This is a basic 4-year plan for students from high school with no advanced standing.
Program audit
You will receive a summary of exemption credits from placement exams, transfer credits, Advanced Placements (AP), etc, before you begin your first semester at the Schulich School of Music. You can access this information via aProgram Audit (PA) customized for you. Visit the PA web page to learn more about how you can view your personalized program plan.
Meet with your academic advisor to review your program plan at least once a year.
Course load
You should normally register for 15-18 credits per term.
- Full-time course load: 12 credits or more
- Part-time course load: 11 credits or less
Practical instruction
- For practical instruction registration details, visit Registration.听
Sample year 1 course plan (with no course exemptions)
- You have the option to take placement exams in theory, musicianship and keyboard proficiency before school starts. Depending on the basis of admission and the placement test results, you may be exempt from music history (MUHL 186), first year theory (courses with MUTH prefixes) or musicianship/keyboard proficiency (courses with MUSP prefixes). To learn more about the course exemption criteria, see Placement Exams.
- If you choose not to write the placement tests, you will register for courses as presented in this sample first year course plan.
- If you are exempt from MUHL 186, you may consider taking an elective in the first semester.
- You must be proficient in English for all courses, especially Music History. Non-anglophone students should defer MUHL 186 until their second year and register for an English as Second Language (ESL) course in year 1. ESL courses can be accepted as non-music electives. Contact the Writing Centre for information on ESL course registration.
Fall term
MUTH 150
Theory and Analysis 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Music Research
- Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or 缅北强奸 Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.
- Corequisites: MUSP 140 and MUSP 170
MUSP 140
Musicianship Training 1
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Music Research
- 2 hours
- Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or 缅北强奸 Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.
- Corequisites: MUTH 150, MUSP 170
- Terms
- Instructors
- John Guzik, Monica Asly, Fredericka Petit-Homme, Margaret Emily De Castro, Matthew Chan
MUSP 170
Musicianship (Keyboard) 1
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Musicianship: Harmonic, melodic and rhythmic analysis at the keyboard through the study of rudiments, repertoire, chorale/score reading, transposition and harmonization.
Offered by: Music Research
- 1 hour
- Prerequisite: Matriculation Music or 缅北强奸 Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent.
- Corequisites: MUTH 150 and MUSP 140.
- Course contents parallel with those of MUTH 150 and MUSP 140.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Julia Gavrilova, Monica Asly, Jolan Kovacs, Ericsson F Hatfield
MUPD 135
Music as a Profession 1
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Music Research
- Open to B.Mus. students or by permission of the instructor.
MUIN 180
BMus Practical Lessons 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Offered by: Performance
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: Admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Fr茅d茅ric Lambert, Jean-Nicolas Trottier, Sophie Tremblay, Carlos Alberto Jimenez, John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Dominique Labelle, Patrice Richer, Christine D Jensen, Nadia Cote, Erik Anthony Hove, Denys Derome, Marianne Trudel, Min Jung Suh, Bohdanna Novak, Patil Harboyan, Luba Zuk, Paul A Merkelo, Luc Beausejour, Julia Gavrilova, Greg G Amirault, Jocelyn Couture, Pierre Beaudry, Joshua Rager, Jennifer Swartz, Francisco J Lozano, Helene Plouffe, Sienna Dahlen, Olivier B Brault, Albert G Brouwer, Stephane Levesque, Donny Kennedy, Eric Chappell, David Grott, Trevor Dix, Joanna G'froerer, Dimitrios G Doxas, Michel Lambert, Brian Manker, Allan Robert McLean, Martin D Mangrum, David Mark Gossage, Simon Aldrich, Jean Gaudreault, Elizabeth H MacMillan, David C Laing, Ranee Y Lee, Brian Robinson, Greg Clayton, Michael A Gauthier, Joseph Leo Sullivan, Andre J Roy, Peter Freeman, Russell Devuyst, Richard Allen Roberts, Elizabeth Dolin, Jeff Johnston, Alec Walkington, Scott O Feltham, Michael Dumouchel, Kenneth Bibace, Remi Bolduc, William V Mahar, Cindy Shuter, Kevin Dean, Theodore Baskin, Michael McMahon, Marina Mdivani, Andre White, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, James O Box, Alain Desgagne, Martin Karlicek, Andrew J Wan, Stefano Algieri, Yegor Dyachkov, Alexander David Johnson, Matt Haimovitz, Dave Turner, Alexander W Read, Timothy Dobby, Fabrice Marandola, Lex French, Fraser Hollins, Sara Schabas, Aline Kutan, Amy J Hillis, Taylor Donaldson, Ali Yazdanfar, Tracy Smith Bessette, Chris James, J茅r么me Ducharme, R茅mi-Jean LeBlanc, Isabelle Demers, Ilya Poletaev, Tong Wang, Axel Strauss, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Anja Burmeister, Tatiana Dardykina, Victor Fournelle-Blain, Anna Peletsis, Mark Austin Howle, Marina Thibeault, Steven C Cowan, St茅phane Lemelin, Suren Barry, Jean-Francois Normand, Jean-Michel Pilc, Richard P Stoelzel, John E Hollenbeck, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Violaine Melancon, Alexis Basque, Christophe Alvarez, Sofia Yatsyuk, Catherine Turner, Nathaniel Watson, Adrian Vedady, Mark Ferguson, Brett Polegato, Mai Miyagaki, Jarred Dunn, Anna K Hendrickson, Dane Ko, Patrick J Kearney, Matthew Trevino, Itamar I Prag, Ira Coleman, Camille Thurman-Green, Darrell Green, Anna C Petersen, Catherine Cosbey, David A Stewart, Genevi猫ve Morasse
One large ensemble (MUEN 5xx): 2 credits
MUHL 186
Western Musical Traditions
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Music Research
Winter term
MUTH 151
Theory and Analysis 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music Theory and Analysis: Sequences and modulation, chromatic vocabulary, analysis of simple theme types (sentence, period, hybrids) and fugal techniques.
