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Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Music; Major Performance (Organ and Guitar) program provides comprehensive training in the practical and theoretical elements of music. Throughout the program, students receive individual instruction and participate in small and large ensembles as appropriate to their area of specialization.

Required Courses

The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Major Performance (Organ and Guitar) program requires 91 credits
(plus 34 credits for the Freshman requirement for out-of-province students).

Special Requirements:

Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of B- in practical instruction/exams and ensembles.

Program Prerequisites - Freshman Program (34 credits)

34 credits selected as described below, in consultation with the Program Adviser:

22 credits of Prerequisite Courses
2 credits of Assigned Small Ensemble
4 credits of Large Ensemble
6 credits of Non-Music Electives

Prerequisite Courses
22 credits, all of the courses below:

Note: Applicants who can demonstrate through auditions and placement tests that they have mastered the material in any of the courses below will be exempt from them and may proceed to more advanced courses. Students who have been admitted to a degree or diploma program with keyboard as their principal instrument are exempt from MUSP 170 (but not from MUSP 171); see section on Keyboard Proficiency testing for complete information.

• MUHL 186 Western Musical Traditions (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music History and Literature : A survey of Western music from the Middle Ages to the present. Emphasis on key musical concepts and genres in their historical context and aural recognition of style.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Cumming, Julie Emelyn (Fall)

  • 3 hours

• MUIN 180 BMus Practical Lessons 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; McMahon, Michael; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gauthier, Michael; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; MacMillan, Elizabeth; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; McCann, Christopher; Merkelo, Paul A; Plouffe, Helene; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Zuk, Luba; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Turner, Dave; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Tremblay, Sophie; Read, Alexander; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Basque, Alexis; Barry, Suren; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Watson, Nathaniel; Jensen, Christine; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Dobby, Timothy; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Harboyan, Patil; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Peletsis, Anna; Dardykina, Tatiana; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Alvarez, Christophe; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; Hendrickson, Anna; Dunn, Jarred; Polegato, Brett; Putterman, Mika; Knox, Hank; Wang, Tong; Cheung, Stanford; Cowan, Steven (Fall) Bourget, Daniele; Lambert, Frédéric; Smith Bessette, Tracy (Winter)

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: Admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.

• MUIN 181 BMus Practical Lessons 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical examination in clarinet techniques.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Strauss, Axel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Couture, Jocelyn; Gavrilova, Julia; Mangrum, Martin D; Wan, Andrew; Melancon, Violaine (Fall) Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Kestenberg, Abe; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; McMahon, Michael; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gauthier, Michael; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Merkelo, Paul A; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Turner, Dave; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Azar, Andree; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Bourget, Daniele; Tremblay, Sophie; Read, Alexander; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Basque, Alexis; Barry, Suren; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Watson, Nathaniel; Jensen, Christine; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Harboyan, Patil; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Alvarez, Christophe; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; Hendrickson, Anna; Dunn, Jarred; Hollenbeck, John; Polegato, Brett; Putterman, Mika; Knox, Hank; Wang, Tong; Cheung, Stanford; Cowan, Steven (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MUIN 180

  • Restriction: Open to students entering directly from High Schools outside Quebec.

• MUPD 135 Music as a Profession 1 (1 credit)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music Professional Development : Music Professional Development: An introduction to information, resources, and skills related to physical, mental, and professional well-being for the musician and scholar.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn (Fall)

  • Open to B.Mus. students or by permission of the instructor.

• MUSP 140 Musicianship Training 1 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Rhythm and metre basic subdivisions and conducting patterns; intervals, chords, and scale patterns; non-modulating tonal melodies with treble and bass clefs; harmonic progressions emphasizing two-part outer voice structures.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Asly, Monica; Mariner, Justin; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Renwick, James (Fall)

  • 2 hours

  • Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or McGill Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.

  • Corequisites: MUTH 150, MUSP 170

• MUSP 141 Musicianship Training 2 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Rhythm and metre mixed divisions and syncopations; triadic and seventh chord voicings and disjunct pitch collections; chromatically embellished melodies adding alto clef; simple modulating harmonic progressions emphasizing two-part outer voice structures.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: De Castro, Margaret Emily; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Renwick, James; Issiyeva, Adalyat; Asly, Monica (Winter)

  • 2 hours

  • Prerequisites: Matriculation Music or McGill Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent. MUSP 140

  • Corequisites: MUTH 151, MUSP 171

• MUSP 170 Musicianship (Keyboard) 1 (1 credit)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Harmonic, melodic and rhythmic analysis at the keyboard through the study of rudiments, repertoire, chorale/score reading, transposition and harmonization.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Kovacs, Jolan; Issiyeva, Adalyat; Gavrilova, Julia (Fall)

  • 1 hour

  • Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or McGill Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.

