Ontario resident earns place on Dean’s List at Berklee College of Music

Boston, March 13, 2009 – Berklee College of Music announces that Matthew Nicholas Gray-Smith of Oakville has earned placement on the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2008 academic year. To be eligible for this honour, a full-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or above; a part-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3.6 or above.

The Berklee curriculum focuses on practical career preparation for today’s music industry. Four-year degrees are offered in Performance, Jazz Composition, Music Production & Engineering, Film Scoring, Music Business/Management, Composition. Music Synthesis, Contemporary Writing & Production, Music Education, Songwriting, Music Therapy and Professional Music.

Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over half a century the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and non-performance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing over 70 countries, and a music industry “who’s who” of alumni, Berklee is the world’s premier learning lab for the music of today and tomorrow.

Media, for more information, please contact:

Mitzi Dorbu
Office of Public Information
Berklee College of Music
617-747-2750
mdorbu@berklee.edu