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Program Requirements
A minimum of two years' residence is required beyond the M.Mus. in Performance, or its equivalent.
Details concerning the comprehensive examinations, composition performance, thesis and academic regulations are available from the Graduate Studies website ().
Thesis
Recitals (36 credits)
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MUPG 760 Doctoral Recital 1 (12 credits)
Overview
Performance : A full-length public recital with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Solo (60-75 minutes of music) or conducting (40 - 45 minutes of music).
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MUPG 767 Doctoral Recital 2 (12 credits)
Overview
Performance : A full-length public recital or recording with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
60-75 minutes of music (40-45 minutes conducting). In the event of a recording, additional fees and requirements may apply.
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MUPG 771 Doctoral Final Project (12 credits)
Overview
Performance : The recital comprises 60-70 minutes of music. The presentation of the research document is followed by questions from the examiners and audience.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Required Courses (27 credits)
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MUGS 701 Comprehensive Examinations
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Examinations that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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MUGS 711 Performance Doctoral Colloquium 1
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : The colloquium nurtures a collaborative environment for the students to share and critique artistic practices and recent developments in their disciplines. The main focus for the Performance Colloquium is to work on, develop and formulate the framework of the student's final project.
Terms: Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Aldrich, Simon (Winter) Aldrich, Simon (Summer)
Restrictions: Course restricted to D.Mus.; Performance Studies students only.
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MUGS 712 Performance Doctoral Colloquium 2
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : The colloquium nurtures a collaborative environment for the students to share and critique artistic practices and recent developments in their disciplines. The main focus for the Perf. Colloquium 2 is to finalize the comprehensive examination bibliographies and to prepare for the examination.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Aldrich, Simon (Fall)
Prerequisite: MUGS 711
Restrictions: Course restricted to D.Mus.; Performance Studies students only.
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MUPD 650 Research Methods in Music
(3 credits)
Overview
Music Professional Development : This interdisciplinary lecture offers an overview of the fundamental principles of research in music. Emphasis is placed on acquainting students with the methods and techniques most commonly used to study music and musical processes. Topics include approaches and theories, artistic research, research project design, procedures for carrying out research, as well as both qualitatively- and quantitatively-oriented methods of data collection, processing and analysis.
Terms: Fall 2023, Summer 2024
Instructors: Aldrich, Simon (Fall) Aldrich, Simon (Summer)
Performance Tutorials
one hour per week.
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MUIN 720 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Strauss, Axel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Levesque, Stephane; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Aldrich, Simon; Bergeron, sylvain; Napper, Susan; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Yazdanfar, Ali; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Kearney, Patrick; Poletaev, Ilya; Mac Master, John; Labelle, Dominique; Cho, Jinjoo; Manker, Brian; Green, Darrell; Demers, Isabelle (Fall) Strauss, Axel; Hollenbeck, John; Demers, Isabelle; Marandola, Fabrice (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 720
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MUIN 721 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Levesque, Stephane; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Aldrich, Simon; Bergeron, sylvain; Napper, Susan; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Yazdanfar, Ali; Kearney, Patrick; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Manker, Brian; Labelle, Dominique; Green, Darrell; Demers, Isabelle; Miller, Elizaveta (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 721
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MUIN 722 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 3 (4 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Strauss, Axel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Box, James; McMahon, Michael; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Aldrich, Simon; Bolduc, Remi; Napper, Susan; Jennejohn, Matthew; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Basque, Alexis; Melancon, Violaine; Yazdanfar, Ali; Cowan, Steven; Demers, Isabelle; Poletaev, Ilya; Smith Bessette, Tracy (Fall) Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 722
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MUIN 723 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 4 (4 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Roy, Andre J (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Aldrich, Simon; Bolduc, Remi; Napper, Susan; Jennejohn, Matthew; Beaudry, Pierre; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Basque, Alexis; Yazdanfar, Ali; Smith Bessette, Tracy (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 723
