MA STER CERTIFIC A TEArranging and OrchestrationArranging and orchestration skills are a hot commodity. Placem ents on television, in video games and animation, and in other modern revenue outlets require a detailed understanding of arranging, orchestral writing, and production techniques. In the Master Certificate in Arranging and Orchestration, you’ll gain a broad but in-depth background in arranging—for the rhythm section, horns, and strings—to writing for the full orchestra and gain marketable skills that you’ll be able to put to work immediately.You’ll start the certificate with Arranging: Small Ensemble and Horns, which focuses on sm aller bands and larger ensembles. You’ll learn techniques that can be applied to both live instrumentation or sequenced/sa mpled sounds. You'll explore the properties of the horn section—including the trum pet, trom bone, and alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones—and study techniques and melodic em bellishments that will give you a basic understanding of writing/arranging for these instruments.You’ll then move onto Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing, where you’ll learn more advanced arranging techniques for the rhythm section and horn section. You'll learn unison, 2, 3, 4, and 5-part writing, and study techniques for voicing chords, orchestration, articulations, and background lines. You'll also learn advanced topics of harmony, such as tension substitutions and lower interval limits, knowledge that you can use to create m ore expressive and captivating music for both live instrumentation or sequenced/sam pled sounds.In Arranging: Woodwinds and Strings, you'll gain a true understanding of the sound and personality of woodwind and string instruments, exploring the fundamental properties of each instrument or group of instruments—its extrem e range, practical or useable range, and inherent idiosyncrasies. You’ll also learn how to apply this information to actual songs, arrangements, and com positions—and in a variety of commercial music settings, such as television and film.Once you have t his solid foundation in arranging, you’ll move on to orchestration techniques. In Orchestration 1, you’ll expand your writing knowledge base and apply traditional and emerging orchestration techniques to both sam pled performances and live orchestral perfor mances. You’ll also learn how to create modern day orchestral sounds and identify the characteristics and idiomatic writing techniques for each orchestral instrument family: strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion.The required courses in this certificate program conclude with our most advanced orchestration course, Orchestration 2. Building on the techniques presented in Orchestration 1, this extensive course equips students with new strategies andapproaches to writing for full orchestra. You’ll gain th e tools you need to succeed—from making orchestration choices based on the tone color of the various instruments, to voicing chords and progressions. You’ll also take an in-depth look at orchestrating from single layer material such as solos and homophonic statem ents, to complex textures of four or more layers—music that is too com plex to fit into a traditional melody/counterm elody/harmony format.After com pleting the program’s core course work, you’ll choose three electives to steer your studies in your ow n direction. You’ll choose from courses covering a wide array of deeper topics in Arranging, Orchestration, and Songwriting. By the end of this all-encom passing certificate program, you’ll gain the flexibility and knowledge necessary to create dynam ic arrangements and orchestral pieces that will provide you with immense credibility in the musical world as well as pieces that can be used in incom e generation situations.Substitutions m ay be requested for electives. Please contact our Continuing Education Registrar at registrar@ or call (617) 747-2146 to see if your request suits the overall academic requirements for your chosen program.Required CoursesBME-131 Arranging: Small Ensemble and HornsJerry Gates (12 weeks, 3 credits)Develop your writing and arranging skills for sm aller bands and larger ensem bles and learn techniques that can be applied to both live instrumentation or sequenced/sampled sounds.BME-132 Arranging: Advanced Horn WritingJerry Gates (12 weeks, 3 credits)Take your arranging abilities to the next level of development by studying more advanced techniques for voicing chords, orchestration, articulations, and background lines.BME-133 Arranging: Woodwinds and StringsJerry Gates (12 weeks, 3 credits)Gain a practical, real-world understanding of the sound and personality of woodwind and string instruments, and learn how to properly apply them to songs, arrangements, and com positions.BMPR-165 Orchestration 1Ben Newhouse (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn to write and apply traditional orchestration techniques to both sampled performances and live orchestral performances.BMPR-266 Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full OrchestraBen Newhouse (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn advanced orchestration strategies and approaches to writing for full orchestra, including both a live orchestra and sam pled MIDI m ockups.3 Elective CoursesRecommended ElectivesPlease contact our Continuing Education Registrar to request elective substitutions.BMW-150 Arranging: Contemporary StylesDan Moretti (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn to create your own original grooves by analyzing, writing, sequencing and recording the rhythm s and styles that have influenced western contemporary music.BMW-101a Music Notation Using FinaleJonathan Feist (12 weeks, 3 credits)Create great-looking music quickly and easily with the powerful Finale m usic notation software, and learn techniques to m aximize speed, control, and accuracy.BMW-103 Music Notation Using SibeliusTom Rudolph (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn to create lead sheets, choral and instrumental scores, drum maps and guitar notation, and explore many other ways to use Sibelius for your own personal and professional needs.BMW-160 Film Scoring 101Donald Wilkins (12 Weeks, 3 credits)Create original music to accom pany a visual medium by learning fundamental to more advanced film scoring techniques.BMPR-195 Introduction to Game AudioJeanine Cowen (12 weeks, 3 credits)Gain a solid foundation of sound production and engineering skills that will prepare you to work at a game development com pany or as a freelance gam e audio professional.BME-134 Contemporary Vocal ArrangingBill Elliott, Sharon Broadley-Martin (12 weeks, 3 credits)Master the concepts of vocal writing and arranging —from basic to m ore advanced—and learn to write vocal charts in a number of contem porary styles, including jazz, folk, pop, and R&B.BME-130 Arranging 1: Rhythm SectionSuzanne Dean (12 weeks, 3 credits)Essential learning for anyone interested in arranging music for a band, Arranging 1: Rhythm Section explores all aspects