The lists below show the recommended courses for Music students interested in graduate studies or a career in the following areas:
Arts Administration
NOTE: Students should plan to complete the Certificate in Arts Administration. Courses that count toward this Certificate are marked with an asterisk (*)
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
* MUSC 3001 (Music in Canada)
MUSC 3201 (Opera History)
MUSC 3221 (World Music)
MUSC 3231 (Music and Difference)
MUSC 3261 (Women and Music)
MUSC 3271 (Musical Theatre)
MUSC 3281 (The Beatles)
* MUSC 3813 (Opera Workshop)
* MUSC 3991 (Special Topic in Music) – topic must be approved to count toward Certificate
MUSC 4221 (Proseminar in Music History)
* MUSC 4951 (Independent Study in Music) – topic must be approved to count toward Certificate
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Art History, particularly:
* FINH 2111 (Contexts of Art and Museum Culture)
Canadian Studies, particularly:
* CANA 1011 (Representing Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Culture)
* CANA 2121 (Cultural Diversity in Canada)
* CANA 2201 (Experience the Arts)
* CANA 2211 (Media and Popular Culture in Canada)
Classics
Commerce, particularly:
* COMM 1011 (Applications in Business Studies)
* COMM 3271 (Arts and Culture Marketing)
* COMM 4301 (Arts and Culture Management)
Drama, particularly:
* DRAM 1701 (Introduction to Drama Studies)
* DRAM 2161 (Theatre Production)
* DRAM 3161 (Theatre Design)
English Literatures
* EXPL 3001 (Independent Experiential Learning) – topic must be approved to count toward Certificate
Indigenous Studies
Modern Languages and Literatures (language of choice related to research interests)
Visual and Material Culture, particularly:
* VMCS 1201 (Introduction to Visual Culture)
* VMCS 1301 (Introduction to Material Culture)
Collaborative Piano
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
° Including MUSC 3581/3591/4581/4591 (Applied Music with recitals)
MUSC 1601 (Collaborative Keyboard I)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 1521 (Diction for Singers)
MUSC 2/3/4603 (Collaborative Keyboard II, III, IV)
MUSC 2613 (Chamber Music I)
MUSC 3201 (Opera History)
MUSC 3221 (Keyboard Literature)
MUSC 3271 (Modern Musical Theatre)
MUSC 3301 (Vocal Pedagogy)
MUSC 3401 (Introduction to Conducting)
MUSC 3813 (Opera Workshop)
MUSC 4803 (Performance Seminar)
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Art History
Canadian Studies, particularly CANA 2201 (Experience the Arts) and CANA 2211 (Media and Popular Culture in Canada)
Commerce, particularly COMM 3271 (Arts and Culture Marketing) and COMM 4301 (Arts and Culture Management)
Drama Studies
English Literatures
Modern Languages and Literatures (particularly French and German Studies)
Visual and Material Culture
NOTE: Please see Dr. Stephen Runge (srunge@mta.ca) and Dr. David Rogosin (drogosin@mta.ca) for further advising.
Composition
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended music electives:
MUSC 2141, 2151, 3141, 3151 (Composition & Music Technology I-IV)
MUSC 2171 (Sound Recording Techniques)
MUSC 3121 (Orchestration)
MUSC 3161 (Arranging)
MUSC 3171 (Introduction to Electronic Music Creation)
Music Theory and Music History electives, particularly MUSC 3001 (Introduction to Music in Canada)
Recommended non-music areas of study:
Art History
Computer Science
Drama
English literature and creative writing
NOTE: Please see Dr. Kevin Morse (kmorse@mta.ca) for further advising.
