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Students in the M.Mus. program develop their own individual voices through private instruction with some of Canada’s most accomplished composers, all of whom have distinguished themselves through high-profile commissions, performances, recordings, and awards. The faculty members' diverse interests ensure that students will find a suitable mentor/supervisor. The resources of the Digital Composition Studios also offer students an opportunity to work with a wide range of cutting-edge approaches to music technology, including mixed works, interactive composition, gestural controllers, acousmatic works, multichannel audio, computer-assisted composition, and more. Students also benefit from international new music festivals and conferences co-sponsored by the Schulich School of Music, a visiting artist series, and high-quality performances, readings, and recordings of their works by some of the school’s most esteemed ensembles (e.g., ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Symphony Orchestra, ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Contemporary Music Ensemble, etc.) and advanced performers. Commissioning opportunities exist through an established composer-in-residence program and through student-initiated performer-composer and interdisciplinary collaborations.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-composition.

This program provides an opportunity for studio- and classroom-based teachers, and music educators working in other community settings, to explore current issues in music education and to implement their own research studies. Seminars develop facility in a breadth of research methodologies and examine pertinent research developments in different fields, while simultaneously providing opportunities to link with other departments such as the faculties of Education, Cognitive Psychology, and Physiology. Ties with The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media, and Technology (CIRMMT), and Teaching and Learning Services provide a strong supportive network for interdisciplinary and multilingual research. Experienced faculty publishes regularly in the field’s leading journals and focuses on the physiological basis of musical performance, development, technology, and global and community-based music education movements including El Sistema, among others.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/ma-music-education.

The M.A. in Music Technology encourages interaction between musical creation, technology, and research, with an intensive focus on scientific research and development of advanced music technologies. Students are accepted from a wide range of musical backgrounds and have solid training in topics like math, computer science, acoustics, and experimental psychology. Core seminars include Computer Music, New Media, Musical Acoustics, Digital Signal Processing, Human-Computer Interaction, Synthesis and Gestural Control, Music Information Retrieval, and Music Perception and Cognition. Students’ research is supported by state-of-the-art research laboratories and computing facilities directed by each faculty member and the multidisciplinary and multi-institutional infrastructure of The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media and Technology (CIRMMT), The Digital Composition Studio, and recording and acoustic environments provide opportunities to collaborate with accomplished performers and researchers in other music disciplines.

Graduates hold commercial positions related to media technologies (e.g., gaming and audio industries) and many continue their studies at the doctoral level in preparation for academic careers.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/ma-music-technology.

This program is for talented music students interested in the diverse ways in which music’s political, social, and historical contexts shape its meanings. Students are introduced to foundational methodologies and develop critical thinking skills, while exploring themes in musicological literature and refining analytical skills. The thesis project enables development of personal interests. The area also provides valuable pedagogical training through teaching assistantships in undergraduate music history courses.

Graduates often continue their studies at the doctoral level at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ and other major North American universities; others pursue careers in teaching, arts management, music business, journalism, and archival curation, and other fields.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/ma-musicology.

This program is open to students who qualify for the M.A. in Musicology (thesis option) who are interested in cross-disciplinary research that focuses on issues centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist theory, and/or women’s studies. Musicology requirements are augmented by participation in a Graduate Feminism Symposium that engages with a diverse array of critical and empirical perspectives. The program draws on the resources of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies that includes faculty and graduate students from across the University. Supporting music faculty has interests in opera, film studies, aesthetics, theory of performance, and popular/jazz studies.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/ma-musicology.

This internationally renowned program is a course-based, professional training program designed for musicians who wish to develop the skills required in the music recording and media industries. It is based on the German Tonmeister program and offers extensive, hands-on opportunities to record a broad spectrum of solo recitals, large opera, and symphonic repertoire with soloists and choirs, and complex Jazz Band and pop idioms. ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ’s professional-quality facilities provide state-of-the-art equipment for research and the recording of any size of ensemble in high-resolution multichannel audio and high-definition video, and include a variety of audio recording studios equipped for surround recording. The Faculty includes prominent researchers as well as award-winning recording engineers and producers in the fields of music production, television, and film sound familiar with cutting-edge technologies and new developments. The program also has close ties with industry that facilitate opportunities for internships.

