BTOT 2020: What is Movement Made Of?

Leslie Shafer Koval

Movement is so pervasive in our lives, so varied and complex, it can be hard to study and understand – both as an observer and a mover. A system that separates movement into its component parts for examination, can help…

Against The Odds: an Exploration of Bulgarian Rhythms

Vessela Stoyanova

The overwhelming majority of Bulgarian folk music happens to be in odd meters–typically 5, 7, 9 and 11, with occasional combinations of those creating 13, 15, 17 and larger. Some musicologists have linked these odd meters to the history…

Capturing Berklee’s Stories: The Berklee Oral History Project

Sofía Becerra-Licha, Archivist, Berklee Archives

Adapted from 2016 BTOT presentation given with Frederick Bouchard The Berklee Oral History Project (BOHP) aims to chronicle the rich and diverse history of Berklee and Boston music from those who have lived, shaped and defined it. Established in 1998…

Exploring New Teaching Techniques with Case Studies

Alexandre Perrin (Valencia)

Click here to read or download Featured Artwork: Alterna2, “Radiohead 2008 Barcelona, Catalonia Daydream Festival 03”, Flickr, 4 March 2015, http://flickr.com/.…

Polyrhythm Clocks

Jerry Leake

NOTE: What follows is Jerry’s complete article on Polyrhythm Clocks. An edited version that focused on only “Part I” was used for his 2016 BTOT presentation. Introduction This article examines polyrhythms that are represented in two visual forms: western notation…

The Hidden Curriculum – Definitions and Uses

Kevin Block-Schwenk, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts (Economics & Math)

At BTOT 2016, Professor Jennifer Beauregard (Liberal Arts (Science)) and I gave a presentation about the Hidden Curriculum. Below is our presentation, with commentary. The concept of the Hidden Curriculum dates back a full century to John Dewey, but the…

BTOT 2016 Synergy Presentation

Co-leaders Gail McArthur-Browne and Helen Sherrah-Davies with artist collaborator Jim Zingarelli, Gordon College.

4/4 Common time is anything but common. Pace and rhythmic punctuation varies on and off the quarter note beats. A linear score navigates through and with a sound space realized through an infrastructure of consistent metronomic delineations by way of…

Essential Singing Approaches for Contemporary Styles

Jeannie Gagné, Professor, Voice, Berklee College of Music

Adapted from 2015 BTOT presentation with professors Jeannie Gagné, Cassandre McKinley, Maureen McMullan, Laurie Monahan, and Linda Balliro For vocalists, the body is the instrument. In contemporary styles, singers must rely on the PA system to be heard, which…