Community Music
This pathway supports musicians in connecting music practice with community health and social change, and empowering communities through inclusive participatory music-making. Ignite your potential with courses that develop your understanding of community organizations, bringing people together, and collaborating on musical experiences that make an impact.
Course choices include: Improv and Creative Process, Music for Contemporary Communities, Global Pedagogy, and Music and Society.
Music Education
This pathway allows students who share a passion for connecting young people to a variety of musical styles and possibilities. This leads to finding fulfilling careers teaching elementary through high school music. Unleash your potential by delving into methods, labs, coursework, educational philosophy, and collaborative music making to prepare you to teach others find their love of music.
Course choices include: Introduction to Elementary Classroom Methods, Conducting 1 and 2, Instrumental Methods, and Vocal Skills.
Music History & Culture
This pathway engages students who have a passion for exploring the powerful impact of music and music-makers in society. By performing and creating students learn to understand the pivotal role that musicians bring to the human experience. Awaken your potential for further graduate studies in (ethno)musicology or open the door to a broad range of other post-graduate fields, such as law, library and information studies, museum studies, policy-making, and more.
Course choices include: Music in Canada, Women in Music, Music and Society, and Jazz History.
Pedagogy & Leadership
This pathway is designed for musicians who hope to find careers in education, community, or organizational leadership. Collaborative musicking, research and reflective practice, and practical and applied learning are the cornerstone of building foundational pedagogical understanding and leadership potential.
Course choices include: Music for Contemporary Communities, Vocal Science and Pedagogy, Conducting, and Global Pedagogy.
Performance
This pathway supports a successful future as a performer in many styles of music. If your passion is Western Classical, Jazz, Electronic, Popular or Musical Theatre, you will discover courses designed by professors with decades of real-world performing experience. Realize your potential through repertoire study and multiple performance opportunities.
Course choices include: Recitals, Improv and Creative Process, Diction for Singers, and Self-Directed Projects.
Songwriting & Production
This pathway is for you if creating, recording, performing, and collaborating is your passion. You will explore songwriting development, recording and production techniques, presentation opportunities, and community festivals and connections. Fulfil your potential by engaging in authentic experiences with passionate mentors.
Course choices include: Introduction to Songwriting, Music Technology, Guitar and Vocal Skills, and Music Production Workshop.
Theory & Composition
This pathway offers musicians a dive into the processes of music creation through exploring the language, structure, and meaning behind the music. You will discover different compositional techniques, theoretical concepts, and analytical perspectives across genres and media. Follow your passion by engaging with your peers and faculty as a collaborator and creative leader to bring your musical ideas to life.
Course choices include: Composition Lessons, Electronic Music Composition, Advanced Theory, and Post-Tonal Theory.