Berkleemusic News

Antigone Rising's Guitarist Studies On the Road with Berkleemusic Online
Kristen Henderson, guitarist and vocalist of the band Antigone Rising, recently completed the Blues Guitar Workshop while in the midst of a grueling tour schedule which included opening for The Rolling Stones. (Photo by James Minchin)

- Berkleemusic wins Best Online College Course Award two years in a row with Berklee Keyboard Method by Paul Schmeling
For the second year in a row, the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) awarded Berkleemusic with the best online college course award. The winning course, Berklee Keyboard Method, competed against courses across all disciplines, from colleges and universities nationwide.

Pulling Double Duty as Soldier, Student
Berkleemusic student, 29-year-old Army Reserve Sergeant Skip Spoerke, was featured in The Boston Globe's January 5th, 2006 issue.

Dean of Continuing Education Featured in Billboard
Debbie Cavalier, Dean of Continuing Education, was featured in the September 10 issue of Billboard magazine.

Del Couch Learns Some New Tricks
"Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks?" says Berkleemusic.com student Del Couch (pictured above, right, with Rick Derringer). After 20 years as a successful real estate agent, the 56-year old enrolled online and now owns and operates a successful home studio where he records local musical greats Graeme Edge (drummer for the Moody Blues), Duck Dunn, (bass player with Booker T. and the MGs), and Dickie Betts of Allman Brothers fame.

Berkleemusic Offers First Online Hip-Hop Writing and Production Course
Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of the renowned Berklee College of Music, has added Hip-Hop Writing and Production to it's comprehensive curriculum of composition and production courses.

Global Hit
Arooj Aftab, Berkleemusic student and recipient of the Steve Vai online scholarship, is featured on the BBC radio program, The World.

UCLA Extension To Offer Berkleemusic.com Online Courses
Berkleemusic, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music, has partnered with UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies as the newest member of its online Partnership Learning Program.

Berkleemusic Adds Five New College-Credit Guitar Courses and Programs
Berklee College of Music Pioneers Revolutionary Approach to Online Guitar Instruction

Getting Inside Harmony 1 Wins Best College Online Course for 2005 Award
UCEA (University Continuing Education Association) chooses Berkleemusic's Getting Inside Harmony 1, by Michael Rendish, as the best online college course for 2005

Music Businessman Goes Back in School

Newbury Comics CEO and Berklee trustee Mike Dreese enrolls in The Future of Music, a new online course offering from Berkleemusic.com. Read about Dreese's class project in Mix (May 18, 2005)

With Her Guitar, She Crosses Boundaries

"Women sing, but they can't play guitar or compose on their own. You just don't see it. A girl with a guitar is a big deal here," says Arooj Aftab, a teenage singer songwriter from Lahore, Pakistan. It's an even bigger deal now that Aftab has been named the winner of Berklee College of Music's first Steve Vai online scholarship. Read more about Arooj in The Boston Globe (January 16th 2005)