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Program Requirements
Thesis Performance (27 credits)
9 credits:
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MUIN 620 Performance Tutorial 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual instrumental, vocal, conducting, collaborative piano or operatic tutorial. Technical and interpretive development, preparation of thesis performance projects.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Mdivani, Marina; Guimond, Claire; Bergeron, Sylvain; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Poletaev, Ilya; Forget, Normand; Christie, Carolyn; Levesque, Stephane; Zirbel, John; Crow, Jonathan; Roy, Andre J; Yazdanfar, Ali; Algieri, Stefano; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Sylvan, Sanford; Eriksson, Erik; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Aldrich, Simon; Haimovitz, Matt; Dunn, Andrew; Merkelo, Paul A; McMahon, Michael; Kutan, Aline; Kestenberg, Abe (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 620
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MUIN 621 Performance Tutorial 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Additional individual instrumental, vocal, conducting, collaborative piano or operatic tutorial according to area of performing specialization.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Mdivani, Marina; Guimond, Claire; Bergeron, Sylvain; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Poletaev, Ilya; Forget, Normand; Christie, Carolyn; Levesque, Stephane; Zirbel, John; Crow, Jonathan; Roy, Andre J; Yazdanfar, Ali; Algieri, Stefano; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Popescu, Maria; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Sylvan, Sanford; Eriksson, Erik; Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius; Aldrich, Simon; Haimovitz, Matt; Dunn, Andrew; Merkelo, Paul A; McMahon, Michael; Kutan, Aline; Kestenberg, Abe (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 621
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MUIN 622 Performance Tutorial 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual tutorial according to area of performing specialization. Interpretative preparation of thesis performance projects and development of individual artistic vision.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 622
Opera Performance Thesis (18 credits)
9 credits:
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MUPG 600 Recital Project 1 (9 credits) *
Overview
Performance : Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal Opera Role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 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:
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MUPG 601 Recital Project 2 (9 credits) *
Overview
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 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 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
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MUPG 602 Recital Project 3 (6 credits) **
Overview
Performance : Recital, conducting recital or featured opera role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 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
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MUPG 603 Recital Project 4 (3 credits) ***
Overview
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 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Supporting Opera Role as defined by the American Musical Artists' website (), Supporting, Schedule C
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MUPG 605 Recording Project (3 credits)
Overview
Performance : Recording project with liner notes.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Limited enrolment; admissions by proposal only and with approval of the Department; additional fees apply.
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MUPG 606 Interdisciplinary Project 1 (3 credits)
Overview
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: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Performer-composer composition of 5-10 minutes. By proposal only and with approval of the Department.
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MUPG 614 Quick Study (3 credits)
Overview
Performance : Preparation and performance of short program of vocal, operatic, or collaborative piano repertoire in a limited three week time frame.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 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
Voice Thesis Performance (18 credits)
9 credits:
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MUPG 600 Recital Project 1 (9 credits) *
Overview
Performance : Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal Opera Role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 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:
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MUPG 601 Recital Project 2 (9 credits) *
Overview
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 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 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
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MUPG 602 Recital Project 3 (6 credits) **
Overview
Performance : Recital, conducting recital or featured opera role (by audition) with program notes.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 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
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MUPG 603 Recital Project 4 (3 credits)
Overview
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 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Supporting Opera Role as defined by the American Musical Artists' website (), Supporting, Schedule C
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MUPG 605 Recording Project (3 credits)
Overview
Performance : Recording project with liner notes.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Limited enrolment; admissions by proposal only and with approval of the Department; additional fees apply.
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MUPG 606 Interdisciplinary Project 1 (3 credits)
Overview
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: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Performer-composer composition of 5-10 minutes. By proposal only and with approval of the Department.
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MUPG 607 Interdisciplinary Project 2 (6 credits)
Overview
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 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Performer-composer commission of 10-20 minutes. By proposal only and approval of the Department.
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MUPG 614 Quick Study (3 credits)
Overview
Performance : Preparation and performance of short program of vocal, operatic, or collaborative piano repertoire in a limited three week time frame.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 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
Required Courses (3 credits)
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MUGS 605 Graduate Performance Colloquium
Overview
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 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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MUIN 610 Vocal Coaching 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Individual coaching sessions on advanced vocal repertoire with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Hansen, Patrick; Gonthier, Esther (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUIN 600
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MUIN 611 Vocal Coaching 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Continuation of Vocal Coaching I with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: McMahon, Michael; Hansen, Patrick; Gonthier, Esther (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUIN 601
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MUIN 612 Vocal Coaching 3 (1 credit)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Coaching sessions on advanced vocal repertoire with emphasis on musical nuance and the expression of an individual artistic voice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUIN 602
Complementary Seminars (9 credits)
3 credits from the following:
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MUPG 590 Vocal Styles and Conventions (3 credits)
Overview
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: Winter 2012
Instructors: Schmithusen, Ingrid (Winter)
3 hours
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 690.