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MUIN 724 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 5 (4 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Strauss, Axel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Box, James; Levesque, Stephane; Marandola, Fabrice; Napper, Susan; Jennejohn, Matthew; Normand, Jean-Francois; Yazdanfar, Ali; Kearney, Patrick; Demers, Isabelle; Labelle, Dominique; McMahon, Michael; Cowan, Steven; Melancon, Violaine (Fall) Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Lemelin, Stéphane (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 724
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MUIN 725 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 6 (4 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Haimovitz, Matt; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Aldrich, Simon; Labelle, Dominique (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Box, James; Marandola, Fabrice; Napper, Susan; Jennejohn, Matthew; Yazdanfar, Ali; Demers, Isabelle; Labelle, Dominique; McMahon, Michael; Roy, Andre J; Cowan, Steven; Melancon, Violaine; Foster, Adrian (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 725
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one and a half (1.5) hours per week
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MUIN 730 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 8 (6 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Haimovitz, Matt; Roy, Andre J; Lemelin, Stéphane; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Bolduc, Remi; Napper, Susan; Ducharme, Jérôme; Brault, Olivier; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Demers, Isabelle; Miller, Elizaveta; Jennejohn, Matthew; Green, Darrell (Fall) Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Léonard, Mélanie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 730
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MUIN 731 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 9 (6 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical or interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Haimovitz, Matt; Roy, Andre J (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Roy, Andre J; Poletaev, Ilya; Lemelin, Stéphane; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Napper, Susan; Ducharme, Jérôme; Brault, Olivier; Wan, Andrew; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Demers, Isabelle; Miller, Elizaveta; Jennejohn, Matthew; Green, Darrell; Marandola, Fabrice; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Gaudreault, Gabrielle (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 731
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MUIN 732 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 10 (6 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Roy, Andre J; Leclair, Jacqueline; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Bandy, Dorian; Trevino, Matthew; Bergeron, sylvain; Manker, Brian; Napper, Susan; Plouffe, Helene; Swartz, Jennifer; Ducharme, Jérôme; Brault, Olivier; Wan, Andrew; Hollenbeck, John (Fall) Roy, Andre J; Poletaev, Ilya; Eriksson, Erik; Pilc, Jean-Michel (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 732
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MUIN 733 D.Mus. Performance Tutorial 11 (6 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental or vocal tutorial. Advanced technical and interpretive training as well as recital preparation.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Dean, Kevin; Ducharme, Jérôme; Dahlen, Sienna (Fall) Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Roy, Andre J; Poletaev, Ilya; Leclair, Jacqueline; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Bandy, Dorian; Bergeron, sylvain; Napper, Susan; Ducharme, Jérôme; Basque, Alexis; Brault, Olivier; Wan, Andrew; Hollenbeck, John (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 733
Complementary Courses
9-17 credits
9 credits at the 500 level or higher, to be chosen from the Schulich School of Music's seminar offerings; 3 of the 9 credits may be replaced with a supervised special project approved by the advisory committee, departmental chair and the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in Music.
0-8 credits from (Voice Candidates only: Vocal Repertoire Coaching):
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MUIN 700 Doctoral Repertoire Coaching 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial coaching sessions in repertoire, with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick; McMahon, Michael; LeBlanc, Julien; Pelletier, Louise (Fall) McMahon, Michael; Hargreaves, Stephen (Winter)
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MUIN 701 Doctoral Repertoire Coaching 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial coaching sessions in repertoire, with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael; LeBlanc, Julien; Pelletier, Louise; Hargreaves, Stephen (Winter)
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MUIN 702 Doctoral Repertoire Coaching 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial coaching sessions in repertoire, with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) Gonthier, Esther (Winter)
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MUIN 703 Doctoral Repertoire Coaching 4 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial coaching sessions in repertoire, with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Hansen, Patrick (Fall) McMahon, Michael (Winter)