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Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.); Faculty Program in Music; Jazz requires 123 credits and has been designed to accommodate students who trained as jazz musicians and who are interested in a pattern of specialization not provided in the established major programs, or who are interested in combining studies in music with studies in other disciplines. Students registered in the Faculty Program in Music; Jazz may, with the approval of a staff adviser, design their own programs around specific interests or develop programs with a broader base by incorporating courses from other disciplines and faculties.
Program Prerequisites - Freshman Program (33 credits)
33 credits selected as described below, in consultation with the Program Adviser:
23 credits of Prerequisite courses
4 credits of Basic Ensemble Training
6 credits of non-Music electives
Prerequisite Courses
23 credits, all of the courses below:
Note: Students who can demonstrate through auditions and placement tests that they have mastered the material in any of the courses below will be exempt from them and may proceed to more advanced courses.
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MUIN 180 BMus Practical Lessons 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Zirbel, John; Baskin, Theodore; Desgagne, Alain; Forget, Normand; Freeman, Peter; Hutchins, Timothy; Kestenberg, Abe; Mangrum, Martin D; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Amirault, Steve; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Dean, Kevin; Hollins, Fraser; Lee, Ranee Y; Tremblay, Sophie; Lozano, Francisco J; McCann, Christopher; Couture, Jocelyn; Haimovitz, Matt; Manker, Brian; Guimond, Claire; Antonio, Garry M W; Roy, Andre J; Lupien, Denise; Roberts, Richard Allen; Rager, Joshua; Sylvan, Sanford; Kutan, Aline; Strauss, Anja; Popescu, Maria; Harboyan, Patil; Karlicek, Martin; Purdy, Winston; Fewer, Mark; Wan, Andrew; Crowley, Robert; Dix, Trevor; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Mdivani, Marina; McMahon, Michael; Shuter, Cindy; Poletaev, Ilya; Ducharme, Jérôme; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Lambert, Michel; Christie, Carolyn; Gaudreault, Jean; Derome, Denys; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Dimitrios; Gossage, David Mark; Levesque, Stephane; Grott, David; Walkington, Alec; Kinslow, Valerie; Dumouchel, Michael; Mahar, William V; Dyachkov, Yegor; Lambert, Frédéric; Chappell, Eric; Laing, David; Aldrich, Simon; Azar, Andree; Gauthier, Michael; Leclair, Jacqueline; Laimon, Sara; Robinson, Brian; Davidson, Thomas; Di Lauro, Ronald; Feltham, Scott O; Dobby, Timothy; Strauss, Axel; Bourget, Daniele; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Plouffe, Helene; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Mallette, Marcelle; Dardykina, Tatiana; Read, Alexander; Lemelin, Stéphane; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Merkelo, Paul A; Hillis, Amy; Thompson, Geoffrey (Fall) Bourget, Daniele (Winter)
3 hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
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MUIN 181 BMus Practical Lessons 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical examination in clarinet techniques.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Mangrum, Martin D (Fall) Marandola, Fabrice; Reimer, Benjamin; Mativetsky, Shawn Eliot; McMahon, Michael; Shuter, Cindy; Mdivani, Marina; Poletaev, Ilya; Ducharme, Jérôme; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Swartz, Jennifer; Yazdanfar, Ali; Dolin, Elizabeth; Lambert, Michel; Wan, Andrew; Christie, Carolyn; Gaudreault, Jean; Derome, Denys; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Doxas, Dimitrios; Gossage, David Mark; Levesque, Stephane; Grott, David; Walkington, Alec; Kinslow, Valerie; Dumouchel, Michael; Mahar, William V; Dyachkov, Yegor; Lambert, Frédéric; Chappell, Eric; Laing, David; Aldrich, Simon; Azar, Andree; Gauthier, Michael; Leclair, Jacqueline; Laimon, Sara; Robinson, Brian; Davidson, Thomas; Feltham, Scott O; Dobby, Timothy; Strauss, Axel; Bourget, Daniele; Gavrilova, Julia; Johnson, Alexander David; Plouffe, Helene; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Mallette, Marcelle; Dardykina, Tatiana; Read, Alexander; Lemelin, Stéphane; Dominguez, Chloe; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Di Lauro, Ronald; Kennedy, Donald Leyland; Merkelo, Paul A; Hillis, Amy; Thompson, Geoffrey; Algie, Stephen; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Devuyst, Russell; Zirbel, John; Baskin, Theodore; Desgagne, Alain; Forget, Normand; Freeman, Peter; Hutchins, Timothy; Kestenberg, Abe; Mangrum, Martin D; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Amirault, Steve; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Dean, Kevin; Hollins, Fraser; Lee, Ranee Y; Lozano, Francisco J; McCann, Christopher; Couture, Jocelyn; Haimovitz, Matt; Manker, Brian; Guimond, Claire; Antonio, Garry M W; Roy, Andre J; Lupien, Denise; Roberts, Richard Allen; Rager, Joshua; Sylvan, Sanford; Kutan, Aline; Popescu, Maria; Harboyan, Patil; Karlicek, Martin; Purdy, Winston; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Dix, Trevor (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 180
Restriction: Open to students entering directly from High Schools outside Quebec.
