B4: Black, Brown, and Bound for Berklee

Berklee is proud to present B4: Black, Brown, and Bound for Berklee, an in-person, fly-in program designed to provide talented scholars from historically underrepresented and underserved communities with a transformative “day in the life” of a Berklee student experience.

This exclusive program is free to accepted participants including travel, housing, and meals. The program takes place June 23–June 29, 2024 on Berklee’s Boston campus. Participants will arrive on June 23 and spend their stay getting to know one another and our community while living in Berklee housing, shadowing students, attending classes and special events, and learning about Berklee’s resources, clubs, and admissions process. Students will depart on June 29. We welcome applications from scholars interested in learning more about Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

To be considered for the program, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Be between the ages of 14–16 at the time of the program.
Currently have a grade point average of 2.5 or above.
Be a U.S. citizen, DACA recipient, permanent resident, or a non-citizen U.S. national.
Have a passion for the music industry and the performing arts.

The application to the June 23–29, 2024 B4 event is now closed. Please check next spring for updates on when the 2025 B4 application will open.

Reference: 2023 Schedule of Events

Review the B4 schedule of events from last year's program for reference.

Day 1: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Time	Event	Location	Presenters
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.	Check-In	160 Massachusetts Avenue,
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.	Lunch and Icebreakers	160 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor, Eisenson Room	Natara Gray, Assistant Dean of Admissions, Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	Campus Tour		Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee Tour Guides
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.	Information Sessions	939 Boylston Street, 3rd floor, the Loft	Julia Nadeau, Assistant Director of Admissions Bobby Schrader, Assistant Director of Admissions
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.	Housing Meeting	939 Boylston Street, 3rd floor, the Loft
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.	Networking Session	939 Boylston Street, 3rd floor, the Loft
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.	Welcome Dinner	921 Boylston Street, 1st floor, David Friend Recital Hall

Day 2: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Time	Event	Location	Presenters
8:00 a.m.–10 a.m.	Resource/Majors Fair and Breakfast	160 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor, Eisenson Room
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.	Music Therapy Session	31 Hemenway Street, 4th floor, T401	Cynthia Koskela, Clinical Director Rob Moore, Department Coordinator
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	College Audition Prep Session	31 Hemenway Street, 4th floor, T401	Ron Savage, Vice President and Executive Director, Berklee College of Music Jason Camelio, Assistant Vice President, Global Initiatives Kaimy Masse
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.	Lunch	31 Hemenway Street, 4th floor, T401
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	Project Time	31 Hemenway Street, 4th floor, T401
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.	Student Ambassador Panel	31 Hemenway Street, 4th floor, T401
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.	Lucky Strike Social Event	145 Ipswich Street, Lucky Strike Fenway

Day 3: Thursday, June 22, 2023

Time	Event	Location	Presenters
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	Community Welcome Breakfast	160 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor, Eisenson Room
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.	Core Music Breakout	921 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 411	Ayeisha Mathis, Assistant Professor, Harmony Kaimy Masse, Assistant Professor, Ensemble
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.	Theater Breakout	31 Hemenway Street, 4th floor, T401	Laura Duncan, Professor of Theater Theresa Lang, Professor of Theater
10:15 a.m.–11 a.m.	Project Time	160 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor, Eisenson Room
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Campus Life Session	160 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor, Eisenson Room	Rosemary Shadow, Associate Dean for Student Affairs Loren Glaser, Director of Campus Life TaLaya Clanton, Associate Director of Student Involvement Caroline Tyler, Associate Director for New Student and Family Programs Kenny Allard, Assistant Director of New Student and Family Programs Gabby Colageo, Assistant Director of Student Clubs Garrett Zimmerman, Assistant Director of Campus Life
12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m.	Break
12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.	Dance Breakout	31 Hemenway Street, 4th floor, T401	Michelle Chassé, Professor of Theater Brian McGinnis, Assistant Professor of Dance
12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.	Songwriting Breakout	7 Haviland, Room 103	Jonathan Perkins, Assistant Chair, Songwriting
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	Lunch	160 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor, Eisenson Room
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.	Screen Scoring and Production Session	160 Massachusetts Avenue, Studio 1	Sean McMahon, Chair, Screen Scoring Esin Aydingoz, Assistant Chair, Screen Scoring Prince Charles Alexander, Professor, Music Production and Engineering
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.	Collaborative Learning Breakout	1140 Boylston Street, Steve Heck Room	Christy Mathew, Director, Core Music Tutoring Kristina Sharra, Assistant Director of Core Music Tutoring Services
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.	Apollo Night	921 Boylston Street, 1st floor, David Friend Recital Hall

Day 4: Friday, June 23, 2023

Day 4: Friday, June 23

Time	Event	Location	Presenters
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.	Breakfast	160 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor, Eisenson Room
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.	Career Services Workshop	8 Fenway, 4th floor, Seully Hall	Tyren Freeman, Assistant Director, Career Engagement and Advising Mason Bynes, Career Services Advisor Jasmine Hines
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m	Music Business Session	8 Fenway, 4th floor, Seully Hall	Tonya Butler, Chair of Music Business/Management
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m	Final Jam	939 Boylston Street, 3rd floor, the Loft

For any questions or concerns please contact b4@berklee.edu for assistance.

Reference: 2023 Schedule of Events

Day 1: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

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Day 2: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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Day 3: Thursday, June 22, 2023

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Day 4: Friday, June 23, 2023

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