The Berklee Global Strings Program takes place June 12 – June 16 this summer at the Berklee College of Music campus in Boston, MA. Under the direction of David Wallace, chair of Berklee’s String Department, the program explores a wide variety of string styles, including folk, jazz, bluegrass, classical, Pop, R&B, old-time, Celtic, World Music and more. There are small and large ensemble playing opportunities, as well as faculty clinics and jam sessions focusing on different styles. The week culminates with a student concert where everyone gets to perform what they have worked on in classes and ensembles during the week. The classes offered are: Styles lab: You will rotate through multiple styles,
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String students in New England are lucky in that they have plenty of summer music camps they can attend not too far from home. I attended several intensive music camps as a teen geared towards serious string players, although
Did you know that there are over 100 jazz summer camps held in the US every year? Well I didn’t know either! There are certainly many summer programs at universities and conservatories, but you can also spend an immersive
Online video lessons for music students have come a long way over the last decade or so. Besides private teachers being able to teach their students over the web (say when someone is sick and doesn’t want to be
Singer Songwriter
If you like Björk, choral music, singer songwriters, and the cello … then may I introduce Monique Clare from Australia. It is rare for me to find a musician who pulls on every string in my body, and when it happens I feel so lucky to have found them. On her website
Classical
Let me tell you about the Me2/Orchestra! No, not that Me2. This organization was founded in 2011 in Burlington, Vermont, by music director Ronald Braunstein and executive director Caroline Whiddon. Braunstein has spent his whole life struggling with bipolar disorder and felt that he was uniquely positioned to start a new
Scandinavian Folk Fusion
I was going to make this post about one of my favorite bands, Väsen. But as I started to research their history as a band, and as individual musicians, I ran into too many collaborations they have been a part of, both individually and as a group, to NOT include other favorite
Learn Online
Online video lessons for music students have come a long way over the last decade or so. Besides private teachers being able to teach their students over the web (say when someone is sick and doesn’t want to be in close contact), subscription platforms have become very user friendly, both for students
From Your Host
Welcome to the new learningviolin.com, learningviola.com, and learningcello.com! In 1999, an adult student of mine showed up to her lesson one day, and announced that she had built me a website. All we needed was a domain name. In those days we had a broad choice of simple domains, apparently not many
New from the playlist
Vivaldi Seasons
- Classical
This version of Vivaldi’s 3rd movement of the Summer simply bursts with excitement and energy, and I LOVE the offset accents!
Check out more videos and audio of this album by Delirium Musicum, Vivaldi Seasons, reimagined and rearranged here.
Music: Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Summer 3
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Guess The Lyrics
Guess The Musician!
"You won’t say what your eyes can’t hide
You’re carrying a weight all alone
Who was it showed you how to keep it inside?
I’ll shine a little light just to let you know"
You’re carrying a weight all alone
Who was it showed you how to keep it inside?
I’ll shine a little light just to let you know"
