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Introduction

In the Faculty of Arts and Science, Music is approached as one of the liberal arts and taught as cultural history. This humanistic emphasis aims at a high degree of correlation with other disciplines such as Fine Art, Cultural Anthropology, Languages and Literatures, History, and Philosophy.

The courses with the prefix MUS are open to any student of the University. Even students with a strong music background should find them stimulating explorations of the world of music.

Students wishing to enter the Specialist Program should examine the courses listed under HMU History of Music and TMU Theory of Music. First-year specialist courses are available to a small number of students, who are admitted to them by audition and interview during Registration week. In this program the humanistic and historical approach is supported by courses in music theory which provide craft and analytical tools. The Specialist Program provides excellent preparation for a variety of professional activities including music criticism, teaching in primary and secondary schools, library science, positions in the publishing, broadcasting, and recording industries, as well as for graduate studies in musicology and ethnomusicology leading to careers in university teaching. The program leads to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. For programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Music, the student should consult the calendar of the Faculty of Music.

Students are encouraged to attend events sponsored by the Faculty of Music such as the Thursday Noon and Faculty Artists’ Series, opera productions and numerous concerts. For information and brochures telephone 978-3744.

Faculty of Music Representative:

Professor J. Kippen, Co-ordinator (978-3750)

Enquiries:

Andrea McGee, Admissions Officer, Edward Johnson Building, Room 108 (978-3741)

MUSIC PROGRAMS

Enrolment in HMU and TMU courses, and, therefore, in the Specialist and Major programs, is limited to students who pass the audition-interview during Registration Week. Prospective candidates must perform at the Royal Conservatory of Music Grade Eight level, and demonstrate that they have Grade Two Rudiments and Grade Three Harmony or equivalents. An information sheet is available at the Faculty of Music.(This is not required for the Music Minor program, see below.)

MUSIC (B.A.)

Specialist program (Hon.B.A.):
(10 full courses or equivalent, including three 300+level courses and one 400-level course)

First Year:
HMU 111H, TMU 140Y, one 100-level course in a language other than English

Higher Years:

1. HMU 225H, 226H, 330H, 331H, 333H, 430H, 431H, 432H, 433H
2. TMU 240Y
3. Three half-courses in history electives (HMU) and a half-course in advanced theory (TMU)
NOTE: Part-time students will satisfy co-requisites by taking courses in the following order: TMU 140Y, HMU 111H, TMU 240Y, HMU 225H, 226H

Major program (B.A.):
(7 full courses or equivalent, including at least two 300+level courses)

First Year:
HMU 111H, TMU 140Y

Higher Years:

1. HMU 225H, 226H and three further half-courses in history electives (HMU
2. TMU 240Y and one further TMU half-course
3. 1.5 additional HMU/TMU courses

MUSIC HISTORY AND CULTURE (B.A.)

Minor program (B.A.):
(4 full courses or equivalent)
1. MUS 110H, 111H
2. MUS 200H or an alternative 200-level course in world music
3. 2.5 MUS courses with at least one full course equivalent at the 300/400-level