Instrumental Performance and Conducting
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
° Including MUSC 3581/3591/4581/4591 (Applied Music with recitals)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 2141, 2151, 3141, 3151 (Composition and Music Technology I, II, III, IV)
MUSC 2/3/4613 (Chamber Music I, II, III)
MUSC 3121 (Orchestration)
MUSC 3161 (Arranging)
MUSC 3311 (Elementary Methods)
MUSC 3321 (Brass Methods)
MUSC 3331 (Woodwind Methods)
MUSC 3341 (String Methods)
MUSC 3351 (Percussion Methods)
MUSC 3401 (Introduction to Conducting)
MUSC 3421 (Instrumental Conducting)
MUSC 3801 (Jazz Improvisation)
MUSC 4803 (Performance Seminar)
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Art History
Canadian Studies, particularly CANA 2201 (Experience the Arts) and CANA 2211 (Media and Popular Culture in Canada)
Commerce, particularly COMM 3271 (Arts and Culture Marketing) and COMM 4301 (Arts and Culture Management)
English Literatures
Modern Languages and Literatures (particularly French and German Studies)
Philosophy
Visual and Material Culture
NOTE: Please see Prof. James Kalyn (jkalyn@mta.ca) for further advising.
Law
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 3001 (Music in Canada)
MUSC 3201 (Opera History)
MUSC 3221 (World Music)
MUSC 3231 (Music and Difference)
MUSC 3261 (Women and Music)
MUSC 3271 (Musical Theatre)
MUSC 3281 (The Beatles)
MUSC 4221 (Proseminar in Music History)
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Canadian Studies
Indigenous Studies
Modern Languages and Literatures, particularly French
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Political and International Relations
Music Cognition
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 4951 (Independent Study) – Develop an essay that engages current readings and methods in music cognition.
At least one upper-level course in music theory.
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
A minor or double-major in Psychology is strongly recommended
Computer Science, especially COMP 1631 (Intro to Computer Science)
MATH 2311, 2321
PHIL 2701
Psychology, especially PSYC 2001/2011 (Research Design and Analysis I-II)
NOTE: Further advice is available from mentors in the field. Contact Tanushree Agrawal (traineerep@musicperception.org) of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition (SMPC) to request a mentor.
Music Education
NOTE: Students should plan to complete the Certificate in Music Education. Courses that count toward this Certificate are marked with an asterisk (*)
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
° Students are recommended to consider MUSC 3581/3591/4581/4591 (Applied Music with recitals)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 2021 (World Music)
*MUSC 2301 (Music, School, and Society)
MUSC 3161 (Arranging)
MUSC 3231 (Music and Difference)
MUSC 3301 (Vocal Pedagogy)
*MUSC 3311 (Elementary Methods)
*MUSC 3321 (Brass Methods)
*MUSC 3331 (Woodwind Methods)
*MUSC 3341 (String Methods)
*MUSC 3351 (Percussion Methods)
*MUSC 3361 (Ensemble Leadership)
MUSC 3401 (Introduction to Conducting)
*MUSC 3411 (Choral Conducting)
*MUSC 3421 (Instrumental Conducting)
MUSC 3991 Special Topic in Music (any topic in music education)
*MUSC 4311 (Secondary Methods)
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Canadian Studies
Community Engaged Learning
Drama Studies
English Literatures
Indigenous Studies, particularly INDG 2881 (Traditional Ecological Knowledge)
Modern Languages and Literatures, particularly French
Psychology, particularly PSYC 2601 (Child and Adolescent Development) and PSYC 3801 (Educational Psychology)
Sociology, particularly SOCI 2111 (Social Class and Inequality), SOCI 2401 (Colonialism, Racism, and Indigeneity in Canada), SOCI 3531 (Education and Society), SOCI 3791 (Introduction to Restorative Justice), and SOCI 4541 (Advanced Topics in Education)
NOTE: Please see Dr. Kiera Galway (kgalway@mta.ca) for further advising.
