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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:
Music Professional Development : Introduction to music research, including print and online tools for finding printed and recorded music and research on music; appropriate citation of sources; writing grant proposals, program/liner notes, and reviews.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Campbell, Evan; Morrison, Robert (Fall)
Performance : Study of International Phonetic Alphabet. Study of Italian pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Popescu, Maria (Fall)
2 hours
Prerequisite: none
Performance : Study of French pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Mac Master, John D (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 2016
Instructors: Koch, Elizabeth (Fall)
2 hours
Prerequisite: none
Performance : Study of German pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Strauss, Anja (Winter)
2 hours
One of:
Music History and Literature : Topics in American and European non-German song repertoire from the eighteenth century to the present. Issues discussed may include the role of song in national music culture, art song and folk song, national styles and poetic traditions, text-music relationships, and performance practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Music History and Literature : History of opera from its origins in the musical, literary, and philosophical models available to the Florentine Camerata to the end of the baroque. The development of opera will be studied from the perspective of artistic style and in the light of historical, political, social, and economic conditions.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Cochran, Zoey (Winter)
Music History and Literature : Mozart's operas and the seria, buffa, and Singspiel traditions. Ottocento opera, grand opera, and cross-fertilization between France and Italy. German Romantic opera. Wagner. Eastern European opera. Verismo and fin-de-siècle opera in Vienna and Paris. Sociology of opera. Emphasis on critical understanding of music's role in articulating drama.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Music History and Literature : Major early twentieth-century works by Debussy, Strauss, Schreker, Bartók, Stravinsky and Schoenberg. Opera in Europe between the Wars including operas of Berg, Milhaud, Krenek, Hindemith and Weill. Politics, sociology, and literature in relationship to musical style. Approaches since 1945 in selected works by Britten, Henze, Zimmermann, Ligeti, Somers and Glass.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Winter)
Music History and Literature : Survey of the German Lied from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, focusing on songs and song cycles by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern. Topics include text, musical form and text-music relationships, melodic style and harmonic organization, accompaniment, and performance practice.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Huebner, Steven (Fall)
9 credits:
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental, vocal, conducting, collaborative piano or operatic tutorial. Technical and interpretive development, preparation of thesis performance projects.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Mdivani, Marina; Guimond, Claire; Bergeron, Sylvain; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Poletaev, Ilya; Christie, Carolyn; Levesque, Stephane; Zirbel, John; Roy, Andre J; Yazdanfar, Ali; Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Beaudry, Pierre; Eriksson, Erik; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Aldrich, Simon; Haimovitz, Matt; Merkelo, Paul A; McMahon, Michael; Kutan, Aline; Fewer, Mark; 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; Cazes, Alain; Knox, Hank; Richer, Patrice; Johnson, Alexander David; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Purdy, Winston; Devuyst, Russell; Laimon, Sara; Mallette, Marcelle; Dann, Steven Arthur; Normand, Jean-Francois; Stoelzel, Richard; Ducharme, Jérôme; Wan, Andrew; Kinslow, Valerie; Cope, Todd; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Desgagne, Alain; Read, Alexander (Fall) Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Christie, Carolyn; Beaudry, Pierre; Mdivani, Marina (Winter)
Practical Instrument : Additional individual instrumental, vocal, conducting, collaborative piano or operatic tutorial according to area of performing specialization.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Hashimoto, Kyoko; Chappell, Eric; Roy, Andre J; Strauss, Axel; Kutan, Aline; Kolomyjec, Joanne (Fall) Mdivani, Marina; Guimond, Claire; Bergeron, Sylvain; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Poletaev, Ilya; Forget, Normand; Christie, Carolyn; Levesque, Stephane; Zirbel, John; Roy, Andre J; Yazdanfar, Ali; Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Beaudry, Pierre; Eriksson, Erik; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Aldrich, Simon; Haimovitz, Matt; Merkelo, Paul A; McMahon, Michael; Kutan, Aline; Fewer, Mark; 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; Cazes, Alain; Knox, Hank; Richer, Patrice; Johnson, Alexander David; Lemelin, Stéphane; Labelle, Dominique; Purdy, Winston; Devuyst, Russell; Mallette, Marcelle; Moye, Felicia; Beghin, Tom; Dann, Steven Arthur; Normand, Jean-Francois; Laimon, Sara; Stoelzel, Richard; Ducharme, Jérôme; Wan, Andrew; Kinslow, Valerie; Cope, Todd; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Desgagne, Alain; Read, Alexander (Winter)
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial according to area of performing specialization. Interpretative preparation of thesis performance projects and development of individual artistic vision.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Box, James; Zirbel, John; Guimond, Claire; Bergeron, Sylvain; Plouffe, Helene; Eriksson, Erik; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Mdivani, Marina; Poletaev, Ilya; Popescu, Maria; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Algie, Stephen; Levesque, Stephane; Aldrich, Simon; Christie, Carolyn; Fewer, Mark; Roy, Andre J; Haimovitz, Matt; Yazdanfar, Ali; Merkelo, Paul A; Kestenberg, Abe; Hutchins, Timothy; Leclair, Jacqueline; Robinson, Brian; Baskin, Theodore; Bolduc, Remi; Kutan, Aline; Dyachkov, Yegor; Swartz, Jennifer; Knox, Hank; Napper, Susan; Beghin, Tom; Manker, Brian; Strauss, Axel; Freeman, Peter; Labelle, Dominique; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Cazes, Alain; Dolin, Elizabeth; Johnson, Alexander David; Richer, Patrice; Lemelin, Stéphane; McMahon, Michael; Purdy, Winston; Dann, Steven Arthur; Normand, Jean-Francois; Devuyst, Russell; Moye, Felicia; Ducharme, Jérôme; Mallette, Marcelle; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Mac Master, John D; Cope, Todd; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Bourgogne, Guillaume (Fall) Hashimoto, Kyoko; Poletaev, Ilya; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Forget, Normand; Roy, Andre J; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Mdivani, Marina; Merkelo, Paul A; Bolduc, Remi; Chappell, Eric; Strauss, Axel; Kutan, Aline; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Knox, Hank; Christie, Carolyn; Beghin, Tom; Zirbel, John; Johnson, Alexander David; Labelle, Dominique; Algie, Stephen; Mac Master, John D; Cope, Todd; Leclair, Jacqueline; Levesque, Stephane; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Bourgogne, Guillaume (Winter)