of writing and arranging for the rhythm section.MA STER CERTIFIC A TEOrchestration for Film and TVThe field of songwriting and orchestrating for film and television has grown exponentially over the past few years, providing a promotional launching pad for new careers, as well as creating a lucrative new incom e stream for artists and songwriters. This extensive certificate program will arm you with the necessary skills to write and orchestrate songs to perfectly com plem ent visuals, provide you with valuable placem ent techniques for your com positions, and offer you the m ost up-to-date tools and information to m ake you a m ore marketable songwriter and com poser.You’ll start by learning the basics. In Arranging 1: Rhythm Section, you'll learn how to write for the rhythm section (drums, bass, guitar, and keyboards) and create killer arrangements that really groove. This course directs you on everything you'll need to create an effective arrangement—including rhythm section notation, adaptation of the m elody and chords, intro's and endings, articulations and dynamics, and how to create an em otional contour throughout the arrangement.Next, you’ll explore the techniques of writing m usic that will appeal specifically to music supervisors, editors, directors, and producers across any number of different genres in our Songwriting for Film and TV course. Throughout this course, you will write several short songs—each of which provide an opportunity to m aster specific techniques needed to succeed as a songwriter for visual media. T he course will also explore important business considerations, including negotiation, paym ent, and rights.From there, you’ll gain an in-depth background in orchestration in our Orchestration 1 and Orchestration 2 courses. Orchestration 1 begins by covering the technological considerations required to create modern day orchestral sounds: sample libraries, sequencing techniques, and different types of hardware set-ups. From there, you’ll learn the characteristics and idiomatic writing techniques for each orchestral instrument fam ily: strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion, as well as approaches for writing for full orchestra. You’ll build on these techniques in Orchestration 2 by learning advanced strategies and approaches to writing for full orchestra. You’ll take an in-depth look at orchestrating from single layer material such as solos and hom ophonic statem ents, to com plex textures of four or m ore layers—music that is too complex to fit into a traditional melody/countermelody/harmony format.The final required course in the program is Film Scoring 101. In this course, you’ll focus on the aesthetics, term inology, procedures, and technical aspects of film scoring, and learn to apply these skills towards your class project of scoring a short film. By using a broad range of techniques including click tracks, spotting, scoring under dialogue, free timing, and the creative use of overlap cues, you'll learn how to develop a dramatic concept for your score and how to synchronize it seamlessly to visual events.By the end of this certificate program, you will have a firm handle on writing and arranging (from basic to advanced) for visuals, a thorough background on what it takes to write specifically for film and television, and the ability to score visual sequences across any given content. You will also have the freedom to focus your studies in any number of different ways with our elective options.Substitutions m ay be requested for electives. Please contact our Continuing Education Registrar at registrar@ or call (617) 747-2146 to see if your request suits the overall academ ic requirements for your chosen program.Required CoursesBME-130 Arranging 1: Rhythm SectionSuzanne Dean (12 weeks, 3 credits)Essential learning for anyone interested in arranging music for a band, Arranging 1: Rhythm Section explores all aspects of writing and arranging for the rhythm section.BMW-180 Songwriting for Film and TVBrad Hatfield (12 weeks, 3 credits)Explore the techniques of writing music that will appeal specifically to m usic supervisors, editors, directors, and producers across any number of different genres.BMPR-165 Orchestration 1Ben Newhouse (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn to write and apply traditional orchestration techniques to both sampled performances and live orchestral performances.BMPR-266 Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full OrchestraBen Newhouse (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn advanced orchestration strategies and approaches to writing for full orchestra, including both a live orchestra and sam pled MIDI m ockups.BMW-160 Film Scoring 101Donald Wilkins (12 Weeks, 3 credits)Create original music to accom pany a visual medium by learning fundamental to more advanced film scoring techniques.3 Elective CoursesRecommended ElectivesPlease contact our Continuing Education Registrar to request elective substitutions.BMW-150 Arranging: Contemporary StylesDan Moretti (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn to create your own original grooves by analyzing, writing, sequencing and recording the rhythm s and styles that have influenced western contemporary music.BME-133 Arranging: Woodwinds and StringsJerry Gates (12 weeks, 3 credits)Gain a practical, real-world understanding of the sound and personality of woodwind and string instruments, and learn how to properly apply them to songs, arrangements, and com positions.BME-131 Arranging: Small Ensemble and HornsJerry Gates (12 weeks, 3 credits)Develop your writing and arranging skills for sm aller bands and larger ensem bles and learn techniques that can be applied to both live instrumentation or sequenced/sampled sounds.BME-132 Arranging: Advanced Horn WritingJerry Gates (12 weeks, 3 credits)Take your arranging abilities to the next level of development by studying more advanced techniques for voicing chords, orchestration, articulations, and background lines.BMW-101a Music Notation Using FinaleJonathan Feist (12 weeks, 3 credits)Create great-looking music quickly and easily with the powerful Finale m usic notation software, and learn techniques to m aximize speed, control, and accuracy.BMW-103 Music Notation Using SibeliusTom Rudolph (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn to create lead sheets, choral and instrumental scores, drum maps and guitar notation, and explore many other ways to use Sibelius for your own personal and professional needs.BMW-190 Music Composition for Film and TVBen Newhouse (12 weeks, 3 credits)Learn to write music in the style of big budget Hollywood films and TV programs. Analyze melody, harmony, counterpoint, tem po, rhythm, and orchestration in a variety of genres to gain a complete “recipe book” for writing for film and TV.BMPR-195 Introduction to Game AudioJeanine Cowen (12 weeks, 3 credits)Gain a solid foundation of sound production and engineering skills that will prepare you to work at a game development com pany or as a freelance gam e audio professional.。