Composition Major
Bachelor of Music degrees in composition require a minimum of 48 units, and include core music requirements (15 units), major requirements (19 units), Foundational Disciplines (6 units), and elective requirements (8 units).
Music Core Requirements (15 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| MUSIC 111-1 & MUSIC 111-2 & MUSIC 111-3 | Music Theory I and Music Theory II and Music Theory III |
| MUSIC 211-1 & MUSIC 211-2 & MUSIC 211-3 | Music Theory IV and Music Theory V and Music Theory VI |
| MUSIC 126-1 & MUSIC 126-2 & MUSIC 126-3 | Aural Skills I and Aural Skills II and Aural Skills III |
| MUSIC 226-1 & MUSIC 226-2 & MUSIC 226-3 | Aural Skills IV and Aural Skills V and Aural Skills VI |
| MUSIC 127-1 & MUSIC 127-2 & MUSIC 127-3 | Keyboard Skills 1 and Keyboard Skills 2 and Keyboard Skills 3 (or higher course number based on placement) |
| MUSIC 214-0 & MUSIC 215-0 & MUSIC 216-0 | The Classical Canon and Performers and Performance and Music in the Present |
| CONDUCT 326-0 | Foundations of Conducting |
| One MUSICOL elective | |
| One 20th/21st century Music Studies elective | |
| Three quarters ensemble (1.5 units) | |
Composition Major Requirements (19 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| MUS_COMP 112-0 | Applied Composition for Music Majors (3 units) |
| MUS_COMP 212-0 | Applied Composition for Music Majors (3 units) |
| MUS_COMP 312-0 | Applied Composition for Music Majors (6 units) |
| MUS_COMP 314-1 | Instrumentation (1 unit) |
| MUS_COMP 314-2 | Orchestration (1 unit) |
| MUS_THRY 316-0 | 16th Century Counterpoint (1 unit) |
| Three elective courses in MUS_COMP or MUS_THRY | |
| One elective course in MUS_TECH | |
| MUS_COMP 380-0 | Senior Recital (0 units) |
| MUS_COMP 390-0 | Composition Colloquium (12 quarters, 0 units) |
Foundational Disciplines (6 units, chosen from 7 categories) and Elective Requirements (8 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Natural Sciences (1 unit) | |
| Empirical and Deductive Reasoning (1 unit) | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 unit) | |
| Historical Studies (1 unit) | |
| Ethical and Evaluative Thinking (1 unit) | |
| Literature and Arts (1 unit) | |
| English Composition (1 unit) | |
| Electives (8 units, either music or non-music courses) | |
| Business/Finance Overlay course (may double count with any other requirement) | |
| Note: The six units of required Foundational Discipline courses must represent six of the seven categories. Foundational Disciplines may double count with any major or minor requirements other than the primary music major. There is no limit on the number of AP credits that may fulfill Foundational Discipline requirements for Bienen School degrees. | |