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Major Performance (All Instruments) (62 credits)

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Offered by: Performance     Degree: Artist Diploma

Program Requirements

The Artist Diploma is a 62-credit program offered in all areas of musical performance. Ensemble Requirement: 1. Violin Majors will be required to complete two terms of ensemble playing on viola. Special Requirements: 1. Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of A- in practical instruction/exams and ensembles. 2. Guitarists may present a third recital, which may be counted as a substitute for 4 credits of ensemble. Organists may present a third recital or Concerto 1 and 2, which may be counted as a substitute for 4 credits of ensemble. For concerto requirements, refer to the "Postgraduate Study" section. Note: Courses taken as credit toward a B.Mus. or L.Mus. may not be applied to the Artist Diploma requirements except for the required courses in Theory, Musicianship and Music Hisory or Performance Practics.

Required Performance (34 credits)

34 credits, select all the courses below:

Complementary Performance (12 credits)

Large Ensemble Training - during every term of enrolment as a full-time or part-time student.

8 credits from:

  • MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  • MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : An ensemble of 8 to 12 voices specializing in early music. N.B. This ensemble may substitute as a Basic Ensemble in programs that specify Choral Ensemble, with Departmental approval.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)

    • 4 hours

    • Prerequisite: Audition.

  • MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : Open to singers and instrumentalists, this ensemble specializes in chamber music primarily of the Baroque era.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall) Knox, Hank (Winter)

    • 4 hours

    • Prerequisites: Audition AND MUEN 480 AND a prerequisite or corequisite of MUPP 381. Additional prerequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 372 with a grade of A-.

  • MUEN 587 Cappella McGill (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : An ensemble of 16 voices performing challenging repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Since the expectation is a level of performance equivalent to a professional chamber ensemble, singers wishing to join this group should have had considerable ensemble experience, and advanced vocal and sight-reading skills.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    • 4 hours
    • Prerequisite: Audition.
    • Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
  • MUEN 590 McGill Winds (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Cazes, Alain (Fall) Cazes, Alain (Winter)

    • 4-6 hours

    • Prerequisite: Audition

  • MUEN 592 Chamber Jazz Ensemble (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : This ensemble will deal with the extensive repertoire of music which exists for small jazz orchestra (9-13 instruments).

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Bolduc, Remi; Sullivan, Joseph Leo (Fall) Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Bolduc, Remi (Winter)

    • Restriction: Open to Jazz Performance students only.

  • MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Maute, Matthias; Schubert, Peter N; Ouimet, Francois (Fall) de Souza, Jordan James; Ouimet, Francois (Winter)

    • 4 hours

    • Prerequisite: Audition.

    • Section 001 Chamber Singers: a group of approximately 24 mixed voices which explores the a cappella repertoire of all periods as well as works with chamber accompaniment.

    • Section 002 Concert Choir: an ensemble of approximately 60 voices (S.A.T.B.) which performs the repertoire from all periods appropriate to a group of this size.

    • Section 003 University Chorus: a mixed chorus of approximately 100 which performs a variety of choral material including both traditional and popular selections.

    • Section 004 Women's Chorale: an ensemble of approximately 40 women stressing the fundamentals of singing and ensemble participation.

  • MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Gort, Cristian (Fall) Gort, Cristian; de Souza, Jordan James (Winter)

    • 4 hours

    • Prerequisite: Audition.

  • MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Foote, Gordon; Di Lauro, Ronald; Rossi, Dominic (Fall) Foote, Gordon; Di Lauro, Ronald; Rossi, Dominic (Winter)

    • 3-4 hours

    • Prerequisite: Audition.

  • MUEN 597 Orchestral Ensembles (2 credits)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Fall) Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Winter)

    • 6 - 7 hours

    • Prerequisite: Audition.

Assigned Small Ensemble – during every term of enrolment as a full-time or part-time student.

4 credits from:

  • MUEN 560 Chamber Music Ensemble (1 credit)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Devuyst, Russell; Dyachkov, Yegor; Dunn, Andrew; Klopoushak, Carissa; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Fewer, Mark; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Johnson, Alexander David; Derome, Denys; Beaulac, Stephane; McNabney, Douglas; Roy, Andre J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Swartz, Jennifer; Forget, Normand; Huang, Yai-Yun; Miller, Dennis; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Shuter, Cindy; Kestenberg, Abe; Robinson, Brian (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Kestenberg, Abe; Dunn, Andrew; Dolin, Elizabeth; Miller, Dennis; Forget, Normand; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Fewer, Mark; Dyachkov, Yegor; Johnson, Alexander David; Devuyst, Russell; Derome, Denys; McNabney, Douglas; Beaulac, Stephane; Klopoushak, Carissa; Huang, Yai-Yun; Mangrum, Martin D; Cazes, Alain; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Roy, Andre J (Winter)

  • MUEN 578 Song Interpretation 1 (1 credit)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : Normally open only to Voice and Piano Performance students. Study of the standard song repertoire with emphasis on the singer and pianist as partners. A public recital will be given at the end of each term.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael (Winter)

    • 2 hours

    • Prerequisite: Audition.

