Vocal Summit

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 based on their chosen genre.

Solo Coaching

Solo coaching classes are smaller classes where singers perform solo songs accompanied by a rhythm section (except the musical theater track) in a master class setting. Students will be coached on concepts that may include interpretation, phrasing, expression, timbre, register, key selection, how to work with a band, countoffs, cues, cutoffs, microphone technique, and stage presence. Students should prepare four songs to perform, preferably from memory, and provide four copies of sheet music for each song. To learn more about how to convert sheet music to a lead sheet, see the resources below:

• Lead Sheet versus Sheet Music
• How to: Music to Lead Sheet Part 1
• How to: Music to Lead Sheet Part 2

Workshops

Workshops, which students can choose, are presented on a variety of topics. This year’s topics include the following:

• 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

​Guest artists will also teach master classes.