Program overview
Students in this program explore pedagogical issues pertaining to performance training and music teaching in different studio, classroom, and world contexts. Â Original research projects are nurtured through multi-disciplinary seminars, lab experiences, and supervisor mentoring.
Resources and Opportunities
Students benefit from:
- Links with Music Technology, Faculties of Medicine, Cognitive Psychology, Kinesiology, Physiology, and Education, Teaching and Learning, among others;
- Collaborative networks with International Global Leadership Program (El Sistema), ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Conservatory, FACE, Piano in the Schools program, and world-class performers in all music genres, including jazz;
- Supportive environment of strong undergraduate joint B.Mus/B.Ed. curriculum;
- Stimulation of multi-disciplinary seminars that nurture dialogue with excellent performers also interested in teaching
- Multi-disciplinary co-supervision teams;
- State of the art technology and facilities for studying physiology of performance and modeling best practices.​
Awards
Students have received Schulich Graduate Excellence, SSHRC, FRQSC, and BANQ fellowships, won the SSHRC story-telling competition and served as research assistants in inter-disciplinary team research projects with CIRMMT, IPLAI, ICASP, and the El Sistema Project, among others.
Careers
Graduates of this program have successful careers in university, research and studio teaching. Â They have also become leaders in their communities by using music for social transformation (ie. music programs for senior citizens, students with special needs, in developing countries, etc.).