We ask many different kinds of questions about music, and use many different approaches to answering them.
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We foster rich multidisciplinary research and many forms of collaboration
The Schulich School of Music is a university in miniature, bringing together multiple research paradigms for the study, performance, and creation of many different kinds of music.
Performance |
early music, opera, orchestral music, chamber music, keyboards (piano, fortepiano, harpsichord, organ), new music, jazz |
Composition |
听new music, with and without computers |
Humanities |
musicology, music theory, digital humanities |
Social Sciences |
听education, pedagogy |
Science |
acoustics, computer science, psychoacoustics, music psychology |
Engineering |
sound analysis and synthesis, instrument design, new digital instruments, sound recording |
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Research centres and laboratories
Learn more about our research activities and innovations
Our performers and scholars win prizes and receive grants from many different funding agencies and organizations inside and outside Canada. We invite leading figures in the study of music to McGill each year. 听
MMR
The Music Multimedia Room is one of the largest sound stages in North America and is highly sought after for film and orchestra recording.听
CIRMMT
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) is a multi-disciplinary research group centered at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University.
Research Laboratories
Enhancing the training of elite musicians through interdisciplinary research.
Research Resources
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Research Projects
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