Composition and Jazz Composition - Degree

Catalog Year Fall 16 - Sum 17 BM5.COMP.JCMP

REQUIRED
COMP_JCMP
Study Abroad - all students are encouraged to consider a semester abroad on the Valencia,
Spain campus. For specific program information please see the chair of your major or
contact the study abroad office at studyabroad@berklee.edu
SEMESTERS
Course Number Course Title 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
COMPOSITION CONCENTRATE: 30 Credits Required 30
ISKB-211 & 212 Basic Keyboard Techniques 1 & 2 1 1
CM-221 Techniques of Tonal Writing 2
MLAN-311 Analysis of Classical and Romantic Music 2
CP-311 Advanced Counterpoint 2
CM-311 & 312 Contemporary Techniques in Composition 1 & 2 2 2
CM-231 Instrumentation & Score Preparation 2
MLAN-312 Analysis: 20th- and 21st-Century 2
CM-441 Scoring for Full Orchestra 2
CM-398, 497, & 498 Directed Study in Composition 1, 2, & 3 1 1 2
Approved Specified Electives* 2 2 4
Composition Portfolio As part of the Composition concentrate requirements, a portfolio must be satisfactorily completed. Information can be obtained from the
Completion Department Chair.
*Approved Specified Electives (select from the following): CM-P103, CM-227, CM-318, CM-341, CM-342, CM-346, CM-351, CM-355, CM-361, CM-495, any COND course not
already completed, CP-350, CW-237, CW-247, CW-257, ET-P399, MHIS-361, MLAN-243, MLAN-250, MHIS-266, MHIS-315, MHIS-316, MHIS-371, MHIS372, MHIS373,
MHIS-374, MHIS-375, MHIS-376, MHIS-381, MHIS-385, MLAN-320, SW-345
JAZZ COMPOSITION CONCENTRATE: 30 Credits Required 30
AR-112 Arranging 2 2
AR-228 Survey of Jazz Composition and Arranging 2
AR-201 Chord Scale Voicings for Arranging 2
AR-331 Big Band Arranging and Score Analysis 2
HR-325 Reharmonization Techniques 2
CM-371 Jazz Composition 1 2
CM-373 Jazz Composition 2 2
CM-375 Jazz Composition 3 2
CP-361 & 362 Jazz Counterpoint 1 & 2 2 2
CM-499 Directed Study in Jazz Composition 2
Approved Specified Electives* 2 2 2 2
*Approved Specified Electives - select from the following: AR-203, AR-321, AR-328, AR-340, AR-407, CM-345, CM-346, CM-385, CM-434, CW-205, CW-211, HR-335, HR-345,
HR-355, JC-495, LHAN-352, LHAN-353, PW-161, PW-P240
Score and Part Preparation As part of the Jazz Composition concentration requirements, this proficiency must be completed in order to graduate. Information can be obtained
Proficiency from Jazz Composition Department chair.
Jazz Composition Portfolio As part of the Jazz Composition concentrate requirements, a portfolio must be satisfactorily completed. Information can be obtained from the
Completion Department Chair.
CORE MUSIC: 43 Credits Required 43
PERF 1-4 Performance Core (12 credits)
Private Instruction (50 min lessons are 2 credits, 30 min lessons are 1 credit) 2 2 1 1
Lab (ILxx course) 1 1
Ensemble (ENxx course) 1 1 1 1
Total Credits per semester** 3 3 3 3
PW-111 Music Application and Theory 4
AR-111 Arranging 1 2
HR-112 - 212 Harmony 2 - 4 2 2 2
ET-111 & 112 Ear Training 1 & 2 2 2
ET-211 & 212 or Ear Training 3 & 4 or
2 2
ET 231 & 232 Solfege 1 & 2
CM-211 & 212 Tonal Harmony and Composition 1 & 2 2 2
CP-210 & 215 The Art of Counterpoint, Art of Counterpoint 2 3 2
COND-211/216 Conducting 1 1
COND-212/217 Conducting 2 1
*Students are required to enroll in an ensemble and private instruction during their first 4 full-time semesters. In semester 2 they may select either a 50 minute lesson (2 credits)
OR a 30 minute lesson (1 credit) with a co-requisite 1 hour lab (1 credit - ILxx course). Lab credits may replace ensemble credits and vice versa, and one performance studies
course (PSxx-) may replace 2 credits of ensembles or labs during the first four semesters. Additional PSxx courses may be taken as General Electives or ASE credits, depending
on major. Performance Major ASEs include ENxx, ILxx, PFET, PSxx. Performance Major ASEs do not include Performance Studies Health courses (PSH-xxx), PSHR321,
PSVC425, PSPC341, or PSMExxx.
LIBERAL ARTS: 39 Credits Required 39
MTEC-111 Introduction to Music Technology 2
LHUM-100 Artistry, Creativity, and Inquiry Seminar 2
LHUM-400 Professional Development Seminar 2
LENG-111 & 201 Writing and Communication/Literature 3 3
LMSC-xxx Mathematics/Natural Sciences (200 level or above) 3
LHIS-xxx History 3
LSOC-xxx Social Sciences 3
MHIS-251 & 252 General Music History 1 & 2 2 2
MHIS-24x or
African American Music History and Culture
MHIS-(P)221 2
LAHS-xxx Art History 3
LMAS-xxx Music and Society 3
Lxxx-xxx Liberal Arts Electives 3 3
GENERAL ELECTIVES: 8 Credits Required 2 1 3 2 8
SEMESTER CREDIT TOTALS - - > 16 15 15 16 15 15 16 16 14 12
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 150