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Program Requirements: B.Mus. Faculty - Jazz (123 credits)

The Bachelor of Music - Faculty Program (Jazz) is a 123 credit program. You may have fewer credits to complete if you receive course exemptions and/or transfer credits.

Use our sample 4-year program plan to determine when to take each course.

Required courses (total: 48 credits)

Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Faculty Program Music - Jazz(123 Credits)

    Offered by:Music Research
    Degree:Bachelor of Music

Program Requirement:

The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.); Faculty Program in Music; Jazz requires 123 credits and has been designed to accommodate students who trained as jazz musicians and who are interested in a pattern of specialization not provided in the established major programs, or who are interested in combining studies in music with studies in other disciplines. Students registered in the Faculty Program in Music; Jazz may, with the approval of a staff adviser, design their own programs around specific interests or develop programs with a broader base by incorporating courses from other disciplines and faculties.

Program Prerequisites - Freshman Program (32 credits)

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

22 credits of Prerequisite courses
4 credits of Large Ensemble
6 credits of non-Music electives



    Prerequisite Courses

    22 credits, all of the courses below:

    Note: Students who can demonstrate through auditions, placement tests or equivalencies that they have mastered the material in any of the courses below will be exempt from them and may proceed to more advanced courses.


    • MUIN 180 BMus Practical Lessons 1 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUIN 181 BMus Practical Lessons 2 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUJZ 160 Jazz Materials 1 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUJZ 161 Jazz Materials 2 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUJZ 170 Jazz Keyboard Proficiency 1 1 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUJZ 171 Jazz Keyboard Proficiency 2 1 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUJZ 187 Jazz History Survey 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUPD 135 Music as a Profession 1 1 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUSP 123 Jazz Ear Training 1 2 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • MUSP 124 Jazz Ear Training 2 2 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer


    Required Courses (26 credits)



      Theory


      • MUJZ 262 Applied Jazz Theory 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • MUTH 150 Theory and Analysis 1 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • MUTH 151 Theory and Analysis 2 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • MUTH 250 Theory and Analysis 3 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer


      Musicianship


      • MUJZ 213 Fundamentals of Jazz Improv 1 2 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • MUJZ 214 Fundamentals of Jazz Improv 2 2 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer


      Music History


      • MUHL 286 Critical Thinking About Music 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer


      Performance


      • MUIN 280 BMus Practical Lessons 3 2.5 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • MUIN 281 BMus Practical Lessons 4 2.5 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • MUIN 283 BMus Concentration Final Exam 1 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer


      Professional Development


      • MUPD 235 Music as a Profession 2 1 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer


      Complementary Courses (12 credits)



        Music History

        6 credits from courses with a prefix of MUHL or MUPP.



          Musicianship

          2 credits from:


          • MUJZ 323 Advanced Jazz Ear Training 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 324 Musicianship for Strings 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 330 Musicianship for Woodwinds 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 335 Musicianship for Brass 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 350 Musicianship for Pianists 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 353 Musicianship for Voice 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 354 Intro to Improv and Ornamen 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 355 Musicianship for Percussion 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 361 Topics in Musicianship 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 363 Topics in Global Musicianship 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer


          Performance

          4 credits from:


          • MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 572 Cappella Antica 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 587 Cappella McGill 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 590 McGill Wind Orchestra 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 592 Chamber Jazz Ensemble 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

          • MUEN 597 McGill Symphony Orchestra 2 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer


          Elective Courses (53 credits)

          20 credits of Music Electives.
          3 credits of non-Music Electives.
          30 credits of Free Electives



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