WCVB Spotlights Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education
Student musicians perform in ensemble lessons at Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education's ABLE summer program.
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The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education (BIAAE) made the news recently in a story that spotlighted the ABLE summer music program. The piece ran on WCVB, Boston’s most-watched newscast, as part of its "5 for Good" segment, in which veteran reporter Erika Tarantal takes a deeper look at local initiatives that have a big impact on the communities they serve.
The nearly three-minute segment featured interviews with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, BIAAE founder and managing director and assistant chair of music education, as well as BIAAE instructor Marisa Giangregorio and a parent of a student musician. The ABLE summer music camp—which stands for Arts Better the Lives of Everyone—is a two-week program available for musicians with disabilities ages nine through 17 that offers students the opportunity to study their instrument in group lessons, learn drumming, singing, and music technology in workshops, and perform with an ensemble at the end of each week.
Watch the full "5 for Good" segment on the BIAAE here.
The BIAAE was profiled last year in a long-form piece by reporter Jeff Brown for PBS Newshour as part of its CANVAS series, which explores the intersection of art and health, and by CBS Boston.
Watch the PBS Newshour story on the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education: