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Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Major Performance (Organ, Harpsichord, Guitar) program requires 90 credits (plus 38 credits for the Freshman requirement for out-of-province students).
125 credits are selected as follows:
35 credits - Prerequisite requirements (for out-of-province students)
18 credits - Required Performance
18 credits - Complementary Performance
16 credits - Required Courses (Theory, Musicianship and Music History)
8 credits - Complementary (Musicianship and Music History, Literature or Performance Practice
9 credits - Music Electives
3 credits - Non-Music Electives
18 credits - Free Electives
Special Requirements:
1. Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of B- in practical instruction/exams and ensembles.
Program Prerequisites - Freshman Program (35 credits)
35 credits selected as described below, in consultation with the program adviser:
23 credits of Prerequisite courses
2 credits of Assigned Small Ensemble
4 credits of Basic Ensemble Training
6 credits of Non-Music Electives
Prerequisite Courses
23 credits, all of the courses below:
Note: Students 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.
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MUHL 186 Western Musical Traditions (3 credits)
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 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Fall)
- 3 hours
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MUIN 180 BMus Practical Lessons 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hutchins, Timothy; Devuyst, Russell; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Forget, Normand; Freeman, Peter; Mangrum, Martin D; Miller, Dennis; Zirbel, John; Algie, Stephen Michael; Desgagne, Alain; Baskin, Theodore; Kestenberg, Abe; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Amirault, Steve; Lee, Ranee Y; Bolduc, Remi; Clayton, Greg; Dean, Kevin; McCann, Christopher; Hollins, Fraser; Lozano, Francisco J; Couture, Jocelyn; Guimond, Claire; Haimovitz, Matt; Manker, Brian; Lupien, Denise; Roberts, Richard Allen; Roy, Andre J; Crow, Jonathan; Carroll, Edward; Williams, Thomas; Antonio, Garry M W; Leroux, Andre; Rager, Joshua; Sylvan, Sanford; Purdy, Winston; Karlicek, Martin; Harboyan, Patil; Dix, Trevor; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Wan, Andrew; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Kutan, Aline; Klopoushak, Carissa; Grew, John; Mdivani, Marina; Dunn, Andrew; McMahon, Michael; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Popescu, Maria-Caliopi (Fall)
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: Admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
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MUIN 181 BMus Practical Lessons 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hutchins, Timothy; Devuyst, Russell; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Forget, Normand; Freeman, Peter; Mangrum, Martin D; Miller, Dennis; Zirbel, John; Algie, Stephen Michael; Desgagne, Alain; Baskin, Theodore; Kestenberg, Abe; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Amirault, Steve; Lee, Ranee Y; Bolduc, Remi; Clayton, Greg; Dean, Kevin; McCann, Christopher; Hollins, Fraser; Lozano, Francisco J; Couture, Jocelyn; Guimond, Claire; Haimovitz, Matt; Manker, Brian; Lupien, Denise; Roberts, Richard Allen; Roy, Andre J; Crow, Jonathan; Carroll, Edward; Williams, Thomas; Antonio, Garry M W; Leroux, Andre; Rager, Joshua; Sylvan, Sanford; Purdy, Winston; Karlicek, Martin; Harboyan, Patil; Dix, Trevor; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Klopoushak, Carissa; Grew, John; McMahon, Michael; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Kutan, Aline; Dunn, Andrew; Popescu, Maria-Caliopi; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUIN 180
- Restriction: Open to students entering directly from High Schools outside Quebec.
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MUPD 135 Music as a Profession 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Music Professional Development : An introduction to the responsibilities and skills required of professionals in music; job options, contracts, professional organizations, freelancing.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kestenberg, Abe (Fall)
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MUPD 136 Music as a Profession 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Music Professional Development : Additional responsibilities and skills required of professionals in music.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kestenberg, Abe (Winter)
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MUSP 140 Musicianship Training 1 (2 credits)
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 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Mariner, Justin B; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Asly, Monica; Guzik, John W P; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Kunz, Jean-Willy (Fall) De Castro, Margaret Emily (Winter)
- 2 hours
- Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or º«¹úÂãÎè Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.
