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Berklee PULSE® Music Method

Niu

Berklee City Music Ambassador, Niu Raza, knows her "why". What's yours? Read more about Niu's creative journey and contribution to the Berklee City Music program.

What is Berklee PULSE?

The Berklee PULSE® Music Method is a unique and innovative online music education portal that enables students to study, jam, and practice using interactive modules and an ever-expanding collection of popular music.

PULSE is open to anyone, with exclusive resources available through Berklee City Music and select public school partners. PULSE gives students and teachers the benefits of a Berklee education no matter where they live.

Learn more about PULSE here.

Who is Berklee City Music?

We are Berklee City Music. Our students work hard and play harder. We uplift a culture of community and stand tall in our dedication to expanding access to high-level arts education on a global scale. We have been and will continue to open our doors to talented students world-wide. To learn more about our program, click here.

Program Highlights

Explore the Berklee City Music video archive, highlighting recent student performances and showcases from our robust academic and summer program offerings.

Read about Berklee Professor, Teaching Artist, and Music Technologist Claire Lim here.

About Berklee City Music

2021 Preparatory Academy Musical

2021 HSA Completion Concert

Meet Our Students

Read the reflections of our most recent City Music Boston High School Academy graduates here.

PULSE Resources

Check out our new educational resources based based off the new documentary “Take Me To The River New Orleans”. Play along with the funk classic “Yes We Can Can” featuring Snoop Dogg, G-Eazy, and William Bell.

The PULSE Team has developed a few simple, yet useful tools to help with Ear Training and Tuning, as well as an online Metronome, and a Piano for reference (or just to play around for fun).

Dive into the basics of a rhythmic pattern called "clave", named after the traditional two-stick percussion instrument that forms the foundation for percussionists in most Afro-Cuban styles.