Jazz Composition Bachelor's Degree 2016F

Valid for catalog year fall 2016–summer 2017 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2016, 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 (suggested semester to study abroad)

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 (suggested semester to study abroad)

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 (suggested semester to study abroad)

Course # Title Credits
CP-210 The Art of Counterpoint 3
COND-211/216 Conducting 1 OR Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard Ensemble 1
MHIS-(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 (suggested semester to study abroad)

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-22X/241 African American Music History and Culture - MHIS 22X/241 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

Study abroad at our Valencia, Spain, campus. It is recommended that jazz composition majors study in Valencia during their third, fourth, fifth, or sixth semester. For specific program information, please see the chair of your major or contact the study abroad office.