Music Journalism
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 3001 (Music in Canada)
MUSC 3201 (Opera History)
MUSC 3221 (World Music)
MUSC 3231 (Music and Difference)
MUSC 3261 (Women and Music)
MUSC 3271 (Musical Theatre)
MUSC 3281 (The Beatles)
MUSC 4221 (Proseminar in Music History)
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Art History
Canadian Studies
Classics
Commerce, particularly COMM 3271 (Arts and Culture Marketing) and COMM 4301 (Arts and Culture Management)
English Literatures
History
Indigenous Studies
Modern Languages and Literatures (language of choice related to research interests)
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Music Theory
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
Music History and Literature electives
MUSC 2021 (World Music)
MUSC 2141, 2151 (Composition and Music Technology I, II)
MUSC 3991 (Special Topic in Music) - any topic in music theory/analysis
MUSC 4181 (Analytical Techniques)
MUSC 4221 (Proseminar in Music History)
MUSC 4951 (Independent Study in Music) – any topic in music theory/analysis
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Mathematics, particularly MATH 1311, 2211, 3211
Modern Languages and Literatures, particularly German and French
Philosophy, particularly PHIL 1651, 2401, 2611, 3250
NOTE: Please see Dr. Alan Dodson (adodson@mta.ca) for further advising.
Musicology
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 3001 (Music in Canada)
MUSC 3201 (Opera History)
MUSC 3221 (World Music)
MUSC 3231 (Music and Difference)
MUSC 3261 (Women and Music)
MUSC 3271 (Musical Theatre)
MUSC 3281 (The Beatles)
MUSC 4221 (Proseminar in Music History)
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Art History
Canadian Studies
Classics
Commerce, particularly COMM 3271 (Arts and Culture Marketing) and COMM 4301 (Arts and Culture Management)
English Literatures
History
Indigenous Studies
Modern Languages and Literatures (language of choice related to research interests)
Philosophy
Religious Studies
NOTE: Please see Dr. Elizabeth Wells (ewells@mta.ca) and Dr. Linda Pearse (lpearse@mta.ca) for further advising.
Piano Performance
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
° Including MUSC 3581/3591/4581/4591 (Applied Music with recitals)
MUSC 1601 (Collaborative Keyboard I)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 2/3/4603 (Collaborative Keyboard II, III, IV)
MUSC 2/3/4613 (Chamber Music I, II, III)
MUSC 3221 (Keyboard Literature)
MUSC 3401 (Introduction to Conducting)
MUSC 4361 (Piano Pedagogy)
MUSC 4803 (Performance Seminar)
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Art History
Canadian Studies, particularly CANA 2201 (Experience the Arts) and CANA 2211 (Media and Popular Culture in Canada)
Commerce, particularly COMM 3271 (Arts and Culture Marketing) and COMM 4301 (Arts and Culture Management)
Drama Studies
English Literatures
Modern Languages and Literatures (particularly French and German Studies)
Visual and Material Culture
NOTE: Please see Dr. Stephen Runge (srunge@mta.ca) and Dr. David Rogosin (drogosin@mta.ca) for further advising.
Voice/Opera Performance
BMus Core Courses
MUSC 1101/1111/2101, and 2111 or 2121 (Music Theory)
MUSC 1201/1211/1221/2201/2211 (Music History and Literature)
MUSC 1501 through 4511 (Applied Music)
° Including MUSC 3581/3591/4581/4591 (Applied Music with recitals)
MUSC 1521 (Diction for Singers)
MUSC 1703/2703 (Musicianship)
4 years participation in a core large ensemble
Recommended Music electives:
MUSC 3201 (Opera History)
MUSC 3301 (Vocal Pedagogy)
MUSC 3401 (Introduction to Conducting)
MUSC 3411 (Choral Conducting)
MUSC 3813 (Opera Workshop)
MUSC 4803 (Performance Seminar)
Recommended non-Music areas of study:
Art History
Canadian Studies, particularly CANA 2201 (Experience the Arts) and CANA 2211 (Media and Popular Culture in Canada)
Commerce, particularly COMM 3271 (Arts and Culture Marketing) and COMM 4301 (Arts and Culture Management)
Drama Studies
English Literatures
Latin, particularly LATI 1001, 1101 (Introductory Latin I, II)
Modern Languages and Literatures, particularly French and German Studies
Visual and Material Culture
NOTE: Please see Dr. Christina Haldane for further advising.