Composition and Music Production & Engineering - Degree

Catalog Year Fall 17 - Sum 18 BM5.COMP.MPED

COMP_MPED
The music production and engineering major requires the purchasing of the music
production and engineering major bundle, which includes specific hardware and software
componenets that meet the curricular, musical, and professionals goals of the major. More
information can be found on Berklee's website at www.berklee.edu/computers or
obtained from the Music Production and Engineering Department chair.

REQUIRED
*Study Abroad - This grid indicates which semesters would be best for students in this
major to study abroad at Berklee's Valencia, Spain campus. Please note not all major
concentrate courses are available in Valencia. For specific program information please see
your major chair or contact the study abroad office at studyabroad@berklee.edu.
Ó 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, MHIS–372,
MHIS–373, MHIS-374, MHIS-375, MHIS-376, MHIS-381, MHIS-385, MLAN-320, SW-345
MUSIC PRODUCTION and ENGINEERING CONCENTRATE: 30 Credits Required* 30
MP-211 Principles of Audio Technology 1 2
MP-214 Critical Listening Lab 1
MP-215 Production Analysis Lab 1
MP-225 Audio and MIDI Systems for Music Production 2
MP-247 Business of Music Production 2
MP-212* Principles of Audio Technology 2 (must be taken with MP-241) 2
MP-241 Mix Techniques Lab (must be taken with MP-212) 2
MP-318 Creative Production Skills (must be taken with MP-340 & MP-341) 2
MP-340 Multitrack Recording Techniques (must be taken with MP-318 & MP-341) 2
MP-341 Mix Techniques 2 (must be taken with MP-318 & MP-340) 2
MP-320 Music Production for Records (must be taken with MP-385) 2
MP-385 Advanced Recording Techniques (must be taken with MP-320) 2
MP-421 or Music Production for Visual Media or 2
MP-431 Vocal Production
MP-461 Advanced Production Projects 2
Approved Specified Elective** 2 2
* Math proficiency required. MP-212 must be taken after LMSC-208 or 209. See note under Liberal Arts.
** Approved Specified Electives - select from any MP elective level 200 or above or MTEC elective level 300 or above.

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 231 & 232 Solfege 1 & 2 2 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),
PSHR–321, PSVC–425, PSPC–341, or PSME–xxx.
LIBERAL ARTS: 39 Credits Required 39
MTEC-111 Introduction to Music Technology 2
LENS-P10X Engaging Seminars 2
LHUM-400 Professional Development Seminar 2
LENG-111 & LENG-223 Introduction to College Writing/Literature Topics 3 3
LMSC-208 or 209* Acoustics* 3
LHIS-xxx History 3
LSOC-xxx Social Sciences 3
MHIS-251 & 252 General Music History 1 & 2 2 2
MHIS-(P)22x Music of the African Diaspora in the United States 2
LAHS-xxx Art History 3
LMAS-xxx Music & Society 3
Lxxx-xxx Liberal Arts Electives 3 3
*All students planning to enter this major must receive a passing score on the Math Proficiency Assessment at least one semester prior to enrollment in LMSC-208 or 209.
LMSC-208 or 209 should be taken prior to MP-211 and must be completed prior to MP-212.
GENERAL ELECTIVES: 8 Credits Required 1 2 1 1 3 8
SEMESTER CREDIT TOTALS - - > 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 150