Applications for the 2026 Berklee at the Gnaoua and World Music Festival program have now closed. Please check back for the 2027 application. The Berklee at the Gnaoua and World Music Festival program ...

From “Fast Car” to “Ring of Fire,” there’s no formula to making a successful cover song. But the best covers answer two important questions. When they're successful, a good cover manages to comment on ...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and as Berklee gears up for our annual MLK Jr. Day of Service in February, this playlist takes stock of some of the many songs that captured the heart and soul ...

Music editors are responsible for editing and syncing the music used in films and television with the action unfolding on screen, along with a number of other important duties. Part sound editor, part ...

Dance teachers instruct and train students in dance, incorporating elements of technique, performance, and choreography in their educational approach. Success as a dance teacher can come in many forms ...

Assistantships are fairly unlikely to be advertised on conventional job listing websites, so it might be a matter of creating a position rather than finding one. As such, it's doubly important to be ...

Working closely with other members of a show’s creative team, music directors oversee all musical aspects of a musical theater or opera production, including casting performers, hiring the orchestra, ...

Supervising sound editors are responsible for the finished sound in movies and television shows. The process involves selecting, polishing, and assembling three primary elements—recorded dialogue, ...

Using a mix of practical experience and technical knowledge, vocal coaches nurture and instruct developing singers and advise and support experienced ones. As an instrument, the human voice is one of ...

A&R (artists and repertoire) directors run the record label or music publisher department concerned with signing and developing musical talent. Wielding immense power and influence within their ...

The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz promotes jazz education in a number of realms. Berklee students and alumni have made their mark here, winning its prestigious competition and studying in its ...

It’s not uncommon for the tradition of studying music at Berklee to link generations of families together. Abraham Laboriel Senior ’72 and his sons Abe Jr. ’93 and Mateo ’03 stand out among Berklee’s ...