  • MUEN 579 Song Interpretation 2 (1 credit)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael (Winter)

  • MUEN 580 Early Music Ensemble (1 credit)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Bergeron, Sylvain; Maute, Matthias; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Kinslow, Valerie; Michaud, Natalie; Plouffe, Helene (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie; Beghin, Tom; Bergeron, Sylvain; Michaud, Natalie; Plouffe, Helene; Maute, Matthias; MacMillan, Elizabeth H (Winter)

    • Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.

  • MUEN 585 Sonata Masterclass (1 credit)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : Exploration of the vast literature for sonatas with piano and instrument, including multiple issues of ensemble preparation and performing.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Hashimoto, Kyoko (Fall) Hashimoto, Kyoko (Winter)

    • Prerequisite: MUEN 583 (formerly MUEN 483); or MUEN 556; or permission of the instructor

    • Restriction: Limited to 4 advanced pianists and 4 instrumentalists.

  • MUEN 589 Woodwind Ensembles (1 credit)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    • 2-3 hours
    • Prerequisite: Audition
  • MUEN 591 Brass Consort (1 credit)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : An in-depth exploration of full-scale works for a brass ensemble (horns, trumpets, trombones and tuba in settings ranging from 5 to 20 instruments), by composers such as R. Strauss, Wagner, Holst and Bernstein, along with contemporary composers.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    • 2-3 hours
    • Prerequisite: Audition.
  • MUEN 598 Percussion Ensembles (1 credit)

    Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Ensemble : .

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice (Fall) Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice (Winter)

    • 2-3 hours

Non-Orchestral Instruments (8 credits)

Complementary ensembles, to be approved by the Department (minimum of two 1-credit ensembles per term for four terms).

Required Courses (10 credits)

10 credits of required courses are selected as follows:

6 credits of Theory

4 credits of Musicianship

Theory

6 credits, select the courses below:

  • MUTH 310 Mid and Late 19th-Century Theory and Analysis (3 credits)

    Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Music Theory and Analysis : Expanded harmonic resources of the late 19th century (e.g., foreign modulation, chromatic harmony). Analysis of characteristic small and large forms. Development of writing and analytical skills with a goal toward perceiving how levels of musical structure interact.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Summer 2012

    Instructors: Biamonte, Nicole; Rusch, René; Wild, Jonathan (Fall) Mariner, Justin B (Summer)

  • MUTH 311 20th-Century Theory and Analysis (3 credits)

    Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Music Theory and Analysis : Exploration of 20th-century systems of pitch organization and attitudes toward counterpoint (e.g., polytonality, modal systems, neo-classical tonality, serialism, linear counterpoint, etc.). Examination of the relationship of these systems to earlier practices. Development of written and analytical skills for the purpose of gaining insight into 20th-century principles and techniques.

    Terms: Winter 2012, Summer 2012

    Instructors: Neidhofer, Christoph (Winter) Mariner, Justin B (Summer)

Musicianship

4 credits, select all courses below:

  • MUSP 329 Musicianship 5 (2 credits)

    Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Musicianship : Rhythm (mixed divisions, basic polyrhythms); Isolated Sonorities (dominant ninths, thirteenths, diminished sevenths, augmented sixths); chromaticism, mixture, enharmonicism in 19th-century Tonal Melodic Structures; Atonal Structures (extended melodies with basic cells); instrumental-texture Multipart Structures; Harmonic Progression with early 19th-century uses of chromatic chords; Score Reading (19th-century repertoire).

    Terms: Fall 2011, Summer 2012

    Instructors: Mariner, Justin B; Davidson, Thomas; Asly, Monica; Mather, Pierrette (Fall) Asly, Monica (Summer)

  • MUSP 331 Musicianship 6 (2 credits)

    Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

    Overview

    Musicianship : Rhythm (20th-century practices); Isolated Sonorities (trichordal set-classes); chromatically-complex shorter or longer common-practice Tonal Melodic Structures; Atonal Structures (20th-century repertoire items); two-part 20th-century Multipart Structures; Harmonic Progression with late 19th-century chromatic and extended-modulatory paradigms; Score Reading (20th-century repertoire).

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Mather, Pierrette (Fall) Mariner, Justin B; Mather, Pierrette; Asly, Monica (Winter)

Complementary Music History, Literature or Perfrmance Practice (6 credits)

6 credits, select courses with a MUHL or MUPP prefix, may include MUHL 362 or MUHL 393, but not both.

Non-Orchestral Instruments: Music Electives (4 credits)

Schulich School of Music—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 17, 2011) (disclaimer)
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