Composition Diploma 2019F
Valid for catalog year fall 2019–summer 2020 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2019, search major grids for past catalog years.
Semester 1
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PIXX-111 | Private Instruction 1 | 2 |
| ENXX-xxx | Ensemble | 1 |
| PW-111 | Music Application and Theory | 4 |
| ET-111 | Ear Training 1 | 2 |
| MTEC-111 | Introduction to Music Technology | 2 |
| LENS-10x | LENS Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 2
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PIXX-112 | Private Instruction 2 | 2 |
| ENXX-xxx | Ensemble | 1 |
| AR-111 | Arranging 1 | 2 |
| ET-112 | Ear Training 2 | 2 |
| HR-112 | Harmony 2 | 2 |
| CM-211 | Tonal Harmony and Composition 1 | 2 |
| ISKB-211 | Basic Keyboard 1 | 1 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Semester 3 (suggested semester to study abroad)
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PIXX-211 | Private Instruction 3 | 1 |
| ENXX-xxx | Ensemble | 1 |
| ILXX-xxx | Instrumental Lab | 1 |
| ET-231 | Solfege 1 | 2 |
| HR-211 | Harmony 3 | 2 |
| CP-210 | The Art of Counterpoint 1 | 3 |
| ISKB-212 | Basic Keyboard 2 | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 1 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Semester 4 (suggested semester to study abroad)
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PIXX-212 | Private Instruction 4 | 1 |
| ENXX-xxx | Ensemble | 1 |
| ILXX-xxx | Instrumental Lab | 1 |
| ET-232 | Solfege 2 | 2 |
| HR-212 | Harmony 4 | 2 |
| CM-212 | Tonal Harmony and Composition 2 | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Conducting 1 - choose 1 COND-211 Conducting 1 COND-216 Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard Ensemble |
1 |
| LENG-111 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 5
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CP-215 | The Art of Counterpoint 2 | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Conducting 2 - choose 1 COND-212 Conducting 2 COND-217 Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard Ensemble |
1 |
| MHIS-251 | General Music History 1 | 2 |
| CM-221 | Techniques of Tonal Writing | 2 |
| CP-311 | Advanced Counterpoint | 2 |
| CM-311 | Contemporary Techniques in Composition 1 | 2 |
| MLAN-311 | Analysis of Classical and Romantic Music | 2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 6
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LHUM-400 | Professional Development Seminar | 2 |
| MHIS-252 | General Music History 2 | 2 |
| MHIS-22X | Music of the African Diaspora in the United States (choose 1) | 2 |
| CM-312 | Contemporary Techniques in Composition 2 | 2 |
| CM-231 | Instrumentation and Score Preparation | 2 |
| CM-398 | Directed Study in Composition 1 | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Major Electives (select from list below) Any CM, CP, COND, MLAN, and MHIS course not already taken as part of the major, as well as CW-237, CW-247 and CW-257, ENCL-406, PSVC-343, and SW-345 |
2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 7
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MLAN-312 | Analysis: 20th- and 21st-Century * | 2 |
| CW-441 | Scoring for Full Orchestra | 2 |
| CM-497 | Directed Study in Composition 2 | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Major Electives (select from list below) Any CM, CP, COND, MLAN, and MHIS course not already taken as part of the major, as well as CW-237, CW-247 and CW-257, ENCL-406, PSVC-343, and SW-345 |
2 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 4 |
| Total Credits | 11 | |
Semester 8
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CM-498 | Directed Study in Composition 3 | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Major Electives (select from list below) Any CM, CP, COND, MLAN, and MHIS course not already taken as part of the major, as well as CW-237, CW-247 and CW-257, ENCL-406, PSVC-343, and SW-345 |
4 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
* Offered spring and fall only
Study abroad at our Valencia, Spain, campus. It is recommended that composition majors study in Valencia during their third or fourth semester. For specific program information, please see the chair of your major or contact the study abroad office.