Offered by: Music Research
MUSP 141
Musicianship Training 2
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Music Research
- 2 hours
- Prerequisites: Matriculation Music or 缅北强奸 Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent. MUSP 140
- Corequisites: MUTH 151, MUSP 171
MUSP 171
Musicianship (Keyboard) 2
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Musicianship: Building chordal fluency. Harmonic vocabulary including sequences, chromaticism and modulation. Chorale and score reading with transposing instruments and alto/tenor clefs.
Offered by: Music Research
- 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.
MUIN 181
BMus Practical Lessons 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Practical examination in clarinet techniques.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite: MUIN 180
- Restriction: Open to students entering directly from High Schools outside Quebec.
- Terms
- Instructors
- John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Julia Gavrilova, Jocelyn Couture, Martin D Mangrum, Andre J Roy, Elizabeth Dolin, Carolyn Christie, Marina Mdivani, Kyoko Hashimoto, Andrew J Wan, Tracy Smith Bessette, St茅phane Lemelin, Jean-Michel Pilc
- Fr茅d茅ric Lambert, Jean-Nicolas Trottier, Sophie Tremblay, Carlos Alberto Jimenez, John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Dominique Labelle, Patrice Richer, Christine D Jensen, Nadia Cote, Erik Anthony Hove, Denys Derome, Marianne Trudel, Min Jung Suh, Bohdanna Novak, Patil Harboyan, Luba Zuk, Paul A Merkelo, Luc Beausejour, Julia Gavrilova, Greg G Amirault, Jocelyn Couture, Pierre Beaudry, Joshua Rager, Jennifer Swartz, Francisco J Lozano, Helene Plouffe, Sienna Dahlen, Olivier B Brault, Albert G Brouwer, Stephane Levesque, Donny Kennedy, Eric Chappell, David Grott, Trevor Dix, Joanna G'froerer, Dimitrios G Doxas, Brian Manker, Allan Robert McLean, Martin D Mangrum, David Mark Gossage, Simon Aldrich, Jean Gaudreault, Elizabeth H MacMillan, David C Laing, Ranee Y Lee, Ronald Di Lauro, Brian Robinson, Greg Clayton, Michael A Gauthier, Joseph Leo Sullivan, Andre J Roy, Peter Freeman, Russell Devuyst, Richard Allen Roberts, Elizabeth Dolin, Jeff Johnston, Alec Walkington, Scott O Feltham, Michael Dumouchel, Kenneth Bibace, Remi Bolduc, William V Mahar, Cindy Shuter, Kevin Dean, Theodore Baskin, Michael McMahon, Marina Mdivani, Andre White, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, James O Box, Alain Desgagne, Martin Karlicek, Andrew J Wan, Stefano Algieri, Yegor Dyachkov, Alexander David Johnson, Matt Haimovitz, Andree Azar, Dave Turner, Alexander W Read, Timothy Dobby, Fabrice Marandola, Fraser Hollins, Sara Schabas, Aline Kutan, Amy J Hillis, Taylor Donaldson, Ali Yazdanfar, Tracy Smith Bessette, Chris James, J茅r么me Ducharme, R茅mi-Jean LeBlanc, Isabelle Demers, Ilya Poletaev, Tong Wang, Axel Strauss, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Anja Burmeister, Tatiana Dardykina, Victor Fournelle-Blain, Anna Peletsis, Daniele Bourget, Mark Austin Howle, Marina Thibeault, Steven C Cowan, St茅phane Lemelin, Felicia K Moye, Suren Barry, Jean-Francois Normand, Jean-Michel Pilc, Richard P Stoelzel, John E Hollenbeck, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Violaine Melancon, Alexis Basque, Christophe Alvarez, Sofia Yatsyuk, Catherine Turner, Nathaniel Watson, Adrian Vedady, Mark Ferguson, Brett Polegato, Mai Miyagaki, Jarred Dunn, Anna K Hendrickson, Dane Ko, Patrick J Kearney, Matthew Trevino, Itamar I Prag, Ira Coleman, Camille Thurman-Green, Darrell Green, Anna C Petersen, Catherine Cosbey, David A Stewart
One large ensemble (MUEN 5xx): 2 credits
One non-music elective (preferably a course to develop critical thinking and writing skills, such as psychology, philosophy, history, etc. before taking MUHL 286 in your 2nd or 3rd year)
Year 2 course plan
If you want to add a minor or second major to your program, apply in year 2.
