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Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Major Composition program requires 91 credits (plus 35 credits for the Freshman requirement for out-of-province students). It includes 21 credits of non-music and free elective courses so that students may pursue other academic interests outside of music.Program Prerequisites - Freshman Program (35 credits)
35 credits selected as described below, in consultation with the Program Adviser:
23 credits of Prerequisite Courses
2 credits of Assigned Small Ensemble
4 credits of Basic Ensemble Training
6 credits of Non-Music Electives
Prerequisite Courses
23 credits, all of the courses below:
Note: Students who can demonstrate through auditions and placement tests that they have mastered the material in any of the courses below will be exempt from them and may proceed to more advanced courses.
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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 2011, Summer 2012
Instructors: Provost, Matthew (Fall) Issiyeva, Adalyat (Summer)
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 2011
Instructors: Algieri, Stefano; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Miller, Dennis; 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; T茅bini, Amina Myriam; Grew, John; Crow, Jonathan; Klopoushak, Carissa; Lupien, Denise; Roberts, Richard Allen; Williams, Thomas; Carroll, Edward; 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; Mdivani, Marina; McMahon, Michael; Shuter, Cindy; Thys, Marcelo; Krowicki, Marek; Poletaev, Ilya; Chaulk, Jeremy; Ducharme, J茅r么me; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Chen, Jun-Yuan; 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; Lowe, Darren; Krejcar, Jan; Lambert, Marjolaine; Marcotte, Anna-Belle; Dyachkov, Yegor (Fall)
3 hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
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MUIN 181 BMus Practical Lessons 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Klopoushak, Carissa; McMahon, Michael; Shuter, Cindy; Mdivani, Marina; Thys, Marcelo; Krowicki, Marek; Poletaev, Ilya; Chaulk, Jeremy; Ducharme, J茅r么me; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Chen, Jun-Yuan; 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; Lowe, Darren; Krejcar, Jan; Lambert, Marjolaine; Marcotte, Anna-Belle; Dyachkov, Yegor; Algieri, Stefano; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Miller, Dennis; 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; Crow, Jonathan; Lupien, Denise; Grew, John; Roberts, Richard Allen; Williams, Thomas; 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.
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MUPD 135 Music as a Profession 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Music Professional Development : An introduction to the responsibilities and skills required of professionals in music; job options, contracts, professional organizations, freelancing.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Kestenberg, Abe (Fall)
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MUPD 136 Music as a Profession 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Music Professional Development : Additional responsibilities and skills required of professionals in music.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Kestenberg, Abe (Winter)
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MUSP 140 Musicianship Training 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Rhythm and metre basic subdivisions and conducting patterns; intervals, chords, and scale patterns; non-modulating tonal melodies with treble and bass clefs; harmonic progressions emphasizing two-part outer voice structures.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Mariner, Justin B; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Asly, Monica; Guzik, John W P; Kunz, Jean-Willy; McDonald, Mark (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: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: De Castro, Margaret Emily; Asly, Monica (Fall) Guzik, John W P; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Asly, Monica; Mariner, Justin B; Kunz, Jean-Willy; McDonald, Mark (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 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Davidson, Thomas; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Gavrilova, Julia; McDonald, Mark; Kang, Han Mi; Krowicki, Marek; Choi, Yoo Kyung (Fall) Kovacs, Jolan Ilona (Winter)
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MUSP 171 Musicianship (Keyboard) 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Musicianship : Building chordal fluency. Harmonic vocabulary including sequences, chromaticism and modulation. Chorale and score reading with transposing instruments and alto/tenor clefs.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Gavrilova, Julia; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona (Fall) Gavrilova, Julia; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Krowicki, Marek; Choi, Yoo Kyung; Kang, Han Mi; McDonald, Mark; Davidson, Thomas (Winter) De Castro, Margaret Emily (Summer)
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 2011, Summer 2012
Instructors: Schubert, Peter N; Davidson, Thomas (Fall) Luong, Vivian (Summer)
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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 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Biamonte, Nicole; Davidson, Thomas (Winter) Campbell, Evan (Summer)
Required Courses (60 credits)
60 credits selected as follows:
36 credits of Composition
9 credits of Theory
6 credits of Musicianship
3 credits of Music History
6 credits of Performance
Composition
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MUCO 245D1 Composition 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : 20th Century techniques and approaches. Basic dimensions such as pitch, rhythm and timbre, and their inter-relationship at all structural levels. Notation and score preparation. Performance practice. Analysis of selected 20th Century scores. Writing of short pieces for solo instruments and small ensembles, including voice.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Harman, Christopher (Fall)
2 hours
Corequisites: MUSP 240, MUSP 241 and MUSP 170 and MUSP 171; or MUSP 229 and MUSP 231 and MUSP 170 and MUSP 171
Restriction: Open only to students in Composition
