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The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Major Performance (Orchestral Instruments) program requires 90 credits (plus 35 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
27 credits - Complementary Performance
16 credits - Required Courses (Theory, Musicianship, and Music History)
8 credits - Complementary Courses (Musicianship and Music History, Literature, or Performance Practice)
18 credits - Free Electives
3 credits - Non-Music Electives
Ensemble Requirements:
1. Students majoring in violin, viola, or cello must commence their assigned ensembles with four terms of string quartets.
2. Violin Majors will be required to complete two terms of ensemble playing on viola.
Special Requirements:
Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of B- in practical instruction/exams and ensembles.
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
23 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.
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 2013
Instructors: Huebner, Steven (Fall)
3 hours
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Zirbel, John; Baskin, Theodore; Desgagne, Alain; Forget, Normand; Freeman, Peter; Hutchins, Timothy; Kestenberg, Abe; Mangrum, Martin D; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Amirault, Steve; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Dean, Kevin; Hollins, Fraser; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; McCann, Christopher; Couture, Jocelyn; Haimovitz, Matt; Manker, Brian; Guimond, Claire; Antonio, Garry M W; Roy, Andre J; Lupien, Denise; Roberts, Richard Allen; Leroux, Andre; Rager, Joshua; Sylvan, Sanford; Kutan, Aline; Popescu, Maria; Harboyan, Patil; Karlicek, Martin; Purdy, Winston; Fewer, Mark; Wan, Andrew; Crowley, Robert; Dix, Trevor; Dunn, Andrew; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Klopoushak, Carissa; Mdivani, Marina; McMahon, Michael; Shuter, Cindy; Thys, Marcelo; Krowicki, Marek; Poletaev, Ilya; Chaulk, Jeremy; Ducharme, Jérôme; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Lambert, Michel; Christie, Carolyn; Gaudreault, Jean; Derome, Denys; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Dimitrios; Gossage, David Mark; Vukovich, Emmanuel; Levesque, Stephane; Grott, David; Walkington, Alec; Kinslow, Valerie; Dumouchel, Michael; Mahar, William V; Krejcar, Jan; Lambert, Marjolaine; Marcotte, Anna-Belle; Dyachkov, Yegor; Lambert, Frédéric; Chappell, Eric; Laing, David; Doxas, Chester; Aldrich, Simon; Azar, Andree; Gauthier, Michael; Leclair, Jacqueline; Laimon, Sara; Robinson, Brian; Davidson, Thomas; Di Lauro, Ronald; Feltham, Scott O; Dobby, Timothy; Strauss, Axel; Howes, Heather L; Bourget, Daniele; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Plouffe, Helene; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Jarczyk, Jan; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Mallette, Marcelle; Dardykina, Tatiana; Read, Alexander (Fall) Bourget, Daniele (Winter)
3 hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
Practical Instrument : Practical examination in clarinet techniques.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Mangrum, Martin D (Fall) Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Klopoushak, Carissa; McMahon, Michael; Shuter, Cindy; Mdivani, Marina; Thys, Marcelo; Krowicki, Marek; Poletaev, Ilya; Chaulk, Jeremy; Ducharme, Jérôme; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Lambert, Michel; Wan, Andrew; Christie, Carolyn; Gaudreault, Jean; Derome, Denys; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Dimitrios; Gossage, David Mark; Vukovich, Emmanuel; Levesque, Stephane; Grott, David; Walkington, Alec; Kinslow, Valerie; Dumouchel, Michael; Mahar, William V; Krejcar, Jan; Lambert, Marjolaine; Marcotte, Anna-Belle; Dyachkov, Yegor; Lambert, Frédéric; Chappell, Eric; Laing, David; Doxas, Chester; Aldrich, Simon; Azar, Andree; Gauthier, Michael; Leclair, Jacqueline; Laimon, Sara; Robinson, Brian; Davidson, Thomas; Feltham, Scott O; Dobby, Timothy; Strauss, Axel; Howes, Heather L; Bourget, Daniele; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Plouffe, Helene; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Jarczyk, Jan; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Mallette, Marcelle; Dardykina, Tatiana; Read, Alexander; Dominguez, Chloe; Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Zirbel, John; Baskin, Theodore; Desgagne, Alain; Forget, Normand; Freeman, Peter; Hutchins, Timothy; Kestenberg, Abe; Mangrum, Martin D; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Amirault, Steve; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Dean, Kevin; Hollins, Fraser; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; McCann, Christopher; Couture, Jocelyn; Haimovitz, Matt; Manker, Brian; Guimond, Claire; Antonio, Garry M W; Roy, Andre J; Lupien, Denise; Roberts, Richard Allen; Leroux, Andre; Rager, Joshua; Sylvan, Sanford; Kutan, Aline; Popescu, Maria; Harboyan, Patil; Karlicek, Martin; Purdy, Winston; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Dix, Trevor; Dunn, Andrew (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 180
Restriction: Open to students entering directly from High Schools outside Quebec.
