Vocal Summit

Vocal Summit offers styles in pop-rock, pop and R&B, jazz, and musical theater. You'll select one style to study during the program and participate in several core classes throughout the week.

• Solo coaching: These are small classes where singers perform solo songs with accompaniment in a master class setting. Students will be coached on interpretation, phrasing, expression, timbre, register, key selection, working with a band, countoffs, cues, cutoffs, microphone technique, and stage presence. 
• Ensembles: Vocal ensembles are groups of 20–40 singers directed by Berklee faculty and accompanied by a rhythm section. Each ensemble will perform one musical selection at the final concert.

Students will also select workshops to attend throughout the program.Though electives for 2020 are not yet available, the following list of electives offered in 2019 will give you a sense of what to expect:

• Vocal Technique Overview
• Improvisation for Vocalists
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Background Singing
• Ace the Audition
• How to Record and Mix Vocals
• Voicewerk: Vocal Technique 
• Empowerment for the Emerging Artist
• Learn to Beat Box
• Singer-Songwriter Workshop
• Soul, R&B: The Past, Present, and Future
• Musical Theater Audition Techniques
• Demystifying the Mix Voice

Below is a sample of a typical day in the program. 

Time

Event

8:00 a.m.–8:50 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m.

Ensemble or Solo Coaching

11:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m.

Ensemble or Solo Coaching

1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m.

Visiting Artist Presentation

4:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m.

Workshops

6:00 p.m.–7:20 p.m.

Dinner

7:30 p.m.–8:50 p.m.

Visiting Artist Concert

9:00 p.m.–10:20 p.m.

Open Mics

Schedule subject to change

The program culminates in a final showcase of student ensembles. Each student will take the stage and participate in at least one ensemble.

Students also have the opportunity to perform in open mics each evening. Open mics are a great chance for students to perform in a different style than their elected style for classes.  

All performances are free and open to friends and family.

All students 15 and older with six months of singing experience are welcome to attend. 

Please note: This program has limited capacity. Submission of registration materials alone does not guarantee participation in the program. You will secure your spot by paying in full. When the program capacity has been reached, registrants who have not paid in full will be placed on a waitlist.