Students must register for both MUCO 245D1 and MUCO 245D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both MUCO 245D1 and MUCO 245D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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MUCO 245D2 Composition 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : See MUCO 245D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Harman, Christopher (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUCO 245D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both MUCO 245D1 and MUCO 245D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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MUCO 261 Orchestration 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : The history of orchestration. Study of instrumentation and traditional orchestration. Reduction of orchestral scores for piano. Transcription of piano works for string quartet and string orchestra.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Bouliane, Denys (Fall)
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MUCO 340D1 Composition 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : Free composition.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Rea, John; Cherney, Brian; Bouliane, Denys; Lesage, Jean; Harman, Christopher; Hui, Melissa; Ferguson, Sean Alastair; Wild, Jonathan; Neidhofer, Christoph (Fall)
2 hours
Prerequisite: MUCO 245D1/D2
Students must register for both MUCO 340D1 and MUCO 340D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both MUCO 340D1 and MUCO 340D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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MUCO 340D2 Composition 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : See MUCO 340D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Cherney, Brian; Bouliane, Denys; Lesage, Jean; Harman, Christopher; Hui, Melissa; Ferguson, Sean Alastair; Wild, Jonathan; Neidhofer, Christoph; Rea, John (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUCO 340D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both MUCO 340D1 and MUCO 340D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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MUCO 341 Digital Studio Composition 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Composition : Composition with MIDI, audio recording, digital audio signal processing software and hardware. Creation of small-scale composition studies using technological resources in the context of electroacoustic music. The hands-on activities will include critical listening and evaluation of electronic and computer music repertoire.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: LeBlanc, Jimmie (Fall)
3 hours lecture-demonstration and 3 hours studio time
Prerequisite: MUCO 245D1/D2 or MUCO 230
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MUCO 342 Digital Studio Composition 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Composition : Advanced composition with MIDI, audio recording, digital audio signal processing software and hardware. Creation of complete electroacoustic pieces and/or production of audio media materials.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Tan, Anthony (Winter)
3 hours lecture-demonstration and 3 hours studio time
Prerequisite: MUCO 341
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MUCO 360 Orchestration 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : Traditional orchestration through analysis. Transcription of piano works for woodwind quintet, brass quintet, wind orchestra and percussion ensemble. Scoring for classical orchestra.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Bouliane, Denys (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUCO 261
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MUCO 440D1 Composition 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : Free composition.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Rea, John; Cherney, Brian; Ferguson, Sean Alastair; Harman, Christopher; Hui, Melissa; Leroux, Philippe; Bouliane, Denys; Lesage, Jean; Wild, Jonathan; Neidhofer, Christoph (Fall)
2 hours
Prerequisite: MUCO 340
Students must register for both MUCO 440D1 and MUCO 440D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both MUCO 440D1 and MUCO 440D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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MUCO 440D2 Composition 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : See MUCO 440D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Hui, Melissa; Cherney, Brian; Ferguson, Sean Alastair; Harman, Christopher; Leroux, Philippe; Bouliane, Denys; Lesage, Jean; Wild, Jonathan; Neidhofer, Christoph; Rea, John (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUCO 440D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both MUCO 440D1 and MUCO 440D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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MUCO 460 Orchestration 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Composition : Analysis of advanced orchestration techniques. Various orchestration theories and practices used by composers, particularly in the twentieth century including the study of extended techniques.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Rea, John (Fall)
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MUCO 462 Advanced Tonal Writing (3 credits)
Overview
Composition : Stylistic concepts and resources of European music including phrase structure, melodic shape, rhythm, linear continuity, economy of means, notation, and basic contrapuntal procedures. Extensive and detailed analysis of characteristic repertoire.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: MUCO 340D1/D2 or MUTH 350
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MUCO 541 Advanced Digital Studio Composition 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Composition : Advanced topics in digital studio composition. Aesthetics and poetics of electroacoustic composition. Analytical approaches to this repertoire. Use of digital signal processing and synthesis techniques. Creation of complete pieces incorporating music technology which may include a live performance component.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Schumacher, Mario Marlon (Fall)
Prerequisite: MUCO 342 or permission of the instructor.
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MUCO 542 Advanced Digital Studio Composition 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Composition : Further advanced topics in digital studio composition culminating in a complete large-scale work incorporating music technology, including computer-assisted composition, analysis/resynthesis techniques, and new gestural controllers for live performance of digital musical instruments.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Leroux, Philippe (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUCO 541.
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MUCO 575 Topics in Composition (3 credits)
Overview
Composition : Pitch systems, harmonic concepts and compositional techniques from the late 19th Century to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: MUCO 340D1/D2
- Topics will change from semester to semester.