- Corequisites: MUTH 150, MUSP 170
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MUSP 141 Musicianship Training 2 (2 credits)
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: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: De Castro, Margaret Emily; Petit-Homme, Fredericka (Fall) De Castro, Margaret Emily; Asly, Monica; Mariner, Justin B; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Kunz, Jean-Willy (Winter)
- 2 hours
- Prerequisites: Matriculation Music or º«¹úÂãÎè Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent. MUSP 140
- Corequisites: MUTH 151, MUSP 171
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MUSP 170 Musicianship (Keyboard) 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Musicianship : Harmonic, melodic and rhythmic analysis at the keyboard through the study of rudiments, repertoire, chorale/score reading, transposition and harmonization.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Davidson, Thomas; Gavrilova, Julia; Choi, Yoo Kyung (Fall) Kovacs, Jolan Ilona (Winter)
- 1 hour
- Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or º«¹úÂãÎè Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.
- Corequisites: MUTH 150 and MUSP 140.
- Course contents parallel with those of MUTH 150 and MUSP 140.
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MUSP 171 Musicianship (Keyboard) 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Musicianship : Building chordal fluency. Harmonic vocabulary including sequences, chromaticism and modulation. Chorale and score reading with transposing instruments and alto/tenor clefs.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Gavrilova, Julia; Pousont, Thomas (Fall) Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Gavrilova, Julia; Choi, Yoo Kyung (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.
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MUTH 150 Theory and Analysis 1 (3 credits)
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 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Schubert, Peter N; Davidson, Thomas (Fall) Provost, Matthew (Summer)
- Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or º«¹úÂãÎè Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.
- Corequisites: MUSP 140 and MUSP 170
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MUTH 151 Theory and Analysis 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Music Theory and Analysis : Sequences and modulation, chromatic vocabulary, analysis of simple theme types (sentence, period, hybrids) and fugal techniques.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Davidson, Thomas; Biamonte, Nicole (Winter) Mariner, Justin B (Summer)
- Pre- or Co-requisites: MUTH 150, MUSP 140 and MUSP 170
- Corequisites: MUSP 141 and MUSP 171
Required Performance (18 credits)
18 credits, select all the courses below:
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MUIN 280 BMus Practical Lessons 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Forget, Normand; Howes, Heather L; Gaudreault, Jean; Levesque, Stephane; Zirbel, John; Aldrich, Simon; Martin, David R; Desgagne, Alain; Laimon, Sara; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Mdivani, Marina; Gavrilova, Julia; Zuk, Luba; Bibace, Kenneth; Bolduc, Remi; Clayton, Greg; Grott, David; Hollins, Fraser; Di Lauro, Ronald; Lozano, Francisco J; Haimovitz, Matt; Dolin, Elizabeth; Roberts, Richard Allen; Lambert, Frederic; Roy, Andre J; Carroll, Edward; Williams, Thomas; Antonio, Garry M W; White, Andre; Jarczyk, Jan; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Chester; Roney, John; Stevenson, Francois; Rager, Joshua; Sylvan, Sanford; Karlicek, Martin; Krejcar, Jan; Wan, Andrew; Dix, Trevor; Doxas, Dimitrios; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Hutchins, Timothy; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; McCann, Christopher; Algie, Stephen Michael; Lupien, Denise; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Purdy, Winston; Mahar, William V; Dunn, Andrew; Popescu, Maria-Caliopi; Johnson, Alexander David (Fall) Bibace, Kenneth; Roy, Andre J; Laimon, Sara (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUIN 181 or admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
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MUIN 281 BMus Practical Lessons 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Laimon, Sara; Huang, Yai-Yun (Fall) Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Forget, Normand; Howes, Heather L; Gaudreault, Jean; Levesque, Stephane; Zirbel, John; Aldrich, Simon; Martin, David R; Desgagne, Alain; Laimon, Sara; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Mdivani, Marina; Gavrilova, Julia; Zuk, Luba; Bibace, Kenneth; Bolduc, Remi; Clayton, Greg; Grott, David; Hollins, Fraser; Di Lauro, Ronald; Lozano, Francisco J; Haimovitz, Matt; Dolin, Elizabeth; Roberts, Richard Allen; Lambert, Frederic; Carroll, Edward; Williams, Thomas; Antonio, Garry M W; White, Andre; Jarczyk, Jan; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Chester; Roney, John; Stevenson, Francois; Rager, Joshua; Sylvan, Sanford; Karlicek, Martin; Krejcar, Jan; Wan, Andrew; Dix, Trevor; Doxas, Dimitrios; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Hutchins, Timothy; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; McCann, Christopher; Algie, Stephen Michael; Lupien, Denise; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Purdy, Winston; Mahar, William V; Dunn, Andrew; Popescu, Maria-Caliopi; Johnson, Alexander David; Roy, Andre J; Lee, Ranee Y; Kestenberg, Abe; Knox, Hank (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUIN 280
