Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive
Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive is the world's most comprehensive summer music performance program. From one-on-one instruction with Berklee’s renowned faculty to a rigorous curriculum offering college credit, this immersive program will enhance your instrumental or vocal performance mastery. Learn how to groove in a band, develop improvisational and reading skills, and improve your technique in weekly private lessons. You will also have the chance to explore areas of the music industry such as songwriting, music production, music business, music therapy, and more through elective coursework.
Notable Alumni
Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth, and Betty Who are among the many Aspire alumni who have gone on to have successful music careers. Read more about our notable alumni.
2022 Program Details
| Program dates: | July 9–August 12 |
| Registration deposit: | $55 (nonrefundable) |
| Tuition: | $5,430 (see scholarship opportunities) |
| Housing: | $3,720 |
| Payment deadline: | June 1 |
| Check-in: | July 9 |
| Move in: | Saturday, July 9, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. |
| Move out: | Friday, August 12, by 7:00 p.m. |
| Age range: | 15 years and older |
Visiting Artist: Cheryl Porter
Known lovingly as “Mama Cheryl,” she is the creator of the Cheryl Porter Vocal Method. With her motivational coaching videos and inspirational approach to teaching, she is considered the no. 1 vocal coach in the world. She has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, CNN, and FOX.
She has given vocal master classes in Russia, Israel, Poland, Italy, France, Indonesia, and Singapore; she has helped singers all over the world to find their voices.
A renowned singer in her own right, she is the voice of “The Circle of Life” in The Lion King (2019), has performed at the Vatican for the Pope, with Luciano Pavarotti, and shared the stage with artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Mariah Carey, Bono of U2, and has recorded more than 20 albums from classical to contemporary music.
Visiting Artist: Terri Lyne Carrington
Terri Lyne Carrington is a 2021 NEA Jazz Master, a 2019 Doris Duke Artist, and a three-time Grammy Award–winning drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She's the founder and serves as the artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice in Boston, and as the artistic director for the Carr Center in Detroit. In 2013 she won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue, making her the first woman ever to win in this category.
She has performed on more than 100 recordings and has toured and recorded with luminaries such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, Esperanza Spalding, and numerous others. Her current band, Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, released its debut album, Waiting Game, in 2019, addressing social issues including mass incarceration, police brutality, homophobia, the rights of indigenous peoples, political imprisonment, and gender equity. The album was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award and won the 2020 Edison Award. Carrington is an honorary doctorate recipient from Berklee College of Music and Manhattan School of Music.
Study on Electronic Digital Instruments
Students may choose an electronic digital instrument (EDI) as their principal instrument. Develop as an electronic musician while taking full advantage of the program’s core music curriculum and opportunities.
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