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Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Major Performance (Orchestral Instruments) program requires 90 credits (plus 35 credits for the Freshman requirement for out-of-province students).
125 credits are selected as follows:
35 credits - Prerequisite Requirements (for out-of-province students)
18 credits - Required Performance
27 credits - Complementary Performance
16 credits - Required Courses (Theory, Musicianship, and Music History)
8 credits - Complementary Courses (Musicianship and Music History, Literature, or Performance Practice)
18 credits - Free Electives
3 credits - Non-Music Electives
Ensemble Requirements:
1. Students majoring in violin, viola, or cello must commence their assigned ensembles with four terms of string quartets.
2. Violin Majors will be required to complete two terms of ensemble playing on viola.
Special Requirements:
Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of B- in practical instruction/exams and ensembles.
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: 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 2017
Instructors: Cain, Jerry (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Zirbel, John; Baskin, Theodore; Desgagne, Alain; Freeman, Peter; Hutchins, Timothy; Kestenberg, Abe; Mangrum, Martin D; Hashimoto, Kyoko; 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; Roberts, Richard Allen; Rager, Joshua; Kutan, Aline; Popescu, Maria; Harboyan, Patil; Karlicek, Martin; Purdy, Winston; Fewer, Mark; Wan, Andrew; Dix, Trevor; Mdivani, Marina; McMahon, Michael; Shuter, Cindy; Poletaev, Ilya; Ducharme, Jérôme; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Lambert, Michel; Christie, Carolyn; Gaudreault, Jean; Derome, Denys; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Dimitrios; Gossage, David Mark; Levesque, Stephane; Grott, David; Walkington, Alec; Dumouchel, Michael; Mahar, William V; Dyachkov, Yegor; Lambert, Frédéric; Chappell, Eric; Aldrich, Simon; Azar, Andree; Gauthier, Michael; Leclair, Jacqueline; Laimon, Sara; Robinson, Brian; Davidson, Thomas; Di Lauro, Ronald; Feltham, Scott O; Dobby, Timothy; Strauss, Axel; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Plouffe, Helene; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Mallette, Marcelle; Dardykina, Tatiana; Read, Alexander; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Merkelo, Paul A; Hillis, Amy; Beaudry, Pierre; Stoelzel, Richard; Eriksson, Erik; Peletsis, Anna; Turner, Dave; Tremblay, Sophie; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Hollenbeck, John; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Leclair, Marie-; Dahlen, Sienna; Bibace, Kenneth; Smith, Tracy; Marandola, Fabrice; Amirault, Greg G; Mac Master, John; Zuk, Luba; Novak, Bohdanna; Cote, Nadia; Watson, Nathaniel; Brouwer, Albert G; Ferguson, Mark; Cicchillitti, Adam; Laing, David (Fall) Bourget, Daniele; Lemelin, Stéphane; Novak, Bohdanna (Winter)
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 examination in clarinet techniques.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Mangrum, Martin D; Gavrilova, Julia; Mdivani, Marina; Strauss, Axel; Couture, Jocelyn (Fall) McMahon, Michael; Shuter, Cindy; Mdivani, Marina; Poletaev, Ilya; Ducharme, Jérôme; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Lambert, Michel; Wan, Andrew; Christie, Carolyn; Gaudreault, Jean; Derome, Denys; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Dimitrios; Gossage, David Mark; Levesque, Stephane; Grott, David; Walkington, Alec; Kinslow, Valerie; Dumouchel, Michael; Mahar, William V; Dyachkov, Yegor; Lambert, Frédéric; Chappell, Eric; Laing, David; Aldrich, Simon; Azar, Andree; Gauthier, Michael; Leclair, Jacqueline; Laimon, Sara; Robinson, Brian; Davidson, Thomas; Feltham, Scott O; Dobby, Timothy; Strauss, Axel; Bourget, Daniele; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Plouffe, Helene; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Mallette, Marcelle; Dardykina, Tatiana; Read, Alexander; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Di Lauro, Ronald; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Merkelo, Paul A; Hillis, Amy; Beaudry, Pierre; Stoelzel, Richard; Eriksson, Erik; Peletsis, Anna; Turner, Dave; Tremblay, Sophie; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Dahlen, Sienna; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Leclair, Marie-; Bibace, Kenneth; Smith, Tracy; Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Zirbel, John; Baskin, Theodore; Desgagne, Alain; Freeman, Peter; Hutchins, Timothy; Kestenberg, Abe; Mangrum, Martin D; Hashimoto, Kyoko; 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; Roberts, Richard Allen; Rager, Joshua; Kutan, Aline; Popescu, Maria; Harboyan, Patil; Karlicek, Martin; Fewer, Mark; Dix, Trevor; Marandola, Fabrice; Amirault, Greg G; Mac Master, John; Zuk, Luba; Novak, Bohdanna; Cote, Nadia; Watson, Nathaniel; Brouwer, Albert G; Ferguson, Mark; Ledger, Timothy; Cicchillitti, Adam (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 : 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 2017
Instructors: Leclair, Jacqueline (Fall)
Open to B.Mus. students or by permission of the instructor.