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MUIN 282 BMus Performance Examination 1
Overview
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
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MUIN 380 BMus Practical Lessons 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: White, Andre; Jarczyk, Jan; Bibace, Kenneth; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Chester; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Clayton, Greg; Hollins, Fraser; Di Lauro, Ronald; Couture, Jocelyn; McCann, Christopher; Doxas, Dimitrios; Rager, Joshua; Dean, Kevin (Fall) Laimon, Sara (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUIN 281
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MUIN 381 BMus Practical Lessons 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Jarczyk, Jan (Fall) White, Andre; Jarczyk, Jan; Bibace, Kenneth; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Doxas, Chester; Clayton, Greg; Hollins, Fraser; Di Lauro, Ronald; Couture, Jocelyn; McCann, Christopher; Rager, Joshua; Dean, Kevin; Amirault, Steve; Amirault, Greg G; Doxas, Dimitrios; Grott, David; Popescu, Maria-Caliopi (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUIN 380
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MUIN 382 BMus Performance Examination 2
Overview
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
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MUIN 480 BMus Practical Lessons 7 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: White, Andre; Jarczyk, Jan; Amirault, Steve; Doxas, Chester; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Bolduc, Remi; Hollins, Fraser; McCann, Christopher; Stevenson, Francois (Fall) Jarczyk, Jan; McCann, Christopher (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUIN 381
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MUIN 481 BMus Practical Lessons 8 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Lozano, Francisco J; Bolduc, Remi (Fall) Jarczyk, Jan; Amirault, Steve; Doxas, Chester; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Bolduc, Remi; Hollins, Fraser; McCann, Christopher; Stevenson, Francois; Walkington, Alec; Lozano, Francisco J; Gossage, David Mark (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUIN 480
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MUIN 482 BMus Performance Examination 3
Overview
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Complementary Performance (18 credits)
Large Ensemble during the first four terms (2cr.) x 4 semesters.
18 credits of complementary performance selected as follows:
12 credits from:
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MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits)
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 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
- 4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Open to singers and instrumentalists, this ensemble specializes in chamber music primarily of the Baroque era.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
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-.
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MUEN 587 Cappella º«¹úÂãÎè (2 credits)
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 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
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MUEN 592 Chamber Jazz Ensemble (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : This ensemble will deal with the extensive repertoire of music which exists for small jazz orchestra (9-13 instruments).
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Bolduc, Remi (Fall) Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Bolduc, Remi (Winter)
- Restriction: Open to Jazz Performance students only.
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MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Ouimet, Francois (Fall) Wachner, Julian; 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.
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MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Gort, Cristian; Lavoie, Jean-Michaël (Fall) Gort, Cristian; Wachner, Julian; Bard, Shalom (Winter)
- 4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Di Lauro, Ronald; Foote, Gordon; Danderfer, James (Fall) Di Lauro, Ronald; Foote, Gordon; Danderfer, James (Winter)
- 3-4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
Assigned Small Ensemble - during every term of enrolment as a full-time or part-time student.