Graduates are leaders in the field working in highly respected studios around the world and winning both creative and scientific international competitions.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-sound-recording.

The M.A. in Theory is for students interested in exploring how specific pieces of music are put together and how this understanding may be generalized to relate to the way other pieces of music are composed. Music theory and elective seminars develop expertise in various analytical models and familiarity with the critical issues that define the discipline as a basis for developing individual research projects. Through collaborations with music researchers from the , the students have the opportunities to explore interdisciplinary research topics in perception and cognition. The area also provides valuable pedagogical training through teaching assistantships in undergraduate theory courses. The Faculty has a breadth of experience in early music theory, formal functions, Schenkerian analysis, mathematical models, theories of rhythm and meter, serialism, and popular music analysis.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/ma-theory.

This program is open to students who qualify for the M.A. in Theory (thesis option) who are interested in cross-disciplinary research that focuses on issues centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist theory, and/or women’s studies. Theory requirements are augmented by participation in a Graduate Feminism Symposium that engages with a diverse array of critical and empirical perspectives. The program draws on the resources of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies that includes faculty and graduate students from across the University.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/ma-theory.

This course-based program has options in music education, musicology, and theory. Seminars provide breadth of disciplinary knowledge and understanding of research methodologies and critical issues. Expertise in two areas is developed through two written papers. Students receive guidance from leading scholars whose internationally acclaimed research covers a broad spectrum of topics central to each discipline.

The option in Music Education provides an opportunity for studio-, classroom-, and community-based music educators to read, understand, and apply research studies in different fields to their own practices.

The option in Musicology is for students interested in a humanistic orientation to topics in music history and musicology that bridges traditional methodologies with new critical approaches.

The option in Theory develops skill with different analytical models and the ways in which they may be used to explore how specific pieces of music are put together.

Some graduates continue to doctoral studies; others pursue careers in teaching, arts management, music business, journalism, and librarianship, among others.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/admissions/graduate/masters.

The M.Mus. in Jazz Performance is flexibly designed to offer specialization in Jazz Composition, Jazz Performance, and Jazz Orchestra training. All students take courses in jazz pedagogy, composition, and arranging, and benefit from close interaction with a diverse, creative, and professionally active faculty. A recital and a CD recording of original music are the principal thesis requirements. The outstanding ensembles include the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Jazz Orchestra, the ten-piece ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Chamber Ensemble, two more jazz orchestras, a saxophone ensemble, and over twenty jazz combos. Teaching opportunities vary from year to year, but are generally available in Jazz Theory, Jazz Ear Training, Jazz Orchestra 3, Jazz Improvisation, and Jazz Combo. Montreal’s vibrant jazz scene also provides rich opportunities for performance and musical engagement.

Graduates have active touring careers, teach in university jazz programs, and have produced recordings that have earned Juno awards.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-jazz.

Established in 1975, this program is the longest-standing Early Music program in North America. It offers early music specialists interested in historical performance practices a rich variety of performing experiences, including 15–20 chamber ensembles, the Cappella Antica, and the Baroque Orchestra. ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ is also the only North American music faculty to produce a fully staged performance of a Baroque opera every year. Recent productions include: Handel’s Alcina, Agrippina, and Imeneo, Lully’s °Õ³óé²õé±ð, and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Faculty members are prominently involved in Montreal’s internationally acclaimed Early Music community. The Schulich School of Music also owns a large collection of early instruments that is available to students.

Graduates perform with Montreal-based early music ensembles, including, among others, Caprice and the Arion Baroque Orchestra, as well as Tafelmusik in Toronto, and various ensembles in Europe.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-early-music.

The M.Mus. in Orchestral and Guitar Performance, Canada's premier orchestral training program, is for talented instrumental musicians and guitarists wishing to hone their artistry and skills in expression and interpretation. The program offers a flexibly designed curriculum rich in performance opportunities while its range of seminar offerings ground performance practice in the broader humanistic and scientific contexts of music and artistic research-creation. The program has a strong focus on healthy performance, individual creativity, and development of the whole musician.

