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Applicants to the Performance program are expected to have a background in Music Theory equivalent to the B.Mus. in Performance. Applicants found to be deficient in their background preparation may be required to take certain additional music theory undergraduate courses.
The following program prerequisites may be assigned as additional required courses based on transcript review:
MUPD 560 - Intro to Research Methods in Music
MUPG 210 - Italian Diction
MUPG 211 - French Diction
MUPG 212 - English Diction
MUPG 213 - German Diction
One of:
MUHL 372 - Solo Song Outside Germany and Austria
MUHL 377 - Baroque Opera
MUHL 387 - Opera from Mozart to Puccini
MUHL 388 - Opera after 1900
MUHL 390 - The German Lied
9 credits:
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental, vocal, conducting, collaborative piano or operatic tutorial. Technical and interpretive development, preparation of thesis performance projects.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Mdivani, Marina; Guimond, Claire; Bergeron, Sylvain; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Poletaev, Ilya; Forget, Normand; Christie, Carolyn; Levesque, Stephane; Zirbel, John; Roy, Andre J; Yazdanfar, Ali; Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Sylvan, Sanford; Beaudry, Pierre; Eriksson, Erik; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Aldrich, Simon; Haimovitz, Matt; Dunn, Andrew; Merkelo, Paul A; McMahon, Michael; Kutan, Aline; Fewer, Mark; Lupien, Denise; Crowley, Robert; Swartz, Jennifer; Leclair, Jacqueline; Dolin, Elizabeth; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Hutchins, Timothy; Chappell, Eric; Dyachkov, Yegor; Robinson, Brian; Freeman, Peter; Strauss, Axel; Manker, Brian; Plouffe, Helene; Napper, Susan; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Beghin, Tom; Weimann, Alexander; Jarczyk, Jan; Cazes, Alain (Fall) Chappell, Eric; Strauss, Axel; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Kutan, Aline; Roy, Andre J (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 620
Practical Instrument : Additional individual instrumental, vocal, conducting, collaborative piano or operatic tutorial according to area of performing specialization.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Hashimoto, Kyoko (Fall) Mdivani, Marina; Guimond, Claire; Bergeron, Sylvain; Marandola, Fabrice; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Poletaev, Ilya; Forget, Normand; Christie, Carolyn; Levesque, Stephane; Zirbel, John; Roy, Andre J; Yazdanfar, Ali; Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Sylvan, Sanford; Beaudry, Pierre; Eriksson, Erik; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Aldrich, Simon; Haimovitz, Matt; Dunn, Andrew; Merkelo, Paul A; McMahon, Michael; Kutan, Aline; Fewer, Mark; Lupien, Denise; Crowley, Robert; Swartz, Jennifer; Leclair, Jacqueline; Dolin, Elizabeth; Baskin, Theodore; Box, James; Hutchins, Timothy; Chappell, Eric; Dyachkov, Yegor; Robinson, Brian; Freeman, Peter; Strauss, Axel; Manker, Brian; Plouffe, Helene; Napper, Susan; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Weimann, Alexander; Jarczyk, Jan; Cazes, Alain; Dominguez, Chloe; Beghin, Tom (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 621
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial according to area of performing specialization. Interpretative preparation of thesis performance projects and development of individual artistic vision.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Box, James; Dunn, Andrew; Zirbel, John; Guimond, Claire; Bergeron, Sylvain; Plouffe, Helene; Eriksson, Erik; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Mdivani, Marina; Poletaev, Ilya; Popescu, Maria; Sylvan, Sanford; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Algie, Stephen; Levesque, Stephane; Aldrich, Simon; Christie, Carolyn; Fewer, Mark; Lupien, Denise; Roy, Andre J; Haimovitz, Matt; Yazdanfar, Ali; Merkelo, Paul A; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Kestenberg, Abe; Hutchins, Timothy; Leclair, Jacqueline; Crowley, Robert; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Robinson, Brian; Baskin, Theodore; Bolduc, Remi; Kutan, Aline; Dyachkov, Yegor; Swartz, Jennifer (Fall) Hashimoto, Kyoko; Poletaev, Ilya; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Forget, Normand; Roy, Andre J; Sylvan, Sanford; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Mdivani, Marina; Merkelo, Paul A; Bolduc, Remi (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 622
And
9 credits:
Performance : Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal Opera Role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 660, MUPG 660D1/D2 or MUPG 665D1/D2
Solo recital (60-70 minutes), collaborative piano recital (60-70 minutes), conducting recital (30-40 minutes) or Principal Opera Role as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website (), Lead, Schedule C
* Principal Opera Role only; by audition.