  • Corequisites: MUTH 150 and MUSP 140.

  • Course contents parallel with those of MUTH 150 and MUSP 140.

• MUSP 171 Musicianship (Keyboard) 2 (1 credit)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Building chordal fluency. Harmonic vocabulary including sequences, chromaticism and modulation. Chorale and score reading with transposing instruments and alto/tenor clefs.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Kovacs, Jolan; Gavrilova, Julia; Ross, Abraham; Turner, Devon (Winter)

  • 1 hour

  • Prerequisite: MUSP 170

  • Corequisites: MUTH 111 and MUSP 131; or MUTH 151 and MUSP 141

  • Restriction: All students admitted to B.Mus. and L.Mus. programs, including those with keyboard or guitar as their principal instrument, are required to take MUSP 171 Keyboard Lab, unless exempt on the basis of a placement test. Students who are exempt from MUTH 111 through placement tests must still take MUSP 171 (unless exempt) since this course forms the foundation of keyboard-based musicianship tasks at upper levels. (All Majors in Jazz Performance substitute MUJZ 171 for MUSP 171. Students in Jazz Performance who have completed MUJZ 170 and MUJZ 171, and who transfer to a Department of Theory program, will be required to complete MUSP 171.) Students who do not achieve a continuation pass in MUSP 171 must reregister for the course in the semester immediately following. Students who do not achieve a continuation pass after repeating the course will not be allowed to proceed with further Musicianship or Theory studies until a continuation pass is achieved. Tests for MUSP 171 are held in August-September, December-January, and April-May [as well as during the Summer Session when course(s) offered], the exact dates determined by the Department of Music Research.

  • Course contents parallel with those of MUTH 151 and MUSP 141.

• MUTH 150 Theory and Analysis 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Diatonic chords and harmonic progressions, focus on outer-voice framework, cadences, embellishments, building chordal fluency in common-practice tonality, applied chords.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Klorman, Edward (Fall)

  • Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or McGill Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.

  • Corequisites: MUSP 140 and MUSP 170

• MUTH 151 Theory and Analysis 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Sequences and modulation, chromatic vocabulary, analysis of simple theme types (sentence, period, hybrids) and fugal techniques.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Neidhofer, Christoph (Winter)

  • Pre- or Co-requisites: MUTH 150, MUSP 140 and MUSP 170

  • Corequisites: MUSP 141 and MUSP 171

Required Courses (35 credits)

Performance

• MUIN 280 BMus Practical Lessons 3 (2.5 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Jensen, Christine; Burmeister Strauss, Anja; Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Knox, Hank; Laimon, Sara; McNabney, Douglas; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gauthier, Michael; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; McCann, Christopher; Merkelo, Paul A; Plouffe, Helene; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Zuk, Luba; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Turner, Dave; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Stevenson, François; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Azar, Andree; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Tremblay, Lisanne; Cope, Todd; Basque, Alexis; Barry, Suren; von Eccher, Magdalena; Skinner, Elizabeth; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Watson, Nathaniel; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Dobby, Timothy; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Harboyan, Patil; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Peletsis, Anna; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Cowan, Steven; Ledger, Timothy; Cicchillitti, Adam; Lane, Christian; Li, Jui-Sheng; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; French, Lex; Hendrickson, Anna; Dunn, Jarred; Miyagaki, Mai; Oldengarm, Jonathan; Green, Darrell (Fall) Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Strauss, Axel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Baskin, Theodore; Christie, Carolyn; Gaudreault, Jean; Gavrilova, Julia; Mangrum, Martin D; McLean, Allan Robert; Bibace, Kenneth; Wan, Andrew; Harboyan, Patil; Melancon, Violaine; Miyagaki, Mai (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): MUIN 181.

• MUIN 281 BMus Practical Lessons 4 (2.5 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Haimovitz, Matt; Knox, Hank; Mdivani, Marina; Leclair, Jacqueline; Marandola, Fabrice; Mac Master, John; Gavrilova, Julia; Lozano, Francisco J; MacMillan, Elizabeth; Manker, Brian; McCann, Christopher; Walkington, Alec; Hollins, Fraser; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Karlicek, Martin; Harboyan, Patil; Lemelin, Stéphane; Oldengarm, Jonathan; Roy, Andre J; Lambert, Frédéric; Strauss, Axel (Fall) Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Kestenberg, Abe; Knox, Hank; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gauthier, Michael; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; Merkelo, Paul A; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Turner, Dave; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Stevenson, François; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Azar, Andree; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Petersen, Katherine; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Bourget, Daniele; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Tremblay, Lisanne; Cope, Todd; Basque, Alexis; Barry, Suren; Skinner, Elizabeth; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Watson, Nathaniel; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Harboyan, Patil; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Cowan, Steven; Cicchillitti, Adam; Li, Jui-Sheng; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; French, Lex; Hendrickson, Anna; Dunn, Jarred; Burmeister Strauss, Anja; Miyagaki, Mai; Oldengarm, Jonathan; Green, Darrell; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Jensen, Christine (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MUIN 280

• MUIN 282 BMus Performance Examination 1 (1 credit)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.

