Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Music; Major Performance (Voice) program focuses on vocal pedagogy, repertoire coaching, linguist, theory, and musicology to strengthen artistry in professional singing. In addition to recitals and masterclasses, students are encouraged to take advantage of diverse solo performance opportunities in Opera, Early Music Ensembles, Song Interpretation, a comprehensive Choral Program, the annual McGill Concerto and Wirth Vocal Competitions, and outside venues in Montreal.
The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Major Performance (Voice) program requires 91 credits (plus 32 credits for the Freshman requirement for out-of-province students).
Special Requirements:
Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of B- in practical instruction/exams, ensembles, and voice coaching.
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: 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.
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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 2024
Instructors: Huebner, Steven (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 2024
Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Demers, Isabelle; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Levesque, Stephane; McMahon, Michael; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Trevino, Matthew; Thurman-Green, Camille; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gauthier, Michael; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; MacMillan, Elizabeth; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Merkelo, Paul A; Plouffe, Helene; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Zuk, Luba; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Turner, Dave; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Burmeister, Anja; Tremblay, Sophie; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Hove, Erik Anthony; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Basque, Alexis; Barry, Suren; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Watson, Nathaniel; Polegato, Brett; Jensen, Christine; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Dobby, Timothy; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Yatsyuk, Sofia; Wan, Andrew; Harboyan, Patil; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Wang, Tong; Prag, Itamar; Peletsis, Anna; Dardykina, Tatiana; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Cowan, Steven; Ko, Dane; Thibeault, Marina; Alvarez, Christophe; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; French, Lex; Hendrickson, Anna; Dunn, Jarred; Kearney, Patrick; Miyagaki, Mai; Coleman, Ira; Green, Darrell; James, Chris; Donaldson, Taylor; Richer, Patrice; Petersen, Anna; Stewart, David; Cosbey, Catherine; Brault, Olivier; Schabas, Sara; Morasse, Geneviève (Fall)
3 hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
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MUPD 135 Music as a Profession 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Music Professional Development : Music Professional Development: An introduction to information, resources, and skills related to physical, mental, and professional well-being for the musician and scholar.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn (Fall)
Open to B.Mus. students or by permission of the instructor.
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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 2024
Instructors: Asly, Monica; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Chan, Matthew; Guzik, John (Fall)
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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: Winter 2025
Instructors: Asly, Monica (Winter)
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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 2024
Instructors: Asly, Monica; Gavrilova, Julia; Kovacs, Jolan; Hatfield, Ericsson (Fall)
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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: Winter 2025
Instructors: Mariner, Justin (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 2024
Instructors: Schubert, Peter N (Fall)
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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 2025
Instructors: Bakulina, Olga Ellen (Winter)
Required Courses (44 credits)
Performance
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MUIN 280 BMus Practical Lessons 3 (2.5 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Demers, Isabelle; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Trevino, Matthew; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gauthier, Michael; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; Merkelo, Paul A; Plouffe, Helene; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Zuk, Luba; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Stevenson, François; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Azar, Andree; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Burmeister, Anja; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Tremblay, Lisanne; Cope, Todd; Basque, Alexis; Barry, Suren; von Eccher, Magdalena; Skinner, Elizabeth; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Brault, Olivier; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Watson, Nathaniel; Polegato, Brett; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Dobby, Timothy; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Harboyan, Patil; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Wang, Tong; Prag, Itamar; Peletsis, Anna; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Cowan, Steven; Ko, Dane; Ledger, Timothy; Thibeault, Marina; Cicchillitti, Adam; Li, Jui-Sheng; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; French, Lex; Hendrickson, Anna; Dunn, Jarred; Kearney, Patrick; Putterman, Mika; Cheung, Stanford; Coleman, Ira; Green, Darrell; Nadler, Rona; Wantuch, Bailey; James, Chris; Miller, Elizaveta; Thurman-Green, Camille; Petersen, Anna; Stewart, David; Donaldson, Taylor; Miyagaki, Mai; Hove, Erik Anthony; Cosbey, Catherine; Schabas, Sara; Bolduc, Remi; Roberts, Lindsay (Fall) Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Lemelin, Stéphane; Baskin, Theodore; Christie, Carolyn; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Gavrilova, Julia; Mangrum, Martin D; McLean, Allan Robert; Bibace, Kenneth; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Harboyan, Patil; Hashimoto, Kyoko (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): MUIN 181.