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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 2018
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn Eliot (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 2017
Instructors: Petit-Homme, Fredericka; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Johnston, Erin; Campbell, Evan; Piché, Marie-Ève (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 2018
Instructors: De Castro, Margaret Emily; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Campbell, Evan; Johnston, Erin; Goddard, Christopher; Donaldson, James (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 2017
Instructors: Mariner, Justin B; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Gavrilova, Julia; Yeunyonghattaporn, Akkra (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 2018
Instructors: Mariner, Justin B; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Gavrilova, Julia; Yeunyonghattaporn, Akkra; Chu, Qiao (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 2017
Instructors: Klorman, Edward (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 2018
Instructors: Neidhofer, Christoph (Winter)
Required Performance (18 credits)
18 credits, select all the courses below:
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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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Gaudreault, Jean; Zirbel, John; Aldrich, Simon; Desgagne, Alain; Levesque, Stephane; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Zuk, Luba; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Di Lauro, Ronald; Grott, David; Hollins, Fraser; Lozano, Francisco J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Antonio, Garry M W; Lambert, Frédéric; Roy, Andre J; Roberts, Richard Allen; Rager, Joshua; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Popescu, Maria; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Fewer, Mark; Dix, Trevor; Doxas, Dimitrios; Hutchins, Timothy; McCann, Christopher; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algie, Stephen; Purdy, Winston; Mahar, William V; Devuyst, Russell; Mangrum, Martin D; Baskin, Theodore; Freeman, Peter; Kestenberg, Abe; Couture, Jocelyn; Dean, Kevin; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Ducharme, Jérôme; Harboyan, Patil; Dyachkov, Yegor; Shuter, Cindy; Walkington, Alec; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Lambert, Michel; McNabney, Douglas; Manker, Brian; Turner, Dave; Poletaev, Ilya; Davidson, Thomas; Derome, Denys; Swartz, Jennifer; Eriksson, Erik; Dumouchel, Michael; Christie, Carolyn; Yazdanfar, Ali; Strauss, Axel; Mallette, Marcelle; Gossage, David Mark; Dobby, Timothy; Beaudry, Pierre; Knox, Hank; Azar, Andree; Amirault, Greg G; Robinson, Brian; Chappell, Eric; Marandola, Fabrice; Gauthier, Michael; Feltham, Scott O; Maute, Matthias; McLean, Allan Robert; Peletsis, Anna; Read, Alexander; Lemelin, Stéphane; Loftus, Gili; Dardykina, Tatiana; Johnson, Alexander David; Leclair, Jacqueline; Labelle, Dominique; Bluteau, Denis; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Plouffe, Helene; Stoelzel, Richard; Dann, Steven Arthur; Kutan, Aline; Smith, Tracy; Hollenbeck, John; Tremblay, Lisanne; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Mac Master, John; Richer, Patrice; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Dahlen, Sienna; Merkelo, Paul A; Leclair, Marie-; Von Eccher, Magdalena; Barry, Suren; Butler, Taurey; Skinner, Elizabeth; Bergeron, Sylvain; Bourassa, Francois; Watson, Nathaniel; Melancon, Violaine; Vedady, Adrian; Ferguson, Mark; Yeunyonghattaporn, Akkra; Alvarez, Christophe (Fall) Strauss, Axel; Gaudreault, Jean; Mangrum, Martin D; McLean, Allan Robert; Christie, Carolyn; Gavrilova, Julia; Mdivani, Marina; Laimon, Sara; Bibace, Kenneth; Roy, Andre J; Harboyan, Patil; Popescu, Maria (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Knox, Hank; Haimovitz, Matt; Davidson, Thomas; McCann, Christopher; Popescu, Maria; Lozano, Francisco