Music (Performance, Comprehensive, Composition, History)

Pursue your musical passion within a close-knit community of inspiring and accomplished composers, performers and historians dedicated to their craft, their colleagues and their students.

The four-year Bachelor of Music degree program provides excellent preparation in the fields of performance (vocal or instrumental), composition, or comprehensive music. Private studio lessons help students develop their technique and artistry. Individual study is complemented by courses in the history, analysis and theory of music that cover historical and contemporary music. Courses in conducting and participation in dynamic vocal and instrumental ensembles are a source of valuable practical experience and performing opportunities.

• Audition required

Sample Courses

• History of Canadian Music
• Choral Conducting
• Instrumental Conducting
• New Music Ensemble
• The Art of Music Composition
• Video Game Music: History, Theory, Practice
• Creating Music with Technology
• Woodwind Techniques

Career Opportunities

• Professional Musician
• Instrumental and Vocal Performance
• Conducting choirs, orchestras, bands, and opera
• Composing for schools, television, films, commercials, schools, worship
• Instrument making and repair
• The recording industry: music arranger, music copyist, music producer
• Music librarianship for an orchestra, college, university, conservatory, public library
• Music publishing: sales representative, music editor
• Multimedia publisher
• software designer
• sound and video editor
• music computer-assisted-instruction designer