Music

Entrance Requirements

Students entering the Master of Music (MMus) degree program will ordinarily hold a music degree comparable to the degree Bachelor of Music offered by the University of Regina. Bachelor of Music Education graduates accepted to the Master of Music program are normally required to complete additional undergraduate music courses, and to do so by the end of the first semester of graduate study.

Applicants for the MMus in Performance degree program (instrumental or vocal) will ordinarily perform an in-person audition arranged through the department head. International applicants, and Canadian applicants who are not within driving distance of Regina, will be considered on the basis of a video recording (an audio recording alone is not acceptable).

Audition Requirements:

Voice: Vocalists are to demonstrate acceptable singing ability in French, Italian, and German as well as English. The video audition should demonstrate a full and representative program, of approximately 60 minutes in length minimum. Applicants may contact the voice professor for more information.

Composition: Composition applicants are to submit four recent compositions and supporting audio/video for evaluation.

Conducting: It is strongly recommended that applicants for Wind or Choral conducting have at least three to five years of teaching/conducting experience before considering an application to the MMus Conducting program. Conducting applicants are to submit a video recording approximately 30 to 45 minutes of unedited material and should not be more than three years old. The camera should be positioned to show the upper body from a frontal view. An audio recording alone is not acceptable. The conducting audition video should provide footage of:

• a performance
• 20 minutes of consecutive rehearsal

Conducting students will also submit a list of all repertoire conducted.

Piano: MMus applicants in piano will be expected to have prepared a full and representative program, of approximately 60 minutes in length minimum. Applicants may contact the piano professor for more information.

Music Theory: Theory applicants must submit a music analysis paper that demonstrates proficiency in the application of analytical principles to harmonic, melodic, formal and/or rhythmic features of a piece.

Instrumental: Instrumentalists should prepare a program of at least 45 minutes. The program should include three contrasting styles and periods:

• one contrasting movements of a sonata
• one contrasting movements of a concerto
• one own choice selection of any genre or style
• three standard orchestral excerpts

All programs: Applicants may be requested to participate in an online video interview with University of Regina Music Faculty members as part of the application process. All applicants are required to:

• submit a Letter of Intent (one to two page statement that delineates plans for research and performance)
• complete a theory placement exam
• submit a writing sample (a recent, upper-level English essay, minimum 1500 words)

Master of Arts Program

Students entering the Master of Arts (MA) degree program must hold a music degree comparable to the degree Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Arts (Theory) offered by the University of Regina. Applicants are to submit samples of their scholarly writing, drawing from senior research projects.

Residence Requirements

The student in MMus in Composition or MA program must be in residence for at least two regular semesters and one six-week spring/summer session. The student in MMus Performance or MMus Conducting program must be in residence for a least four semesters, regular or spring/summer. Work toward the degree must be completed within five years, with interruption of not more than two years in duration.

Graduation Requirements

Performance: In lieu of a thesis, students are required to complete:

• a project
• a written project report, and
• an oral examination. The project consists of juries and two recitals.

All graduate students in performance are required to take jury examinations for each semester in which they are enrolled in MU 902 but do not perform a recital. Two recitals are to be performed, one after not more than 6 credit hours of study and the other after the remaining credit hours of study. A preliminary hearing of the second recital will take place at least one month before the performance date. An oral examination covering topics related to the project is required during the same semester that the recital is presented.

Composition

In lieu of a thesis, students are required to complete:

• a project
• a written project report
• an oral examination. The project consists of a composition portfolio.

The portfolio of compositions for a variety of performing mediums, totaling 45 minutes duration, including one major work of at least 12 minutes. The student should arrange for the compositions to be recorded. An oral examination will cover topics related to the portfolio.

Conducting

In lieu of a thesis, students are required to complete:

• a project
• a written project report
• an oral examination. The project consists of juries and the final major performance with a choral or wind band ensemble.

All graduate students in conducting will be required to take jury examinations for any semester in which they are enrolled in MU 902. The conducting of a major work for chorus, wind band, or chorus and orchestra, or its equivalent, will be presented in public performance as the fulfillment of the project requirement. A preliminary hearing will take place at least one month before the performance date. This will be preceded by a wide range of conducting projects and score study. An oral examination covering topics related to the project is required during the same semester that the recital is presented.

The committee to review the graduate recital of a Master of Music candidate shall consist of the candidate's applied music teacher, the Head of the department, two other members of the Department of Music, an examiner from outside of the department and the Dean of FGSR (or designate). The general requirements for Master's degrees are applied where appropriate.

The student is to demonstrate language facility in French or German by means of an examination which carries no credit hours or by successful completion of an approved course. This requirement must be successfully completed before beginning thesis work. Acceptance of a thesis on an approved topic and successful completion of an oral examination on the thesis are required. 

MA Committee Membership:
The committee to review the thesis of a Master of Arts candidate shall consist of the thesis supervisor, the designated second reader, one other member of the Department of Music, the Head of the department (ex officio), an examiner from outside of the department and the Dean of FGSR (or designate). The general requirements for Masters' degrees are applied where appropriate.

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

*For students in a specialized study, the Department Head may give permission for this requirement to be filled by, for example, a course in Ukrainian, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese or Cree, Dakota or Saulteaux. If Italian (non-credit) is used to fulfill the language requirement, an MU 8XX from the list provided will be required.

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

*Please note it is recommended for those following the Choral stream to take one language course, a language facility examination, or Italian (non-credit).

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements