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Leah Waldo Makes Music Education MASSIVE
“The whole idea of MOOCs is to increase access to music education for people who wouldn’t necessarily have access otherwise,” Leah Waldo says.
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Neil Diercks Receives Distinguished Faculty Award
Our very own Neil Diercks recently received a Berklee College of Music Distinguished Faculty Award.
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Instructor Spotlight: Neil Diercks
Berklee Online songwriting instructor Neil Diercks talks about his teaching methods as well as his experience in the music industry.
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Course Spotlight: Music Writing and Production with the iPad
Andrea Pejrolo offers his thoughts on the rise of mobile music technology and this exciting, forward-thinking course.
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Erin Barra on Her New Ableton Live MOOC
Berklee Online instructor Erin Barra talks about her Ableton Live course along with her experience being a producer, performer, songwriter, and musician.
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Why Take Music Business Finance?
Music Business Finance covers everything from understanding financial calculations to interest rates to crowdfunding.
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Meet the Instructor: Brad Hatfield
Meet Music Supervision instructor Brad Hatfield!
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Julien Kasper Tone Profile
You should know about Julien Kasper, because this guy knows tone!