Bill Whelan, Damien Bracken, and students
I was fortunate enough to attend the Bill Whelan lecture in the afternoon today. What a treat! The students watched and listened so intently. I have highlighted some quotes I found interesting. Read More
Dublin
Improvisation Symposium
April 16, 2009 – 9:23 am
Berklee profs (and friends) held a freewheeling dialogue on improvisation last night at a DIT-hosted symposium. Frequently insightful and sometimes hilarious, the room was packed all night with students from the program as well as a few outside visitors. Read More
Impromptu student jam session
April 16, 2009 – 5:33 am
Greg Badolato helps lead student jam session
My name is Shelly, and I am a staff member in the Office of Special Programs at Berklee. For Berklee in Dublin, I helped coordinate the enrollment and logistics of the program. I will be posting a few times- to give you an inside perspective on the happenings of Berklee in Dublin.
Last night was the Improvisation Symposium. Nick will be writing about that later- but I wanted to share with you the impromptu student jam session that took place beforehand.
Jet lagged ramblings from Dublin
April 14, 2009 – 3:41 pm
1. I am really, really tired. Three planes, four airports, 30 screaming babies (roughly) … 12 hours to ponder how others manage to get restful sleep in those evil, miniature seats. What is your secret, guy snoring loudly in the row behind me!?!
Check-in and 1st day of classes
April 14, 2009 – 6:26 am
Monday – We arrived at DIT to set up and prepare for the clinics. The first student to arrive was Thomas Chambers, from Galway Greg gave an introductory lecture which was followed by an opening concert, a wonderful mixture of jazz, celtic, bluegrass and rock. Classes began at 10AM sharp on Tuesday. We have students from Ireland, England, Italy, France, Greece, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and the U.S. Attracting musicians from diverse regions to these programs is not unusual for Berklee.