<p>After finishing high school I was accepted to Berklee but felt weery about commiting to college at such a young age. I knew I had to stay in music but couldn't justify the cost at the time. I'm glad I didn't.</p>
<p>Since then I've gained much industry knowledge and experience through tour managing and audio production. I've been part of several large tours including Ozzfest 2005 and now feel like I have the drive and experience that could benefit from a cap of knowledge from Berklee.</p>
<p>I recently came from a meeting with the directors of the Music Business/Management department and they were VERY encouraging and made specific references to where they have PLACED top students in their department.</p>
<p>However, I know that many people have had many different experiences with Berklee. I need a degree so I'm not be stuck in a dead end road with my career, but I need reassurement that Berklee can push me to the next level.</p>
<p>Please respond with your personal experiences or those of someone you personally know. PLEASE give me explanations of why you feel one way about the school. I get angry reading the comments on StudentsReview.com where there are posts like "this school is corrupt, they take money, and I can't get a job." I need to know WHY you feel this way. Obviously music is what you make of it and nobody is going to hand anything to you.</p>
<p>All responses are VERY VERY appreciated!!!</p>
<p>First, I'd like to say that I'm really impressed with your participation at Ozzfest, did you perform on stage, or were you a guitar tech/etc.? Either way, awesome.</p>
<p>I am a competent jazz guitarist (moreso if you consider my age, 17), and I attended a Berklee summer session last year. By that time, I already had my guitar 'chops' if you will, could sight read, had worked my way through Leavitt's Modern Method 1-3, etc...however, the session, with private and group lessons, etc, really helped me. It was great to hear other people my age and older and their take on the exact same instrument. </p>
<p>Obviously, a summer session is a far cry from full time enrollment, but the teaching quality and musician interaction that I experienced, just in that short amount of time, was incredible.</p>
<p>KennyC.. Just to clarify your topic... You are planning on a music management/business career, but not performance. Is that correct? I ask only because there is such a huge difference. I think it's incredible that at a young age you have a career goal in mind. But if you also want to pursue performance in either an instrument, or jazz studies, etc., then that really makes a difference. Maybe you could share a little more about your musical background, instrument(s), experience and then the folks with expertise in that area could help. Personally, I know nothing about Berklee except that it does have a great reputation for jazz and the music business. Having said that, I am sure there are other places where you might even get a better education, at less cost (considering your talents).</p>
<p>I still want to be a strong player. Someone who understands music at the level of a musician and can still be heavily involved in the managment/business side, and often better than their professional peers that are not msucially proficient. I have always been playing. I started on piano for a few years when I was six, i moved to saxophone at age 9 (which I continued until 20), and both bass and guitar since the age of 14.</p>
<p>I would like to earn a living in the business / management end of the industry but still be able to play as well, possibly on studio recordings or something low on time commitment like that.</p>
<p>I plan to go to law school after and hopefully do entertainment law down the road a ways.</p>
<p>oh, and in response to sooner.brian, I was a tour manager on Ozzfest.</p>