Composition Diploma
Valid for catalog year fall 2018–summer 2019 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2018, 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 |
| LENS-10x | LENS Seminar - choose 1 LENS-101 Engaging with Artistic Space (Boston only) LENS-103 Engaging with Boston Culture and History (Boston only) LENS-105 Engaging with Contemporary Issues (Boston only) LENS-107 Engaging with the Community through Service Learning (Boston only) LENS-109 Engaging with Valencia Culture and History (Valencia only) |
2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
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 |
| ISKB-211 | Basic Keyboard 1 | 1 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
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-231 | Solfege 1 | 2 |
| HR-211 | Harmony 3 | 2 |
| CP-210 | The Art of Counterpoint 1 | 3 |
| ISKB-212 | Basic Keyboard 2 | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 1 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Semester 4 (suggested semester to study abroad)
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| 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 |
| CM-212 | Tonal Harmony and Composition 2 | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Conducting 1 - choose 1 COND-211 Conducting 1 COND-216 Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard Ensemble |
1 |
| LENG-111 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 5
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| CP-215 | The Art of Counterpoint 2 | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Conducting 2 - choose 1 COND-212 Conducting 2 COND-217 Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard Ensemble |
1 |
| MHIS-251 | General Music History 1 | 2 |
| CM-221 | Techniques of Tonal Writing | 2 |
| CP-311 | Advanced Counterpoint | 2 |
| CM-311 | Contemporary Techniques in Composition 1 | 2 |
| MLAN-311 | Analysis of Classical and Romantic Music | 2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 6
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| LHUM-400 | Professional Development Seminar | 2 |
| MHIS-252 | General Music History 2 | 2 |
| MHIS-22X | Music of the African Diaspora in the United States - choose 1 MHIS-221 Music of the African Diaspora in the United States: Topics MHIS-222 Music of the African Diaspora in the United States: Icons MHIS-223 Music of the African Diaspora in the United States: Chronology |
2 |
| CM-312 | Contemporary Techniques in Composition 2 | 2 |
| CM-231 | Instrumentation and Score Preparation | 2 |
| CM-398 | Directed Study in Composition 1 | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Approved Specified Electives | 2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 7
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| MLAN-312 | Analysis: 20th- and 21st-Century * | 2 |
| CW-441 | Scoring for Full Orchestra | 2 |
| CM-497 | Directed Study in Composition 2 | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Approved Specified Electives | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 4 |
| Total Credits | 11 | |
Semester 8
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| CM-498 | Directed Study in Composition 3 | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Approved Specified Electives | 4 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
* Offered spring and fall only
Study abroad at our Valencia, Spain, campus. It is recommended that composition majors study in Valencia during their third or fourth semester. For specific program information, please see the chair of your major or contact the study abroad office.