Fall term
MUTH 250
Theory and Analysis 3
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Music Research
MUHL 286
Critical Thinking About Music
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- Instructors
- Lloyd A Whitesell
- Lloyd A Whitesell
MUSP 240
Musicianship Training 3
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Music Research
- Prerequisites: Matriculation Music or 缅北强奸 Conservatory Theory Secondary V or its equivalent. MUSP 141
- Corequisite: MUTH 250
- Terms
- Instructors
- John Guzik, Monica Asly, Justin Mariner
MUIN 280
BMus Practical Lessons 3
2.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Rona M Nadler, Fr茅d茅ric Lambert, Jean-Nicolas Trottier, Fran莽ois Stevenson, Carlos Alberto Jimenez, John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Francois Bourassa, Dominique Labelle, Patrice Richer, Nadia Cote, Erik Anthony Hove, Denys Derome, Mika Putterman, Marianne Trudel, Min Jung Suh, Bohdanna Novak, Patil Harboyan, Luba Zuk, Paul A Merkelo, Luc Beausejour, Julia Gavrilova, Greg G Amirault, Jocelyn Couture, Pierre Beaudry, Joshua Rager, Jennifer Swartz, Francisco J Lozano, Helene Plouffe, Sienna Dahlen, Olivier B Brault, Albert G Brouwer, Stephane Levesque, Donny Kennedy, Eric Chappell, David Grott, Trevor Dix, Joanna G'froerer, Dimitrios G Doxas, Michel Lambert, Brian Manker, Allan Robert McLean, Matthias Maute, Martin D Mangrum, David Mark Gossage, Simon Aldrich, Jean Gaudreault, David C Laing, Ranee Y Lee, Brian Robinson, Greg Clayton, Michael A Gauthier, Joseph Leo Sullivan, Andre J Roy, sylvain Bergeron, Peter Freeman, Russell Devuyst, Richard Allen Roberts, Elizabeth Dolin, Jeff Johnston, Alec Walkington, Scott O Feltham, Michael Dumouchel, Kenneth Bibace, Denis Bluteau, Remi Bolduc, William V Mahar, Cindy Shuter, Kevin Dean, Theodore Baskin, Marina Mdivani, Andre White, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, James O Box, Alain Desgagne, Martin Karlicek, Andrew J Wan, Stefano Algieri, Yegor Dyachkov, Alexander David Johnson, Matt Haimovitz, Andree Azar, Alexander W Read, Timothy Dobby, Fabrice Marandola, Lex French, Lindsay Roberts, Fraser Hollins, Lisanne Tremblay, Sara Schabas, Adam Cicchillitti, Aline Kutan, Amy J Hillis, Taylor Donaldson, Ali Yazdanfar, Tracy Smith Bessette, Chris James, Elizabeth T Skinner, J茅r么me Ducharme, R茅mi-Jean LeBlanc, Isabelle Demers, Ilya Poletaev, Tong Wang, Axel Strauss, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Anja Burmeister, Victor Fournelle-Blain, Anna Peletsis, Mark Austin Howle, Marina Thibeault, Steven C Cowan, Stanford Cheung, St茅phane Lemelin, Magdalena P von Eccher, Jui-Sheng Li, Suren Barry, Jean-Francois Normand, Jean-Michel Pilc, Richard P Stoelzel, John E Hollenbeck, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Todd Cope, Violaine Melancon, Timothy M Ledger, Alexis Basque, Bailey M Wantuch, Catherine Turner, Nathaniel Watson, Adrian Vedady, Mark Ferguson, Brett Polegato, Mai Miyagaki, Jarred Dunn, Anna K Hendrickson, Dane Ko, Patrick J Kearney, Matthew Trevino, Itamar I Prag, Ira Coleman, Camille Thurman-Green, Darrell Green, Elizaveta Miller, Anna C Petersen, Catherine Cosbey, David A Stewart
- Patil Harboyan, Julia Gavrilova, Allan Robert McLean, Martin D Mangrum, Jean Gaudreault, Andre J Roy, Elizabeth Dolin, Kenneth Bibace, Theodore Baskin, Carolyn Christie, Marina Mdivani, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, Martin Karlicek, Andrew J Wan, St茅phane Lemelin
One large ensemble (MUEN 5xx): 2 credits
One free elective
Winter term
MUTH 251
Theory and Analysis 4
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- 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.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jonathan Wild, Olga Ellen Bakulina, Nicole Biamonte
