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The Licentiate in Music (L.Mus.) Major Performance Voice is a 105-credit program.
Special Requirements:
1. Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of A- in practical instruction/exams, ensembles, and voice coaching.
2. Candidates must take the L.Mus. Performance 1 Examination at the end of their first year of study and the L.Mus. Performance 2 and 3 Examinations in each of the next two years if they hope to complete the program in the normal length of time.
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Sylvan, Sanford; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Kutan, Aline; Derome, Denys; Lambert, Michel; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Swartz, Jennifer; Lupien, Denise; Fewer, Mark; Algie, Stephen; Lee, Ranee Y; Couture, Jocelyn; Popescu, Maria; Desgagne, Alain; Miller, Dennis; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Jarczyk, Jan; Purdy, Winston; Roy, Andre J; Knox, Hank (Fall)
1 hour
Prerequisite: Admission to the L.Mus. program by audition
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall) Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Swartz, Jennifer; Lupien, Denise; Fewer, Mark; Algie, Stephen; Lee, Ranee Y; Couture, Jocelyn; Popescu, Maria; Desgagne, Alain; Miller, Dennis; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Amirault, Steve; White, Andre; Purdy, Winston; Roy, Andre J; Knox, Hank; Sylvan, Sanford; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Kutan, Aline; Derome, Denys; Lambert, Michel (Winter)
1 hour
Prerequisite: MUIN 250
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Note: Complete descriptions are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Roy, Andre J; Swartz, Jennifer; Fewer, Mark; Popescu, Maria; Jarczyk, Jan; Couture, Jocelyn; Purdy, Winston; McCann, Christopher (Fall) Knox, Hank (Winter)
1 hour
Prerequisite: MUIN 251
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall) Roy, Andre J; Swartz, Jennifer; Fewer, Mark; Popescu, Maria; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Purdy, Winston; McCann, Christopher (Winter)
1 hour
Prerequisite: MUIN 350
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Note: Complete descriptions are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Levesque, Stephane; Forget, Normand (Fall) Knox, Hank (Winter)
1 hour
Prerequisite: MUIN 351
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Forget, Normand; Levesque, Stephane (Winter)
1 hour
Prerequisite: MUIN 450
Large Ensemble Training – during every term of enrolment as a full-time or part-time student.
12 credits from:
Ensemble : Coachings, rehearsals, stagings, technical/dress rehearsals in the theatre, and performances in front of an audience.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick (Fall) Hansen, Patrick (Winter)
2 hours
Prerequisite: Audition
For undergraduates voice majors students cast in roles in Opera Æ»¹ûÒùÔº productions.
Ensemble : .
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Ensemble : An ensemble of 8 to 12 voices specializing in early music. N.B. This ensemble may substitute as a Basic Ensemble in programs that specify Choral Ensemble, with Departmental approval.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Ensemble : Normally open only to Voice and Piano Performance students. Study of the standard song repertoire with emphasis on the singer and pianist as partners. A public recital will be given at the end of each term.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) Strauss, Anja; Poletaev, Ilya (Winter)
2 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) Strauss, Anja; Hashimoto, Kyoko (Winter)
Ensemble : An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Bergeron, Sylvain; Weman Eriksson, Lena; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Kinslow, Valerie; Michaud, Natalie; Plouffe, Helene (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Beghin, Tom; Michaud, Natalie; Plouffe, Helene; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Weman Eriksson, Lena (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
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 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
Ensemble : Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Gort, Cristian; Ouimet, Francois (Fall) Schubert, Peter N; Gort, Cristian; Ouimet, Francois (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.
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Marandola, Fabrice; Gort, Cristian (Fall) Gort, Cristian (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
9 credits from:
Ensemble : Vocal ensemble repertoire written after 1800.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: Audition
Restriction: Open by audition to pianists and singers.
