PROFESSOR and CURRICULUM DEVELOPER
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
I create courses to address the needs of students at a variety of levels. In addition to creating the songwriting curriculum at BerkleeOnline, I was one of the originators of the first and only comprehensive Songwriting program in the world, the Songwriting Department at the world famous Berklee College of Music, where I am currently a Full Professor.
At Berklee, I've been instrumental in creating two sets of curricula: one in Songwriting, and one in World Music, including the following courses:
Songwriting Courses
• Essentials of Songwriting
• Songwriting I
• Songwriting II
• Lyric Writing I
• Advanced Songwriting
• Singer Songwriter Workshop
• Directed Study in Songwriting
World Music Courses
• Music of the World
• Music and Culture of Africa, Latin and South America
• Music and Culture of India, the Far East and Eastern Europe
• African Drum and Dance Ensemble
• World Music Ensemble
I also created and taught the following courses at these institutions…
Emerson College
Tufts University
• Perspectives on World Music and Culture
(Largest Liberal Arts survey course in the history of Emerson College)
• Small Jazz Ensemble
• History of Jazz
The Boston Conservatory
New York City Public Schools
• Salsa Band • Chorus • Guitar
• Ear Training • Music Theory
• World Music Materials for Composers
AWARDS
• Grammy Award for Music Education - finalist
• Merit Award for Outstanding Teaching - Berklee College of Music