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Create your sound. Rise above the crowd. Turn your potential into your reality and your ambition into your career.

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Think of Berklee as your launch- pad. This is where you’ll build the skills and gain the connections to improve, evolve, and advance as a musician, both before graduation and well beyond it.

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Bring your talent, enthusiasm, and ambition, and take advantage of all that the Berklee universe has to offer. Study with accomplished faculty, share stages and studios with students from around the world, meet the mentors who will guide and propel you—and get ready for great things.

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BREAKTHROUGHS ARE WHAT WE DOInnovation is in our DNA. It’s why we were the first U.S. college to teach jazz and the first to offer majors in songwriting, music synthesis, and film scoring. It’s why we teach electronic digital instruments and virtual reality. We’re always striving to push music education further, make it better, and drive it in new directions. Since 1945, we have remained committed to not only reflecting the music of today, but shaping the music of tomorrow.

Similarly, we help shape the future for our students. We nurture their creativity, connect them with other musicians, and equip them with the latest knowledge so they can pursue the most promising careers. We help them find advantageous internships and professional opportunities. Even after graduation, Berklee continues to serve as a resource and the hub of a vast network of alumni who can help one another.

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THERE’S ONLY ONE BERKLEEBerklee will meet you where you are, offering a host of ways for you to pursue your artistry: Berklee College of Music’s campuses in Boston and Valencia, Spain, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and Berklee Online. No matter where you choose to begin, you’ll find there’s no place quite like it.

We believe in the value of contemporary music. We recognize that music reflects the times we livein. It is the soundtrack of the human experience,and it demands our attention. So we focus on today’s music in all its forms—from music therapy to video game sound design. Wherever music goes, Berklee is there.

We believe in the power of diversity. Different ideas, opinions, backgrounds, cultures, histories—these all lead to greater inspiration and innovation, a richer educational experience, and the best results, both for our students’ music and their careers. This is why Berklee has students and alumni from more than 100 countries.

We believe that connections are crucial. This includes connections among traditions, instru- ments, and art forms; institutions and artists; and alumni, faculty, and students. We foster such interactions and continuously nurture a dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative global arts community.

We believe in our ability to make a difference. Not only in music education, but in music itself—and in the careers and lives of musicians like you.

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THE URBANADVANTAGEOur campus is integrated into, and enriched by, Boston’s vibrant Back Bay. What better place to create and experiment, cultivate your talent, expand your comfort zone, and advance as an artist than this inspirational and exhilarating setting? It’s buzzing with excitement, energy, and expression, and that’s exactly why we’re here.

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ELECTRIFYING: POWER STATION AT BERKLEE NYCHoused in an old ConEd power plant in Manhattan, this complex is the only New York studio large enough to accommodate a full orchestra. Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, David Bowie, and the cast of Hamilton have all recorded here. As a fully functioning recording studio, it’s the perfect location to offer educational programs, performance space, and resources for New York performing artists. And in a city with 8,000 alumni, it serves as a dynamic laboratory to help realize creative and career potential.

Power Station at BerkleeNYC, New York, NY

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WINTER AND SPRING BREAKTHROUGHSWe use academic breaks to give students an up-close look at key music industry destinations. You and your classmates can visit Nashville, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and Atlanta, which are all filled with working alumni. Go on studio tours. Attend live recording sessions and industry panels. Connect with alumni, songwriters, producers, and engineers. And get a good feel for where your career might take you one day.

EXPERIENCE BERKLEE IN VALENCIA, SPAINOur campus in Valencia offers all of the college’s trademarks—the accomplished faculty, the state-of-the-art studios and equipment, and the dynamic, diverse student body—in the iconic City of Arts and Sciences. In this entertainment-based cultural and architectural hub, this magnificent campus offers students an extraordinary experience.

As an undergraduate, you can experience Valencia in a number of ways: our First Year Abroad program, our semester-long Study Abroad program, or our Spain Summer Study Abroad program. There is also a variety of graduate and summer programs on the Valencia campus for you to work on your break- through while in Spain.

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EVERYWHERE YOU TURN, THERE’S MUSICThousands of events are staged at Berklee College of Music every year. Not only in our 1,215-seat Berklee Performance Center and numerous theaters and halls, but even in our 400-seat dining hall. All over our campus, every day and night, you’ll have an abundance of opportunities to experience and perform music.