J; Mallette, Marcelle; Walkington, Alec; Hollins, Fraser; Manker, Brian; Karlicek, Martin; Mdivani, Marina; Algie, Stephen; Mac Master, John; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Ducharme, Jérôme; Devuyst, Russell; Roberts, Richard Allen (Fall) Doxas, Dimitrios; Hutchins, Timothy; McCann, Christopher; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algie, Stephen; Mahar, William V; Devuyst, Russell; Mangrum, Martin D; Baskin, Theodore; Freeman, Peter; Kestenberg, Abe; Couture, Jocelyn; Dean, Kevin; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Ducharme, Jérôme; Harboyan, Patil; Dyachkov, Yegor; Shuter, Cindy; Walkington, Alec; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Lambert, Michel; McNabney, Douglas; Manker, Brian; Roy, Andre J; Turner, Dave; Poletaev, Ilya; Davidson, Thomas; Derome, Denys; Swartz, Jennifer; Eriksson, Erik; Dumouchel, Michael; Christie, Carolyn; Yazdanfar, Ali; Strauss, Axel; Mallette, Marcelle; Gossage, David Mark; Dobby, Timothy; Beaudry, Pierre; Knox, Hank; Azar, Andree; Amirault, Greg G; Robinson, Brian; Chappell, Eric; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Petersen, Katherine; Gauthier, Michael; Feltham, Scott O; Maute, Matthias; McLean, Allan Robert; Peletsis, Anna; Read, Alexander; Lemelin, Stéphane; Dardykina, Tatiana; Johnson, Alexander David; Bourget, Daniele; Leclair, Jacqueline; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Bourassa, Francois; Bluteau, Denis; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Plouffe, Helene; Stoelzel, Richard; Dann, Steven Arthur; Kutan, Aline; Smith, Tracy; Hollenbeck, John; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Tremblay, Lisanne; Mac Master, John; Richer, Patrice; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Merkelo, Paul A; Leclair, Marie-; Von Eccher, Magdalena; Barry, Suren; Skinner, Elizabeth; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Gaudreault, Jean; Zirbel, John; Aldrich, Simon; Desgagne, Alain; Levesque, Stephane; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Zuk, Luba; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Di Lauro, Ronald; Grott, David; Hollins, Fraser; Lozano, Francisco J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Antonio, Garry M W; Lambert, Frédéric; Roberts, Richard Allen; Rager, Joshua; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Popescu, Maria; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Fewer, Mark; Dix, Trevor; Bergeron, Sylvain; Dahlen, Sienna; Marandola, Fabrice; Watson, Nathaniel; Melancon, Violaine; Vedady, Adrian; Ferguson, Mark; Thibeault, Marina; Yeunyonghattaporn, Akkra; Alvarez, Christophe (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Hollins, Fraser; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Di Lauro, Ronald; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; McCann, Christopher; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Doxas, Dimitrios; Rager, Joshua; Zirbel, John; Box, James; Knox, Hank; Grott, David; Lozano, Francisco J; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Purdy, Winston; Levesque, Stephane; Desgagne, Alain; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Bolduc, Remi; Poletaev, Ilya; Walkington, Alec; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Ducharme, Jérôme; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Fewer, Mark; Roy, Andre J; Devuyst, Russell; Beaudry, Pierre; Mdivani, Marina; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algie, Stephen; Dix, Trevor; Eriksson, Erik; Hutchins, Timothy; Baskin, Theodore; Wan, Andrew; Roberts, Richard Allen; Manker, Brian; Dyachkov, Yegor; Kestenberg, Abe; Lambert, Frédéric; Strauss, Axel; Amirault, Greg G; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Mallette, Marcelle; Mahar, William V; Gaudreault, Jean; Richer, Patrice; Antonio, Garry M W; Dobby, Timothy; Swartz, Jennifer; Dumouchel, Michael; Yazdanfar, Ali; Chappell, Eric; Robinson, Brian; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Derome, Denys; Lambert, Michel; Kutan, Aline; Howle, Mark Austin; Johnson, Alexander