The Master of Music (MMus) with Concentration in Performance is offered by the School of Music, with performance studies available in piano, collaborative piano, voice, orchestral instruments, guitar and conducting. The compulsory curriculum includes Introduction to Musical Research and four Applied Music courses, together with an optional course chosen from proseminars in music theory, analysis, musicology or pedagogy, and twelve elective units in graduate-level music, culminating in two public recitals and a recital defence. An Intensive Profile is also available, replacing part of the coursework and the second recital with a six-unit Major Creative Project. The program participates in collaborative specializations in Feminist and Gender Studies and in Medieval and Renaissance Studies through the MA in Music. The summer term of the first year is treated as a scheduled break, with full-time studies resuming in September.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:75.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Music, a four-year honours BA in music, a four-year BA with a major in music, or an equivalent degree or diploma, completed with a minimum average of 75 percent (B+); a conservatory diploma is considered equivalent if so indicated on the transcript or if the coursework is equivalent to a four-year BA and includes 6 units in music history and 6 units in music theory. Applicants must also perform an audition and submit a dossier of compositions or a sample of undergraduate writing in music history or theory, and may be required to take placement tests in music history, theory or aural skills, with any resulting deficiencies remedied by the end of the first year.
