Hispanic Heritage Month Playlist: Music to Celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 through October 15. It is a month to reflect and celebrate Hispanic culture’s influence in America. To help you get in the spirit we’ve put together a playlist of 15 Hispanic artists you need to know about.
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Bethany and Blake Jurasin on Being Partners in Life and Music
Berklee alumni Bethany and Blake Jurasin discuss what it’s like to be married musicians, how they won their 2020 wedding, and how their musical paths led them to each other.
Vicente Avella on Exploring the ‘Physics of Light’
Musicians have explored light and darkness since, well, probably the beginning of light and darkness. Or at least since the beginning of music. But composer, pianist, and Berklee Online instructor Vicente Avella is doing something different with his new “Physics of Light” album.
Where Are They Now? Updates from 6 Berklee Online Alumni
If there’s one thing that the vast network of Berklee Online alumni prove, it’s that success can take many different forms and manifest in many impressive career paths. We checked in with six Berklee Online alumni that we previously covered in Take Note, to see what they were doing after graduating, and how they were applying their degrees.
Film Scoring Concepts You Need to Know
When scoring a film, there are five fundamental rules that you need to follow. Berklee Online course author Sean McMahon shares what he’s learned from personal experience, scoring and orchestrating Hollywood films.
How to Practice Drums in an Apartment
Learn creative solutions for practicing drums in an apartment without annoying your neighbors. Drum mute pads, brushes, blankets, and old fashioned courtesy all come into play.
Singing R&B and Pop: Vocal Improvisation Techniques
Berklee Online course author Gabrielle Goodman discusses the vocal improvisation techniques of famous pop and R&B singers, many of which she has sang with.
Four New Berklee Online Courses Enrolling for September 2022
Just in time for the new semester—starting September 26—Berklee Online is offering four brand new courses that will appeal to singers and pianists alike.
2022 Music Production Master’s Grads Awarded by iZotope, Sweetwater, and Slate Digital
Six members of Berklee Online’s Music Production master’s class of 2022—Kristen Long, Dan Minchom, Rossely Paul, Owen Longjohn, Craig Limey, and Christopher T. Thompson Sr.—have been recognized with awards for their excellence in music production for innovation, multicultural diversity, and engineering.
Cuban Music Fusion: Pianists to Put in Heavy Rotation
In this excerpt from Nando Michelin’s Latin Piano Styles course, we look at how Cuban musicians traveling to perform abroad in the early part of the twentieth century created a natural mix of styles and opened the doors to brand new flavors of musical fusion.
