Berklee Guitar Department

Coffee Talk: Welcome Back to Campus Edition

Welcome back to Berklee Fall 2021 with a discussion featuring the Berklee Guitar Department leadership: Chair Kim Perlak, Assistant Chair Sheryl Bailey, Senior Department Coordinator Ian Steed, and Department Coordinator Ben Cote

Coffee Talk with Shaun Michaud

Shaun Michaud joins Coffee Talk to uncover the path to success via total mastery of musicianship and understanding how parameters define creativity

Coffee talk with Bruce Bartlett

Bruce Bartlett discusses the drive for freedom via the pursuit of musicianship

Coffee Talk with Jon Wheatley

Professor Jon Wheatley shares some of his chordal mastery secrets and how to listen for better orchestrating

Coffee Talk with Freddie Bryant

Guitar Professor Freddie Bryant joins us and shares his secret of "the book"

Coffee Talk with Amanda Monaco

Professor Amanda Monaco discusses the power of writing, and how literature influences her music

Coffee Talk with Randy Roos

Guitar Professor Randy Roos shares some words of inspiration on learning to improvise and develop ensemble playing

Coffee Talk with Norm Zocher

Professor Norm Zocher reveals his "pathway" strategy to develop lines over advanced harmonic passages

Coffee Talk with David Newsam

Guitar Professor David Newsam shares some thoughts about going deep into understanding concepts behind the notes

Rhythm Panel Clinic

In this bonus edition of Coffee Talk, we feature faculty members David Tronzo, David Gilmore, Tim Miller and Jon Finn to discuss their methods and mad concepts on developing great time, phrasing and rhythm