General Office: Room 206 Music Building
Interim Dean: Juliette E. Cooper
Inquiries: (204) 474-9310
Fax: (204) 474 7546
Email: music@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/music
Academic Staff
Program Information
The Faculty of Music offers a Master of Music (M.Mus.) in three major areas: performance, composition and conducting. The emphasis is upon full professional preparation in a strong academic context. Students in the string component of the program are eligible for adjunct training by a special agreement with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Students in the voice component are eligible for being considered for training and solo professional activities with Winnipeg operatic companies, choral organizations and chamber groups. Students in the collaborative piano component are eligible to be considered for training with Winnipeg operatic companies and choral organizations or with professional chamber ensembles.
Fields of Creative Work and Research
The Faculty of Music fosters an active, integrated performance environment which provides the broadest possible professional training. This is complemented by a program of research in musicology, ethnomusicology, jazz, music theory and related fields. Students with interests outside of the M.Mus. have the option of pursuing advanced studies in music via the Individual Interdisciplinary Program (IIP) of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Research Facilities
Of particular interest to students in the M.Mus. (composition) is our Electroacoustic Music Studio. Our library resources support a wide variety of performance studies in various historical eras.
Master of Music program
Admission
Admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Persons who have completed (1) a four-year undergraduate degree program in music with a minimum 3.0 GPA in the last two full years or (2) a conservatory diploma which is offered in residence, may apply for admission to the M.Mus. program.
Application Deadlines
All applications should be sent to the Faculty of Music on or before January 31st to begin study in September, or June 15th for a January start date.
Application procedures vary, according to the proposed area of study:
- Performance applicants will perform an audition and will submit a curriculum vitae which includes details of performance experience and repertoire. Except in special circumstances, the audition will be in person, at the Faculty of Music. String players wishing to apply for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra partnership will be required to perform a separate audition according to the standard procedures of the W.S.O.
- Composition applicants will present a portfolio of works and will submit a curriculum vitae detailing experience both in the area of composition and in the field, in general.
Diagnostics
Students admitted to the Master of Music program at the University of Manitoba are expected to possess the same breadth and depth of knowledge of music history and music theory as our own undergraduate students. To help ensure this, all incoming graduate students will be given diagnostic examinations to evaluate their knowledge of music history and the theoretical aspects of tonal and post-tonal music. These diagnostic examinations will normally be given during the week preceding the first week of classes in the Fall. The material on these examinations will correspond to that studied in our undergraduate courses in music history and music theory. Details of suitable review materials will be mailed to all incoming graduate students, and are also available by request from the music office.
Incoming graduate students who do not achieve satisfactory results on any portion of these tests may be required to do remedial work as a co-requisite or pre-requisite to their graduate program; such work, in the form of course or other requirements, will not count for credit toward the Master of Music degree. Since remedial coursework may be specified as a pre-requisite to a required graduate course, incoming graduate students will not be permitted to register for courses in the Faculty of Music until these diagnostics exams have been taken.
Program Requirements
The Faculty of Music offers three program areas leading to the M.Mus. As part of each program, all M.Mus. students are required to take: MUSC 7000, MUSC 7050, MUSC 7110, MUSC 7180, MUSC 7400, MUSC 7410 and complete program requirements for areas of study, as follows:
Second Language Reading Requirement:
Reading knowledge of one language other than English is required. The language required will normally be French, German or Italian. Other languages will be accepted if more appropriate to the student's program. The specific requirement will be determined in consultation with the student's committee. This requirement may be met through one of the following:
- Evidence of the completion of an undergraduate language course at the 100 level or above in the five years preceding acceptance into the program.
- The translation, using a dictionary, of a passage in the major area of study.
- Completion of a course at the 090 or higher level after registration in the Masters Degree program.
- Determination by the student's committee that the requirement has been met through previous education and/or experience.
M.Mus. in Performance
Electives: 6 credit hours
(String students participating in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra will take one Topics in Music course (3CH) in Orchestral Performance.)
Total: 24 credit hours
The Performance thesis/practicum requires either: (a) one recital, normally consisting of solo repertoire, accompanied by a paper which provides historical or analytical program annotation; or (b) two recitals, one of which is solo repertoire and the other of which may include solo and ensemble repertoire. No paper is required under option (b).
A proposal for this project will be developed by the student in consultation with the Major Practical Study instructor and must be approved by the student's committee. The committee will consider the stylistic and technical appropriateness of the program in its adjudication.
