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The establishment of a jazz program at NEC influenced the culture of teaching and making music across the institution in many ways. In actuality, the new opportunities provided complex challenges...

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In 1969, NEC President Gunther Schuller established the “Afro-American Music and Jazz Studies Department”, the first nationally accredited program of its kind in the United States. The institution had...

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The NEC Perspectives Forum provides an opportunity for the NEC community to explore how we all can make a better NEC and positive impact on our field and society. By listening to the experiences and...

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If you are a teacher of violin or viola, or an advanced player, you know that teaching violin is a process which builds and accumulates technical skills and artistic awareness. Organizing a basic...

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If you are a teacher of violin or viola, or an advanced player, you know that teaching violin is a process which builds and accumulates technical skills and artistic awareness. Organizing a basic...

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President Kalyn discusses upcoming next steps in collaboration with the Black Student Union and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Task Force, and addresses the Juneteenth letter from the NEC Progressive Alumni Coalition.
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Sofia Gurfinkel has been cultivating the talents of young musicians for decades and has a member of the faculty since 1991. Originally trained at Moscow’s Gnessin Music Institute, Sofia’s teaching...

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Read about the first set of actions NEC has taken over the past week, including the hiring of Stanford Thompson as Special Advisor to the President.
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Join our CE String Department Zoom summer workshops on August 14th at 7pm. Come get to know and support our current students as they perform classical masterworks from the last 4 centuries and meet...