Music Professional Development : An introduction to the responsibilities and skills required of professionals in music; job options, contracts, professional organizations, freelancing.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Kestenberg, Abe (Fall)
Music Professional Development : Additional responsibilities and skills required of professionals in music.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Kestenberg, Abe (Winter)
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 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Mather, Pierrette; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Asly, Monica; Issiyeva, Adalyat (Fall) Davidson, Thomas (Winter)
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 2014
Instructors: Mather, Pierrette; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Asly, Monica; Issiyeva, Adalyat (Winter)
Musicianship : Harmonic, melodic and rhythmic analysis at the keyboard through the study of rudiments, repertoire, chorale/score reading, transposition and harmonization.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Davidson, Thomas; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Gavrilova, Julia; Conquer, Geoffrey; Vromet, Jonathan; Krowicki, Marek (Fall) Kovacs, Jolan Ilona (Winter)
Musicianship : Building chordal fluency. Harmonic vocabulary including sequences, chromaticism and modulation. Chorale and score reading with transposing instruments and alto/tenor clefs.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Gavrilova, Julia; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; McDonald, Mark (Fall) Davidson, Thomas; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Conquer, Geoffrey; Krowicki, Marek; Vromet, Jonathan; Gavrilova, Julia (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.
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 2013
Instructors: Schubert, Peter N; Davidson, Thomas (Fall)
Music Theory and Analysis : Sequences and modulation, chromatic vocabulary, analysis of simple theme types (sentence, period, hybrids) and fugal techniques.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Biamonte, Nicole; Davidson, Thomas (Winter)
18 credits, select all the courses below:
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Gaudreault, Jean; Martin, David R; Zirbel, John; Aldrich, Simon; Desgagne, Alain; Forget, Normand; Howes, Heather L; Levesque, Stephane; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Zuk, Luba; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Di Lauro, Ronald; Grott, David; Hollins, Fraser; Lozano, Francisco J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Antonio, Garry M W; Lambert, Frédéric; Roy, Andre J; Lambert, Marjolaine; Roberts, Richard Allen; Doxas, Chester; Jarczyk, Jan; Rager, Joshua; Roney, John; Stevenson, Francois; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Sylvan, Sanford; Popescu, Maria; Karlicek, Martin; Krejcar, Jan; Wan, Andrew; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Dix, Trevor; Dunn, Andrew; Doxas, Dimitrios; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Hutchins, Timothy; McCann, Christopher; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algie, Stephen; Purdy, Winston; Lupien, Denise; Mahar, William V; Devuyst, Russell; Mangrum, Martin D; Baskin, Theodore; Freeman, Peter; Kestenberg, Abe; Amirault, Steve; Couture, Jocelyn; Dean, Kevin; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Thys, Marcelo; Ducharme, Jérôme; Harboyan, Patil; Marcotte, Anna-Belle; Dyachkov, Yegor; Klopoushak, Carissa; Shuter, Cindy; Walkington, Alec; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Lambert, Michel; McNabney, Douglas; Manker, Brian; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Turner, Dave; Poletaev, Ilya; Davidson, Thomas; Derome, Denys; Miller, Dennis; Swartz, Jennifer; Eriksson, Erik; Dumouchel, Michael; Christie, Carolyn; Yazdanfar, Ali; Vukovich, Emmanuel; Strauss, Axel; Mallette, Marcelle; Rodrigues, Baptiste; Gossage, David Mark; Dobby, Timothy; Beaudry, Pierre; Knox, Hank; Azar, Andree; Amirault, Greg G; Robinson, Brian; Chappell, Eric; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Petersen, Katherine; Gauthier, Michael; Feltham, Scott O; Maute, Matthias; McLean, Allan Robert; Peletsis, Anna; Smith, Tracy; Chaulk, Jeremy; Horvey, Amy; Read, Alexander; Kennedy, Donald Leyland (Fall) Strauss, Axel; Gaudreault, Jean; Mangrum, Martin D; Krowicki, Marek; McLean, Allan Robert; Christie, Carolyn; Mallette, Marcelle; Jensen, Christine; Laimon, Sara; Bibace, Kenneth; Roy, Andre J (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 181 or admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Knox, Hank; Haimovitz, Matt; Davidson, Thomas; McCann, Christopher; Popescu, Maria (Fall) Doxas, Dimitrios; Marandola, Fabrice; Hutchins, Timothy; McCann, Christopher; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algie, Stephen; Purdy, Winston; Lupien, Denise; Mahar, William V; Devuyst, Russell; Mangrum, Martin D; Baskin, Theodore; Freeman, Peter; Kestenberg, Abe; Amirault, Steve; Couture, Jocelyn; Dean, Kevin; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Thys, Marcelo; Ducharme, Jérôme; Harboyan, Patil; Marcotte, Anna-Belle; Dyachkov, Yegor; Klopoushak, Carissa; Shuter, Cindy; Walkington, Alec; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Lambert, Michel; McNabney, Douglas; Manker, Brian; Roy, Andre J; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Turner, Dave; Poletaev, Ilya; Davidson, Thomas; Derome, Denys; Miller, Dennis; Swartz, Jennifer; Eriksson, Erik; Dumouchel, Michael; Christie, Carolyn; Yazdanfar, Ali; Vukovich, Emmanuel; Strauss, Axel; Mallette, Marcelle; Gossage, David Mark; Dobby, Timothy; Beaudry, Pierre; Knox, Hank; Azar, Andree; Amirault, Greg G; Robinson, Brian; Chappell, Eric; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Petersen, Katherine; Gauthier, Michael; Feltham, Scott O; Maute, Matthias; McLean, Allan Robert; Smith, Tracy; Peletsis, Anna; Chaulk, Jeremy; Horvey, Amy; Read, Alexander; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Dominguez, Chloe; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Gaudreault, Jean; Martin, David R; Zirbel, John; Aldrich, Simon; Desgagne, Alain; Forget, Normand; Howes, Heather L; Levesque, Stephane; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Zuk, Luba; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Di Lauro, Ronald; Grott, David; Hollins, Fraser; Lozano, Francisco J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Antonio, Garry M W; Lambert, Frédéric; Lambert, Marjolaine; Roberts, Richard Allen; Doxas, Chester; Jarczyk, Jan; Rager, Joshua; Roney, John; Stevenson, Francois; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Sylvan, Sanford; Popescu, Maria; Karlicek, Martin; Krejcar, Jan; Wan, Andrew; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Dix, Trevor; Dunn, Andrew (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 280
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Hollins, Fraser; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Di Lauro, Ronald; Doxas, Chester; Jarczyk, Jan; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; McCann, Christopher; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Doxas, Dimitrios; Rager, Joshua; Zirbel, John; Box, James; Martin, David R; Dunn, Andrew; Knox, Hank; Grott, David; Lozano, Francisco J; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Purdy, Winston; Sylvan, Sanford; Levesque, Stephane; Crowley, Robert; Desgagne, Alain; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Amirault, Steve; Bolduc, Remi; Poletaev, Ilya; Walkington, Alec; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Krejcar, Jan; Lupien, Denise; Ducharme, Jérôme; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Fewer, Mark; Roy, Andre J; Devuyst, Russell; Beaudry, Pierre; Mdivani, Marina; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algie, Stephen; Dix, Trevor; Eriksson, Erik; Hutchins, Timothy; Baskin, Theodore; Wan, Andrew; Roberts, Richard Allen; Manker, Brian; Dyachkov, Yegor; Kestenberg, Abe; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Lambert, Frédéric; Lambert, Marjolaine; Strauss, Axel; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Amirault, Greg G; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Mallette, Marcelle; Mahar, William V; Gaudreault, Jean; Richer, Patrice; Antonio, Garry M W; Dobby, Timothy; Swartz, Jennifer; Dumouchel, Michael; Yazdanfar, Ali; Chappell, Eric; Robinson, Brian; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Vukovich, Emmanuel; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Derome, Denys; Weimann, Alexander; Bourget, Daniele; Lambert, Michel; Kutan, Aline; Howle, Mark Austin; Johnson, Alexander David (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Mdivani, Marina; McCann, Christopher; Popescu, Maria; Richer, Patrice; Dix, Trevor (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 281