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 2011, Summer 2012
Instructors: Caplin, William Earl (Fall) Goodchild, Meghan (Summer)
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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 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Mariner, Justin B; Sanguinetti, Giorgio; Cannon, Steven; Rusch, Ren茅 (Winter) Biamonte, Nicole (Summer)
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MUTH 350 Theory and Analysis 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Music Theory and Analysis : Exploration of 20th and 21st century organizations of pitch, rhythm, timbre etc. Written and analytical skills for the purpose of gaining insight into the compositional techniques and aesthetics of this repertoire.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 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 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Davidson, Thomas; Mariner, Justin B; Asly, Monica; Guzik, John W P; Woodmass, Rebecca (Fall) Asly, Monica (Winter) Davidson, Thomas; Mariner, Justin B (Summer)
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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 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Davidson, Thomas; Mariner, Justin B; Asly, Monica; Guzik, John W P; Woodmass, Rebecca (Winter) Asly, Monica (Summer)
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Music History
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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 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Fall) Kok, Roe-Min (Winter) Huebner, Steven (Summer)
Performance
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MUIN 280 BMus Practical Lessons 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
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, Fr茅d茅ric; Roy, Andre J; Lambert, Marjolaine; Roberts, Richard Allen; Williams, Thomas; Carroll, Edward; 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; Algieri, Stefano; Purdy, Winston; Lupien, Denise; Mahar, William V; Devuyst, Russell; Grew, John; 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, J茅r么me; Harboyan, Patil; Marcotte, Anna-Belle; Dyachkov, Yegor; Crow, Jonathan; Klopoushak, Carissa; Shuter, Cindy; Walkington, Alec; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Chen, Jun-Yuan; McNabney, Douglas; Manker, Brian; Turner, Dave; Poletaev, Ilya; Lowe, Darren; Davidson, Thomas; Derome, Denys (Fall) Laimon, Sara; Bibace, Kenneth; Roy, Andre J (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 181 or admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
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MUIN 281 BMus Practical Lessons 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Jimenez, Carlos Alberto (Fall) Doxas, Dimitrios; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Hutchins, Timothy; McCann, Christopher; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algieri, Stefano; Purdy, Winston; Lupien, Denise; Mahar, William V; Devuyst, Russell; Grew, John; 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, J茅r么me; Harboyan, Patil; Marcotte, Anna-Belle; Dyachkov, Yegor; Crow, Jonathan; Klopoushak, Carissa; Shuter, Cindy; Walkington, Alec; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Chen, Jun-Yuan; McNabney, Douglas; Manker, Brian; Roy, Andre J; Turner, Dave; Poletaev, Ilya; Lowe, Darren; Davidson, Thomas; Derome, Denys; 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, Fr茅d茅ric; Lambert, Marjolaine; Roberts, Richard Allen; Williams, Thomas; 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
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MUIN 283 BMus Concentration Final Examination
Overview
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Complementary Courses (10 credits)
10 credits selected as follows:
6 credits from Music History
4 credits from Performance
Music History
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MUHL 385 Early Twentieth-Century Music (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Development of European, Russian, and American music from the 1890s until the early 1940s, tracing its roots in late 19th-century Romanticism and following its evolution in central Europe, France, and the United States. The music of major innovators such as Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Ives, and Var猫se will be discussed.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Winter)
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MUHL 391 Canadian Music (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Survey of music in Canada from the 16th Century to the present. Current musical organizations and institutions, and contemporary Canadian music will be stressed. Time permitting, brief reference will be made to the folk music of indigenous and immigrant groups.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Cherney, Brian (Winter)
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MUHL 392 Music since 1945 (3 credits)
Overview
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 2011
Instructors: Brackett, David (Fall)
Performance
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MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : An ensemble of 8 to 12 voices specializing in early music. N.B. This ensemble may substitute as a Basic Ensemble in programs that specify Choral Ensemble, with Departmental approval.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Open to singers and instrumentalists, this ensemble specializes in chamber music primarily of the Baroque era.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall) Knox, Hank (Winter)
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MUEN 587 Cappella 成人VR视频 (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 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
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MUEN 590 成人VR视频 Winds (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Cazes, Alain (Fall) Cazes, Alain (Winter)
4-6 hours
Prerequisite: Audition
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MUEN 592 Chamber Jazz Ensemble (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : This ensemble will deal with the extensive repertoire of music which exists for small jazz orchestra (9-13 instruments).
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Bolduc, Remi; Sullivan, Joseph Leo (Fall) Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Bolduc, Remi (Winter)
Restriction: Open to Jazz Performance students only.
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MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Maute, Matthias; Schubert, Peter N; Ouimet, Francois (Fall) de Souza, Jordan James; Ouimet, Francois (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Section 001 Chamber Singers: a group of approximately 24 mixed voices which explores the a cappella repertoire of all periods as well as works with chamber accompaniment.
Section 002 Concert Choir: an ensemble of approximately 60 voices (S.A.T.B.) which performs the repertoire from all periods appropriate to a group of this size.
Section 003 University Chorus: a mixed chorus of approximately 100 which performs a variety of choral material including both traditional and popular selections.
Section 004 Women's Chorale: an ensemble of approximately 40 women stressing the fundamentals of singing and ensemble participation.
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MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Gort, Cristian (Fall) Gort, Cristian; de Souza, Jordan James (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Foote, Gordon; Di Lauro, Ronald; Rossi, Dominic (Fall) Foote, Gordon; Di Lauro, Ronald; Rossi, Dominic (Winter)
3-4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 597 Orchestral Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Fall) Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Winter)
6 - 7 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Non-Music Electives (3 credits)
Free Electives (18 credits)
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