Berklee in Dublin | DCU Groove School

The Berklee in Dublin: DCU Groove School program offers you access to the Berklee method of music education, encompassing theory, ear training, improvisation, ensemble performance, and instrumental instruction. During the program, you may also audition to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Groove is, to many, the basis of all that we do. It's the feel: the groove moves us. All musicians in contemporary music should have an understanding of groove, style, and the functioning of the backline not only to be better performers, but to be better songwriters and producers. Groove School will give you the insight into how it's done.

The rhythm section in today's popular genres is the keeper of groove, called the backline: drums, percussion, piano, guitar, vibes, bass, and more. Along with the groove, the backline produces the harmony and reflects the style. Together, they lock into the groove as a unit. They must agree during all of the musical moments of a song. How do they do it?

Groove School is for the frontline, too, the horn players, vocalists, and string players who must lock into the groove and play and sing the style.

Groove School will present sessions in lecture and master class formats. The lecture sessions will enable students to learn about various performance skills and techniques centred on groove and style while the master classes allow students to put them into practice.