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Jarczyk, Jan; White, Andre; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Strauss, Axel (Fall) Rager, Joshua; Zirbel, John; Box, James; Martin, David R; Dunn, Andrew; Knox, Hank; Grott, David; Lozano, Francisco J; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Purdy, Winston; Sylvan, Sanford; Levesque, Stephane; Crowley, Robert; Desgagne, Alain; Doxas, Dimitrios; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Amirault, Steve; Bolduc, Remi; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Poletaev, Ilya; Walkington, Alec; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Krejcar, Jan; Lupien, Denise; Ducharme, Jérôme; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Fewer, Mark; Roy, Andre J; Beaudry, Pierre; Mdivani, Marina; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Devuyst, Russell; Algie, Stephen; Emami, Heidi; Dix, Trevor; Eriksson, Erik; Hutchins, Timothy; Baskin, Theodore; Wan, Andrew; Roberts, Richard Allen; Manker, Brian; Dyachkov, Yegor; Kestenberg, Abe; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Lambert, Frédéric; Lambert, Marjolaine; Strauss, Axel; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Amirault, Greg G; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Mahar, William V; Gaudreault, Jean; Richer, Patrice; Antonio, Garry M W; Dobby, Timothy; Swartz, Jennifer; Dumouchel, Michael; Mallette, Marcelle; Yazdanfar, Ali; Chappell, Eric; Robinson, Brian; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Marandola, Fabrice; Vukovich, Emmanuel; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Derome, Denys; Weimann, Alexander; Bourget, Daniele; Lambert, Michel; Kutan, Aline; Howle, Mark Austin; Johnson, Alexander David; Dominguez, Chloe; Dean, Kevin; Hollins, Fraser; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Di Lauro, Ronald; Jarczyk, Jan; Doxas, Chester; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; McCann, Christopher; White, Andre (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 380
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Amirault, Steve; Hollins, Fraser; Bolduc, Remi; Doxas, Chester; Jarczyk, Jan; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; McCann, Christopher; Stevenson, Francois; White, Andre; Grott, David; Dean, Kevin; Laing, David; Clayton, Greg; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William V; Bibace, Kenneth; Lee, Ranee Y; Laimon, Sara; Gaudreault, Jean; Mdivani, Marina; Box, James; Zirbel, John; Dunn, Andrew; Knox, Hank; Ducharme, Jérôme; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Purdy, Winston; Levesque, Stephane; Crowley, Robert; Dumouchel, Michael; Haimovitz, Matt; Sylvan, Sanford; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Lupien, Denise; Martin, David R; Amirault, Greg G; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Lambert, Michel; Walkington, Alec; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Poletaev, Ilya; Roy, Andre J; Lambert, Frédéric; Beaudry, Pierre; Dolin, Elizabeth; Devuyst, Russell; Fewer, Mark; Eriksson, Erik; Desgagne, Alain; Hutchins, Timothy; Baskin, Theodore; Strauss, Axel; Roberts, Richard Allen; Wan, Andrew; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Manker, Brian; Dyachkov, Yegor; Algie, Stephen; Kestenberg, Abe; Couture, Jocelyn; Dix, Trevor; Popescu, Maria; Howle, Mark Austin; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Horvey, Amy (Fall) Jarczyk, Jan; White, Andre; Dean, Kevin; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Strauss, Axel; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Doxas, Dimitrios (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 381
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Lozano, Francisco J; Bolduc, Remi; McCann, Christopher; Laimon, Sara; Sullivan, Joseph Leo (Fall) Grott, David; Dean, Kevin; Laing, David; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William V; Popescu, Maria; Bibace, Kenneth; Laimon, Sara; Robinson, Brian; Gaudreault, Jean; Mdivani, Marina; Box, James; Zirbel, John; Dunn, Andrew; Knox, Hank; Ducharme, Jérôme; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Purdy, Winston; Levesque, Stephane; Crowley, Robert; Dumouchel, Michael; Haimovitz, Matt; Sylvan, Sanford; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Lupien, Denise; Martin, David R; Amirault, Greg G; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Lambert, Michel; Walkington, Alec; White, Andre; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; McCann, Christopher; Poletaev, Ilya; Roy, Andre J; Lambert, Frédéric; Beaudry, Pierre; Dolin, Elizabeth; Devuyst, Russell; Fewer, Mark; Eriksson, Erik; Desgagne, Alain; Hutchins, Timothy; Baskin, Theodore; Strauss, Axel; Roberts, Richard Allen; Wan, Andrew; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Manker, Brian; Dyachkov, Yegor; Algie, Stephen; Leclair, Jacqueline; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Howle, Mark Austin; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Horvey, Amy; Dominguez, Chloe; Read, Alexander; Amirault, Steve; Hollins, Fraser; Bolduc, Remi; Doxas, Chester; Jarczyk, Jan; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Stevenson, Francois (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 480
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Large Ensemble during the first four terms (2 credits x 4 semesters).
