PhD in Doctorat en musique, option Interprétation

The Doctorat en musique, option Interpretation is a 90-credit research-creation doctorate at Universite de Montreal, offered full-time or part-time on the Montreal campus and open to both classical and jazz interpretation candidates. The program develops each student's personal instrumental approach through high-level repertoire, culminating in a final project that may take the form of a disc recording, an opera role study, or a concert-lecture, in place of a conventional written thesis. Coursework and mentorship focus on advanced performance practice rather than musicological writing, preparing graduates for careers as performers, studio teachers and postsecondary music instructors. Admission is centred on the candidate's proposed interpretation project: applicants must secure a faculty member's agreement to direct their research or project before applying, and the file is evaluated on the strength of the planned repertoire and prior training. The program is conducted in French. New students are admitted in the fall and winter terms.