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MUJZ 160 Jazz Materials 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Fundamental aural and theoretical skills associated with the jazz idiom. Nomenclature, chord construction, chord/scale relationships, harmonic progression, circle of 5ths, simple turnarounds, simple substitution, symmetrical scales and chord relationships, voice leading.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Resney, Jonathon (Fall)
4 hours
Prerequisite: none. Open to non-jazz majors, space permitting, but not for elective credit in B.Mus. or Artist Diploma programs
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MUJZ 161 Jazz Materials 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Simple and advanced substitution, borrowed chords, reharmonisation, modes of harmonic minor and melodic minor diatonic systems, unresolved tensions, odd and infrequent modulations, mixed two-five-ones, introduction to polychords, slashchords and non-functional harmony.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Resney, Jonathon (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: MUJZ 160. Open to non-jazz majors, space permitting, but not for elective credit in B.Mus. or Artist Diploma programs
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MUJZ 170 Jazz Keyboard Proficiency 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Basic piano skills, basic comping techniques, standard 3 note rootless voicings in 7, 3 and 3, 7 position with one extension, two-five-ones in major and minor - limited keys. Simple substitution and reharmonisation.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Desjardins, Gabriel; Suh, Min Jung (Fall)
1 hour
Prerequisite: none. Open only to Jazz Performance Majors. May not be taken for elective credit in B.Mus. or Artist Diploma programs
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MUJZ 171 Jazz Keyboard Proficiency 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Continuation of previous semester. Two-five-ones and mixed two-five-ones using 4 note close position voicings and 4 and 5 note spreads, in all keys, diminished passing chords, half step shifts, voice leading extensions, quartal and modal voicing, sight reading of standard jazz repertoire.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Desjardins, Gabriel; Suh, Min Jung (Winter)
1 hour
Prerequisite: MUJZ 170. Open only to Jazz Performance Majors. May not be taken for elective credit in B.Mus. or Artist Diploma programs
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MUJZ 187 Jazz History Survey (3 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : An introductory study of the principal recordings, artists and musical trends in jazz from its origins to the present day.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: White, Andre (Winter)
3 hours
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MUPD 135 Music as a Profession 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Music Professional Development : An introduction to the responsibilities and skills required of professionals in music; job options, contracts, professional organizations, freelancing.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Kestenberg, Abe (Fall)
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MUPD 136 Music as a Profession 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Music Professional Development : Additional responsibilities and skills required of professionals in music.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn Eliot (Winter)
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MUSP 123 Jazz Ear Training 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Rhythmic, melodic and harmonic materials from the jazz idiom. Sight-singing, dictation and transcription with some classical materials.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Bucher, Laura; Novak, Bohdanna (Fall)
- MUSP 124 Jazz Ear Training 2 (2 credits)
Required Courses (25 credits)
25 credits of the required courses are selected as follows:
12 credits of Theory
4 credits of Musicianship
3 credits of Music History
6 credits of Performance
Theory
12 credits
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MUJZ 262 Applied Jazz Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : An examination of harmonic practices and compositional styles in post-1960 jazz. Various theoretical approaches to jazz harmonic analysis will be addressed. Students analyze and compose jazz tunes and longer forms.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Sullivan, Joseph Leo (Fall)
Prerequesite (s): MUJZ 161.
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MUTH 150 Theory and Analysis 1 (3 credits)
Overview
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 2014
Instructors: Hasegawa, Robert (Fall)
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MUTH 151 Theory and Analysis 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Music Theory and Analysis : Sequences and modulation, chromatic vocabulary, analysis of simple theme types (sentence, period, hybrids) and fugal techniques.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Biamonte, Nicole (Winter)
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MUTH 250 Theory and Analysis 3 (3 credits)
Overview
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 2014, Summer 2015
Instructors: Rusch, René (Fall) Wild, Jonathan (Summer)
Musicianship
4 credits
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MUJZ 213 Non-Performance Jazz Improvisation 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Introduction to basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Deschamps, Benjamin (Fall)
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MUJZ 214 Non-Performance Jazz Improvisation 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : A continuation of development of basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Gumenyuk, Bogdan (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUJZ 213 or permission of instructor.