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial according to area of performing specialization. Interpretative preparation of thesis performance projects and development of individual artistic vision.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Poletaev, Ilya; Johnson, Alexander David; Zirbel, John; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Labelle, Dominique; Algie, Stephen; Mac Master, John D; Cope, Todd; Leclair, Jacqueline; Levesque, Stephane; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Bourgogne, Guillaume (Fall)
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial according to area of performing specialization. Interpretative preparation of thesis performance projects and development of individual artistic vision.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Poletaev, Ilya; Johnson, Alexander David; Zirbel, John; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Labelle, Dominique; Algie, Stephen; Mac Master, John D; Cope, Todd; Leclair, Jacqueline; Levesque, Stephane; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Vallée, Jean-Sébastien; Bourgogne, Guillaume; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Winter)
And
9 credits:
Performance : Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal Opera Role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Supporting Opera Role as defined by the American Musical Artists' website (), Supporting, Schedule C
Performance : Recording project with liner notes.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 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 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Supporting Opera Role as defined by the American Musical Artists' website (), Supporting, Schedule C
Performance : Recording project with liner notes.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 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 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 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: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Bourgogne, Guillaume (Winter)
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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Practical Instrument : Individual coaching sessions on advanced vocal repertoire with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Hansen, Patrick; Gonthier, Esther; Kinslow, Valerie; Godin, Olivier; Hargreaves, Stephen (Fall) McMahon, Michael; Godin, Olivier; Gonthier, Esther; Kinslow, Valerie (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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Gonthier, Esther; Kinslow, Valerie; Hargreaves, Stephen (Fall) McMahon, Michael; Gonthier, Esther; Kinslow, Valerie; Godin, Olivier; Hargreaves, Stephen (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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Kutan, Aline; Hansen, Patrick; Gonthier, Esther; Godin, Olivier; Hargreaves, Stephen (Fall) Gonthier, Esther; Kutan, Aline; McMahon, Michael; Kinslow, Valerie; Hargreaves, Stephen (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 2016
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: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Globerson, Eitan (Fall) Huang, Yai-Yun (Winter)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Weman Eriksson, Lena (Fall) Weman Eriksson, Lena (Winter)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Fewer, Mark (Fall) Mac Master, John D (Winter)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Huang, Yai-Yun (Fall) Bourgogne, Guillaume (Winter)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Marandola, Fabrice (Fall) Marandola, Fabrice (Winter)
3 hours
Performance Practice : Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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 2016
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 2017
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 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 2016, Winter 2017
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 2016, Winter 2017
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 2016, Winter 2017
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: Winter 2017
Instructors: Popescu, Maria (Winter)
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 2016
Instructors: Hargreaves, Stephen; Patterson, Jonathan David (Fall)
Prerequisite: Audition
Ensemble : Ensemble for chamber music - various instruments.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: McNabney, Douglas; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Devuyst, Russell; Gaudreault, Jean; Johnson, Alexander David; Aldrich, Simon; Strauss, Axel; Ducharme, Jérôme; Bourgogne, Guillaume; Beaudry, Pierre; Moye, Felicia; Stoelzel, Richard; Baskin, Theodore; Normand, Jean-Francois; Leclair, Marie-; Roy, Jocelyne; Mangrum, Martin D; Roy, Andre J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Swartz, Jennifer; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Shuter, Cindy; Fewer, Mark; Leclair, Jacqueline; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Roberts, Richard Allen; Dix, Trevor (Fall) Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Antonio, Garry M W; Haimovitz, Matt; Dolin, Elizabeth; Swartz, Jennifer; Moye, Felicia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Ducharme, Jérôme; Lupien, Denise; Dyachkov, Yegor; Roberts, Richard Allen; Roy, Andre J; Gaudreault, Jean; Shuter, Cindy; Mangrum, Martin D; Leclair, Marie-; Baskin, Theodore; Bourgogne, Guillaume; Aldrich, Simon; Leclair, Jacqueline; Levesque, Stephane; Devuyst, Russell; Stoelzel, Richard; Beaudry, Pierre; Richer, Patrice (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): Audition.
Restriction(s): For Music students; open to others by permission of the Department.
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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Ensemble : Study of song repertoire for singers and pianists.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Kinslow, Valerie; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Smith, Tracy; Plouffe, Helene (Fall) MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Kinslow, Valerie; Plouffe, Helene; Weman Eriksson, Lena; Smith, Tracy; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Basque, Alexis (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 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Vallée, Jean-Sébastien (Fall) Vallée, Jean-Sébastien (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 2016, Winter 2017
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.