Developing Youth Through the Arts
Berklee City Music® enables youth from underserved communities to develop musically, academically, socially, and emotionally, primarily through the study of contemporary music and the performing arts.
Founded over 25 years ago by Berklee College of Music, the organization reaches more than 55,000 students annually through a variety of programs and initiatives including the Berklee City Music Network®, Berklee City Music Boston, and the innovative online Berklee PULSE® Music Method. By using culturally relevant music as a vehicle for holistic youth development, City Music helps young people flourish as students, musicians, performing artists, and—perhaps most importantly—confident and well-rounded individuals ready to shape the world.
City Music Boston
An out-of-school, student-centered organization serving Boston-based students in grades four–12 through programming and scholarships
City Music Network
A consortium of community organizations committed to the City Music mission throughout the United States, Canada, and Latin America
Berklee PULSE® is an online music education portal that provides resources for teachers and students to study, jam, and practice with interactive modules.
The Berklee-designed curriculum helps students learn instrumental technique, music theory, ensemble playing, historical context, and more through video lessons with world-renowned musicians and professionally trained instructors. City Music Boston's High School and Preparatory academies are moving to the PULSE platform soon.
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Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom
Introducing City Music's massive open online course (MOOC), Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom. Built with Berklee Online, this course features an all-star ensemble of our City Music students and explores approaches to teaching popular music from culturally rich communities in the U.S.
- 53K students engage in City Music Network programming each year
- 2,300 students in City Music Boston's academic-year program
- $24M in scholarships awarded to students since 1995
Supporting Berklee City Music
Your support allows Berklee City Music students to pursue their dreams.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.