Continuing Education

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NEC SCE: PIPS Recital (Online)
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NEC's School of Continuing Education's Piano Interpretation and Performance Seminar, led by Ya-fei Chuang, is designed for intermediate to advanced level performers, and addresses technical, stylistic...

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Free Workshop | Voice and Movement, a Flowing Integration
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In this online workshop participants will have fun exploring singing through guided and improvisatory movements. The objective will...

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Handel and Purcell for Singers and Instrumentalists
Wednesday evenings - Online
  • Spring 2021

Explore the tuneful arias of George Frederick Handel and Henry Purcell in this class, which focuses on works in English.  Both composers wrote for theater, church, and other events.   

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Applied Voice Lessons: Live Online
Rolling admission, so students can begin anytime.
  • Fall 2020

Traditional voice training with our experienced faculty, utilizing new technology that allows students to work and sing "live" with their pianist and teacher online. Ideal for Gap Year students, or...

Four distinguished Black Alumni speakers for the NEC Perspectives Forum
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Listening to Perspectives on Cultural Equity and Belonging: Part Five
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In today's recap, four distinguished Black alumni share their vision of what NEC looks and feels like when it has lived up to its commitment of cultural equity and belonging. Our panelists are Carmen Johnson-Pájaro ’18 MM Violin Performance, deVon Russell Gray ’01 Composition, Darynn Dean ’18 Jazz Studies, and John Alexander Garner ’06 Vocal Performance.
Cheryl Susheel Bibbs speaks via Zoom
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Listening to Perspectives on Cultural Equity and Belonging: Part Four
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Cheryl Susheel Bibbs ’70 MM discusses the social and political turmoil that led to the cancelation of the 1970 graduation ceremony, and shares her ideas and suggestions in support of breaking down "otherness" and increasing inclusion and diversity at NEC.
Mark Lee
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Vocal Chamber Music Groups - Live online!
Seven one-hour meetings starting Nov 9
  • Fall 2020

Chamber works for voice, and the challenges inherent in blending both solo and choral techniques, lie at the heart of these online vocal ensembles. Through the rehearsal and performance of duos, trios...

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Seven Wonders of the Piano Literature
Mon - Thurs 11/30 - 12/10
  • Fall 2020

In these eight lecture-workshops we examine seven of the most ground-breaking, inspired, innovative, and beautiful masterworks written for piano. These works were composed by seven of the most...

Carl Atkins, Susan Calkins, Stanford Thompson, and Ken Schaphorst
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Listening to Perspectives on Cultural Equity and Belonging: Part Two
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In today's recap, we examine the beginnings of Jazz Studies at NEC through conversation with founding chair Carl Atkins, current chair Ken Schaphorst, and alumna Susan Calkins ’83 MM, whose doctoral dissertation and book focuses on the history of Gunther Schuller and jazz at NEC.
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Listening to Perspectives on Cultural Equity and Belonging: Part Three
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In today's recap, we revisit the third NEC Perspectives Forum, in which Stanford Thompson sat down for a conversation with alumnus Dr. Darryl Harper '08 DMA, examining the history of NEC in the larger context of Black Studies and Jazz Studies programs across the United States.