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August Watters
As an international clinician and soloist, Watters has performed in Italy, Germany, England, the Czech Republic, England, Canada, and the United States. He is also an Emmy award-winning arranger, with dozens of studio credits as arranger, orchestrator and conductor for television and film music. He is the founder of Boston Mandolins, the New England Mandolin Ensemble, and Cape Cod Mandolin Camp. Watters holds a Masters of Music Education from Boston University, and a Bachelor’s of Music from Berklee College, majoring in Jazz Composition and Arranging, summa cum laude.
Watters teaches at Berklee College of Music, where he earned his current rank of Associate Professor of Ear Training by developing and teaching new curricula designed for the needs of improvising string players. His New Acoustic Music Ensemble has trained successive generations of jazz-bluegrass improvisers since its inception in 2000. In addition, Watters has taught Berklee classes in harmony, composition, arranging, and performance, as well as private mandolin lessons.
Awards
Emmy award, 1990, for work as a commercial arranger for The Monitor Channel. But that was a different life!
Tags
Primary Instrument
Mandolin
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Master of Music Education, Boston University Bachelor of Music, Berklee College - major in Jazz Composition Associate Professor of Ear Training Berklee College of Music, Boston 1998-current
Clinic/Workshop Information
As an international clinician I have taught improvisation workshops in six countries including Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, England, Canada, and the US. Workshops are available for all instruments, or for mandolin groups. Topics span topics from improvisation and style, to repertoire
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson