13.14 DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
The Department of Music offers programs leading to the degrees of BA in Fine Arts (4-year), BA (Special 3-year), BA Hons in Fine Arts, BMus (comprehensive, composition, music history, performance, music theory), and BMusEd (in conjunction with the Faculty of Education). For information on the graduate programs (performance, conducting, musicology, music theory or composition), please see the Faculty of Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
Requirements for each program are outlined under the specific area of study.
13.14.1 ENSEMBLE REQUIREMENTS
- Core ensembles are Concert Choir, Concert Band, Chamber Singers, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and University Orchestra. Credit for participation in core ensembles towards a degree program in music is limited to a maximum of 6 credit hours. In the case of the BMus Ed program, the limit is 7 credit hours.
- Every BMUS and BMusED degree student, with the exception of BMusEd students during internship semester, will satisfactorily participate in two core ensembles every semester they are enrolled in 6 credit hours or more of other courses. One of the core ensembles must be selected as follows: vocal/guitar and piano majors will be in Concert Choir or Chamber Singers; string majors will be in University Orchestra; wind and percussion majors will be in Concert Band or Wind Ensemble. The second core ensemble will also be chosen from the above list.
- Every BA Fine Arts Major degree (music concentration) student must participate in six ensembles (6.0 credit hours). Students doing a Minor in Fine Arts (music) must participate in three ensembles (0.0 credit hours) MUEN 131 Concert Choir is recommended.
- More than three ensembles of any type per semester may be taken only with permission of the department head.
- A grade of Pass or Fail will be given unless courses are taken for credit, in which case a numerical grade will be assigned. Prerequisite for all ensembles is permission of the ensemble instructor with the exception of Concert Choir and Concert Band, which require no permission. Permission is required once per year in Fall semester only.
CORE ENSEMBLES
13.14.8.1 MUEN 101 University Concert Band
Variable credit: 0 or 1
13.14.8.2 MUEN 131 University Concert Choir
Variable Credit: 0 or 1
13.14.8.3 MUEN 171 University Orchestra
Variable Credit: 0 or 1
13.14.8.4 MUEN 103 University Jazz Ensemble
Variable Credit: 0 or 1
13.14.8.6 MUEN 107 University Wind Ensemble
Variable credit: 0 or 1
13.14.8.8 MUEN 135 University Chamber Singers
Variable Credit: 0 or 1
OTHER ENSEMBLES
13.14.8.5 MUEN 105 Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Variable Credit: 0 or 1.5
13.14.8.7 MUEN 121 Composition Students New Music Ensemble
Variable Credit: 0 or 1.5
13.14.1.9 MUEN 155 Collegium Musicum
Variable Credit: 0 or 1.5
13.14.1.10 MUEN 157AA-ZZ Miscellaneous Ensemble
Variable Credit: 0 or 1.5
13.14.1.11 MUEN 159 Percussion Ensemble
Variable Credit: 0 or 1.5
13.14.2 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS (MUSIC)
The general requirements for this degree are described near the beginning of the section on the Faculty of Fine Arts, under the heading BA in Fine Arts(4-Year) in §13.9.1.
To qualify for the BA degree in Fine Arts, music concentration, students must complete at least 120 credit hours as follows:
| Credit hours |
Required |
Student's record of courses completed |
Critical Competency Requirements – 30 Credit hours
These include courses in: Communication in Writing; Analytical Thinking in the Social and Natural Sciences, Analytical Thinking in Culture and Society; and Research Skills and Methodologies. |
| Communication in Writing (at least 6 credit hours) |
| 3.0 |
Two of: ACAD 100, ENGL 100, 110, 251, 252, 351, 353
Note: Students working towards “mention
bilingue” may meet this requirement through French language composition and creative writing courses. |
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| 3.0 |
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| Social and Natural Sciences (at least 6 credit hours) |
| 3.0 |
Any two courses in the following areas excluding courses in research/statistics, and Computer Science:
ECON, GEOG, PSCI, PSYC, STS, SOC, SOST, other than statistics or methodology
Any Science course (including MATH, other than CS)
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| 3.0 |
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| Culture and Society (at least 6 credit hours) |
| 3.0 |
Any two in the following areas excluding courses in statistics, methods, PHIL 150 (Logic), English language expository or creative writing:
ANTH, CLAS, ENGL above 100 level, HIST, HUM, INDG, IDS, JS, IS, Language other than English, Literature in translation or other non-language courses offered through language department or program (e.g. FR 247, 248; GER 223), RLST, PHIL, WGST. |
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| 3.0 |
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| Research Skills and Methodologies (at least 3 credit hours) |
3.0 |
Any course in research methods, statistical analysis, logic, or computer science offered through the Faculties of Arts and Science, such as: PHIL 150, CS (any course), INDG 280, 282, SOST 201, 203, 306, 307, PSYC 204, 305, WGST 220.
STATS (any course), SOST 201, PSYC 305
Statistics courses offered through Faculties other than Arts and Science may be used with approval by the Dean of designate.
With permission of the Dean or Designate, students may use appropriate courses from Business Administration, Education, Engineering and Applied Science, Kinesiology and Health Studies or Social Work to fulfill this requirement or to complete the additional 9 credit hours of Critical Competency requirements. |
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| 3.0 |
Critical Competency Electives:
Students must choose an additional 9 credit hours from any of the areas. |
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
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| Note: Course substitutions in the above categories may be granted by the Dean or Designate. |
Concentration Requirements – 36 credit hours in a single disciplinary area (Art History, Film and Video Studies, Music, and Theatre Studies)
Note: Must include 9 credit hours at the 300 or 400 level, 3 of which must be at the 400 level.
65% is required in area of Concentration |
3.0 |
One of the following introductory courses:
-MU 100 Introduction to Music or
-MU 101 Fundamental Music (co-requisite is MUEN 131 University Concert Choir)
-MU 121 Ear Training (prerequisite is Department of Music’s Theory Exam)
Note: MU 101 or the Department’s Music Theory Entrance Exam are prerequisites to MU 121, 202 and 221 which are in turn prerequisites to many other courses. |
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| 6.0 |
6 MUEN courses, section -001. Particularly recommended is MUEN 131 – University ConcertChoir. MUEN 101 requires experience playing a band instrument. All other ensembles require instructor permission and possible audition. |
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| 3.0 |
4 Studies/History courses |
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
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| 5.0 |
5 courses in the concentration at the student’s discretion. |
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
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| Fine Arts Requirements outside the Concentration – 12 credit hours |
| 3.0 |
Nine credit hours outside the area of concentration. |
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
One FA course or other interdisciplinary Fine Arts course (approved by Dean or Designate). |
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| Open Electives – 42 credit hours |
| 120.0 |
Total: 65% P.G.P.A required. |
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