David; Lemelin, Stéphane; Read, Alexander; Christie, Carolyn; Dean, Kevin; Stoelzel, Richard; Maute, Matthias; Laimon, Sara; Dann, Steven Arthur; Labelle, Dominique; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Novak, Bohdanna; Turner, Dave; McLean, Allan Robert; Hollenbeck, John; Dahlen, Sienna; Smith, Tracy; Leclair, Jacqueline; Freeman, Peter; Bluteau, Denis; Aldrich, Simon; Karlicek, Martin; Butler, Taurey; Merkelo, Paul A; Mac Master, John; Bourassa, Francois; Melancon, Violaine; Ferguson, Mark; Vedady, Adrian (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Mdivani, Marina; McCann, Christopher; Popescu, Maria; Howle, Mark Austin; Lozano, Francisco J; Mallette, Marcelle; Lee, Ranee Y; Hollins, Fraser; Richer, Patrice; Manker, Brian; Mac Master, John; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Brault, Olivier (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: White, Andre; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Strauss, Axel; Dix, Trevor; Popescu, Maria; Lambert, Michel; Mallette, Marcelle; Algie, Stephen; Lemelin, Stéphane; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Leclair, Jacqueline; Dyachkov, Yegor; Butler, Taurey; Dean, Kevin; Smith, Tracy; Mac Master, John (Fall) Rager, Joshua; Zirbel, John; Box, James; Knox, Hank; Grott, David; Lozano, Francisco J; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Levesque, Stephane; Desgagne, Alain; Doxas, Dimitrios; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Bolduc, Remi; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Poletaev, Ilya; Walkington, Alec; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Ducharme, Jérôme; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Fewer, Mark; Roy, Andre J; Beaudry, Pierre; Mdivani, Marina; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Devuyst, Russell; Algie, Stephen; Dix, Trevor; Eriksson, Erik; Hutchins, Timothy; Baskin, Theodore; Wan, Andrew; Roberts, Richard Allen; Manker, Brian; Dyachkov, Yegor; Kestenberg, Abe; Lambert, Frédéric; Strauss, Axel; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Amirault, Greg G; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Mahar, William V; Gaudreault, Jean; Richer, Patrice; Antonio, Garry M W; Dobby, Timothy; Swartz, Jennifer; Dumouchel, Michael; Mallette, Marcelle; Yazdanfar, Ali; Chappell, Eric; Robinson, Brian; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Derome, Denys; Bourget, Daniele; Lambert, Michel; Kutan, Aline; Howle, Mark Austin; Johnson, Alexander David; Lemelin, Stéphane; Read, Alexander; Christie, Carolyn; Moye, Felicia; Dean, Kevin; Stoelzel, Richard; Maute, Matthias; Laimon, Sara; Dann, Steven Arthur; Labelle, Dominique; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Novak, Bohdanna; McLean, Allan Robert; Hollenbeck, John; Smith, Tracy; Leclair, Jacqueline; Freeman, Peter; Bluteau, Denis; Aldrich, Simon; Karlicek, Martin; Skinner, Elizabeth; Hollins, Fraser; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Di Lauro, Ronald; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; McCann, Christopher; White, Andre; Merkelo, Paul A; Dahlen, Sienna; Mac Master, John; Suh, Min Jung; Melancon, Violaine; Ferguson, Mark; Brault, Olivier; Thibeault, Marina; Vedady, Adrian (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Hollins, Fraser; Bolduc, Remi; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; McCann, Christopher; White, Andre; Grott, David; Dean, Kevin; Laing, David; Clayton, Greg; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William V; Bibace, Kenneth; Lee, Ranee Y; Laimon, Sara; Gaudreault, Jean; Mdivani, Marina; Box, James; Zirbel, John; Knox, Hank; Ducharme, Jérôme; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Purdy, Winston; Levesque, Stephane; Dumouchel, Michael; Haimovitz, Matt; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Amirault, Greg G; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Lambert, Michel; Walkington, Alec; Poletaev, Ilya; Roy, Andre J; Lambert, Frédéric; Beaudry, Pierre; Dolin, Elizabeth; Devuyst, Russell; Fewer, Mark; Eriksson, Erik; Desgagne, Alain; Hutchins, Timothy; Baskin, Theodore; Strauss, Axel; Roberts, Richard Allen; Wan, Andrew; Manker, Brian; Dyachkov, Yegor; Algie, Stephen; Kestenberg, Abe; Couture, Jocelyn; Dix, Trevor; Popescu, Maria; Howle, Mark Austin; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Johnson, Alexander David; Swartz, Jennifer; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Read, Alexander; Mallette, Marcelle; Derome, Denys; Rager, Joshua; Aldrich, Simon; Chappell, Eric; Novak, Bohdanna; Richer, Patrice; Merkelo, Paul A; Gavrilova, Julia; Dahlen, Sienna; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Lemelin, Stéphane; Stoelzel, Richard; Antonio, Garry M W; Maute, Matthias; Labelle, Dominique; Mangrum, Martin D; Bluteau, Denis; McNabney, Douglas; Butler, Taurey; Jensen, Christine; Marandola, Fabrice; Smith, Tracy; Kutan, Aline; Leclair, Jacqueline; Freeman, Peter; Christie, Carolyn; Bourassa, Francois; Von Eccher, Magdalena; Cote, Nadia; Usui, Masashi; Vedady, Adrian; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Melancon, Violaine (Fall) White, Andre; Dean, Kevin; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Strauss, Axel; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Dix, Trevor; Popescu, Maria; Laing, David; Mallette, Marcelle; Moye, Felicia; Algie, Stephen; Lemelin, Stéphane; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Leclair, Jacqueline; Dyachkov, Yegor; Smith, Tracy; McCann, Christopher; Mac Master, John (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Lozano, Francisco J; Bolduc, Remi; McCann, Christopher; Laimon, Sara; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Mdivani, Marina; Zirbel, John; Haimovitz, Matt; Richer, Patrice; Lambert, Michel; Algie, Stephen; Mallette, Marcelle; Dyachkov, Yegor; Yazdanfar, Ali (Fall) Grott, David; Dean, Kevin; Laing, David; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William V; Popescu, Maria; Bibace, Kenneth; Laimon, Sara; Robinson, Brian; Gaudreault, Jean; Mdivani, Marina; Box, James; Zirbel, John; Knox, Hank; Ducharme, Jérôme; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Levesque, Stephane; Dumouchel, Michael; Haimovitz, Matt; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Amirault, Greg G; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Lambert, Michel; Walkington, Alec; White, Andre; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Poletaev, Ilya; Roy, Andre J; Lambert, Frédéric; Beaudry, Pierre; Dolin, Elizabeth; Devuyst, Russell; Fewer, Mark; Eriksson, Erik; Desgagne, Alain; Hutchins, Timothy; Baskin, Theodore; Strauss, Axel; Roberts, Richard Allen; Wan, Andrew; Manker, Brian; Dyachkov, Yegor; Algie, Stephen; Leclair, Jacqueline; Clayton, Greg; Couture, Jocelyn; Howle, Mark Austin; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Johnson, Alexander David; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Read, Alexander; Mallette, Marcelle; Moye, Felicia; Derome, Denys; Bourassa, Francois; Dix, Trevor; Aldrich, Simon; Bourget, Daniele; Chappell, Eric; Kestenberg, Abe; Richer, Patrice; Vukovich, Emmanuel; Merkelo, Paul A; Gavrilova, Julia; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Hollenbeck, John; Novak, Bohdanna; Lemelin, Stéphane; Stoelzel, Richard; Antonio, Garry M W; Maute, Matthias; Labelle, Dominique; Mangrum, Martin D; Bluteau, Denis; McNabney, Douglas; Hollins, Fraser; Bolduc, Remi; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; McCann, Christopher; Stevenson, Francois; Suh, Min Jung; Jensen, Christine; Marandola, Fabrice; Smith, Tracy; Kutan, Aline; Mac Master, John; Freeman, Peter; Christie, Carolyn; Cote, Nadia; Usui, Masashi; Vedady, Adrian; LeBlanc, Rémi-Jean; Melancon, Violaine; Thibeault, Marina; Dahlen, Sienna (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 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 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
Complementary Performance (27 credits)
Large Ensemble during the first four terms (2 credits x 4 semesters).