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MUIN 281 BMus Practical Lessons 4 (2.5 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Haimovitz, Matt; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Marandola, Fabrice; Mac Master, John; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Gavrilova, Julia; Lozano, Francisco J; MacMillan, Elizabeth; Manker, Brian; McCann, Christopher; Walkington, Alec; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; Popescu, Annamaria; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Karlicek, Martin; Harboyan, Patil; Thibeault, Marina; Green, Darrell; Miller, Elizaveta; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean (Fall) Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Kestenberg, Abe; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Demers, Isabelle; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Trevino, Matthew; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Di Lauro, Ronald; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gauthier, Michael; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; Merkelo, Paul A; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Zuk, Luba; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Turner, Dave; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Stevenson, François; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Azar, Andree; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Petersen, Katherine; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Bourget, Daniele; Burmeister, Anja; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Tremblay, Lisanne; Cope, Todd; Basque, Alexis; Barry, Suren; von Eccher, Magdalena; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Brault, Olivier; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Watson, Nathaniel; Polegato, Brett; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Dobby, Timothy; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Wang, Tong; Prag, Itamar; Peletsis, Anna; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Cowan, Steven; Ko, Dane; Ledger, Timothy; Thibeault, Marina; Cicchillitti, Adam; Li, Jui-Sheng; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; French, Lex; Hendrickson, Anna; Dunn, Jarred; Kearney, Patrick; Putterman, Mika; Cheung, Stanford; Nadler, Rona; Wantuch, Bailey; Miller, Elizaveta; Thurman-Green, Camille; Petersen, Anna; James, Chris; Stewart, David; Donaldson, Taylor; Miyagaki, Mai; Hove, Erik Anthony; Cosbey, Catherine; Schabas, Sara (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 280
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MUIN 282 BMus Performance Examination 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 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 (2.5 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Burmeister, Anja; Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Demers, Isabelle; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Thurman-Green, Camille; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Leroux, Andre; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; Merkelo, Paul A; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Turner, Dave; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Tremblay, Sophie; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Hove, Erik Anthony; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Cope, Todd; Basque, Alexis; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Brault, Olivier; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Polegato, Brett; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Dobby, Timothy; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Novak, Bohdanna; Trudel, Marianne; French, Lex; Kearney, Patrick; Putterman, Mika; Coleman, Ira; Green, Darrell; Nadler, Rona; James, Chris; Lauzer, Vincent; Miller, Elizaveta; Petersen, Anna; Thibeault, Marina; G'froerer, Joanna; Cosbey, Catherine (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Mdivani, Marina; Lemelin, Stéphane; Mac Master, John; Derome, Denys; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; MacMillan, Elizabeth; Manker, Brian; McCann, Christopher; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Richer, Patrice; Howle, Mark Austin; Brouwer, Albert G; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Bolduc, Remi; Marandola, Fabrice (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 281
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MUIN 381 BMus Practical Lessons 6 (2.5 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Mac Master, John; Dix, Trevor; Dyachkov, Yegor; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Lambert, Michel; Mahar, William; Manker, Brian; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Melancon, Violaine; Brault, Olivier; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Trudel, Marianne; Green, Darrell; Nadler, Rona; Hollenbeck, John (Fall) Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Kestenberg, Abe; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Demers, Isabelle; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Christie, Carolyn; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Thurman-Green, Camille; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gavrilova, Julia; Gossage, David Mark; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Leroux, Andre; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; Merkelo, Paul A; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Beausejour, Luc; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; McLean, Allan Robert; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Bourget, Daniele; Burmeister, Anja; Tremblay, Sophie; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Hove, Erik Anthony; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Normand, Jean-Francois; Cope, Todd; Basque, Alexis; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Brault, Olivier; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Polegato, Brett; Jensen, Christine; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Novak, Bohdanna; Trudel, Marianne; French, Lex; Kearney, Patrick; Putterman, Mika; Coleman, Ira; Green, Darrell; Nadler, Rona; James, Chris; Lauzer, Vincent; Miller, Elizaveta; Suh, Min Jung; Petersen, Anna; Thibeault, Marina; Dominguez, Chloe; G'froerer, Joanna; Cosbey, Catherine (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 380