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SPEND YOUR SUMMER DOING WHAT YOU LOVEExperience Berklee College of Music before the school year starts. Choose from precollege offerings in music performance, theater, dance, music production, songwriting, opera, and music business at our campuses in Boston or Valencia, Spain. You’ll have opportunities to play in a band, mix in our studios, and learn from world-class faculty and visiting artists. Come away inspired and ready to put your new and improved skills to work.

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BREAK THROUGH BORDERSTo keep connected with the entire world of music, we’ve created Berklee Global Partners. This international collective of institutions and individuals offers opportunities abroad for our students and faculty to experience collaborative workshops, master classes, and concerts. Our partnership also makes Berklee more accessible: in some cases, prospective students can study at a participating school to earn credits at a lower cost, and then transfer to Berklee College of Music.

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BERKLEE ONLINEStudy with Berklee’s faculty and industry experts in our award-winning online school. Whether you want to sharpen your skills to advance your career in music or continue studying while on tour, you can pursue your education from wherever you are. With four term starts each year, Berklee Online provides individual 12-week courses, multi-course certificate programs, and fully accredited bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

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JUMP IN, CONNECT, AND CREATEOur community is filled with talented musicians from many different countries, traditions, and influences. And they all share a drive to break out of their comfort zones and collaborate with you.

It’s no wonder that we have so many ensembles. From Afro-pop to hip-hop to bebop, from Balkan choir to Indian music, you’ll find more than 350 to choose from. The only constant here is perpetual motion: an unceasing drive to engage yourself, experiment, and explore.

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MAKE MORE THAN MUSICAt Berklee College of Music, you’ll find countless ways to engage the community. Maybe you’d like to work at the BIRN (Berklee Internet Radio Network) or Heavy Rotation Records; maybe you’d like to write for FUSION magazine or the Music Business Journal. Consider joining some of the 80 or so clubs on campus—some are music focused, others aren’t. Whether you want to connect with students from your home country or take part in your hobbies (anime, rock climbing, Ultimate frisbee, etc.) with like-minded students, it’s all possible here.

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MAKING HISTORY WITH BOSTON CONSERVATORYWhen Boston Conservatory joined the Berklee community in 2016, it marked a milestone in performing arts education and created the world’s most comprehensive training ground for dance, music, theater, and related professions.

As a leading conservatory known for its 150-year tradition of innovation, Boston Conservatory at Berklee offers more than 50 fully accredited undergraduate and graduate programs for talented artists seeking highly focused, rigorous performance training. Together, we are reaching more artists, embarking on genre-defying collaborations, and giving our students an experience that helps build professional relationships and career pathways.

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INSPIRED MENTORSHIPBerklee professors win awards, earn fellowships, and publish books. They score blockbusters, record superstars, produce platinum albums, and perform on the world’s largest stages. They include artists and big names in the music industry. All are highly accomplished, passionately committed, and truly inspirational. And thanks to our 1:11 faculty-to-student ratio, they’ll be your mentors, collaborators, and industry connections.

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BIG NAMES, BIG REACH, BIG POSSIBILITIESThe list of accomplished professionals who visit Berklee to speak and share their experiences reads like a Who’s Who of the music industry. Well-known performers, engineers, music business industry professionals, and more from around the world offer clinics and master classes about the business and art of music. They offer you insights and enviable access that will open your eyes and—possibly—doors.

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BREAK THROUGH THE COMPETITION WITH AN INTERNSHIPWe help our students land internships working alongside industry professionals in music hubs such as New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Atlanta. Through hands-on experience, you’ll build marketable skills, establish professional relationships and connections, and gain inside perspectives crucial for keeping pace with an ever-changing industry.

CONNECT WITH A BRIGHTER FUTUREBerklee has some of the best music career connections in the world. Not just because of our accomplished alumni who are plugged into the industry at companies like Apple, Sony,Disney, Columbia Records, and Universal, but because of the remarkable reach of our network. It is truly global, and it covers every facet of the performing arts, both behind the scenes and in the spotlight, in the realms of entertainment, education, medical care, and more.

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APPLY NOWIf you want music to be central to your life; if you want to actively build your skills, knowledge, and network; if you want to place yourself in the midst of a diverse, talented, and ambitious group of students, faculty, and alumni, then your breakthrough starts at Berklee College of Music. Come and get it.

apply.berklee.edu

800 BERKLEE (237-5533)or +1 617-747-2222admissions@berklee.eduberklee.edu/admissions

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