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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 /Major Program should examine the courses listed under HMU History of Music and TMU Theory of Music. First-year specialist/major courses are available to a small number of students, who are admitted to them by audition and interview during Registration week. Those interested in ethnomusicology and the study of world music may audition on the basis of their comparable accomplishments in a non-Western instrumental or vocal performing tradition. All students are required to have completed Grade 2 Rudiments and Grade 3 Harmony from the RCM or acceptable equivalents as prerequisites, prior to the audition-interview. Knowledge of Western music history and theory ensures that students are not disadvantaged when facing the curricular requirements of the program. 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, 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 (honours). 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 refer to www.music.utoronto.ca or telephone 416-978-3744.

Faculty of Music Representative: Professor J. Kippen, Co-ordinator (416-978-3750)
Enquiries: Admissions Officer, Edward Johnson Building, Room 145 (416-978-3741); e-mail:.undergrad.music@utoronto.ca

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, held on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. Students are required to complete and submit the Student Profile available on-line at www.music.utoronto.ca prior to August 23, 2008. Hardcopies are available from the Faculty of Music Registrar’s Office. You will then be assigned an audition time. 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. Students interested in pursuing the major or specialist with the Ensemble option are required to pass an additional audition-interview for ensemble placement. Please refer to MUS120Y1. An information sheet is available at the Faculty of Music. (This is not required for the Music Minor program, see below.)

Music (Arts program)

Specialist program:

(10 full courses or equivalent, including three 300+ level courses and one 400+ level course)

First Year:
HMU111H1, TMU140Y1, one 100- level course in a language other than English
Higher Years:
1. HMU 225H1, 226H1
2. HMU 330H1, 331H1, 333H1, 430H1, 431H1, 432H1, 433H1
3. TMU 240Y1 and a half-course in advanced theory (TMU)
4. Three half-courses in history electives (HMU)

NOTE: Part-time students will satisfy co-requisites by taking courses in the following order: TMU140Y1, HMU111H1, TMU 240Y1, HMU 225H1, 226H1

Specialist with Ensemble Option program:

(10.5 full courses or equivalent, including three 300+ level courses and one 400+ level course)

First Year:
HMU111H1, MUS120Y1, TMU140Y1, one 100-level course in a language other than English
Higher Years:
1. HMU 225H1, 226H1
2. Three-and-a-half full courses in history electives (HMU), including two full credits of topic courses from the list HMU 330H1, 331H1, 333H1, 430H1, 431H1, 432H1, 433H1
3. TMU 240Y1 and a half-course in 300+ level theory (TMU)
4. MUS220Y1

NOTE: Part-time students will satisfy co-requisites by taking courses in the following order: TMU140Y1, HMU111H1, TMU 240Y1, HMU 225H1, 226H1

Major program:

(7 full courses or equivalent, including at least two 300+ level courses)

First Year:
HMU111H1, TMU140Y1
Higher Years :
1. HMU 225H1, 226H1 and three further half-courses in history electives (HMU)
2. TMU 240Y1 and a half-course in advanced theory (TMU)
3. 1.5 additional HMU/TMU courses

Major with Ensemble Option program:

(7.5 full courses or equivalent, including at least two 300+ level courses)

First Year : HMU111H1, MUS120Y1, TMU140Y1
Higher Years:
1. HMU 225H1, 226H1
2. TMU 240Y1
3. 2.0 additional HMU/TMU electives
4. MUS220Y1

Music History and Culture (Arts program)

Minor program:

(4 full courses or equivalent)

1. MUS110H1, 111H1
2. MUS 200H1 or an alternative 200-level course in world music (MUS209H1 or MUS211H1)
3. 2.5 MUS courses from the list below, including one full course at the 300+ level. Either MUS120Y1 or MUS220Y1 can be counted towards the 2.5 MUS courses