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MUIN 382 BMus Performance Examination 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Prerequisite(s): MUIN 282
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MUIN 480 BMus Practical Lessons 7 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; McNabney, Douglas; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Demers, Isabelle; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Thurman-Green, Camille; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Leroux, Andre; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; Merkelo, Paul A; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Rager, Joshua; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Burmeister, Anja; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Cope, Todd; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Jensen, Christine; Suh, Min Jung; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Usui, Masashi; Novak, Bohdanna; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; French, Lex; Kearney, Patrick; Coleman, Ira; Green, Darrell; James, Chris; Petersen, Anna; Miller, Elizaveta; Polegato, Brett; Gauthier, Michael; Gossage, David Mark; Putterman, Mika; Brault, Olivier; Lauzer, Vincent; Belleau, Yvan (Fall) Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Strauss, Axel; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Mac Master, John; Dix, Trevor; Dyachkov, Yegor; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Laing, David; Mahar, William; Manker, Brian; McCann, Christopher; Popescu, Annamaria; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Melancon, Violaine; Green, Darrell; Miller, Elizaveta; Hollenbeck, John; Doxas, Dimitrios; Smith Bessette, Tracy (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 381
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MUIN 481 BMus Practical Lessons 8 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Strauss, Axel; Mac Master, John; Bolduc, Remi; Lambert, Michel; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Amirault, Steve; Mallette, Marcelle; Richer, Patrice; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Vedady, Adrian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Manker, Brian; Melancon, Violaine; Coleman, Ira (Fall) Algieri, Stefano; Dean, Kevin; Haimovitz, Matt; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Roy, Andre J; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Poletaev, Ilya; Demers, Isabelle; Leclair, Jacqueline; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Dolin, Elizabeth; Gaudreault, Jean; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Levesque, Stephane; Roberts, Richard Allen; Robinson, Brian; Marandola, Fabrice; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Stoelzel, Richard; Mac Master, John; Cho, Jinjoo; Trevino, Matthew; Aldrich, Simon; Amirault, Greg G; Bergeron, sylvain; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Derome, Denys; Desgagne, Alain; Dix, Trevor; Dumouchel, Michael; Dyachkov, Yegor; Freeman, Peter; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Laing, David; Lambert, Michel; Lee, Ranee Y; Leroux, Andre; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Mangrum, Martin D; Manker, Brian; Maute, Matthias; McCann, Christopher; Merkelo, Paul A; Swartz, Jennifer; Walkington, Alec; Doxas, Dimitrios; Kennedy, Donny; Kutan, Aline; Hollins, Fraser; Grott, David; Bluteau, Denis; Popescu, Annamaria; Stevenson, François; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Ducharme, Jérôme; Beaudry, Pierre; Mallette, Marcelle; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Feltham, Scott O; Richer, Patrice; Bourget, Daniele; Burmeister, Anja; Howle, Mark Austin; Read, Alexander; Bourassa, Francois; Dahlen, Sienna; Leclair, Marie-Chantal; Cope, Todd; Cote, Nadia; Turner, Catherine; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Vedady, Adrian; Melancon, Violaine; Brouwer, Albert G; Fournelle-Blain, Victor; Polegato, Brett; Jensen, Christine; Bibace, Kenneth; Lambert, Frédéric; Yazdanfar, Ali; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Smith Bessette, Tracy; Vukovich, Emmanuel; Usui, Masashi; Novak, Bohdanna; Trudel, Marianne; G'froerer, Joanna; French, Lex; Kearney, Patrick; Coleman, Ira; Green, Darrell; James, Chris; Petersen, Anna; Miller, Elizaveta; Suh, Min Jung; Thurman-Green, Camille; Gauthier, Michael; Gossage, David Mark; Putterman, Mika; Lauzer, Vincent; Brault, Olivier (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 480
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MUIN 482 BMus Performance Examination 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Prerequisite(s): MUIN 382
Diction
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MUPG 209 Introduction to Lyric Diction (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : Rules of lyric diction and the sounds of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Burmeister, Anja (Fall)
1 hour
Restriction: Open to singers and collaborative pianists.
