Composition Degree 2014F

Valid for catalog year fall 2014-summer 2015 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2013, search major grids for past catalog years.

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    Core
  •  
    Major
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    Liberal Arts
  •  
    Electives
Semester 1

Core

  • PIXX-111
  • Private Instruction 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • ENXX-xxx
  • Ensemble
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • MTEC-111
  • Introduction to Music Technology
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • PW-111
  • Music Application and Theory
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 4 credits
  • ET-111
  • Ear Training 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • LHUM-100
  • Artistry, Creativity, Inquiry
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • LENG-111
  • Writing and Communication
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
Semester 2

Liberal Arts

  • PIXX-112
  • Private Instruction 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • ENXX-xxx
  • Ensemble
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • AR-111
  • Arranging 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • HR-112
  • Harmony 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • ET-112
  • Ear Training 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CM-211
  • Tonal Harmony and Composition 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • LENG-201
  • Literature
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
Semester 3

Major

  • PIXX-211
  • Private Instruction 3
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • ENXX-xxx
  • Ensemble
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • ILXX-xxx
  • Instrumental Lab
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • HR-211
  • Harmony 3
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • ET-231
  • Solfege 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CM-212
  • Tonal Harmony and Composition 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CP-210
  • The Art of Counterpoint 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • LMSC-xxx
  • Mathematics/Natural Sciences
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • ISKB-211
  • Basic Keyboard 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
Semester 4

Electives

  • PIXX-212
  • Private Instruction 4
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • ENXX-xxx
  • Ensemble
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • ILXX-xxx
  • Instrumental Lab
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • HR-212
  • Harmony 4
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • ET-232
  • Solfege 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • COND-211 OR COND-216
  • Conducting 1 OR Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard Ensemble
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • CP-215
  • The Art of Counterpoint 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • LHIS-xxx
  • History
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • LHAN-251
  • General Music History 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • ISKB-212
  • Basic Keyboard 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
Semester 5

Major

  • LSOC-xxx
  • Social Sciences
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • LHAN-252
  • General Music History 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • LHAN-311
  • Style Analysis: Classical and Romantic
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CP-311
  • Advanced Counterpoint
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CM-311
  • Contemporary Techniques in Composition 1
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • COND-212 OR COND-217
  • Conducting 2 OR Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard Ensemble
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 1 credit
  • CM-221
  • Techniques of Tonal Writing
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
Semester 6

Major

  • LHUM-400
  • Professional Development Seminar
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • LAHS-xxx
  • Art History
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • LXXX-xxx
  • Liberal Arts Elective
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • CM-312
  • Contemporary Techniques in Composition 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CM-231
  • Instrumentation and Score Preparation
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • LHAN-312
  • Style analysis: 20th Century
  • Offered Spring & Fall
  • 2 credits
  • CM-398
  • Directed Study in Composition of Small Forms 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
Semester 7

Major

  • LXXX-xxx
  • Music and Society (from approved list)
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • LXXX-xxx
  • Liberal Arts Elective
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • CW-441
  • Scoring for Full Orchestra
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CM-497
  • Directed Study in Composition 2
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CM-xxx
  • Approved Specified Electives
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • XX-xxx
  • General Electives
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
Semester 8

Major

  • LXXX-xxx
  • Liberal Arts Elective
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 3 credits
  • CM-498
  • Directed Study in Composition 3
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 2 credits
  • CM-xxx
  • Approved Specified Electives
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 4 credits
  • XX-xxx
  • General Electives
  • Offered Spring & Fall & Summer
  • 5 credits