Jazz Composition Bachelor's Degree 2015F

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
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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
MTEC-111 Introduction to Music Technology 2
LHUM-100 Artistry, Creativity, Inquiry Seminar 2
LENG-111 Writing and Communication 3
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
LENG-201 Literature 3
LMSC-xxx Mathematics/Natural Sciences 3
Total Credits 15

Semester 3

Course # Title Credits
PIXX-211 Private Instruction 3 1
ENXX-xxx Ensemble 1
ILXX-xxx Instrumental Lab 1
ET-211 Ear Training 3 2
HR-211 Harmony 3 2
LHIS-xxx History 3
ISKB-211 Basic Keyboard 1 1
AR-112 Arranging 2 2
AR-228 Survey of Jazz Composition and Arranging 2
Total Credits 15

Semester 4

Course # Title Credits
PIXX-212 Private Instruction 4 1
ENXX-xxx Ensemble 1
ILXX-xxx Instrumental Lab 1
ET-212 Ear Training 4 2
HR-212 Harmony 4 2
CM-211 Tonal Harmony and Composition 1 2
LSOC-xxx Social Sciences 3
ISKB-212 Basic Keyboard 2 1
AR-201 Chord Scale Voicings for Arranging 2
Total Credits 15

Semester 5

Course # Title Credits
CP-210 The Art of Counterpoint 3
COND-211/216 Conducting 1 OR Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard Ensemble 1
LHIS-(P)20X Western European Classical Music 2
AR-331 Big Band Arranging and Score Analysis 2
HR-325 Reharmonization Techniques 2
CM-371 Jazz Composition 1 2
CP-361 Jazz Counterpoint 1 2
Total Credits 14

Semester 6

Course # Title Credits
CM-212 Tonal Harmony and Composition 2 2
COND-212/217 Conducting 2 OR Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard Ensemble 1
LHUM-400 Professional Development Seminar 2
MHIS-P22X African American Music History and Culture 2
LAHS-xxx Art History 3
CM-373 Jazz Composition 2 2
CP-362 Jazz Counterpoint 2 2
Total Credits 14

Semester 7

Course # Title Credits
MHIS-xxx Music History Elective - Any MHIS-300+ course 2
LMAS-xxx Music and Society 3
LXXX-xxx Liberal Arts Elective 3
CM-375 Jazz Composition 3 2
JC-xxx Approved Specified Elective 2
XX-xxx General Electives 4
Total Credits 16

Semester 8

Course # Title Credits
LXXX-xxx Liberal Arts Elective 3
CM-499 Directed Study in Jazz Composition 2
JC-xxx Approved Specified Electives 4
XX-xxx General Electives 6
Total Credits 15