Ear Training 1

Author

Chair of the Ear Training department at Berklee from 2008-2021 and currently a faculty member in Harmony and Jazz Composition, saxophonist and composer Allan Chase has appeared as a soloist on more than 60 jazz, pop, and classical recordings, in addition to several movie scores. Chase has taught a wide range of college courses in ear training, transcription and analysis, harmony, counterpoint, music theory, and music history, as well as ensembles and private lessons. He began his teaching career at Berklee in 1981, and has also taught at Tufts University and New England Conservatory, where he served as chair of jazz studies and dean of the faculty. From 1992 to 2000, he performed and recorded with avant-garde jazz drummer Rashied Ali, who is best known for his playing with John Coltrane. Chase has also been a member of Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet since 1981 and has released several recordings as a leader or co-leader of jazz and improvisation ensembles.

Author & Instructor

Roberta Radley is assistant chair in the Ear Training Department at Berklee College of Music. A Berklee graduate with a degree in composition, she joined the faculty in 1976. Since then, Radley has taught a wide range of ear training classes, using innovative methods to help students hear music more analytically, and earning recognition for outstanding achievement in music education from Berklee.

Instructor

Saxophonist-Composer, Cercie Miller leads the Cercie Miller Quartet, a group nominated as “Outstanding Local Jazz Act” (Boston Music Awards) and “Best Local Jazz Act” (Boston/ Phoenix/ WFNX Best Music Poll). Ms. Miller attended New England Conservatory where she was a pupil of Joseph Allard, and was awarded National Endowment of the Arts Study Grants to study with saxophone masters David Liebman and Jerry Bergonzi. While still at NEC, Ms. Miller was a founding member of Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet. Ms. Miller has worked with many other artists including singer-songwriter Patty Larkin, jazz vocalist Lisa Thorson,  harpist Deborah Henson- Conant and vocalist Didi Stewart. The Cercie Miller Quartet has released two recordings to critical acclaim: “Dedication” (Stash) and “Blue Vistas” (Jazz Project). 

Instructor

Cellist, arranger and composer Catherine Bent, originally from London, UK, has lived in New York City, Rio de Janeiro, and Boston. Her range and musical versatility are reflected in her diverse resumé, which includes recordings, performances and tours with Cirque du Soleil, Joe Jackson, Lee Konitz, Anthony Braxton, Greg Osby, Merce Cunningham Dance, Enya, Vitamin String Quartet, Kanye West, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, Patty Larkin, and poet laureate Robert Pinsky. Catherine hasperformed in 46 US states and 14 European countries. Since 2008 Catherine’s primary scholarly and creative area has been the Brazilian instrumental styles choro and forró. She spends summers in Brazil where she is recognized as a master in the choro genre and a pioneer on cello in Brazilian popular music. Among her many performing engagements, she has frequently been featured as a soloist on Rádio Nacional with iconic choro ensemble Conjunto Época de Ouro. Catherine has been a professor at Berklee College of Music since 2010, where she has taught across the curriculum in the Ear Training, Composition, Arranging, Harmony and Jazz Composition Departments. She also teaches in the String Department and developed the first course offerings in choro.

Instructor

Dan Rosenthal is a renowned jazz trumpeter and composer. He has made several recordings as a leader and appears on over 50 recordings as a sideman, including works by Mulatu Astatke, the Either/Orchestra, Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra, Fernando Huergo, Omar Thomas, Greg Hopkins, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, Naomi Sommers, Phil Rosenthal, Charlie Kohlhase, Eric Hofbauer, David Wax Museum, Joe Crookston, Steve Langone, Anthony Braxton, and others. He has performed throughout North America, Europe and Africa. In addition to teaching at Berklee Online, Dan is currently an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music in the Ear Training department and also adjuncts in the Brass and Electronic Production Departments. Dan was raised in a musical family and often plays and sings folk and bluegrass music w/ his father, acclaimed bluegrass musician, Phil Rosenthal.