Berklee College of Music -- Faculty

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This collection consists of 1 box of teaching materials created and compiled by former Berklee faculty member (and chair of the harmony department) Barrie Nettles. Materials include reels, tapes, papers, and textbook drafts. Teaching materials include workbooks and exams for Harmony 1, Harmony 2, Harmony 3, and Harmony 4, as well as exams for Arranging 1 and 2 and Ear Training placement exams.

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Records compiled by Tom Plsek, professor of trombone (1972-2013) and Brass department chair (1989-2013), relating to the activities of the Berklee College of Music Brass department, formalized in 1989, with additional material maintained by Plsek while chair of the trombone department prior to its integration. Material primarily includes programs, circulars, and correspondence for events such as Sackbut Week and Windsday, visiting artist clinics, student recitals, and conferences.

Scope and Contents This collection comprises 76 albums of photographs and associated negatives and contact sheets pertaining to Berklee people, places, and events from the school's founding as Schillinger House in 1945 through the mid-1980s, though the majority of photos date between 1968 and 1984. Most photos are uncredited, so it is thought that Berk likely took several the photographs herself, and that many may have also been taken by her personal photographer, Dino. Most prints are measure...

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The papers of American vibraphonist and Berklee faculty member Dave Samuels (1948-2019) primarily pertain to Samuels's performance and recording activities between the 1970s and 2010s. Materials include scores and charts, commercial and unpublished recordings, music studies and teaching materials, and biographical material and ephemera.