Note: Open to jazz instrumentalists who are not in Performance programs.
Music History
3 credits
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MUHL 286 Critical Thinking About Music (3 credits)
Overview
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 2014, Winter 2015, Summer 2015
Instructors: Whitesell, Lloyd (Fall) Huebner, Steven (Winter) Hatter, Jane (Summer)
Performance
6 credits
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MUIN 280 BMus Practical Lessons 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Gaudreault, Jean; Martin, David R; Zirbel, John; Aldrich, Simon; Desgagne, Alain; Forget, Normand; Levesque, Stephane; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Zuk, Luba; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Di Lauro, Ronald; Grott, David; Hollins, Fraser; Lozano, Francisco J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Antonio, Garry M W; Lambert, Frédéric; Roy, Andre J; Roberts, Richard Allen; Rager, Joshua; Stevenson, Francois; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Sylvan, Sanford; Popescu, Maria; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Dix, Trevor; Doxas, Dimitrios; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Hutchins, Timothy; McCann, Christopher; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algie, Stephen; Purdy, Winston; Lupien, Denise; Mahar, William V; Devuyst, Russell; Mangrum, Martin D; Baskin, Theodore; Freeman, Peter; Kestenberg, Abe; Amirault, Steve; Couture, Jocelyn; Dean, Kevin; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Ducharme, Jérôme; Harboyan, Patil; Dyachkov, Yegor; Shuter, Cindy; Walkington, Alec; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Lambert, Michel; McNabney, Douglas; Manker, Brian; Turner, Dave; Poletaev, Ilya; Davidson, Thomas; Derome, Denys; Miller, Dennis; Swartz, Jennifer; Eriksson, Erik; Dumouchel, Michael; Christie, Carolyn; Yazdanfar, Ali; Strauss, Axel; Mallette, Marcelle; Gossage, David Mark; Dobby, Timothy; Beaudry, Pierre; Knox, Hank; Azar, Andree; Amirault, Greg G; Robinson, Brian; Chappell, Eric; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Petersen, Katherine; Gauthier, Michael; Feltham, Scott O; Maute, Matthias; McLean, Allan Robert; Peletsis, Anna; Read, Alexander; Lemelin, Stéphane; Loftus, Gili; Dardykina, Tatiana; Johnson, Alexander David; Bourget, Daniele; Leclair, Jacqueline; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Bluteau, Denis; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Plouffe, Helene; Thompson, Geoffrey; Smith, Christopher; Merkelo, Paul A (Fall) Strauss, Axel; Gaudreault, Jean; Mangrum, Martin D; McLean, Allan Robert; Christie, Carolyn; Ducharme, Jérôme; Manker, Brian; Aldrich, Simon; Laimon, Sara; Bibace, Kenneth; Roy, Andre J (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 181 or admission to the B.Mus. program by audition.
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MUIN 281 BMus Practical Lessons 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction on an instrument or voice.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Knox, Hank; Haimovitz, Matt; Davidson, Thomas; McCann, Christopher; Popescu, Maria; Lozano, Francisco J; Krowicki, Marek; Mallette, Marcelle; Walkington, Alec; Hollins, Fraser (Fall) Doxas, Dimitrios; Huang, Yai-Yun; Marandola, Fabrice; Hutchins, Timothy; McCann, Christopher; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Algie, Stephen; Purdy, Winston; Lupien, Denise; Mahar, William V; Devuyst, Russell; Mangrum, Martin D; Baskin, Theodore; Freeman, Peter; Kestenberg, Abe; Amirault, Steve; Couture, Jocelyn; Dean, Kevin; Johnston, Jeffrey E H; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Ducharme, Jérôme; Harboyan, Patil; Dyachkov, Yegor; Shuter, Cindy; Walkington, Alec; Laing, David; Lee, Ranee Y; Lambert, Michel; McNabney, Douglas; Manker, Brian; Roy, Andre J; Turner, Dave; Poletaev, Ilya; Davidson, Thomas; Derome, Denys; Miller, Dennis; Swartz, Jennifer; Eriksson, Erik; Dumouchel, Michael; Christie, Carolyn; Yazdanfar, Ali; Strauss, Axel; Mallette, Marcelle; Gossage, David Mark; Dobby, Timothy; Beaudry, Pierre; Knox, Hank; Azar, Andree; Amirault, Greg G; Robinson, Brian; Chappell, Eric; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Petersen, Katherine; Gauthier, Michael; Feltham, Scott O; Maute, Matthias; McLean, Allan Robert; Smith, Tracy; Peletsis, Anna; Read, Alexander; Lemelin, Stéphane; Dardykina, Tatiana; Johnson, Alexander David; Dominguez, Chloe; Bourget, Daniele; Leclair, Jacqueline; Moye, Felicia; Labelle, Dominique; Bluteau, Denis; Hillis, Amy; Novak, Bohdanna; Plouffe, Helene; Thompson, Geoffrey; Merkelo, Paul A; Smith, Christopher; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Box, James; Gaudreault, Jean; Martin, David R; Zirbel, John; Aldrich, Simon; Desgagne, Alain; Forget, Normand; Levesque, Stephane; Gavrilova, Julia; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Laimon, Sara; Mdivani, Marina; Zuk, Luba; Bibace, Kenneth; Clayton, Greg; Bolduc, Remi; Di Lauro, Ronald; Grott, David; Hollins, Fraser; Lozano, Francisco J; Dolin, Elizabeth; Haimovitz, Matt; Antonio, Garry M W; Lambert, Frédéric; Roberts, Richard Allen; Rager, Joshua; Stevenson, Francois; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; White, Andre; Sylvan, Sanford; Popescu, Maria; Karlicek, Martin; Wan, Andrew; Fewer, Mark; Crowley, Robert; Dix, Trevor (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 280
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MUIN 283 BMus Concentration Final Examination
Overview
Practical Instrument : Assessment of student's progress in the practical area.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Exam details are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