27 credits of complementary performance selected as follows:
12 credits from:
Ensemble : Vocal workshop for jazz musicians.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
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 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Ensemble : Open to singers and instrumentalists, this ensemble specializes in chamber music primarily of the Baroque era.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Fewer, Mark; Weman Eriksson, Lena (Fall) Eriksson, Erik; Weman Eriksson, Lena (Winter)
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 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
Ensemble : Large ensemble for wind instruments.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Dunn, Andrew; Cazes, Alain (Fall) Dunn, Andrew; Cazes, Alain (Winter)
4-6 hours
Prerequisite: Audition
Ensemble : This ensemble will deal with the extensive repertoire of music which exists for small jazz orchestra (9-13 instruments).
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Mahar, William V; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas (Fall) Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Mahar, William V (Winter)
Restriction: Open to Jazz Performance students only.
Ensemble : Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick; Ouimet, Francois (Fall) Hansen, Patrick; Schubert, Peter N; 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.
Ensemble : Ensemble for contemporary music - instruments and voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Bourgogne, Guillaume; Gort, Cristian (Fall) Bourgogne, Guillaume; Gort, Cristian (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Ensemble : Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Di Lauro, Ronald; French, Alexis (Fall) King, Andrew; Di Lauro, Ronald; Bellemare, David (Winter)
3-4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Ensemble : Ensemble for orchestral instruments.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
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.
6 credits (1 credit per term) from:
Ensemble : Ensemble for chamber music - various instruments.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Chen, Jun-Yuan; Leclair, Jacqueline; Aldrich, Simon; Dunn, Andrew; Cazes, Alain; Strauss, Axel; McNabney, Douglas; Roy, Andre J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Forget, Normand; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Shuter, Cindy; Kestenberg, Abe; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali (Fall) Kestenberg, Abe; Dolin, Elizabeth; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Marchand, Jean; McNabney, Douglas; Dunn, Andrew; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Dyachkov, Yegor; Read, Alexander; Leclair, Jacqueline; Dumouchel, Michael; Aldrich, Simon; Christie, Carolyn; Strauss, Axel; de Caen, Kathleen; Arulanandam, Amahl; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Roy, Andre J (Winter)
Ensemble : An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Weman Eriksson, Lena; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Kinslow, Valerie; Michaud, Natalie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Beghin, Tom; Michaud, Natalie; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Weman Eriksson, Lena (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
Ensemble : Exploration of the vast literature for sonatas with piano and instrument, including multiple issues of ensemble preparation and performing.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Hashimoto, Kyoko (Fall) Hashimoto, Kyoko (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition or permission of the instructor.
Restriction: Limited to 4 advanced pianists and 4 instrumentalists.
