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Berklee Snapshot
Founded in Boston, Berklee is a global community of musicians, artists, and educators who cultivate professional excellence and develop innovative fields and practices. Anchored in a vision of contemporary performing arts education that centers diversity in all its forms and the artistic traditions of the African diaspora, Berklee fosters an equitable and inclusive culture of teaching and learning. Our transformative educational experiences prepare students for purposeful lives and careers as creative leaders in a rapidly changing world.
If you get accepted to this school, you've no doubt hit a high note in your musical career. Berklee College of Music, the largest independent music college in the world, offers bachelor's degrees in a dozen majors including film scoring, jazz composition, music education, music production and engineering, performance, and songwriting. Notable alumni include Branford Marsalis, Quincy Jones, Melissa Etheridge, and Steely Dan vocalist Donald Fagen. Pianist Lawrence Berk founded the college in 1945. The school was named after his son, Lee Berk, who served as Berklee president from 1979 to 2004.