Ensemble : Opera scenes from all periods; including Baroque, Classical, 19th and 20th century, and new works from this century in original languages.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Patterson, Jonathan David; de Souza, Jordan James (Fall)
Prerequisite: Audition
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie; Knox, Hank; Scarfone, Marie-Ève; Pelletier, Louise; McMahon, Michael; Diamond, Louise; Godin, Olivier (Fall) Scarfone, Marie-Ève; Kinslow, Valerie; Pelletier, Louise; Diamond, Louise; Godin, Olivier (Winter)
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Diamond, Louise; Pelletier, Louise; Scarfone, Marie-Ève (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie; Knox, Hank; Scarfone, Marie-Ève; Pelletier, Louise; McMahon, Michael; Diamond, Louise; Godin, Olivier (Winter)
Performance : Acting methods focused on improvisation, open scenes, and script analysis, including Laban theory and character development based on environments, relationships, objectives, obstacles, tactics and stakes.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Patterson, Jonathan David (Fall)
1 hour
Performance : Critical awareness of the body in space, interpersonal and intrapersonal knowledge of one's own spine, torso, and extremities and their function in movement as well as stillness. Methods may include Feldenkreis, period dance, Tai Chi and/or Alexander Technique.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Patterson, Jonathan David (Fall)
1 hour
Performance : Advanced lyric diction.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUPG 209
Restriction: Open to singers and collaborative pianists.
Performance : Art song repertoire from the late eighteenth century to the present, including the reciprocal relationship between poet and composer and it's expression through performance and performance history.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Performance : Standard solo oratorio repertoire with an emphasis on performance, performance practice and the interpretation of sacred text within a concert setting.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Performance : Techniques on learning and performing music from the beginning of atonality to music of the present day. Exploration of unique notations and extended vocal techniques.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: Audition
Performance : Rules of lyric diction and the sounds of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Popescu, Maria; McMahon, Michael (Fall)
1 hour
Restriction: Open to singers and collaborative pianists.
Performance : Study of International Phonetic Alphabet. Study of Italian pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Popescu, Maria (Fall)
2 hours
Prerequisite: none
Performance : Study of French pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese (Winter)
2 hours
Performance : Study of International Phonetic Alphabet. Study of Standard English pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts with a special emphasis on problematic vowels, diphthongs and consonants.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Koch, Elizabeth (Fall)
2 hours
Prerequisite: none
Performance : Study of German pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Strauss, Anja (Winter)
2 hours
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 2012, Summer 2013
Instructors: Schubert, Peter N; Davidson, Thomas (Fall) Goodchild, Meghan (Summer)
Music Theory and Analysis : Sequences and modulation, chromatic vocabulary, analysis of simple theme types (sentence, period, hybrids) and fugal techniques.
Terms: Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Biamonte, Nicole; Davidson, Thomas (Winter) Mariner, Justin B (Summer)
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 2012, Summer 2013
Instructors: Cohen, David (Fall) Sears, David (Summer)
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 2012
Instructors: Mather, Pierrette; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Asly, Monica; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Issiyeva, Adalyat (Fall)
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: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: De Castro, Margaret Emily; Asly, Monica (Fall) Mather, Pierrette; De Castro, Margaret Emily; Asly, Monica; Petit-Homme, Fredericka; Issiyeva, Adalyat (Winter)
Musicianship : Harmonic, melodic and rhythmic analysis at the keyboard through the study of rudiments, repertoire, chorale/score reading, transposition and harmonization.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Davidson, Thomas; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Gavrilova, Julia; Conquer, Geoffrey; Vromet, Jonathan; Krowicki, Marek (Fall) Kovacs, Jolan Ilona (Winter)
Musicianship : Building chordal fluency. Harmonic vocabulary including sequences, chromaticism and modulation. Chorale and score reading with transposing instruments and alto/tenor clefs.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Gavrilova, Julia; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona (Fall) Davidson, Thomas; Kovacs, Jolan Ilona; Conquer, Geoffrey; Krowicki, Marek; Vromet, Jonathan; Gavrilova, Julia (Winter) Davidson, Thomas (Summer)
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.
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 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Davidson, Thomas; Guzik, John W P; Asly, Monica; Kunz, Jean-Willy; Woodmass, Rebecca (Fall) Asly, Monica (Winter) Asly, Monica (Summer)
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 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Asly, Monica; Guzik, John W P (Fall) Davidson, Thomas; Mariner, Justin B; Asly, Monica; Guzik, John W P; Woodmass, Rebecca (Winter) Asly, Monica (Summer)
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, voice-leading and sound texture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 141
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 2012, Summer 2013
Instructors: Kok, Roe-Min (Fall) Issiyeva, Adalyat (Summer)
3 hours
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 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Fall) Huebner, Steven (Winter) Huebner, Steven (Summer)