PLEASE NOTE: This program has not been updated with 2010 program information. Information about the 2010 program will appear online this winter. Until then, feel free to browse the information about our 2009 program, to get a sense of what the program is like.
Discover Berklee this summer
See for yourself what Berklee College of Music is all about. Develop your musicianship, make professional contacts, explore careers in music–all while earning college credit.
What courses will you take?
During the summer semester, your classes will include:
- Private instruction (two credits, one 30-minute lesson per week)
- Instrumental/vocal labs or ensembles (one credit)
- Ear training (three credits)
- Harmony (two credits)
- Introduction to Music Technology (two credits)
- Writing skills or arranging (two credits)
At the start of the program, you'll take the Entering Student Placement Assessment, which will allow us to determine your instrumental training and theory levels. This process will enable us to place you with students of similar abilities in order to maximize your musical progress. And, with almost 35 percent of our students being from countries other than the United States, you're sure to be playing and working with students from a variety of different backgrounds and musical experiences. This diversity provides a dynamic setting for an incomparable interchange of styles, ideas, and experiences–a great way to spend your summer.
Experience more than course work As a student in the Full-Credit Summer Program, you will have access to the college's many resources and facilities, including:
- Career Development Center
- Counseling Center
- Ensemble rehearsal rooms
- Jam sessions with fellow students
- Learning Center
- Practice rooms
- Stan Getz Media Center and Library
- Student Activities Center
- Student clubs
- Student discounts on tickets to Berklee concerts
- Visiting artist clinics
What is Boston like in the summer?
The college's concentrated musical environment is well balanced by the relaxed pace of summer in Boston. The city offers a special array of concerts and cultural events throughout the summer months, many of them free to the public and within walking distance from the college. The proximity of Boston to the Atlantic Ocean and the lakes and mountains of New England provides a variety of recreational opportunities on weekends.
Housing
Limited on-campus housing is available for students attending the full-credit program. Once you have been accepted to the program and have submitted a $100 tuition prepayment, you will be sent a housing application, if residence hall space is still available (prepayments are deducted from remaining fees). Please be aware that students must be 17 years of age by the start of the program in order to stay in the Berklee residence halls.
2009 Calendar
- New Student Orientation Begins May 20
- Check-in May 21–22
- Memorial Day (college closed) May 25
- Instruction Begins May 27
- Independence Day (college closed) July 4
- Examinations August 10–14
