Placement Exams
All students beginning a D.Mus. in Composition are required to take placement examinations in order to determine that their academic preparation in Music in sufficient.
Requirements and Courses
A minimum of two years' residence is required beyond the M.Mus. in Composition, or its equivalent.
The D.Mus. in Music; Composition offers private instruction with some of Canada’s most accomplished composers as well as studies in different compositional methods and technologies.
Students admitted to the D.Mus. Music; Composition program who have a master’s degree other than the M.Mus. in Music; Composition from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, may be required to successfully complete one or more undergraduate course(s) before completion of the doctoral program.
Thesis
The thesis is a musical composition of major dimensions together with a written analysis of the work. The thesis must be defended in an oral examination.
Required Courses (12 credits)
MUCO 710
General Examinations
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Composition: Series of examinations (harmony, counterpoint, orchestration and analysis presentation).
Offered by: Music Research
- Restrictions: Only open to students in the D.Mus. Music; Composition and the Ph.D. Music; Composition programs.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MUGS 701
Comprehensive Examinations
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Graduate Faculty Music Courses: Examinations that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
12 credits (two years) of:
MUCO 722D1
Doctoral Composition Tutorial
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Composition: Individualized guided composition research on an approved topic.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- Instructors
- Brian Cherney, Denys Bouliane, Jean Lesage, Sean Alastair Ferguson, Melissa Hui, Christopher P Harman, Philippe Leroux, Eliot Britton
MUCO 722D2
Doctoral Composition Tutorial
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Composition: Individualized guided composition research on an approved topic.
Offered by: Music Research
- Prerequisite: MUCO 722D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both MUCO 722D1 and MUCO 722D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Terms
- Instructors
- Brian Cherney, Denys Bouliane, Jean Lesage, Sean Alastair Ferguson, Melissa Hui, Christopher P Harman, Philippe Leroux, Eliot Britton
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
12 credits of seminars at the 600 level or higher, approved by the Schulich School of Music.
Composition Performance
The candidate must present a concert of his/her compositions. With the permission of the Composition Area Committee, the compositions may be presented as parts of two or three concerts, or as a list of national and international performances since the student began his/her residency.
