Performance
Bachelor of Music
Credits Required
Catalog Year: 2025F Program Code: BM4.PERF
This grid is meant to be used as a planning aide. It does not need to be followed exactly as written.
Please consult with a student success advisor and your department chairs with any questions.
Contact your principal instrument department chair regarding private instruction requirements
Study Abroad - please contact your major chair or studyabroad@berklee.edu. The recommended
semesters for performance majors to study abroad are semesters three through five. SEMESTERS
Course Number Course Title 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PERFORMANCE MAJOR: 30 Credits Required 30
PIxx-311, PIxx-312, PIxx-411, and PIxx-412 Private Instruction Levels 5–8 1 1 1 1
RPxx-211, RPxx-212, RPxx-311, RPxx-312, RPxx-411, and RPxx-412 Recital Preparation Levels 3–8 1 1 1 1 1 1
PSHR-321* Harmonic Considerations* (see additional note below) 2
Recital Workshop for Performance Majors or Danilo Perez Performance Lab (ILGJ-375 is required for
ILRE-375 or ILGJ-375 1
Berklee Global Jazz Institute students; see additional note below)
PFSS-xxx** Approved Styles Survey** 2
ENxx Ensembles 1 1 1 1
Major Electives*** 1 2 1 2 2 2
PSH-xxx Health and Wellness Courses for Musicians 1
*Harmonic Considerations: PSHR-321: all principal instruments except drum set, electric digital instrument, hand percussion, and voice; PSPC-341: drum set and hand percussion principals; PSEL-321: electric
digital instrument principals; PSVC-425 or PSVC-426: voice principals; or PSGJ-321: all Berklee Global Jazz Institute students, regardless of principal instrument.
** Approved Styles Survey Course:
Bass: PFSS-311 Brass: PFSS-321 Drum set: PFSS-341 or PFSS-342 Electric Digital Instrument: PFSS-391 Guitar: PFSS-331 Hand Percussion: PFSS-345 Marimba: PFSS-345
Piano: PFSS-351 String: PFSS-361 or PFSS-362 Orchestral Percussion: PFSS-345 Vibraphone: PFSS-351 Voice: PFSS-371 Woodwind: PFSS-381
*** Major Electives: Any ENxx-xxx or ILxx-xxx course, PFET-xxx courses (based on principal instrument), PSxx courses not already taken as a major requirement (excluding PSH-xxx, e.g. yoga), any DAxx-xxx
(dance) course, CM-103, CM-201, IN-495, MB-101, MB-211, PM-111, PM-205, PM-310, PM-330, PM-350, PMH-250, PST-351, SW-161, SW-181, or SW-191
Electric Digital Instrument principals may take these electives: EP-223, EP-225, EP-322, MTEC-225, MTEC-310, MTEC-312, MTEC-362, MTEC-390, or any ILEL lab or ISEL instrumental studies course
Note: Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) Students have specific course requirements in addition to those listed above. The PSGJ-497, PSGJ-498, and PSGJ-499 forum series replaces 3 or more credits of
ENxx/ILxx. Students must also take ENGJ-404, PSGJ-333, PSGJ-334, PSGJ-375, and PS-498. Note that PSGJ-333 and PSGJ-334 count as general electives. There are also extensive performance and
extracurricular expectations. Please visit https://college.berklee.edu/focused/global-jazz for more information.
MAJOR-SPECIFIC CORE MUSIC AND LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES - 22 Credits Required 22
ET 211, ET-223, or ET-231 Ear Training 3, Ear Training 3 Entering, or Solfege 1 2
ET-212, ET-224, or ET-232 Ear Training 4, Ear Training 4 Entering, or Solfege 2 2
COND-211 or COND-216 Conducting 1 or Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard 1
COND-212 or COND-217 Conducting 2 or Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard 1
LMSC-xxx Mathematics/Natural Sciences: Any 3-credit, 200 level or above LMSC course 3
LSOC-xxx or ASOC-xxx Social Science 3
MHIS-201, MHIS-202, or MHIS-203 History of Music in the European Tradition 2
MHIS-3xx Music History Elective (level 300 or higher) 2
Lxxx-xxx or Axxx-xxx* Liberal Arts and Sciences/Africana Studies Electives* 3 3
* Any three credit courses from the following catagories: AFST, AHIS, AHUM, ASOC, AMAS, LENG, LMSC, LHIS, LSOC, LVIS, LMAS, LFRN, LJPN, LHUM, LPHL, or LSPN.
CORE MUSIC - 35 Credits Required 35
Performance
PIxx-111 Private Instruction - Level 1 (50 minutes) 2
PIxx-112 Private Instruction - Level 2 (50 minutes) 2
PIxx-211 Private Instruction - Level 3 (30 minutes) 1
PIxx-212 Private Instruction - Level 4 (30 minutes) 1
ILxx Instrumental Labs 1 1
ENxx Ensembles 1 1 1 1
Non-Performance
PW-111 Music Application and Theory 4
AR-111 or AR-123 Arranging 1 Entering or Arranging 1 Continuing 2
HR-112 or HR-114 Harmony 2 or Harmony 2 Entering 2
HR-211, HR-213, or HR-215 Harmony 3, Harmony 3 Entering, or Harmony 3 Intensive 2
HR-212, HR-214, or HR-216 Harmony 4, Harmony 4 Entering, or Harmony 4 Intensive 2
ET-111 Ear Training 1 2
ET-112 or ET-123 Ear Training 2 or Ear Training 2 Entering 2
CM-211 Tonal Harmony and Composition 1 2
CM-212 Tonal Harmony and Composition 2 2
CP-210 The Art of Counterpoint 1 3
∙ Students should enroll in an ensemble (ENxx) and private instruction (PIxx) during their first four full-time semesters.
∙ Two credits of performance studies (PSxx), excluding PSH, PST, & PSEM, may replace two credits of ensembles or labs.
∙ Additional PSxx courses, excluding PSH-xxx, may be taken as general electives or major elective credits, depending on major.
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES & AFRICANA STUDIES - 24 total LAS/AFST Credits Required 24
MTEC-111 or MTEC-122 Introduction to Music Technology or Accelerated Introduction to Music Technology 2
LENS-10x Engaging Seminar 2
LHUM-400 Professional Development Seminar 2
LENG-111 Introduction to College Writing 3
LENG-223 Literature Topics 3
LHIS-xxx or AHIS-xxx History 3
AFST-221 Global Afrodiasporic Musics 3
LVIS-xxx Visual Studies 3
LMAS-xxx or AMAS-xxx Music and Society 3
English as a Second Language: An assessment is required for all non-native English speakers. Students may be required to complete ESL courses based on the results of the assessment, which will apply as
liberal arts and sciences electives or general electives.
* Any three credit courses from the following catagories: AFST, AHIS, AHUM, ASOC, AMAS, LENG, LMSC, LHIS, LSOC, LVIS, LMAS, LFRN, LJPN, LHUM, LPHL, or LSPN.
GENERAL ELECTIVES: 9 Credits Required 2 1 6 9
SEMESTER CREDIT TOTALS - - > 16 15 15 16 16 14 14 14
Total Required Credits 120
7/1/2025