9 credits from:
Performance : Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal opera role (by audition) with program notes. May include chamber music providing none of the repertoire was prepared in a chamber ensemble taken for credit.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 667, MUPG 667D1/D2, MUPG 657 or MUPG 657D1/D2
Solo recital (60-70 minutes), collaborative piano recital (60-70 minutes), conducting recital (30-40 minutes) or principal opera role (by audition) as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website (), Lead, Schedule C
Performance : Recital, conducting recital or featured opera role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Recital (30-40 minutes), conducting recital (20-30 minutes) or featured opera role (by audition) as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website (), Featured, Schedule C
Performance : Concerto performance with orchestra (for the concerto competition or other competition in Montreal) or supporting opera role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Supporting Opera Role as defined by the American Musical Artists' website (), Supporting, Schedule C
Performance : Recording project with liner notes.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Limited enrolment; admissions by proposal only and with approval of the Department; additional fees apply.
Performance : Research-creation involving collaboration between different disciplines resulting in a new work, interpretation or contribution to knowledge presented in public (i.e., performer-composer commission; performer and actor/dancer collaboration, subject in CIRMMT research study, etc) with program notes as relevant.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Performer-composer composition of 5-10 minutes. By proposal only and with approval of the Department.
Performance : Preparation and performance of short program of vocal, operatic, or collaborative piano repertoire in a limited three week time frame.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 663 or MUPG 663D1/D2 or MUPG 655 or MUPG 656 or MUPG 656D1/D2
20-25 minutes of repertoire
* Principal Opera Role only; by audition.
** Featured Opera Role only; by audition.
*** Supporting Opera Role only; by audition.
OR
9 credits:
Performance : Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal Opera Role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 660, MUPG 660D1/D2 or MUPG 665D1/D2
Solo recital (60-70 minutes), collaborative piano recital (60-70 minutes), conducting recital (30-40 minutes) or Principal Opera Role as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website (), Lead, Schedule C
* Solo Recital only.
9 credits from:
Performance : Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal opera role (by audition) with program notes. May include chamber music providing none of the repertoire was prepared in a chamber ensemble taken for credit.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 667, MUPG 667D1/D2, MUPG 657 or MUPG 657D1/D2
Solo recital (60-70 minutes), collaborative piano recital (60-70 minutes), conducting recital (30-40 minutes) or principal opera role (by audition) as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website (), Lead, Schedule C
Performance : Recital, conducting recital or featured opera role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Recital (30-40 minutes), conducting recital (20-30 minutes) or featured opera role (by audition) as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website (), Featured, Schedule C
Performance : Concerto performance with orchestra (for the concerto competition or other competition in Montreal) or supporting opera role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Supporting Opera Role as defined by the American Musical Artists' website (), Supporting, Schedule C
Performance : Recording project with liner notes.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Limited enrolment; admissions by proposal only and with approval of the Department; additional fees apply.
Performance : Research-creation involving collaboration between different disciplines resulting in a new work, interpretation or contribution to knowledge presented in public (i.e., performer-composer commission; performer and actor/dancer collaboration, subject in CIRMMT research study, etc) with program notes as relevant.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Performer-composer composition of 5-10 minutes. By proposal only and with approval of the Department.
Performance : Research-creation involving collaboration between different disciplines resulting in a new work, interpretation or contribution to knowledge presented in public (i.e., performer-composer commission); performance and actor/dancer collaboration, participant as co-researcher in CIRMMT study including participation in analysis of data, etc.) with program notes as relevant.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Performer-composer commission of 10-20 minutes. By proposal only and approval of the Department.
Performance : Preparation and performance of short program of vocal, operatic, or collaborative piano repertoire in a limited three week time frame.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 663 or MUPG 663D1/D2 or MUPG 655 or MUPG 656 or MUPG 656D1/D2
20-25 minutes of repertoire
* Solo Recital; or Principal Opera Role by audition.
