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Major/minor triads
Major/minor/dominant 7th chords and available tensions
COURSE INFO
Approach chords
Credits: 3
Basic voicing knowledge Duration: 12 weeks
Understanding of instrumental transposition (bass, guitar, Catalog #: BME-133
saxophones, and trumpet)
Writing for rhythm section instruments such as guitar, bass,
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piano, and drums
Total credits: 24
Berkleemusic's Desktop Music Production for PC or Mac, or Duration: 8 courses
equivalent knowledge or experience. Students should have access to Tuition: $11,200
sequencing and notation software and have an intermediate Registration fee: $175
competency in using their equipment. Although this is not a
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technology-driven class, prior to taking the course, students should
be able to record multiple tracks in their sequencing software and
create an MP3 of the final mix. Course Faculty

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Jerry Gates

Associate Professor in
Finale (full version) or Sibelius (full version). Note that you will Contemporary
need to submit scores as PDF files. Finale Notepad, Arranging, Directed
PrintMusic, and Finale Guitar are not sufficient for use in Studies in Arranging,
the course. You can also opt to handwrite scores, scan them, and Contemporary
Twelve-Tone
and submit them as PDF files.
Composition.
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software, such as Logic,
Reason, SONAR, Digital Performer, etc., to sequence your
scores and submit them as MP3 files.
PC Web browser: Firefox 3.0 or higher; Internet Explorer 7 or
higher
Macintosh Web browser: Firefox 3.0 or higher; or Safari 3.0 or
higher
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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: PC USERS

Windows XP, Vista or 7

Intel Pentium 4 or higher
1 GB RAM
500 MB hard drive space recommended
Sound card
Speakers or headphones for your computer

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: MAC USERS

OS X 10.5 or higher
Intel Mac
1 GB RAM
500 MB hard drive space recommended
Speakers or headphones for your computer

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: ALL USERS

A printer is recommended, so that you can print out music

examples used in the course
The scores and audio to "The Planets" by Gustav Holst and "The
Lark Ascending" by Ralph Vaughan Williams

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