• MUIN 380 BMus Practical Lessons 5 (2.5 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Tremblay, Sophie; Trevino, Matthew; Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Knox, Hank; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; McCann, Christopher; Merkelo, Paul A; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Turner, Dave; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Cope, Todd; Basque, Alexis; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Jensen, Christine; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Dobby, Timothy; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Novak, Bohdanna; Lane, Christian; Trudel, Marianne; French, Lex; G'froerer, Joanna; Oldengarm, Jonathan; Thurman-Green, Camille; Green, Darrell; Coleman, Ira; Burmeister Strauss, Anja (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Mdivani, Marina; Mac Master, John; Derome, Denys; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Manker, Brian; Hollins, Fraser; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Richer, Patrice; Howle, Mark Austin; Lemelin, Stéphane; Knox, Hank; Strauss, Axel (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MUIN 281

• MUIN 381 BMus Practical Lessons 6 (2.5 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; White, Andre; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Mac Master, John; Dix, Trevor; Dyachkov, Yegor; Johnston, Jeff; Lambert, Michel; MacMillan, Elizabeth; Manker, Brian; Kennedy, Donny; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Brault, Olivier; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Trudel, Marianne; Wan, Andrew (Fall) Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Kestenberg, Abe; Knox, Hank; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; Merkelo, Paul A; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Bourget, Daniele; Burmeister Strauss, Anja; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Cope, Todd; Basque, Alexis; Skinner, Elizabeth; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Jensen, Christine; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Novak, Bohdanna; Trudel, Marianne; French, Lex; Tremblay, Sophie; Trevino, Matthew; G'froerer, Joanna; Oldengarm, Jonathan; Thurman-Green, Camille; Green, Darrell; Coleman, Ira (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MUIN 380

• MUIN 382 BMus Performance Examination 2 (1 credit)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.

  • Prerequisite(s): MUIN 282

• MUIN 480 BMus Practical Lessons 7 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Knox, Hank; Laimon, Sara; McNabney, Douglas; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; McCann, Christopher; Merkelo, Paul A; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Cope, Todd; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Jensen, Christine; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Yazdanfar, Ali; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Usui, Masashi; Novak, Bohdanna; Lane, Christian; Trudel, Marianne; French, Lex; Basque, Alexis; Hove, Erik Anthony; Tremblay, Sophie; Brouwer, Albert G; Oldengarm, Jonathan; Normand, Jean-Francois; Shuter, Cindy; Thurman-Green, Camille; Green, Darrell (Fall) Smith Bessette, Tracy; Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; White, Andre; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Christie, Carolyn; Mac Master, John; Dix, Trevor; Dyachkov, Yegor; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Manker, Brian; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Wan, Andrew; Trudel, Marianne; Leclair, Marie-Chantal (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MUIN 381

• MUIN 481 BMus Practical Lessons 8 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Mac Master, John; Bolduc, Remi; Dyachkov, Yegor; Lambert, Michel; Lozano, Francisco J; McCann, Christopher; Kennedy, Donny; Amirault, Steve; Mallette, Marcelle; Richer, Patrice; Yazdanfar, Ali; Manker, Brian; Lambert, Frédéric; Oldengarm, Jonathan; Feltham, Scott O (Fall) Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Kestenberg, Abe; Knox, Hank; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeff; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; Merkelo, Paul A; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Stevenson, François; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Bourget, Daniele; Burmeister Strauss, Anja; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Cope, Todd; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Polegato, Brett; Jensen, Christine; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Yazdanfar, Ali; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Novak, Bohdanna; Trudel, Marianne; French, Lex; Basque, Alexis; Tremblay, Sophie; Hove, Erik Anthony; Brouwer, Albert G; Oldengarm, Jonathan; Normand, Jean-Francois; Shuter, Cindy; Thurman-Green, Camille; Green, Darrell (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MUIN 480

• MUIN 482 BMus Performance Examination 3 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.