** Solo Recital; or Featured Opera Role by audition.
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Participation in three professional development workshops or research colloquium approved by the department on topics such as performance pedagogy, academic teaching, music production, copyright, business, grantsmanship, etc. Students participate in each semester of residency until requirements have been met.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Practical Instrument : Individual coaching sessions on advanced vocal repertoire with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Hansen, Patrick; Gonthier, Esther; Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) McMahon, Michael; Gonthier, Esther (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUIN 600
Practical Instrument : Continuation of Vocal Coaching I with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Gonthier, Esther (Fall) McMahon, Michael; Hansen, Patrick; Gonthier, Esther; Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUIN 601
Practical Instrument : Coaching sessions on advanced vocal repertoire with emphasis on musical nuance and the expression of an individual artistic voice.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Kutan, Aline; Hansen, Patrick; Gonthier, Esther (Fall) Gonthier, Esther; Kutan, Aline; McMahon, Michael; Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUIN 602
3 credits from the following:
Performance : Emphasis on vocal performance practices through practical application: text, language, inflection, pronunciation and interpretation considered with individuality of each student's voice and technical development. After examining historical treatises, students will discuss and present musical selections utilizing modern performance standards yet remaining true to stylistic demands of each period.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Strauss, Anja (Fall)
3 hours
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 690.
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Weman Eriksson, Lena (Fall)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Leclair, Jacqueline (Fall) Leclair, Jacqueline (Winter)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Marandola, Fabrice (Fall) Chiasson, Rachelle A M (Winter)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn Eliot (Winter)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Wapnick, Joel (Winter)
3 hours
One approved graduate 3-credit seminar with the prefix MUCO, MUGS, MUGT, MUHL, MUMT, MUPP, or MUTH.
3 credits from the following:
Performance : Emphasis on vocal performance practices through practical application: text, language, inflection, pronunciation and interpretation considered with individuality of each student's voice and technical development. After examining historical treatises, students will discuss and present musical selections utilizing modern performance standards yet remaining true to stylistic demands of each period.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Strauss, Anja (Fall)
3 hours
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 690.
Performance : Introduction to the major treatises with emphasis on their practical application to modern performance. Through the study and discussion of both primary and secondary sources, students will observe and compare national styles. Special topics include the conventions of recitative; text-driven embellishment; ornamentation in Handel's dramatic works.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
3 hours
Restriction: Open to singers, keyboardists, and conductors or with permission of the instructor
Performance : Review of vocal treatises and methods.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Algie, Stephen (Winter)
3 hours
Performance : An anatomical study of the entire vocal mechanism; how to keep it functioning in a healthy manner, the various possible dysfunctions and how to diagnose and treat them.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
3 hours
* If not already taken.
Opera:
Two terms of:
Ensemble : Individual coaching in acting, movement and role preparation; possibility for roles in Opera Æ»¹ûÒùÔº productions (by audition).
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick (Fall) Hansen, Patrick (Winter)
3 - 6 hours
Prerequisite: open to all Graduate Performance and Artist Diploma students who have completed MUEN 496 or its equivalent.
2 credits of:
Ensemble : Individual coaching in acting, movement and role preparation; possibility for roles in Opera Æ»¹ûÒùÔº productions (by audition).
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick (Fall) Hansen, Patrick (Winter)
3 - 6 hours
Prerequisite: open to all Graduate Performance and Artist Diploma students who have completed MUEN 496 or its equivalent.
OR
Two terms of:
Ensemble : Study of song repertoire for singers and pianists.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael (Winter)
Or
Voice:
6 credits from (may be taken more than once):
Ensemble : Vocal ensemble repertoire written after 1800.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 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: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: Audition
Ensemble : Ensemble for chamber music - various instruments.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Chen, Jun-Yuan; Leclair, Jacqueline; Aldrich, Simon; Dunn, Andrew; Cazes, Alain; Strauss, Axel; McNabney, Douglas; Roy, Andre J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Forget, Normand; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Shuter, Cindy; Kestenberg, Abe; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali (Fall) Kestenberg, Abe; Dolin, Elizabeth; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Marchand, Jean; McNabney, Douglas; Dunn, Andrew; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Dyachkov, Yegor; Read, Alexander; Leclair, Jacqueline; Dumouchel, Michael; Aldrich, Simon; Christie, Carolyn; Strauss, Axel; de Caen, Kathleen; Arulanandam, Amahl; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Roy, Andre J (Winter)
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 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Ensemble : Study of song repertoire for singers and pianists.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael (Winter)
Ensemble : An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Weman Eriksson, Lena; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Kinslow, Valerie; Michaud, Natalie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Beghin, Tom; Michaud, Natalie; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Weman Eriksson, Lena (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
Ensemble : Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick; Ouimet, Francois (Fall) Hansen, Patrick; Schubert, Peter N; 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 : Individual coaching in acting, movement and role preparation; possibility for roles in Opera Æ»¹ûÒùÔº productions (by audition).
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick (Fall) Hansen, Patrick (Winter)
3 - 6 hours
Prerequisite: open to all Graduate Performance and Artist Diploma students who have completed MUEN 496 or its equivalent.