6 credits (1 credit per term) from:
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MUEN 560 Chamber Music Ensemble (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Robinson, Brian; McNabney, Douglas; Antonio, Garry M W; Devuyst, Russell; Crowley, Robert; Gaudreault, Jean; Christie, Carolyn; Shuter, Cindy; Dolin, Elizabeth; Williams, Thomas; Crow, Jonathan; Carroll, Edward; Roy, Andre J; Haimovitz, Matt; Dyachkov, Yegor; Kestenberg, Abe; Swartz, Jennifer; Huang, Yai-Yun; Forget, Normand; Miller, Dennis; Klopoushak, Carissa; Dunn, Andrew; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Desgagne, Alain; Smith, Tracy (Fall) Robinson, Brian; McNabney, Douglas; Antonio, Garry M W; Swartz, Jennifer; Roy, Andre J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Roberts, Richard Allen; Dyachkov, Yegor; Westell, Emily; Klopoushak, Carissa; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Dunn, Andrew; Gaudreault, Jean; Devuyst, Russell; Carroll, Edward; Miller, Dennis; Shuter, Cindy; Forget, Normand; Kestenberg, Abe; Huang, Yai-Yun; Smith, Tracy; Crow, Jonathan (Winter)
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MUEN 580 Early Music Ensemble (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie; Plouffe, Helene; Bergeron, Sylvain; Michaud, Natalie; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Beghin, Tom (Fall) Beghin, Tom; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Kinslow, Valerie; Michaud, Natalie; Bergeron, Sylvain; Plouffe, Helene (Winter)
- Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
Required Courses (16 credits)
16 credits of required courses selected as follows:
9 credits of Theory
4 credits of Musicianship
3 credits of Music History
Theory
9 credits
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MUTH 250 Theory and Analysis 3 (3 credits)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: MUTH 151
- Corequisite: MUSP 240
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MUTH 251 Theory and Analysis 4 (3 credits)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: MUTH 250
- Corequisite: MUSP 241
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MUTH 350 Theory and Analysis 5 (3 credits)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: MUTH 251
Musicianship
4 credits
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MUSP 240 Musicianship Training 3 (2 credits)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisites: Matriculation Music or º«¹úÂãÎè Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent. MUSP 141
- Corequisite: MUTH 250
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MUSP 241 Musicianship Training 4 (2 credits)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: MUSP 240
- Corequisite: MUTH 251
Music History
3 credits
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MUHL 286 Critical Thinking About Music (3 credits)
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: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kok, Roe-Min (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUHL 186 or MUJZ 187
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUTH 301
Complementary Courses (8 credits)
Musicianship
2 credits from:
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MUSP 324 Musicianship for Strings (2 credits)
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 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Pre- or Co-requisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 354 Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation (2 credits)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation (2 credits)
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 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Music History, Literature or Performance Practice
6 credits
(courses with a MUHL or MUPP prefix)
Music Electives
Guitars: 9 credits of Music Electives
Harpsichord majors must include the following:
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MUPG 272D1 Continuo (2 credits)
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 2010
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall)
- 2 hours
- Prerequisites: MUTH 111 AND permission of instructor. Enrolment limited to 6
- 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
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MUPG 272D2 Continuo (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : See MUPG 272D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
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
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MUPG 372D1 Continuo (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : A study of 17th and 18th Century styles of figured-bass accompaniment as revealed in contemporary sources. The emphasis will be on the realization at the keyboard of representative works using original sources.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall)
- 1 hour
- Prerequisites: MUPG 272 AND permission of instructor. Enrolment limited to 4
- Students must register for both MUPG 372D1 and MUPG 372D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both MUPG 372D1 and MUPG 372D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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MUPG 372D2 Continuo (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : See MUPG 372D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MUPG 372D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both MUPG 372D1 and MUPG 372D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Plus 3 credits of Music Electives
Organ majors must include the following:
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MUPG 272D1 Continuo (2 credits)
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 2010
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall)
- 2 hours
- Prerequisites: MUTH 111 AND permission of instructor. Enrolment limited to 6
- 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
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MUPG 272D2 Continuo (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : See MUPG 272D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
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
Plus 5 credits of Music Electives
Non-Music Electives (3 credits)
Free Electives (18 credits)
(may not include courses with a MUEN prefix)
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