Music History
6 credits
(Courses with a MUHL or MUPP prefix.)
Musicianship
2 credits from:
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MUJZ 323 Advanced Jazz Ear Training (2 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Dictation workshop. Content includes tonal functions commonly found in Blues, Standard Tunes and post-1960s tunes; all harmonic structures commonly used in jazz; modulations to all keys; harmonic sequences and turnaround patterns; all commonly used jazz scales; melodic dictation of tonic, II-V and turnaround patterns.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
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MUSP 324 Musicianship for Strings (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for strings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Pre- or Co-requisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 330 Musicianship for Woodwinds (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for woodwinds.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 335 Musicianship for Brass (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, articulation, voice-leading and sound texture for brass.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Extended tonal and post-tonal harmonic and contrapuntal structures, rhythmic practices of the 20th and 21st century, score reading.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Summer 2015
Instructors: Mariner, Justin B (Fall) Mariner, Justin B (Winter) Mariner, Justin B (Summer)
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 350 Musicianship for Pianists (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on sight-reading, practical score analysis and focused learning methods.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 353 Musicianship for Voice (2 credits)
Overview
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 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 141
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MUSP 354 Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Principles of improvisation and ornamentation for music before 1800, including harmonic progressions and voice-leading and contrapuntal patterns for instrumentalists and singers, along with examples of ornamented vocal and instrumental works from 17th and 18th century sources.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 355 Musicianship for Percussion (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on polyrhythm.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Mativetsky, Shawn Eliot (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
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MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Choral sightsinging of mensural notation, with a focus on white notation c. 1420-1600. Development of basic fluency in the notation, interpretation of values in triple meter, addition of accidentals given the contrapuntal context as perceived aurally, Renaissance solmisation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Performance
4 credits from:
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MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Vocal workshop for jazz musicians.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
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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 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Open to singers and instrumentalists, this ensemble specializes in chamber music primarily of the Baroque era.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Knox, Hank (Fall) Knox, Hank (Winter)
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MUEN 587 Cappella McGill (2 credits)
Overview
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 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
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MUEN 590 McGill Winds (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Large ensemble for wind instruments.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Cazes, Alain (Fall) Cazes, Alain (Winter)
4-6 hours
Prerequisite: Audition
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MUEN 592 Chamber Jazz Ensemble (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : This ensemble will deal with the extensive repertoire of music which exists for small jazz orchestra (9-13 instruments).
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Trottier, Jean-Nicolas (Fall) Trottier, Jean-Nicolas (Winter)
Restriction: Open to Jazz Performance students only.
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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 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Ouimet, Francois; Hansen, Patrick (Fall) 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 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Ensemble for contemporary music - instruments and voice.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Bourgogne, Guillaume (Fall) Bourgogne, Guillaume (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Nelson, Mark; Sullivan, Joseph Leo; Di Lauro, Ronald; Mahar, William V (Fall) Nelson, Mark; King, Andrew; Di Lauro, Ronald; Mahar, William V (Winter)
3-4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 597 Orchestral Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Ensemble for orchestral instruments.
Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015
Instructors: Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Fall) Hauser, Rudolf-Alexius (Winter)
6 - 7 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Music Electives (20 credits)
Non-Music Electives (3 credits)
Free Electives (30 credits)
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