Ensembles emulate professional settings and include four orchestras—the renowned ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Symphony Orchestra, the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Wind Orchestra, the Contemporary Music Ensemble, and the Baroque Orchestra—as well as the smaller Beethoven orchestra and a guitar ensemble. Opportunities for chamber music also abound. String players benefit from a rigorous string quartet training program and trail-blazing pedagogical approaches. Brass and wind musicians also perform a wide range of large ensemble repertoire for their instruments; percussionists perform, tour, and record with the esteemed ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Percussion Ensemble. Thesis recital options include solo, chamber music, concerto competitions, recording, and orchestral repertoire exams emulating professional auditions.

Ensemble conductors are world-class; faculty include the concertmasters and principal players of major Canadian orchestras, including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra; percussion instructors have international profiles and a breadth of experience in world and contemporary repertoires.

Graduates have secured positions in orchestras throughout North and South America, in Europe, and with the Canadian Opera Company, Ensemble Moderne, and others.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-orchestral-instruments-guitar.

Students in this program develop their artistry as collaborative musicians in vocal, instrumental, and opera répétiteur settings. The program prepares pianists to assume coaching responsibilities as well as to collaborate with other musicians. Candidates need to have excellent technique and interpretative skills, sight-reading abilities, and previous collaborative experience. The program is flexibly defined to allow students to specialize or gain experience in a variety of settings and with a broad cross-section of vocal, instrumental, orchestral, and theatrical repertoire. Concert recitals, choral ensembles, studio lessons with high-quality performers, and opera productions provide professional settings in which students master their craft. Faculty includes internationally renowned collaborative pianists, vocal coaches, conductors, and stage directors.

Graduates pursue careers as collaborative pianists, accompanists, opera répétiteurs, studio teachers, and coaches.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-collaborative-piano.

Students in the M.Mus. in Piano develop artistic expression and interpretative skills by immersing themselves in a vibrant musical environment. The program revolves around an integrated piano seminar involving all studios and provides opportunities for chamber music and a range of recital options including solo and chamber music performance, sound recording, and creative interdisciplinary projects. Faculty members perform internationally and have diverse teaching, coaching, and adjudicating experience in a broad range of solo, chamber, and concerto repertoires.

Graduates often continue their studies at the doctoral level, have been selected for national/international competitions, and pursue careers as collaborative pianists, opera coaches, and independent studio teachers.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-piano.

This program provides talented organists with an opportunity to hone their artistry and interpretive skills. The program combines performance with seminars in historically-informed performance practice, music and liturgy, counterpoint, improvisation, and continuo playing, among other options. Thesis performance options allow for creativity and diversity by including options for solo and chamber music recitals, concerto performances, recording projects, church music projects, and opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaborations with strong composers and other departments. A number of assistantships are available in downtown churches with some of Montreal’s most distinguished church musicians.

Graduates have won prizes in major national and international competitions and pursue careers as soloists and/or as church musicians around the world.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-organ.

Students in this program specialize in instrumental or choral conducting. Enrolment is limited to outstanding candidates having highly developed musical skills in voice, instrumental, or piano performance. The program provides for concentrated podium time, interactions with world-class conductors, score study, and the development of rehearsal technique. A range of seminars provides for the in-depth study of performance practice and the development of analytical skills with leading scholars in musicology and theory. Thesis performance projects involve concert recitals with various Schulich School of Music ensembles.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-conducting.

The M.Mus in Opera and Voice develops vocal growth and artistic expression by immersing students in a vibrant musical environment that blends performance training with humanities-based scholarship. The program provides the option for students to specialize in opera performance or to develop artistry in a variety of solo and operatic repertoires.

There are three staged opera productions every year, including one Baroque opera with period instruments. Other performance opportunities include solo recitals, studio concerts, vocal ensembles such as Cappella Antica, oratorios, chamber music ensembles, master classes with leading artists in the field, recording projects, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Performance opportunities emulate professional contexts, including rehearsals in a first-class opera studio and individual repertoire coaching. Voice faculty, stage directors, and set designers are outstanding soloists and creative artists involved with major companies, opera programs, and festivals the world over.

Recent graduates perform with orchestras and opera companies in Canada, as well as companies in the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and Eastern Europe.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/mmus-opera-voice.

