Summer Programs

The world’s most comprehensive summer music performance program, Aspire draws students to Boston from more than 70 countries.

Become a more versatile bassist in this program hosted by the Berklee Bass Department and Victor Wooten.

Develop your brass performance skills with world-class faculty from Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Designed for ages 11–14, this program develops musicianship, theory, and performance skills through group lessons and ensemble play.

Explore various dance forms that are necessary to succeed in the entertainment industry.

Experience music through drumming, singing, and music technology workshops. (For musicians with disabilities.)

For middle schoolers of all levels and styles. Develop theory and harmony, explore music tech, and discover key songwriting methods.

Take your playing further in this program for drum set, percussion, and mallet players.

Push your limits as an electronic musician, and develop your skills in sound design, production, and laptop performance.

Push your limits as an electronic musician, and develop your skills in sound design, production, and laptop performance.

Discover easy-to-learn but powerful compositional tools to write cinematic music.

Learn from some of the world’s leading string virtuosos and educators.

Open to instrumentalists or vocalists, this program allows you to become fully immersed in the tradition of gospel music.

Learn to play guitar like a professional in this comprehensive course designed to provide you with practical performance experience.

Develop a portfolio of works and hear them performed by the program’s professional ensemble.

Hone your entrepreneurial skills and inner creativity while working with real emerging artists to develop their media strategies.

Hone your entrepreneurial skills and inner creativity.

A hands-on, project-based experience for ages 15 and up, you will explore studio techniques, self-production, and live music production.

Explore a range of techniques used in recording, editing, and mixing, supported by the digital audio workstation of choice.

Delve deep into the complex art of character development with intensive studies in acting, singing, and movement.

Learn what it takes to be a well-rounded performer on Broadway with in-depth training in dance, voice, and acting.

Do you dream of taking the stage in a big musical production? Refine your talent with Musical Theater Workshop.

You will gain insight into the seismic shifts in the music industry job market and extract success tenets to help you become “future-proof.”

Explore the writing process as a tool for thinking and a mode of exploration. And in the process, develop a strong, individual, and creative voice.

This course is a survey of music in film, covering everything from the late 1800s to the present day.

Learn to use a Digital Audio Workspace as a compositional tool, to arrange with MIDI, and engineer and produce your own recordings.

Learn music theory and gain the foundation you need to take your skills to a higher level by reading, writing, and critically listening to music.

We’ll consider music across almost every conceivable genre, from advertising jingles to jazz to pop to classical to world music.

Become fully immersed in piano, keyboard, and Hammond organ performance.

Discover the art of songwriting and production by exploring melody, rhythm, harmony, lyrics, and the latest technology.

In this one-week program, you’ll receive expert support and feedback on your original material from current industry professionals.

Enhance your performance, theory, production, and tech skills and earn up to three undergrad credits at Valencia’s state-of-the-art campus.

Dancers, transform your technique and ignite your artistry while expanding into modern dance and improvisation.

Vocal Summit gives you the opportunity to explore contemporary vocal music alongside other singers and musicians.

Discover your potential as a solo performer in musical theater or classical music settings.

This one- or two-week program helps you develop foundational skills to become a collaborative performer.