BAAMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
BAAMS offers its students a one-of-a-kind learning experience, and is located in the center of the beautiful Northern Berkshires at Building 6, Western Gateway Urban Heritage State Park, North Adams, Massachusetts.
Mailing address: 529 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
Call 413 663-4424 for more info!
Interested in learning with BAAMS? Please explore your own learning opportunities at the Berkshires’ Academy for Advanced Musical Studies.
Complete your online registration and then mail your tuition check to BAAMS at 529 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267.
“Thank you again for a life-changing week at camp for our son! He’s still on a high from the experience.”
“As a student, I dreamed of the opportunity to work with world-class musicians, the very opportunity BAAMS provides for its students. I feel this Academy has the potential to be extremely impactful for our students and community.”
“Our children had an incredible time and the progress they made was staggering. What a great show, too!”
“Richard and his team are a class act all the way. We had the opportunity to have a clinic at our school and they really connected with my students and gave an engaging, informative presentation on performance and improvisation that was right on the level my students needed.
The students who attend BAAMS sessions and camps are always impressed by how well the teachers model and coach the skills needed to take their playing to the next level. The projects my students accomplish are top notch, which is no surprise given the expertise level of Richard’s staff. I’m grateful my students attend because those skill sets work their way back into our school’s performing groups. All around, it’s an awesome experience for my students.
Whenever I ask a BAAMS kid how the last session was, there’s always a big smile before they tell me how it went.”
“Thank you for your efforts in bringing jazz education to our community; it is important work.”
“When Richard Boulger and Alex Foster came to work with my students, I felt that they had a profound impact on my program and students of the Reid Middle School Band. Their professionalism and real-world playing experience were invaluable to my students. The BAAMS after-school music program will provide dedicated students the opportunity to achieve tremendous personal growth. I look forward to seeing the impact of this program on the Berkshire County music scene for years to come.”
“Your musical instrument is really an amplifier for what you are Hearing, Thinking and ultimately, Feeling.”
— Richard Boulger – Brass
“Music makes us spiritually, intellectually conscious.”
— Victor Jones – Drums & Percussion
“We’re always dealing with two things: Analysis and Pure from the Heart.”
— Charles Benzig – Piano & Music Theory
“Our mission is to break those borders and connect all the styles of music.”
— Dario Boente – Music Production
“It all starts with the student’s ability to dream and to imagine.”
— Joshua Paul Thompson – Songwriting & Producing
“Being flexible helps you a lot, and that will help you in life, too.”
— Tony Lewis – Drums & Percussion
