Schillinger House

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Schillinger House was the original name of what became Berklee College of Music, an influential institution in contemporary music education founded in Boston in the mid-20th century.

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Schillinger House canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
music school
affiliation Schillinger Society
basedOn Schillinger System of Musical Composition
city Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationalFocus contemporary music
jazz
popular music
era mid-20th century
foundedBy Lawrence Berk
foundedIn 1945
hasSuccessor Berklee College of Music
influenced contemporary music education curricula
languageOfInstruction English
laterRenamedAs Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
surface form: Berklee School of Music
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Massachusetts
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Joseph Schillinger
notableFor early adoption of jazz in formal music education
focus on contemporary popular music styles
influence on modern music education
operatedAs Schillinger House School of Music
originalNameOf Berklee College of Music
partOf higher education in the United States
predecessorOf Berklee College of Music
region New England
subjectArea arranging
composition
music theory
performance
typeOfInstitution private college

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Berklee College of Music formerName Schillinger House
Lawrence Berk founded Schillinger House