M. Mus. in Composition
Electives: 3 credit hours
Total: 24 credit hours
The Composition thesis/practicum requires the production of a substantial body of work accompanied by a significant analytical paper which explains the structure of the piece(s) and the compositional processes. Normally, a performance of the piece(s) is required.
A proposal for this project will be developed by the student in consultation with the composition instructor and must be approved by the student's committee. The committee will consider the extent of the performance forces, the proposed length and the technical requirements of the body of work in adjudicating appropriateness.
M. Mus. in Conducting
Electives: 6 credit hours
Total: 24 credit hours
The Conducting thesis/practicum requires a significant repertoire of performance which is chosen, rehearsed, scheduled and conducted by the student. The performance of this body of work will be accompanied by historical or analytical program annotation.
A proposal for this project will be developed by the student in consultation with the conducting instructor and must be approved by the student's committee. The committee will consider the stylistic and technical appropriateness of the repertoire in its adjudication.
Expected Time to Graduate: Two years.
Ph.D. in Music
The Faculty of Music does not offer a Ph.D. Program at this time.
Course Descriptions
MUSC 7000 Music History Seminar Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.700) The study of the nature of past and current concepts and practices in the discipline of music history.
MUSC 7050 Bibliography and Research Methods Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.705) The techniques of bibliography and research methods in music are studied through research projects in selected areas relevant to each student's major field of study. Skill is developed in the use of primary and secondary sources, expository writing and documentation.
MUSC 7060 Advanced Diction 1 Cr.Hrs.1 (Formerly 033.706) Advanced training in rules of pronunciation, language use and translations skills in Italian and German. Lab Required.
MUSC 7070 Advanced Diction 2 Cr.Hrs.1 (Formerly 033.707) Advanced training in rules of pronunciation, language use and translations skills in French and English. Lab Required.
MUSC 7110 Music Theory Seminar Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.711) A comprehensive survey of 20th century analytical methodologies of tonal and post-tonal music.
MUSC 7180 Ensemble Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.718) Studio instruction and monitored pre-professional training activities in chamber music, leading to the presentation of ensemble performance.
MUSC 7380 Piano Repertoire Seminar Cr.Hrs.2 (Formerly 033.738) Advanced study of the repertoire for solo piano up to the early 20th century.
MUSC 7390 Piano Chamber Music Literature Seminar Cr.Hrs.2 (Formerly 033.739) Advanced survey of piano chamber music.
MUSC 7400 Major Practical Study 1 Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.740) Private studio instruction and monitored pre-professional training activities in one of the following: composition, conducting, or any one of the standard instruments or voice.
MUSC 7410 Major Practical Study 2 Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.741) A continuation of Major Practical Study 1.
MUSC 7490 Advanced Piano Pedagogy Cr.Hrs.2 (Formerly 033.749) Consideration of advanced approaches to the teaching of styles and techniques through an examination of piano repertoire.
Course Descriptions
MUSC 7000 Music History Seminar Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.700) The study of the nature of past and current concepts and practices in the discipline of music history.
MUSC 7050 Bibliography and Research Methods Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.705) The techniques of bibliography and research methods in music are studied through research projects in selected areas relevant to each student's major field of study. Skill is developed in the use of primary and secondary sources, expository writing and documentation.
MUSC 7060 Advanced Diction 1 Cr.Hrs.1 (Formerly 033.706) Advanced training in rules of pronunciation, language use and translations skills in Italian and German. Lab Required.
MUSC 7070 Advanced Diction 2 Cr.Hrs.1 (Formerly 033.707) Advanced training in rules of pronunciation, language use and translations skills in French and English. Lab Required.
MUSC 7110 Music Theory Seminar Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.711) A comprehensive survey of 20th century analytical methodologies of tonal and post-tonal music.
MUSC 7180 Ensemble Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.718) Studio instruction and monitored pre-professional training activities in chamber music, leading to the presentation of ensemble performance.
MUSC 7380 Piano Repertoire Seminar Cr.Hrs.2 (Formerly 033.738) Advanced study of the repertoire for solo piano up to the early 20th century.
MUSC 7390 Piano Chamber Music Literature Seminar Cr.Hrs.2 (Formerly 033.739) Advanced survey of piano chamber music.
MUSC 7400 Major Practical Study 1 Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.740) Private studio instruction and monitored pre-professional training activities in one of the following: composition, conducting, or any one of the standard instruments or voice.
MUSC 7410 Major Practical Study 2 Cr.Hrs.3 (Formerly 033.741) A continuation of Major Practical Study 1.
MUSC 7490 Advanced Piano Pedagogy Cr.Hrs.2 (Formerly 033.749) Consideration of advanced approaches to the teaching of styles and techniques through an examination of piano repertoire.
