Composition and Music Education - Degree

Catalog Year Fall 19 - Sum 20 BM5.COMP.MUED

COMP_MUED
50 Credits Required for Degree (including Practice Teaching Seminar)
Completion of licensure and degree requirements for the music education major at Berklee
College is likely to take more than four years.

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.
SEMESTERS
Course Number Course Title 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
COMPOSITION CONCENTRATE: 30 Credits Required 30
CM-221 Techiques of Tonal Writing 2
MLAN-311 Analysis of Classical and Romantic Music 2
CM-231 Instrumentation & Score Preparation 2
CP-311 Advanced Counterpoint 2
CM-311 & 312 Contemporary Techniques in Composition 1 & 2 2 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
Major Electives* 2 2 2 2 2
Composition Portfolio
As part of the Composition concentrate requirements, a portfolio must be satisfactorily completed. Information can be obtained from the Department Chair.
Completion

*Major Electives (select from the following): Any CM, CP, COND, MLAN, and MHIS course not already taken as part of the major, as well as CW-237, CW-247 and CW-257, ENCL-406,
PSVC-343, and SW-345

MUSIC EDUCATION CONCENTRATE: 50 Credits Required 50

ME-111 Introduction to Music Education 1
ME-152 Computer Applications for Music Education 2
ME-326 Multimedia for the Educator 2
ENVC-361 Music Education Concert Choir 1
ISKB-221, 222, 321, 322 Keyboard Class for Music Education 1 - 4 1 1 1 1
ISWD-222 Clarinet Class for Music Education Majors 1
ISBR-221 or ISBR-231 Trumpet or Trombone Class for Music Education Majors 1
COND-221 Choral Conducting for Music Education Majors 2
COND-321 Choral Rehearsal Techniques for Music Education Majors 2
COND-222 Instrumental Conducting for Music Education Majors 2
COND-322 Instrumental Rehearsal Techniques for Music Education Majors 2
ME-211 Elementary Classroom Methods 3
ME-212 Music Classroom Methods and Materials 2
ME-311 Secondary Classroom Methods 3
PIxx-311 & 312 Private Instruction 5 & 6 1 1
ME-341 Teaching With a Multicultural Perspective 2
ME-381 Survey of Instrumental Literature 1
ME-431 Instrumental Methods and Materials 1
ME-321 Choral Methods and Materials 1
ME-383 Survey of Choral Music Literature 1
ME-475 Pre-Practicum Apprenticeship/Seminar 1
PSME-311 Recital Class for Music Education Majors 1
ME-495 Practice Teaching Seminar (6 credits post course work) 6
Major Electives* 2 4
* Major Electives (select from the following): AR-112, AR-313, AR-314, AR-316, COND-341, ISBR-221 or ISBR-231 (whichever not taken), ISGT-221, ISPC-221, ISST-221, ISWD-221,
ISWD-223, LENG-352, ME-328, ME-332, ME-342, ME-352, ME-355, ME–385, ME-387, ME-388, ME-389, ME-498, PSMT-341, PST-385
** Total required credits include a post-coursework practice teaching seminar

CORE MUSIC: 41 Credits Required 41

PERF 1-4 Performance Core (12 credits)
Private Instruction (50 minute lessons are 2 credits, 30 minute 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, Tonal Two-Part Canon and Invention 3 2

*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: 42 Credits Required 42

MTEC-111 Introduction to Music Technology 2
LENS-10X Engaging Seminars 2
LHUM-400 Professional Development Seminar 2
LENG-111 & LENG-223 Introduction to College Writing/Literature Topics 3 3
LENG-221 Preparing for the Massachusetts Communication Skills Licensing Exam 3
LMSC-xxx Mathematics/Natural Science (200 level or above) 3
LHIS-xxx History 3
LSOC-211 General Psychology 3
MHIS-251 & 252 General Music History 1 & 2 2 2
MHIS-22x Music of the African Diaspora in the United States 2
LVIS-xxx Visual Studies 3
LMAS-xxx Music and Society 3
LSOC-411 Child and Adolescent Psychology 3
LPHL-475 Philosophy of Education 3
SEMESTER CREDIT TOTALS - - > 16 15 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 6
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 163