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An existing competency in creating music, combined with a
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assets to draw upon from your own background.
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You should have the following prerequisite musical and technical
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ability to read and create music
For-credit tuition: $1,400
ability to compose music and create scores (either from a Non-credit tuition: $1,200
notation program such as Finale (full version) or Sibelius, or Add 6 CEUs: $25.00

handwritten and scanned Credits: 3

intermediate/advanced experience with MIDI sequencing and Duration: 12 Weeks

digital audio software for producing and finalizing musical Catalog #: BMW-160

mock ups (MP3) via sample library

ability to import video (QuickTime) and create an offset start
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point in your digital audio workstation (DAW application) for
scoring purposes Donald Wilkins
Chair Emeritus of
ability to create final audio mix within QT movie and submit
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Courses that may help you prepare for Film Scoring 101 include the Music's Film Scoring
following: Department.

Music Theory 101 through 301; Getting Inside Harmony 2; Basic Ear Jack Freeman
Training 1; Harmonic Ear Training; Guitar Chords 101; Berklee Teaching courses in
Keyboard Method; Counterpoint; Arranging: Woodwinds and Strings; film music editing,
The Language of Film and TV composition, and
history at Berklee
Required Textbook College of Music since
Complete Guide to Film Scoring: The art and 1991.
business of writing music for movies and TV by
Richard Davis Michael Rendish
Former Assistant Chair
Learn the art and business of writing music for films of Berklee College of
and TV, including: the film-making process, Music's Film Scoring
preparing and recording a score, contracts and fees, publishing, Department.

royalties, and copyrights. Features interviews with 19 film-scoring

professionals.

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“The material covered in this
Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice, or other program that allows you Schedule an Advisor Consultation

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to work with Excel and Word files. course is topnotch! Donald's

One of the following digital audio workstation (DAW) software teaching style is really great - he
seems to know intuitively what to
applications: Digital Performer 6 (or higher), SONAR X1 (or
ask of his students - a great
higher), Logic Pro 8 (or higher), Cubase 5 (or higher), Pro Tools
blend of encouragement and
9 (or higher), Sibelius 7. Students should possess an
enthusiasm!” - P. Gurnig
intermediate sequencing skill level with these programs. If your
DAW does not have a sample library, you should also have
either a hardware or software sound source or third-party
sample library.
A program for decompressing zip compacted files, such as the
Windows extraction Wizard or Stuffit Expander by Aladdin,
available as a free download at www.stuffit.com.
PC Web browser: Firefox 3.0 or higher, Internet Explorer 7 or
higher
Macintosh Web browser: Firefox 3.0 or higher, Safari 3.0 or
higher
Flash Player: current version
QuickTime Player: (current version). Note: Quick Time Pro (V7)
is also recommended for certain editing features not available
in higher versions.
Acrobat Reader: current version

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Mac OS X 10.5 or higher

Intel Mac
2 to 4 GB RAM
500 GB Hard Drive/External HD
CD-ROM Drive
1080p Digital Display(s)
Audio Interface—Firewire or USB
MIDI interface
MIDI compatible keyboard synthesizer
Speakers or headphones for your computer

REQUIRED HARDWARE: PC USERS

Windows XP, Vista or 7

Intel Pentium 4 or higher
2 to 4 GB RAM
500 GB Hard Drive/External HD
CD-ROM Drive
1080p Digital Display(s)
Audio Interface—Firewire or USB
MIDI interface
MIDI compatible keyboard synthesizer
Speakers or headphones for your computer

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