Composition Degree 2015F

Valid for catalog year fall 2015-summer 2016 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2015, search major grids for past catalog years.

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    Core
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    Major
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    Liberal Arts
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    Electives

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
LHUM-100 Artistry, Creativity, Inquiry 2
LENG-111 Writing and Communication 3
MTEC-111 Introduction to Music Technology 2
Total Credits 16

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
LENG-201 Literature 3
Total Credits 14

Semester 3

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
CM-212 Tonal Harmony and Composition 2 2
CP-210 The Art of Counterpoint 1 3
LMSC-xxx Mathematics/Natural Sciences 3
ISKB-211 Basic Keyboard 1 1
Total Credits 16

Semester 4

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
COND-211/216 Conducting 1 OR Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard Ensemble 1
CP-215 The Art of Counterpoint 2 2
LHIS-xxx History 3
CM-221 Techniques of Tonal Writing 2
ISKB-212 Basic Keyboard 2 1
Total Credits 16

Semester 5

Course # Title Credits
LSOC-xxx Social Sciences 3
mhis-251 General Music History 1 2
mlan-311 Analysis of Classical and Romantic Music 2
CP-311 Advanced Counterpoint 2
CM-311 Contemporary Techniques in Composition 1 2
CM-231 Instrumentation and Score Preparation 2
COND-212/217 Conducting 2 OR Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard Ensemble 1
CM-xxx Approved Specified Electives 2
Total Credits 16

Semester 6

Course # Title Credits
LHUM-400 Professional Development Seminar 2
mhis-252 General Music History 2 2
LAHS-xxx Art History 3
LXXX-xxx Liberal Arts Elective 3
CM-312 Contemporary Techniques in Composition 2 2
mlan-312 Analysis: 20th- and 21st-Century * 2
CM-397 Directed Study in Composition 1 1
Total Credits 15

Semester 7

Course # Title Credits
MHIS-P22X African American Music History and Culture 2
LMAS-xxx Music and Society (from approved list) 3
LXXX-xxx Liberal Arts Elective 3
CM-441 Scoring for Full Orchestra 2
CM-497 Directed Study in Composition 2 1
CM-xxx Approved Specified Electives 2
XX-xxx General Electives 2
Total Credits 15

Semester 8

Course # Title Credits
CM-498 Directed Study in Composition 3 2
CM-xxx Approved Specified Electives 4
XX-xxx General Electives 6
Total Credits 12

* Offered Spring & Fall only