Berklee College of Music Wins New Students Through Free Online Music Lessons.BOSTON -- Two years after it began offering free lessons over the Internet, Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts, with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,900 students and a 2004 faculty of approximately 430. has seen rapid growth in its two online programs. Its free site, Berkleeshares.com, is doubling its catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. to more than 170 high-quality, downloadable interactive music lessons - and, partly as a result, the college's online extension program at www.Berkleemusic.com is experiencing explosive growth in paid enrollment. File sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. is an increasingly important resource for the music industry, and Berklee has embraced it by sharing some of its world-class music lessons with students around the globe. In making these online music lessons available for free, the college is enlarging ENLARGING. Extending or making more comprehensive; as an enlarging statute, which is one extending the common law. its founding commitment to expand music education opportunities for people around the world. Berkleeshares.com is also serving as an example that the new file sharing technology can be a force for good that, when used properly, can create a more vibrant music industry. The new approach is paying clear dividends. "Berkleeshares.com has definitely helped me become a better musician For the popular-music magazine, see . “Instrumentalist” redirects here. For followers of the philosophy, see instrumentalism. A musician is a person who plays or composes music. through free music downloads A music download refers to the transferring of a music file from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment if required. ," one online student wrote after experiencing the college's offerings. "The depth and accuracy of the lessons are great... I decided to use this material as a supplement in my teaching and now use the material to help my students." Berklee is the world's largest independent music college, and the premier institution for the study of contemporary music. The college has reflected and advanced the state of the art of music and the music business for more than half a century, and its innovative use of the Internet and new file-sharing technologies to spread the benefits of music education is no exception. The free online lessons offered through Berkleeshares.com include not only music performance instruction, but also music business, copyright and online marketing designed to help musicians understand and take advantage of the changing digital landscape for music and media. File sharing has been a very effective tool in supporting the mission of the college. To date, more than a million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. worldwide have downloaded more than 500,000 high-quality online music lessons from Berkleeshares.com. This digital music education library has given thousands of people a free glimpse into what Berklee is all about, and many have taken the next step by enrolling in its online extension program and on-campus programs. "Since its inception in 2003, Berkleeshares.com has enabled us to use the power of the Internet to distribute meaningful educational content on a global basis," says Berklee Vice President David Kusek. "With the feedback we received from musicians around the world, we learned that people are not only using our lessons to improve their abilities, but also to start businesses, teach others and to facilitate meaningful discussions about what is happening in music today. The success of Berkleeshares.com is proof that, when embraced, file sharing can be an extremely valuable way to reach people on a global basis and give them a free taste of what you have to offer." Berklee has chosen to take an active role in helping to educate artists, songwriters, managers, publishers and other people in the music business via its Berkleemusic.com online extension program. The free music lessons available via Berkleeshares.com are part of its commitment to deliver music instruction in meaningful ways that benefit all segments of the music industry. Along with Berklee Press books and DVDs and the online extension program at Berkleemusic.com, the free lessons offered through Berkleeshares.com have brought new energy to Berklee's fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. of its historic mission. More feedback from musicians across the globe about Berklee Shares: "I have been enjoying the various Berkleeshares.com music lessons, not only because they are free, but because they are enjoyable. It is like going into a candy candy: see confectionery. candy Sweet sugar- or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. store or fine bakery and sample tasting various items to whet your musical appetite and keep motivated mo·ti·vate tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. mo to explore and learn more. I have used these lessons to enhance my guitar playing skills and knowledge base. Thank you." "Well .... I have been playing guitar and singing for 30 yrs. or so. Berkleeshares.com has put me on a path to realizing my goals of teaching and movie scoring. I applaud Berklee! Cheers CHEERS Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study (US EPA) CHEERS California Home Energy Efficiency Rating Services to all involved and keep up the good work!" "Berkleeshares.com has definitely helped me become a better musician, through free music downloads. The depth and accuracy of the lessons are great. Any musician playing any instrument can quickly use the detailed and informative lessons to play better. I downloaded the guitar lessons and loved playing hard rock. It was skillful skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. and challenging. I decided to use this material as a supplement in my teaching and now use the material to help my students." "I was a student from Indonesia who was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a music college to further my education. I had heard about Berklee and was surfing surfing, sport of gliding toward the shore on a breaking wave. Surfers originally used long, cumbersome wooden boards but now ride lightweight synthetic boards that allow a greater degree of maneuverability. the Internet to get more information. I stumbled upon Berkleeshares.com and downloaded a number of lessons. Berkleeshares.com made me want to know more about Berklee College, and to get there as quickly as possible. I am now studying at Berklee College of Music." About Berkleeshares.com Berkleeshares.com free online music lessons comprise a growing catalog covering instrument performance, music production and technology, songwriting and arranging, music business and careers, music education, and improvisation improvisation Creation of music in real time. Improvisation usually involves some preparation beforehand, particularly when there is more than one performer. Despite the central place of notated music in the Western tradition, improvisation has often played a role, from the . The lessons are derived from curriculum developed at Berklee by its world-renowned faculty and are available in the form of MP3s, QuickTime Movies and PDF files See PDF. . The music lessons are available for free download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. from Berkleeshares.com and via a growing network of partners. Berklee encourages people to share its lessons with other musicians. While the college strongly disapproves of stealing copyrighted music online, it believes that file sharing offers new opportunities for musicians to learn, and to promote and distribute their work. About Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over half a century, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing 70 plus countries, and a music industry "who's who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame " of alumni, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today and tomorrow. http://www.berklee.edu About Berkleemusic.com Berkleemusic.com is Berklee's online music school, delivering online access to world-renowned music faculty, educational concepts and time-tested curriculum previously available only to on-campus students. Berkleemusic.com expands music-education opportunities beyond the campus experience using the newest methods, media and technologies. Berkleemusic.com is the first online music school seamlessly combining education and career development to give musicians, educators and music industry professionals a one-stop destination for all their learning, career and networking needs. http://www.berkleemusic.com About Berklee Press Berklee Press is the only publisher of music instruction books and DVDs based on Berklee College of Music's renowned teaching methods and curriculum. Written by Berklee's esteemed es·teem tr.v. es·teemed, es·teem·ing, es·teems 1. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate. 2. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them. faculty and music industry experts, Berklee Press titles enable each reader to learn about performance, business, technology and songwriting on their own terms, turf and timetable. http://www.berkleepress.com |
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