This program is designed for choral conductors wishing to perfect their technical, pedagogical, and musical skills, allowing conductors to develop their craft while maintaining their professional activities. The program includes group tutorial instruction in conducting, ensemble participation, and complementary courses offering the opportunity to focus on conducting technique, rehearsal pedagogy, or performance practice. Enrollment is limited.

This one-year graduate performance diploma allows excellent musicians to refine their technique and master repertoire through intensive coaching, practice, and performance projects. Designed as a polishing diploma, the program prepares musicians for professional careers as soloists, opera singers, collaborative pianists, chamber, jazz and orchestral musicians, or for further graduate studies in performance. Program requirements are flexible, with a range of performance project options including solo, chamber, recording, orchestral auditions, and creative collaborations. Admission is by audition, with candidates having previously completed a B.Mus., a Licentiate, or an M.Mus.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/gdp.

The Graduate Artist Diploma is the uppermost diploma offered at the Schulich School of Music. It is tailored for artist performers wishing to achieve the highest level of artistry in their craft through intensive coaching, practicing, and performance projects. Candidates are preparing for stage careers as soloists and orchestral musicians, opera singers, collaborative pianists, and chamber ensembles. Program requirements are flexible, with a range of performance project options relevant to the diverse opportunities of the modern artist (chamber, recording, creative collaborations, etc.). Students can be admitted to this year-long program after completing the Graduate Diploma in Performance (GDP) program or equivalent. Admissibility to the combined Graduate Diploma in Performance and Graduate Artist Diploma can be assessed in a single audition.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/adip.

Students create extended original works of art that push the boundaries of the discipline. Composers refine their musical language and artistic voice through private instruction with some of Canada’s most accomplished composers, all of whom have distinguished themselves through high-profile commissions, performances, recordings, and awards. The faculty members have diverse interests that ensure composers will find a suitable mentor.

The resources of the Digital Composition Studios also offer composers an opportunity to work with a wide range of cutting-edge approaches to music technology. Students benefit from international new music festivals and conferences co-sponsored by the Schulich School of Music, a visiting artist series, and high-quality performances, readings, and recordings of their works by some of the school’s most esteemed ensembles and advanced performers. Commissioning opportunities exist through an established composer-in-residence program and through student-initiated, performer-composer and interdisciplinary collaborations.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/dmus-composition.

This program is for the inspired artist/scholar interested in expanding horizons. Students perform at a professional or near-professional level, are curious, and have research interests linked to their artistic practice. A broad range of seminars explore performance practice in the broader humanistic and scientific contexts of music, while encouraging the critical thinking and the fertile exchange of ideas that promote new ways of engaging with music. Two performance (recital/recording) projects extend repertoire interests. Comprehensive examinations develop credentials in different areas of expertise in preparation for teaching careers, while articulating the background and critical issues surrounding students' thesis work. The latter consists of a recital and a research document that is presented in front of a panel. The artistic research may assume a variety of forms from the study of scores, works, and contextual influences through the analysis of performance itself and the creation of new works.

Students benefit from exceptional mentoring by internationally renowned coaches, the research expertise of faculty from the Department of Music Research, master classes, opportunities to collaborate with strong composition students, and the rich performance life of the Schulich School of Music and Montreal. Students win major fellowships (SSHRC, Fulbright, FRQSC, etc.) as well as major performance competitions.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/programs/dmus-performance.

The thesis for the Ph.D. in composition involves the creation of an original large-scale work and research that increases our understanding of music and musical processes. Students in music education investigate a broad spectrum of critical issues through a variety of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The Musicology area adopts a humanistic orientation that bridges traditional methodologies with new critical approaches. Research in Music Technology and Sound Recording can lead to patents, among other outcomes and benefits from unlimited technological resources. Theorists engage with all repertoires and analytical methods.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/admissions/graduate/doctoral.

This program is open to doctoral students who are interested in cross-disciplinary research that focuses on issues centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist theory, and/or women’s studies. Music requirements are augmented by participation in a Research Methods course and a Graduate Feminism Symposium that engages with a diverse array of critical and empirical perspectives. The program draws on the resources of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies that includes faculty and graduate students from across the University. Supporting music faculty has interests in Opera, film studies, aesthetics, theory of performance, and popular/jazz studies.

For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/music/admissions/graduate/doctoral.