Music!
I totally, totally want to do this:
http://www.berklee.edu/summer/5week.html
Next summer, of course. 5 weeks in Boston, studying either jazz or pop singing. I should have realized back when I was applying to conservatories that I'd end up doing something more in this vein (as opposed to opera), but, better to realize it now than later. I'll be taking some music classes while in Paris that I hope will help prep me for this sort of thing, and when I take lessons at Oberlin, I'll tell my teacher I'm going to be applying for the Berklee summer program, and I shall see what s/he says about that.
From the website:
Jazz - Study and perform a variety of jazz instrumental and vocal styles. The repertoire focuses on jazz standards, blues, and modal jazz compositions by a wide range of important jazz artists including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Joshua Redman, Sarah Vaughan, and others.
Pop/Rock - Study and perform a wide range of popular and rock music styles including alternative rock, blues, rock 'n' roll, and more. The repertoire focuses on the music of important performers including Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and more.
Pop/R&B (Vocalists only) - Study and perform a wide range of popular vocal music styles including hip-hop, rhythm and blues, soul, and Motown. The repertoire is drawn from the music of important performers such as Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, and others.
http://www.berklee.edu/summer/5week.html
Next summer, of course. 5 weeks in Boston, studying either jazz or pop singing. I should have realized back when I was applying to conservatories that I'd end up doing something more in this vein (as opposed to opera), but, better to realize it now than later. I'll be taking some music classes while in Paris that I hope will help prep me for this sort of thing, and when I take lessons at Oberlin, I'll tell my teacher I'm going to be applying for the Berklee summer program, and I shall see what s/he says about that.
From the website:
Jazz - Study and perform a variety of jazz instrumental and vocal styles. The repertoire focuses on jazz standards, blues, and modal jazz compositions by a wide range of important jazz artists including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Joshua Redman, Sarah Vaughan, and others.
Pop/Rock - Study and perform a wide range of popular and rock music styles including alternative rock, blues, rock 'n' roll, and more. The repertoire focuses on the music of important performers including Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and more.
Pop/R&B (Vocalists only) - Study and perform a wide range of popular vocal music styles including hip-hop, rhythm and blues, soul, and Motown. The repertoire is drawn from the music of important performers such as Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, and others.