice his high energy level and positive personality. Since earning his MP&E degree from Berklee in 2002, applying all of his skills and personal attributes has enabled Quiñones to become a fast-rising top-liner (melody and lyric...
Saxophonist Gary Anderson relocated to Las Vegas, NV, after 35 years as an arranger in New York working for Charles Gross, Marvin Hamlisch, ABC News, CNN, and Paramount Films. He performs with Jimmy Wilkins’s New Life Orchestra and his own ensemble, the suMMIt. Visit www.musiccomposer.us
In May, Lenora Zenzalai Helm of Durham, NC, was a performer and clinician at the Fiji International Jazz and Blues Festival in Port Denarau, Fiji. She also presented a paper at the Future Teach 2012 conference at North Carolina Central University. In the fall, she will perform as part of a residency at the International Jazz School at UNISA in Pretoria, South Africa. Visit www.lenorahelm.com.