  • Prerequisite(s): MUIN 382

Theory

• MUTH 250 Theory and Analysis 3 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Compositional resources of late 18th and early 19th century music. Analysis of forms common to the period c. 1770 - 1840, including Classical sonata forms in several media.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Wild, Jonathan (Fall) Howes, Samuel (Summer)

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: MUTH 151

  • Corequisite: MUSP 240

• MUTH 251 Theory and Analysis 4 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Expanded harmonic resources of the 19th century (e.g., advanced chromaticism including enharmonic reinterpretation and symmetrical division). Analysis of characteristic small and large forms. Writing and analytical skills with a goal toward perceiving how levels of musical structure interact.

  Terms: Winter 2022, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Biamonte, Nicole; Wild, Jonathan; Mariner, Justin; Jonker, Alexandrea (Winter) Renwick, James (Summer)

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: MUTH 250

  • Corequisite: MUSP 241

• MUTH 350 Theory and Analysis 5 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Exploration of 20th and 21st century organizations of pitch, rhythm, timbre etc. Written and analytical skills for the purpose of gaining insight into the compositional techniques and aesthetics of this repertoire.

  Terms: Winter 2022, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Hasegawa, Robert (Winter) Tschiedl, Tobias (Summer)

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: MUTH 251

Musicianship

• MUSP 240 Musicianship Training 3 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Rhythm and metre mixed divisions and two-part work; additional chordal voicings and pitch collections; melodies modulating to closely-related keys adding tenor clef; harmonic progression including applied chords; two-part keyboard-style passages.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Asly, Monica; Jonker, Alexandrea; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Guzik, John; Tatar, Jeremy (Fall) Renwick, James (Summer)

  • Prerequisites: Matriculation Music or McGill Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent. MUSP 141

  • Corequisite: MUTH 250

• MUSP 241 Musicianship Training 4 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Changing metres; chord voicings and atonal pitch collections; modulating tonal melodies and score reading of transposing instruments; harmonic progression including chromatic chords; two-part passages.

  Terms: Winter 2022, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Guzik, John; Howes, Samuel; Jonker, Alexandrea; Asly, Monica (Winter) Jonker, Alexandrea (Summer)

  • Prerequisite: MUSP 240

  • Corequisite: MUTH 251

Music History

• MUHL 286 Critical Thinking About Music (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music History and Literature : Examination of various periods and styles: e.g., central works from different traditions, the interaction of music and society, performance practice, and music's relation to other arts.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Bandy, Dorian (Fall) Brackett, David (Winter) Cain, Jerry (Summer)

  • Prerequisite: MUHL 186 or MUJZ 187

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUTH 301

Professional Development

• MUPD 235 Music as a Profession 2 (1 credit)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Music Professional Development : An overview of the responsibilities and skills required of professions in music and of the varied career paths leading from a music degree.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn (Winter)

  • Open to BMus students in U2 and U3, or by permission of the instructor.

  • Prerequisite(s): MUPD 135

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken MUPD 136.

Complementary Courses (24 credits)

Performance
12 credits*(2 credits per term; as assigned by audition) from large ensembles:

• MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Vocal workshop for jazz musicians.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Novak, Bohdanna (Fall) Novak, Bohdanna (Winter)

• MUEN 565 String Quartet Seminar (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : An overview of the history of the string quartet genre and literature for this formation. Basic principles of string ensemble playing, intonation, matching sound production, cueing, etc., will be addressed. Regular performances in a masterclass setting. Participation in an orchestra program as assigned when warranted by ensemble needs.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Cho, Jinjoo (Fall) Cho, Jinjoo (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: Audition

  • Restrictions: Open to violin, viola and cello students in the BMus. / LMus. Performance program, and others by permission of the instructor.

  • 1. Can be repeated once

  • 2. Students majoring in violin, viola and cello must commence their assigned ensembles with two terms of MUEN 565 and two terms of MUEN 560 as assigned string quartets.

• 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 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall) Knox, Hank; Bandy, Dorian (Winter)

  • 4 hours

  • Prerequisites: Audition

• 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 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • 4 hours

  • Prerequisite: Audition.

  • Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.

• MUEN 590 McGill Wind Orchestra (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Large ensemble for wind instruments.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Dagenais, Jonathan (Fall) Dagenais, Jonathan (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 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Trottier, Jean-Nicolas (Fall) Côté, Philippe (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 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Bourque, Philippe; Pierpont, Jessica; Jin, Yi (Fall) Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Jin, Yi; Pierpont, Jessica; Bourque, Philippe (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 : Ensemble for contemporary music - instruments and voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Bourgogne, Guillaume (Fall) Bourgogne, Guillaume (Winter)

  • 4 hours

  • Prerequisite: Audition.

• MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: French, Lex; Mahar, William; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Trudel, Marianne (Fall) French, Lex; Trudel, Marianne; Mahar, William; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto (Winter)

  • 3-4 hours

  • Prerequisite: Audition.

• MUEN 597 McGill Symphony Orchestra (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Ensemble for orchestral instruments.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

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

  • 6 - 7 hours

  • Prerequisite: Audition.

4 credits*(1 credit per term) from:

• MUEN 540 Chamber Music Project 1 (0.5 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Chamber music ensemble for various instruments.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Howes, Heather L (Winter)

  • Requires departmental approval

  • Restrictions: Open to undergraduate and graduate Performance students

• MUEN 541 Chamber Music Project 2 (0.5 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Chamber music ensemble for various instruments.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • Requires departmental approval

  • Restrictions: Open to undergraduate and graduate Performance students

• MUEN 560 Chamber Music Ensemble (1 credit)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Ensemble for chamber music - various instruments.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Yazdanfar, Ali; Cho, Jinjoo; Leclair, Jacqueline; Aldrich, Simon; Roy, Andre J; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Baskin, Theodore; Choi, Alicia; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Brouwer, Albert G; Devuyst, Russell; Stoelzel, Richard; Box, James; Gaudreault, Jean; Dix, Trevor; Haimovitz, Matt; Klorman, Edward (Fall) Yazdanfar, Ali; Gaudreault, Jean; Box, James; Basque, Alexis; Devuyst, Russell; Choi, Alicia; Roy, Andre J; Haimovitz, Matt; Cho, Jinjoo; Leclair, Jacqueline; Levesque, Stephane; Aldrich, Simon; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Swartz, Jennifer; Dix, Trevor; Baskin, Theodore (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): Audition.

  • Restriction(s): For Music students; open to others by permission of the Department.

• MUEN 562 Guitar Ensemble (1 credit)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Performance of guitar ensemble repertoire and transcriptions throughout music history and in various genres.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Ducharme, Jérôme (Fall) Ducharme, Jérôme (Winter)

• MUEN 569 Tabla Ensemble (1 credit)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : Performance and practice of the tabla of North India.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn (Fall) Mativetsky, Shawn (Winter)

  • Can be taken more than once.

• 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 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Basque, Alexis; Brault, Olivier; Bergeron, sylvain; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Jennejohn, Matthew; La Rotta, Esteban; Bandy, Dorian (Fall) La Rotta, Esteban; Brault, Olivier; Bergeron, sylvain; Jennejohn, Matthew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Bandy, Dorian (Winter)

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

* All ensemble courses under MUEN may be taken in multiple terms.

Musicianship
2 credits from:

• MUSP 324 Musicianship for Strings (2 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for strings.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • Pre- or Co-requisite: MUSP 241

• MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship (2 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Extended tonal and post-tonal harmonic and contrapuntal structures, rhythmic practices of the 20th and 21st century, score reading.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Mariner, Justin (Fall) Mariner, Justin (Winter) Tatar, Jeremy (Summer)

  • Prerequisite: MUSP 241

• MUSP 354 Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation (2 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Principles of improvisation and ornamentation for music before 1800, including harmonic progressions and voice-leading and contrapuntal patterns for instrumentalists and singers, along with examples of ornamented vocal and instrumental works from 17th and 18th century sources.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Howes, Samuel (Fall)

  • Prerequisite: MUSP 241

• MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation (2 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Musicianship : Choral sightsinging of mensural notation, with a focus on white notation c. 1420-1600. Development of basic fluency in the notation, interpretation of values in triple meter, addition of accidentals given the contrapuntal context as perceived aurally, Renaissance solmisation.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • Prerequisite: MUSP 241

Music History/Literature/Performance Practice
6 credits of courses with a MUHL or MUPP prefix

Elective Courses (32 credits)

9 credits of Music Electives; Organ majors must include the following:

• MUPG 272D1 Continuo (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Performance : An historically-oriented study of the principles of figured-bass. The student will realize at sight elementary bass patterns. Standard idioms from historical treatises will be introduced.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall)

  • 2 hours

  • Prerequisites: MUTH 150 and permission of instructor.

  • Students must register for both MUPG 272D1 and MUPG 272D2.

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both MUPG 272D1 and MUPG 272D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • Enrolment limited to 6.

• MUPG 272D2 Continuo (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Performance : See MUPG 272D1 for course description.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Knox, Hank (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MUPG 272D1

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both MUPG 272D1 and MUPG 272D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • 2 hours

  • Enrolment limited to 6.

3 credits of non-Music Electives

20 credits of Free Electives (may include 2 credits of courses with a MUEN prefix)