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MUPP 690 Performance Practice Seminar 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Performance Practice
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Marandola, Fabrice (Fall)
3 hours
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MUPP 691 Performance Practice Seminar 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Performance Practice
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Kok, Roe-Min (Winter)
3 hours
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MUPP 692 Performance Practice Seminar 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Performance Practice
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Brackett, David (Winter)
3 hours
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MUPP 693 Performance Practice Seminar 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Performance Practice
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Wapnick, Joel (Fall) Cossette, Isabelle (Winter)
3 hours
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MUPP 694 Performance Practice Seminar 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Performance Practice
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Chiasson, Rachelle A M (Fall)
3 hours
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MUPP 695 Performance Practice Seminar 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Performance Practice
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn Eliot (Fall) Huang, Yai-Yun (Winter)
3 hours
One approved graduate 3-credit seminar with the prefix MUCO, MUGS, MUGT, MUHL, MUMT, MUPP, MUTH.
3 credits from the following:
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MUPG 590 Vocal Styles and Conventions (3 credits)
Overview
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: Winter 2012
Instructors: Schmithusen, Ingrid (Winter)
3 hours
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 690.
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MUPG 691 Vocal Ornamentation (3 credits)
Overview
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: Fall 2011
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall)
3 hours
Restriction: Open to singers, keyboardists, and conductors or with permission of the instructor
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MUPG 692 Vocal Seminar 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Performance
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 3 hours
- Restriction: Open to singers. pianists, and conductors with permission of instructor.
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MUPG 693 Vocal Treatises and Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Performance
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 3 hours
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MUPG 694 Vocal Physiology for Singers (3 credits)
Overview
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 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 3 hours
MUPG 590 must be selected if not already taken.
Complementary Performance (6 credits)
Opera:
Two terms of:
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MUEN 696 Opera Theatre (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Individual coaching in acting, movement and role preparation; possibility for roles in Opera McGill productions (by audition).
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick; Racine, Francois (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:
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MUEN 696 Opera Theatre (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Individual coaching in acting, movement and role preparation; possibility for roles in Opera McGill productions (by audition).
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick; Racine, Francois (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:
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MUEN 579 Song Interpretation 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael (Winter)
Voice:
6 credits from (may be taken more than once):
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MUEN 553 Vocal Chamber Ensemble (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Vocal ensemble repertoire written after 1800.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Audition
- Restriction: Open by audition to pianists and singers.
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MUEN 554 Opera Excerpts (2 credits)
Overview
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 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Audition
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MUEN 560 Chamber Music Ensemble (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Devuyst, Russell; Dyachkov, Yegor; Dunn, Andrew; Klopoushak, Carissa; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Fewer, Mark; Chen, Jun-Yuan; Johnson, Alexander David; Derome, Denys; Beaulac, Stephane; McNabney, Douglas; Roy, Andre J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Swartz, Jennifer; Forget, Normand; Huang, Yai-Yun; Miller, Dennis; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Shuter, Cindy; Kestenberg, Abe; Robinson, Brian (Fall) Haimovitz, Matt; Kestenberg, Abe; Dunn, Andrew; Dolin, Elizabeth; Miller, Dennis; Forget, Normand; Shuter, Cindy; Swartz, Jennifer; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Fewer, Mark; Dyachkov, Yegor; Johnson, Alexander David; Devuyst, Russell; Derome, Denys; McNabney, Douglas; Beaulac, Stephane; Klopoushak, Carissa; Huang, Yai-Yun; Mangrum, Martin D; Cazes, Alain; Robinson, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Roy, Andre J (Winter)
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MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits)
Overview
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 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 579 Song Interpretation 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) McMahon, Michael (Winter)
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MUEN 580 Early Music Ensemble (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Bergeron, Sylvain; Maute, Matthias; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Kinslow, Valerie; Michaud, Natalie; Plouffe, Helene (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie; Beghin, Tom; Bergeron, Sylvain; Michaud, Natalie; Plouffe, Helene; Maute, Matthias; MacMillan, Elizabeth H (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
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MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Maute, Matthias; Schubert, Peter N; Ouimet, Francois (Fall) de Souza, Jordan James; 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.
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MUEN 696 Opera Theatre (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Individual coaching in acting, movement and role preparation; possibility for roles in Opera McGill productions (by audition).
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick; Racine, Francois (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.
Schulich School of Music—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 17, 2011) (disclaimer)