Berkleemusic UK is introducing a unique music scholarship programme that will award 50 UK-based students the opportunity to study online with some of the most notable music instructors in the world.

For over 65 years, the US based Berklee College of Music has been the world’s leading college for the study of contemporary music. Past students have sold tens of millions of records, won over 175 Grammy awards, and count John Mayer, Quincy Jones, Steve Vai, Al DiMeola and Branford Marsalis among their thousands of successful graduates.

Each patron scholarship will be awarded to two outstanding students every year for five years. This will give 50 UK-based students an opportunity to pick a course from Berkleemusic’s online catalogue absolutely free.

Berkleemusic UK will deliver online access to Berklee’s acclaimed music curriculum from anywhere in the world. The award-winning online courses and certificate programmes are fully accredited and taught by the college’s world-renowned faculty, who provide one-on-one direct feedback to students throughout the duration of their course.

Berkleemusic’s online course catalogue currently features more than 80 individual courses in music production, music business, guitar, bass, voice, theory, technique and songwriting courses. Each course is 12-weeks in long and combines a number of interactive digital demonstrations and video instructions to support the lesson content.

Applications for the scholarships are being taken now with a deadline of 27 July 2009. Berkleemusic UK’s autumn term will begin on 29 September 2009.

Visit the website to apply for a scholarship and learn more about Berkleemusic UK