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MUPG 210 Italian Diction (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Study of International Phonetic Alphabet. Study of Italian pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Popescu, Annamaria (Fall)
2 hours
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MUPG 211 French Diction (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Study of French pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
2 hours
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MUPG 212 English Diction (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Study of International Phonetic Alphabet. Study of Standard English pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts with a special emphasis on problematic vowels, diphthongs and consonants.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Koch, Elizabeth (Fall)
2 hours
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MUPG 213 German Diction (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Study of German pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
2 hours
Prior to, or concurrent with registration in the corresponding Diction courses, the Voice Major must furnish evidence of having completed English Second Language courses, ITAL 205D1/ITAL 205D2, GERM 202, and FRSL 207, or their equivalent. This language requirement may be fulfilled by appropriate high school or CEGEP courses, or as part of the non-music and/or free elective requirements or by extra university courses.
Theory
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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: Fall 2024
Instructors: Bakulina, Olga Ellen (Fall)
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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: Winter 2025
Instructors: Wild, Jonathan; Bakulina, Olga Ellen; Biamonte, Nicole (Winter)
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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: Winter 2025
Instructors: Hasegawa, Robert (Winter)
3 hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 251
Musicianship
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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: Fall 2024
Instructors: Asly, Monica; Mariner, Justin; Guzik, John (Fall)
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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: Winter 2025
Instructors: Asly, Monica; Mariner, Justin (Winter)
Music History/Literature
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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: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Whitesell, Lloyd (Fall) Whitesell, Lloyd (Winter)
Professional Development
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MUPD 235 Music as a Profession 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Music Professional Development : An overview of the responsibilities and skills required of professions in music and of the varied career paths leading from a music degree.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Complementary Courses (27 credits)
Performance
10 credits* of complementary performance selected from:
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MUEN 454 Introductory Opera Repertoire Experience (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Instruction on Acting Methods, Aria as Monologue, theatrical movement, and script/score analysis as well as take part in production singing roles, covering roles, and/or singing in the ensemble. The course culminates in a Scenes Program that may include repertoire from the last 400 years of opera, operetta, Singspiel, opéra comique, musical theatre, and 21st century works.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Hargreaves, Stephen (Fall) Hargreaves, Stephen; Hansen, Patrick (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition
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MUEN 496 Opera Studio (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Coachings, rehearsals, stagings, technical/dress rehearsals in the theatre, and performances in front of an audience.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Hargreaves, Stephen (Fall) Hargreaves, Stephen; Hansen, Patrick (Winter)
2 hours
Prerequisite: Audition
For Music students; open to others by permission of the Department.
For undergraduate voice majors cast in roles in Opera McGill productions.
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MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Vocal workshop for jazz musicians.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Novak, Bohdanna (Fall)
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MUEN 569 Tabla Ensemble (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Performance and practice of the tabla of North India.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn (Fall)
Can be taken more than once.
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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 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Nadler, Rona (Fall)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 578 Song Interpretation 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Normally open only to Voice and Piano Performance students. Study of the standard song repertoire with emphasis on the singer and pianist as partners. A public recital will be given at the end of each term.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael (Winter)
2 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 579 Song Interpretation 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Study of song repertoire for singers and pianists.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael (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 2024
Instructors: Ventura, Dorothéa; Bandy, Dorian; Bergeron, sylvain; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Brault, Olivier; La Rotta, Esteban; Lauzer, Vincent; Frey, Elinor; Putterman, Mika (Fall)
Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
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MUEN 587 Cappella McGill (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 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
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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 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Boutda, Matthew; Chan, Jeffrey; Pisney, Kody (Fall) Vallée, Jean-Sébastien (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 : Ensemble for contemporary music - instruments and voice.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Léonard, Mélanie (Fall) Léonard, Mélanie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
* All ensemble courses under MUEN may be taken in multiple terms.