27 credits of complementary performance selected as follows:
12 credits from:
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MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Vocal workshop for jazz musicians.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Novak, Bohdanna (Fall) Novak, Bohdanna (Winter)
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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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall) Knox, Hank (Winter)
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MUEN 587 Cappella À¦°óSMÉçÇø (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 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
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MUEN 590 À¦°óSMÉçÇø Wind Orchestra (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Large ensemble for wind instruments.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Dagenais, Jonathan (Fall) Dagenais, Jonathan (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Trottier, Jean-Nicolas (Fall) Trottier, Jean-Nicolas (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Ricketts, Floydd; Gaudreault, Gabrielle (Fall) Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Ricketts, Floydd; Gaudreault, Gabrielle (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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Bourgogne, Guillaume (Fall) Bourgogne, Guillaume (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Di Lauro, Ronald; Mahar, William V; Hollenbeck, John (Fall) Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Di Lauro, Ronald; Mahar, William V; Hollenbeck, John (Winter)
3-4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 597 À¦°óSMÉçÇø Symphony Orchestra (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Ensemble for orchestral instruments.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Fall) Vallée, Jean-Sébastien (Winter)
6 - 7 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Assigned small ensemble: during every term of enrolment as a full-time or part-time student.
6 credits (1 credit per term) from:
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MUEN 560 Chamber Music Ensemble (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Ensemble for chamber music - various instruments.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Gaudreault, Jean; Fewer, Mark; Leclair, Jacqueline; Levesque, Stephane; Aldrich, Simon; Strauss, Axel; Bourgogne, Guillaume; Baskin, Theodore; Leclair, Marie-; Roy, Jocelyne; Mangrum, Martin D; Lemelin, Stéphane; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Marchand, Jean; Lupien, Denise; Dolin, Elizabeth; Swartz, Jennifer; Shuter, Cindy; Devuyst, Russell; Stoelzel, Richard; Box, James; Dominguez, Chloe; Thibeault, Marina; Choi, Alicia (Fall) McNabney, Douglas; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Fewer, Mark; Choi, Alicia; Manker, Brian; Melancon, Violaine; Gaudreault, Jean; Swartz, Jennifer; Leclair, Marie-; Baskin, Theodore; Leclair, Jacqueline; Levesque, Stephane; Roy, Jocelyne; Dominguez, Chloe; Skinner, Elizabeth; Stoelzel, Richard; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): Audition.
Restriction(s): For Music students; open to others by permission of the Department.
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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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Basque, Alexis; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Bergeron, Sylvain; La Rotta, Esteban; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Smith, Tracy; Andriani, Laura (Fall) MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Bergeron, Sylvain; Andriani, Laura; Basque, Alexis; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; La Rotta, Esteban; Smith, Tracy (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
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MUEN 585 Sonata Masterclass (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Exploration of the vast literature for sonatas with piano and instrument, including multiple issues of ensemble preparation and performing.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Hashimoto, Kyoko (Fall) Hashimoto, Kyoko (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition or permission of the instructor.
Restriction: Limited to 4 advanced pianists and 4 instrumentalists.