MUSP 241
Musicianship Training 4
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- 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.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- Instructors
- Monica Asly, Justin Mariner
MUIN 281
BMus Practical Lessons 4
2.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Patil Harboyan, Julia Gavrilova, Francisco J Lozano, Albert G Brouwer, David Grott, Brian Manker, Simon Aldrich, Elizabeth H MacMillan, Christopher J McCann, Alec Walkington, Marina Mdivani, Sara Laimon, Martin Karlicek, Stefano Algieri, Matt Haimovitz, Fabrice Marandola, Fraser Hollins, J茅r么me Ducharme, R茅mi-Jean LeBlanc, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Marina Thibeault, St茅phane Lemelin, Violaine Melancon, Adrian Vedady, Darrell Green, Elizaveta Miller
- Rona M Nadler, Fr茅d茅ric Lambert, Jean-Nicolas Trottier, Fran莽ois Stevenson, Carlos Alberto Jimenez, John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Francois Bourassa, Dominique Labelle, Patrice Richer, Nadia Cote, Erik Anthony Hove, Denys Derome, Mika Putterman, Marianne Trudel, Min Jung Suh, Bohdanna Novak, Luba Zuk, Paul A Merkelo, Julia Gavrilova, Greg G Amirault, Jocelyn Couture, Pierre Beaudry, Joshua Rager, Jennifer Swartz, Francisco J Lozano, Sienna Dahlen, Olivier B Brault, Albert G Brouwer, Stephane Levesque, Donny Kennedy, Eric Chappell, David Grott, Trevor Dix, Joanna G'froerer, Dimitrios G Doxas, Michel Lambert, Brian Manker, Allan Robert McLean, Matthias Maute, Martin D Mangrum, David Mark Gossage, Simon Aldrich, Jean Gaudreault, David C Laing, Ranee Y Lee, Ronald Di Lauro, Brian Robinson, Greg Clayton, Michael A Gauthier, Joseph Leo Sullivan, Andre J Roy, sylvain Bergeron, Peter Freeman, Russell Devuyst, Richard Allen Roberts, Elizabeth Dolin, Jeff Johnston, Alec Walkington, Scott O Feltham, Michael Dumouchel, Kenneth Bibace, Denis Bluteau, Remi Bolduc, William V Mahar, Cindy Shuter, Abe Kestenberg, Kevin Dean, Theodore Baskin, Marina Mdivani, Andre White, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, James O Box, Alain Desgagne, Martin Karlicek, Andrew J Wan, Stefano Algieri, Yegor Dyachkov, Alexander David Johnson, Matt Haimovitz, Andree Azar, Dave Turner, Alexander W Read, Timothy Dobby, Fabrice Marandola, Lex French, Fraser Hollins, Lisanne Tremblay, Sara Schabas, Adam Cicchillitti, Aline Kutan, Amy J Hillis, Taylor Donaldson, Ali Yazdanfar, Tracy Smith Bessette, Chris James, Katherine Petersen, J茅r么me Ducharme, R茅mi-Jean LeBlanc, Isabelle Demers, Ilya Poletaev, Tong Wang, Axel Strauss, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Anja Burmeister, Victor Fournelle-Blain, Anna Peletsis, Daniele Bourget, Mark Austin Howle, Marina Thibeault, Steven C Cowan, Stanford Cheung, St茅phane Lemelin, Felicia K Moye, Magdalena P von Eccher, Jui-Sheng Li, Suren Barry, Jean-Francois Normand, Jean-Michel Pilc, Richard P Stoelzel, John E Hollenbeck, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Todd Cope, Violaine Melancon, Timothy M Ledger, Alexis Basque, Bailey M Wantuch, Catherine Turner, Nathaniel Watson, Adrian Vedady, Mark Ferguson, Brett Polegato, Mai Miyagaki, Jarred Dunn, Anna K Hendrickson, Dane Ko, Patrick J Kearney, Matthew Trevino, Itamar I Prag, Camille Thurman-Green, Elizaveta Miller, Anna C Petersen, Catherine Cosbey, David A Stewart
MUIN 283
BMus Concentration Final Exam
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Offered by: Performance
- Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
One large ensemble (MUEN 5xx): 2 credits
One music elective
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