9 credits of complementary performance selected from:
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MUIN 300 Voice Coaching 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual coaching on repertoire.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Nigrim, Dana; Pelletier, Louise; Gonthier, Esther; Scarfone, Marie-Ève; Dubé, Martin; Leblanc, Suzie; Miller, Elizaveta; Ventura, Dorothéa; Nadler, Rona (Fall) Hargreaves, Stephen; Nigrim, Dana; Pelletier, Louise; Scarfone, Marie-Ève; LeBlanc, Julien; Dubé, Martin; Godin, Olivier (Winter)
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MUIN 301 Voice Coaching 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual coaching on repertoire.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Nigrim, Dana; Pelletier, Louise; Scarfone, Marie-Ève; Leblanc, Suzie; LeBlanc, Julien (Fall) McMahon, Michael; Nigrim, Dana; Pelletier, Louise; Gonthier, Esther; Scarfone, Marie-Ève; LeBlanc, Julien; Dubé, Martin; Leblanc, Suzie; Miller, Elizaveta; Hargreaves, Stephen; Ventura, Dorothéa (Winter)
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MUPG 296 Acting for Voice (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : Acting methods focused on improvisation, open scenes, and script analysis, including Laban theory and character development based on environments, relationships, objectives, obstacles, tactics and stakes.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Patterson, Jonathan (Fall)
1 hour
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MUPG 297 Movement for Voice (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : Critical awareness of the body in space, interpersonal and intrapersonal knowledge of one's own spine, torso, and extremities and their function in movement as well as stillness. Methods may include Feldenkreis, period dance, Tai Chi and/or Alexander Technique.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Patterson, Jonathan (Fall)
1 hour
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MUPG 300 Music Performance Strategies (3 credits)
Overview
Performance : Exploration of topics and strategies to optimizepractice and performance. Topics include:individual characteristics and habits inperformance and practice, stress and anxietymodels & theories, physiological response,coping strategies and skills (e.g., mental imagery,time management, goal setting,attention/concentration, relaxation andmeditation).
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Cossette, Isabelle (Fall)
Restriction(s): Only open to B.Mus. students in U2 or above, or with permission from the instructor.
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MUPG 309 Advanced Diction (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : Advanced lyric diction.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUPG 209
Restriction: Open to singers and collaborative pianists.
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MUPG 353 Song Repertoire Class (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Art song repertoire from the late eighteenth century to the present, including the reciprocal relationship between poet and composer and it's expression through performance and performance history.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Burmeister, Anja (Fall)
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MUPG 380 Oratorio Class (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Standard solo oratorio repertoire with an emphasis on performance, performance practice and the interpretation of sacred text within a concert setting.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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MUPG 453 Contemporary Repertoire for Voice (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Techniques on learning and performing music from the beginning of atonality to music of the present day. Exploration of unique notations and extended vocal techniques.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: Audition
MUEN courses at the 400 or 500 level (maximum 4 credits)
Musicianship
2 credits from
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MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Extended tonal and post-tonal harmonic and contrapuntal structures, rhythmic practices of the 20th and 21st century, score reading.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Mariner, Justin (Fall) Mariner, Justin (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 353 Musicianship for Voice (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, voice-leading and sound texture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 141
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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: Winter 2025
Instructors: Schubert, Peter N (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 361 Topics in Musicianship (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Advanced ear training challenges in rhythm, pitch, harmony, form, or timbre.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Topics will change from semester to semester.
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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 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Music History/Literature/Performance Practice
6 credits from:
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MUHL 377 Baroque Opera (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : History of opera from its origins in the musical, literary, and philosophical models available to the Florentine Camerata to the end of the baroque. The development of opera will be studied from the perspective of artistic style and in the light of historical, political, social, and economic conditions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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MUHL 387 Opera from Mozart to Puccini (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Mozart's operas and the seria, buffa, and Singspiel traditions. Ottocento opera, grand opera, and cross-fertilization between France and Italy. German Romantic opera. Wagner. Eastern European opera. Verismo and fin-de-siècle opera in Vienna and Paris. Sociology of opera. Emphasis on critical understanding of music's role in articulating drama.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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MUHL 388 Opera After 1900 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Major early twentieth-century works by Debussy, Strauss, Schreker, Bartók, Stravinsky and Schoenberg. Opera in Europe between the Wars including operas of Berg, Milhaud, Krenek, Hindemith and Weill. Politics, sociology, and literature in relationship to musical style. Approaches since 1945 in selected works by Britten, Henze, Zimmermann, Ligeti, Somers and Glass.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Whitesell, Lloyd (Winter)
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MUHL 390 The German Lied (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Survey of the German Lied from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, focusing on songs and song cycles by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern. Topics include text, musical form and text-music relationships, melodic style and harmonic organization, accompaniment, and performance practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Elective Courses (20 credits)
3 credits of non-Music Electives
17 credits of Free Electives (may include 2 credits of courses with a MUEN prefix)