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MUEN 589 Woodwind Ensembles (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Ensemble for woodwind instruments.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: Audition
Restriction(s): For Music students; open to others by permission of the Department.
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MUEN 598 Percussion Ensembles (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Ensemble for percussion instruments.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Marandola, Fabrice (Fall) Marandola, Fabrice (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): Audition.
Restriction(s): For Music students; open to others by permission of the Department.
9 credits from:
MUEN courses at the 400 or 500 level (maximum of 4 credits)
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MUIN 269 Classical Concerto Exam (1 credit)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Performance by memory before jury of a concerto from the Classical period.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
1 hour
Prerequisite: MUIN 232
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MUPG 224 Orchestral Excerpts Strings 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
2 hours
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MUPG 229 Traditional Drumming 1: Rudiments (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : Rudiments based on the French, Swiss, American and British styles.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
1 hour
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MUPG 230 Orchestral Excerpts Woodwind 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Aldrich, Simon (Fall)
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MUPG 235 Orchestral Excerpts Brass 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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MUPG 300 Music Performance Strategies (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Based on the theoretical framework of sports psychology. Students explore the existing practicing and coping strategies for music performance: i.e. stress models and theories, stress physiological response, stress management, cognitive and physiological techniques (e.g. mental imagery, time management, attention/concentration, memory, relaxation and meditation, etc.). Assignments include practical exercises and written reflection on personal practice.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Cossette, Isabelle (Fall)
Restriction(s): Only open to B.Mus. students in U2 and U3, A.Dip. students, or with permission from the instructor. Not open to students who have taken MUPG 474 when topic/content was "Music Performance Strategies".
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MUPG 324 Orchestral Excerpts Strings 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Additional excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
2 hours
Prerequisite: MUPG 224
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MUPG 325 Improvisation for String Players (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Improvisation from its use in the early baroque to present day repertoire.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Fewer, Mark (Winter)
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MUPG 326 Introduction to String Pedagogy (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : The pedagogy of string playing through performing techniques and instructional materials including: etudes, scale systems and graded repertoire for technical and musical advancement on the specific instrument.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
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MUPG 328 Introduction to Percussion Pedagogy (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : An introduction to the pedagogy of percussion playing through performing techniques and instructional materials including: etudes, scale systems and graded repertoire for technical and musical advancement on the specific instrument.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Marandola, Fabrice (Winter)
Prerequisite(s) : MUIN 282
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MUPG 329 Traditional Drumming 2: Hand Drumming (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : Basic hand drumming techniques and rhythmic patterns based on world music traditions.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn Eliot (Fall)
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MUPG 330 Orchestral Excerpts Woodwind 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Additional excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUPG 230
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MUPG 331 Introduction to Woodwind Pedagogy (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : The pedagogy of woodwind playing through performing techniques and instructional materials including: etudes and scale systems and graded repertoire for technical and musical advancement on the specific instrument.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Leclair, Jacqueline (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
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MUPG 335 Orchestral Excerpts Brass 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Additional excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUPG 235
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MUPG 336 Introduction to Brass Pedagogy (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : An introduction to the pedagogy of brass playing through performing techniques and instructional materials including: etudes, scale systems and graded repertoire for technical and musical advancement on the specific instrument.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
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MUPG 424 Orchestral Excerpts Strings 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Advanced excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUPG 324
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MUPG 425 Extended Techniques - Strings (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Extended techniques for strings; including physical production, original etudes and transcriptions toward the development, mastery and performance of each technique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
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MUPG 429 Percussion Seminar (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Topics ranging from orchestral literature to solo repertoire.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Topics will vary semester to semester.
