Acoustic Guitar Techniques
About Abigail Aronson Zocher
Abigail Aronson Zocher is an associate professor in the Guitar department at Berklee College of Music, where she teaches the Joni Mitchell ensemble, classes in classical guitar performance, and lessons in singer/songwriter/guitar, jazz, and classical styles. She earned her bachelor's degree in classical guitar performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she studied with David Leisner and received the G.W. Chadwick medal as the outstanding performer of her graduating class. She then earned her master's degree in jazz studies at the conservatory, studying with Mick Goodrick.
In addition to guitar, Zocher records and performs as a vocalist and electric bassist. Her recordings with the Abby and Norm Group, with husband Norman Zocher who also teaches at Berklee, have received favorable reviews in DownBeat magazine, Jazz Times, 20th Century Guitar, Bass Player, and others.
About Norm Zocher
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, and referred to as "a guitar legend in the making" as well as being one of "Boston's best composers" through his work with the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra, Norman Zocher is a long-time New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music faculty member. He has performed with and recorded a broad range of artists, including Maria Schneider, Muhal Richard Abrams, Oliver Lake, John Medeski, Steve Lacy, Bob Brookmeyer, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Moses, Paul Bley, and Dave Holland. The recordings of the Abby and Norm Group with his wife, fellow Berklee guitar professor Abigail Aronson Zocher, gained him international recognition as a composer and an instrumentalist. Other critically acclaimed albums have featured Zocher with Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, John Patitucci, and Joey Calderazzo. He is a resident composer and guitarist/pedal steel guitarist for the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra.
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Course Info
| For-credit tuition: $1,400 |
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Non-credit tuition: $1,200 Add 6 CEUs: $25.00 |
| Credits: 3 |
| Duration: 12 weeks |
| Catalog #: BMP-150 |
Course Faculty 
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Abigail Aronson Zocher Associate professor in the Guitar department at Berklee College of Music |
| Norm Zocher Originally from Chicago, Illinois, and referred to as "a guitar legend in the making" as well as being one of "Boston's best composers" through his work with the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra, Norman Zocher is a long-time New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music faculty member. He has performed with and recorded a broad range of artists, including Maria Schneider, Muhal Richard Abrams, Oliver Lake, John Medeski, Steve Lacy, Bob Brookmeyer, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Moses, Paul Bley, and Dave Holland. The recordings of the Abby and Norm Group with his wife, fellow Berklee guitar professor Abigail Aronson Zocher, gained him international recognition as a composer and an instrumentalist. Other critically acclaimed albums have featured Zocher with Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, John Patitucci, and Joey Calderazzo. He is a resident composer and guitarist/pedal steel guitarist for the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra. | |
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