Ensemble : Ensemble for woodwind instruments.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
2-3 hours
Prerequisite: Audition
Ensemble : Ensemble for percussion instruments.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Marandola, Fabrice (Fall) Marandola, Fabrice (Winter)
2-3 hours
9 credits from:
MUEN courses at the 400 or 500 level (maximum of 4 credits)
Practical Instrument : Performance by memory before jury of a concerto from the Classical period.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
1 hour
Prerequisite: MUIN 232
Performance : Excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Fewer, Mark (Fall)
2 hours
Performance : Rudiments based on the French, Swiss, American and British styles.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
1 hour
Performance : Excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Leclair, Jacqueline (Fall)
Performance : Excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Dunn, Andrew; Gaudreault, Jean; Devuyst, Russell (Fall)
Performance : Additional excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Fewer, Mark (Fall)
2 hours
Prerequisite: MUPG 224
Performance : Improvisation from its use in the early baroque to present day repertoire.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Performance : The pedagogy of string playing through performing techniques and instructional materials including: etudes, scale systems and graded repertoire for technical and musical advancement on the specific instrument.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
Performance : An introduction to the pedagogy of percussion playing through performing techniques and instructional materials including: etudes, scale systems and graded repertoire for technical and musical advancement on the specific instrument.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite(s) : MUIN 282
Performance : Basic hand drumming techniques and rhythmic patterns based on world music traditions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Performance : Additional excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Leclair, Jacqueline (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUPG 230
Performance : The pedagogy of woodwind playing through performing techniques and instructional materials including: etudes and scale systems and graded repertoire for technical and musical advancement on the specific instrument.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
Performance : Additional excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Dunn, Andrew; Gaudreault, Jean; Devuyst, Russell (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUPG 235
Performance : An introduction to the pedagogy of brass playing through performing techniques and instructional materials including: etudes, scale systems and graded repertoire for technical and musical advancement on the specific instrument.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
Performance : Advanced excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUPG 324
Performance : Extended techniques for strings; including physical production, original etudes and transcriptions toward the development, mastery and performance of each technique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
Performance : Topics ranging from orchestral literature to solo repertoire.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Huang, Yai-Yun (Fall)
Topics will vary semester to semester.
Performance : Advanced excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUPG 330
Performance : Extended techniques for woodwinds; including physical production, original etudes and transcriptions toward the development, mastery and performance of each technique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
Performance : An investigation into the area of extended techniques for brass; physical production, original etudes, and transcriptions toward the development, mastery, and performance of each technique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
Performance : For details, contact the Department of Performance.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Cumming, Julie Emelyn; McNabney, Douglas; Hansen, Patrick; Roy, Andre J (Fall) Cumming, Julie Emelyn; McNabney, Douglas; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Hasegawa, Robert; Lee, Ranee Y; Algie, Stephen (Winter)
Performance : For details, contact the Department of Performance.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Cossette, Isabelle; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Fall) McNabney, Douglas; Lee, Ranee Y (Winter)
Performance : For details, contact the Department of Performance.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) Lozano, Francisco J; Dix, Trevor; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Winter)
16 credits of required courses selected as follows:
9 credits of Theory
4 credits of Musicianship
3 credits of Music History
9 credits
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 2013, Summer 2014
Instructors: Rusch, René (Fall) Thomson, Sten-Paul (Summer)
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 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Rusch, René; Cherney, Brian; Biamonte, Nicole; Wild, Jonathan; Thomson, Sten-Paul (Winter) Biamonte, Nicole (Summer)
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: Fall 2013, Summer 2014
Instructors: Hasegawa, Robert (Fall) Hasegawa, Robert (Summer)
3 hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 251
4 credits
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 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Guzik, John W P; Asly, Monica; Davidson, Thomas (Fall) Asly, Monica (Winter) Asly, Monica (Summer)
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: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Asly, Monica (Fall) Davidson, Thomas; Guzik, John W P; Asly, Monica (Winter) Asly, Monica (Summer)
3 credits
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 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Fall) Brackett, David (Winter) Barg, Lisa (Summer)
2 credits from:
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 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Pre- or Co-requisite: MUSP 241
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for woodwinds.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for brass.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Dix, Trevor (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Musicianship : Extended tonal and post-tonal harmonic and contrapuntal structures, rhythmic practices of the 20th and 21st century, score reading.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Davidson, Thomas; Mariner, Justin B (Fall) Asly, Monica; Mariner, Justin B (Winter) Mariner, Justin B (Summer)
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on polyrhythm.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
6 credits
(Courses with a MUHL or MUPP prefix)
Percussionists must include:
Music History and Literature : Appearance and evolution of such post-war phenomena as total serialism, "chance" music of various kinds, and electronic music as seen in major figures such as Boulez, Stockhausen, Cage and others in Europe and the United States. Important developments during the 1960s. Rise of "minimalism" and "neo-Romanticism" during the 1970s and 80s.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Brackett, David (Fall)
(May not include courses with a MUEN prefix.)