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Eight Questions, One Conversation: Revisiting Berklee Online’s 4/4 Interview Series

What happens when you ask musicians four serious questions and four unexpected ones? Berklee Online’s 4/4 interviews deliver candid stories, creative insights, and memorable moments. From JR Robinson and Alex Isley to rising artists and esteemed Berklee instructors with a few tales to tell, this roundup revisits standout conversations from the video series.

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Register for the Next Berklee Online Live Q&A

Have a question? Register for the next Berklee Online live Q&A, and meet the folks who advise, teach, and lead at the world’s largest online music college.

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7 Important Things to Know for Undergraduate Commencement 2026

Are you attending Commencement 2026 in Boston? Here’s the important information Berklee Online graduates need to know for Berklee College of Music’s undergraduate Commencement weekend—key dates, tickets, regalia pickup, deadlines, and more.

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Kristen Long on Building the Skills (and Studio) She Needed to Produce Music

When Kristen Long wanted to develop her animated children’s music series, she realized she needed more than songwriting skills—she needed production mastery. The Royal Caribbean music director returned to Berklee (via Berklee Online) to build her own studio, earn her master’s degree, and expand her creative range without stepping away from work.

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Music Industry Advice for Artists

These videos from Berklee Online’s Artist Management course offer a wide-ranging look at today’s music industry, covering everything from finding the right manager and lawyer to understanding sync licensing and AI’s impact. Featuring insights from industry professionals, they highlight the key decisions artists face when building sustainable, successful careers.

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Newsweek Ranks Berklee Online on List of America’s Top Online Schools 2026

Berklee Online is a chart-topping college! When it comes to online education, Berklee Online reached the No. 15 spot on Newsweek and Statista’s 2026 list of America’s Top Online Schools.

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Students You’ll Meet at Berklee Online

With a global student population, all seeking flexibility in their music studies and a desire to learn from anywhere, Berklee Online offers unique networking and collaboration you can’t find anywhere else. Learn about the kinds of students you’ll meet at Berklee Online.

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How Will Taylor Swift’s Engagement and Marriage Affect Her Songwriting?

Taylor Swift’s engagement and marriage to Travis Kelce may affect her songwriting dramatically, say Berklee Online songwriting instructors. For Swift, marriage may signal the start of an entirely different era.

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Artist Manager Ardie Farhadieh on Looking for Passion Above All Else

Ardie Farhadieh has learned his fair share of lessons in the music industry, and he’s sharing them all in his new Artist Management course at Berklee Online. In this Q&A, he tells us about what you’ll learn in his course, his background as a classically-trained violinist, what he looks for in new talent, and his approach to helping artists build sustainable careers.

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Composer Mahmoud Abuwarda’s ‘Dream of a Quiet Sky’ and a Life of Music

Mahmoud Abuwarda reflects on his unwavering pursuit of music, from living amid war with limited access to music education, to becoming an accomplished classical guitarist, music teacher, and now a composer whose pieces are premiering around the world.