Educational
Outreach
NARM has been working with educators and students from the
nation's top music business institutions with the goal of fostering a closer relationship
between the colleges and our industry. Key objectives are developing qualified employees
for the marketplace and cultivating internship opportunities.
As part of this ongoing effort, profiles of individual
schools and music business programs will be highlighted in Sounding Board. The first
appears here.
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
Berklee College of Music is a private, four-year institution
offering a B.M. degree. Yearly tuition is $14,150. It is accredited by the New England
Assn. of Schools & Colleges and is affiliated with AES, MEIEA, NAMBI, NARAS, and NARM.
Program Director: Don Gorder, Chair, Music Business/Mgmt.
ADMISSION/ENROLLMENT
Institution's Enrollment: 2,800
Program Enrollment: 300
# of Program Faculty: 13
Dept. of M.B. Program: Music
Average Class Size: 16
Importance for admission (5=most; 1=least):
Audition=1
Grades=5
Class Rank=2
Essay=3
SAT Scores=4
Work Experience=3
Percentage Admitted: 75%
Age of Program Freshmen:
18-22 = 60%
23-28 = 30%
Over 28 = 10%
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Required Music Business Credit Hours: 30
Required Courses: Accounting, Marketing, Economics, Finance,
Computer Use in M.B., Legal Issues in M.B., Music Performance, Music Theory/History,
Principals of Business Management
Other Courses: Recording Industry, Internship, Music
Retailing, Thesis
OTHER INFORMATION
Tech. Facilities: Technical center for music business majors
Internships: BMG, PolyGram, WEA, and others Alumni Jobs: Recording, Products, Talent Rep,
etc.
Placement Rate: 75%
CONTACT PERSON
Don Gorder, Music Business/Mgmt., Berklee College, 1140
Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215, (617) 266-1400 x417