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MUPG 430 Orchestral Excerpts Woodwind 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Advanced excerpts from the standard orchestral literature, highlighting favorite audition materials of the major symphony orchestras, including concentration techniques and the mental attitude involved in taking successful auditions, and the expectations demanded of them in the professional world of orchestras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUPG 330
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MUPG 431 Extended Techniques - Woodwinds (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : Extended techniques for woodwinds; including physical production, original etudes and transcriptions toward the development, mastery and performance of each technique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
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MUPG 435 Extended Techniques - Brass (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : An investigation into the area of extended techniques for brass; physical production, original etudes, and transcriptions toward the development, mastery, and performance of each technique.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 382
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MUPG 473 Special Project in Performance (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : For details, contact the Department of Performance.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Popescu, Maria; Koch, Elizabeth (Fall) Hillis, Amy; McNabney, Douglas; Godin, Olivier; Strauss, Anja; Cumming, Julie Emelyn; Hansen, Patrick; Lee, Ranee Y; Pilc, Jean-Michel; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien (Winter)
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MUPG 474 Special Project in Performance (2 credits)
Overview
Performance : For details, contact the Department of Performance.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Cherney, Brian; Devuyst, Russell; Popescu, Maria; Koch, Elizabeth; Eriksson, Erik (Fall) Devuyst, Russell; Godin, Olivier; Strauss, Anja; Lee, Ranee Y (Winter) Knox, Hank; Lorenzino, Lisa Marie (Summer)
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MUPG 475 Special Project in Performance (3 credits)
Overview
Performance : For details, contact the Department of Performance.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Hollenbeck, John; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; White, Andre (Fall) Lozano, Francisco J; Pilc, Jean-Michel (Winter) Weman Eriksson, Lena (Summer)
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MUPG 571 Free Improvisation 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Performance : Introduction to the creative practice of improvisation for performers. The course focuses on the development of listening as applied to the practice of collective and solo improvisation.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Bourgogne, Guillaume (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): Audition.
Restriction(s): Available to Music students; open to others by permission of the department. Not open to Jazz students. Not open to students who have taken MUEN 571.
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MUPG 572D1 Free Improvisation 2 (0.5 credits)
Overview
Performance : This course is designed for performers who want to develop their skills as advanced improvisers. Both collective and solo contexts are addressed as performance practices, touching upon the history of improvisation as well as current trends.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Bourgogne, Guillaume (Fall)
No credit will be given for this course unless both MUPG 572D1 and MUPG 572D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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MUPG 572D2 Free Improvisation 2 (0.5 credits)
Overview
Performance : This course is designed for performers who want to develop their skills as advanced improvisers. Both collective and solo contexts are addressed as performance practices, touching upon the history of improvisation as well as current trends.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Bourgogne, Guillaume (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): MUPG 571 or MUJZ 224 and MUPG 572D1
Prerequisite: MUPG 572D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both MUPG 572D1 and MUPG 572D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Required Courses (16 credits)
16 credits of required courses selected as follows:
9 credits of Theory
4 credits of Musicianship
3 credits of Music History
Theory
9 credits
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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 2017, Summer 2018
Instructors: Wild, Jonathan (Fall) Wild, Jonathan (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 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Klorman, Edward; Biamonte, Nicole (Winter) Campbell, Evan (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: Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Hasegawa, Robert (Winter) Hasegawa, Robert (Summer)
3 hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 251
Musicianship
4 credits
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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 2017, Summer 2018
Instructors: Asly, Monica; Mariner, Justin B; Guzik, John W P; Campbell, Evan (Fall) Asly, Monica (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: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Asly, Monica (Fall) Asly, Monica; Mariner, Justin B; Guzik, John W P (Winter) Asly, Monica (Summer)
Music History
3 credits
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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 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Fall) Whitesell, Lloyd (Winter) Smialek, Eric; Cain, Jerry (Summer)
Complementary Courses (8 credits)
Musicianship
2 credits from:
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MUSP 324 Musicianship for Strings (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for strings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Pre- or Co-requisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 330 Musicianship for Woodwinds (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for woodwinds.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 335 Musicianship for Brass (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for brass.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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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 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: Mariner, Justin B (Fall) Mariner, Justin B (Winter) Mariner, Justin B (Summer)
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 355 Musicianship for Percussion (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on polyrhythm.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn Eliot (Fall)
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Music History, Literature, or Performance Practice
6 credits
(Courses with a MUHL or MUPP prefix)
Percussionists must include:
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Non-Music Electives (3 credits)
Free Electives (18 credits)
(May not include courses with a MUEN prefix.)