Rimon cultivates the best musical talent from across Israel and attracts international students from around the globe. Rimon’s priority is to nurture musicianship, creativity, and collaboration.
We strive to deliver high-quality music education with relentless dedication; an ethos that carries over to the work we do in the community at large. Rimon’s reputation stems from the school’s innovative approach to music, diversity, and technological advancement rooted in Israel’s dynamic and entrepreneurial culture. Rimon graduates build Israel’s contemporary popular music scene and have created some of Israel’s most beloved and celebrated music! Their work is embedded throughout Israeli life and culture. We invite you to be among the next generation of students to take this music forward throughout the world.
THE RIMON EXPERIENCE: One Year in English
Students from all over the world can apply to come to Rimon to study for one year in English. Courses include a complete curriculum of music theory, rhythmic and melodic ear training, arranging, music technology, songwriting, composition, improvisation, private instruction, and ensembles. Admission is based on audition and interview.
Students who also speak Hebrew may elect to stay longer, and can join majors including composition and conducting, songwriting, contemporary music production, music education, performance, the Jazz Institute, or the Performance and Music Production combined major.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Students in all of our programs engage in a rigorous, enriching curriculum across musical and academic disciplines
Please note: Rimon is a commuter campus and we do not offer a housing program, but our enrollment coordinator helps guide admitted students to find local apartment shared rental options.
Izhar Schejter – Assistant Managing Director
Izhar joined Rimon School of Music in 2007, after many years of music industry experience in the United States and as a faculty member at his alma Berklee College of Music. He served in a variety of academic advising roles and technology planning including teaching ensemble, harmony, ear-training, history of jazz music, and acoustics courses. His main contributions to Rimon are developing the emphasis on current technology and music production through curriculum implementation.
Izhar holds a master’s degree from New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with George Russell, Bob Moses, Herb Pomeroy, and Jerry Bergonzi. He was the lead musician for Boston Jazz Composers Collective, which had concerts with Maria Schneider, David Fiuczynski, Tim Burn, Sam Rivers, the Fringe Trio, Lazlo Gardoni, Fred Ho, and many others. Before returning to Rimon, Izhar served as music products industry Business Development and Marketing Manager for Cakewalk/Roland, Izotope, Frontier Design and collaborated with Apple, Avid, Intel, and Peavey.
Staying connected and building industry relations worldwide is what Izhar encourages at Rimon. “Partnerships allow us to have a global influence on music”. Izhar has been a key leader regarding the longstanding Berklee/Rimon relationship, and oversees and directs the different facets of the academic partnership. Izhar envisions the school continuing to expand its reach across the music landscape for alumni and students alike.
English Program Specialist, Darcie Nicole
A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Darcie is a longtime vocalist, top-line songwriter, and music business/publicity subject matter expert. Her private clients have been featured in major media outlets around the world. Her interns and mentees have gone on to work for top-tier music industry companies and artists. Darcie has worked for over 35 years in multiple capacities on various high-profile events and projects with executives and recording artists in R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, and Jazz. Darcie comes to Rimon with over 20 years of experience working in higher education environments.
Email: admissions@rimonschool.co.il
Student Counseling Services, Orit Maximov
Coaches students individually or in small groups on goals of their choice, relevant to learning and coping. During the coaching, the students will acquire empowering tools to deal with difficulties, barriers and conflicts, in addition to providing individual counseling and guidance on a variety of topics such as: learning disabilities, attention and concentration disorders, organization, time management, project management as well as emotional and practical difficulties in dealing with a new system.
To schedule an appointment, please send an email to: maximovorit@gmail.com
RIMON FACULTY WHO TEACH IN THE ENGLISH PROGRAM
Asaf Finkelstein, Piano and Music Theory
A pianist, arranger, composer, and lecturer, Asaf is a Rimon alumnus who graduated from Berklee College of Music before earning a master’s in composition (scoring for media track) from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Asaf holds a teaching certificate from The Kerem Institute, Jerusalem and wrote a thesis on contrapuntal networks in the 17th century at Bar-Ilan University. Asaf led the trio ASAF 3.0 which performed and recorded his own music, and the tribute band Osef Priti which performs vocal arrangements of Israeli classics, and various other bands, in a variety of styles. His composing projects include the film Cut directed by Tommy Lang, Hades’ Helmet Wearers by Gal Nissim at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and the film A (Short) List of Things Poetry Loves, directed by Lior Shamir. Asaf teaches Ear Training, Music Theory, Keyboards, and Arranging at Rimon and works in areas of Jazz History and various projects.
Eitan Rosenthal, Saxophone/Woodwinds/EWI
In addition to his mastery of woodwinds, Eitan produces under the name TEARABEAT and as a partner in the rock duo Racing Beat. He has a certificate from MUZIK and degrees from Open University and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.
Eitan Itzkovich, Drums and Production
Eitan is a graduate from Manhattan School of Music in New York who also studied at Berklee College of Music. He’s performed at Monterey Jazz Festival, the Munich Jazz Festival, and the Holbronn Festival – Vienna with Eli Meiri and Tamana Brewer, at the Baku, Azerbaijan Jazz Festival, and countless times at the Eilat Jazz Festival, the Jazz Festival of Tel Aviv, and in various shows throughout Israel. Eitan is one of Israel’s first call session players who has worked with Gan Ahinoam Nini, Yoni Rechter, David Broza, Gali Atari, Yehudit Ravitz, Mika Karni, and others. He’s also a member of a Jimi Hendrix tribute band and the group The Hard Jazz Knights.
Moriah Or, Songwriting
Moriah Or graduated from Rimon and earned her Master’s degree in London. She is the founding vocalist of the internationally-acclaimed group MARBL. Moriah’s academic research includes the impact of Israeli music abroad, Israeli artists who write and sing in the English language, their challenges and successes during the last two decades, alongside a wide and in-depth portfolio of songwriting in the English language.
Currently, Moriah teaches in the Songwriting and Composition department at Rimon.
Inbar Friedman, Guitar
Inbar attended William Paterson University on a full scholarship and performed with musicians such as Myron Walden, Will Vinson, Steve Cardenas, Aaron Goldberg, and Harry Whittaker. Her self-titled album featured John Ellis, Yoshi Wookie, and Chris Higginbottom. She performed in Europe with Mediterano and the Bulgarian kaval player Theodosii Spassov. Inbar founded the French group Time Quartet,which recorded an album that featured Kamelia Ben Nasor and Stefano Lukini.
For more information about The Rimon Experience: One Year in English or about Pathways to Berklee via Rimon, please contact admissions@rimonschool.co.il
For information about a campus visit, partnerships, or supporting Rimon: orlee@rimonschool.co.il
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Telephone: +972 35408882
Campus: Shmuel Hanagid 46 in Ramat HaSharon (we recommend you make an appointment for a campus visit).
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