Bachelor of Music (BMus)

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Additional requirements: admission to the BMus requires an audition. Consult the Department guidelines.

Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2007-2008 calendars for the previous requirements.

ENG1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3
Three credits from:
ENG1120 Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction 3
ENG1121 Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry 3
MUS1990 Solfège et dictée musicale I / Sight-Singing and Dictation I1 3
MUS1030 Cours d'instrument I / Applied Music I2 6
MUS2030 Cours d'instrument II / Applied Music II2 6
MUS3030 Cours d'instrument III / Applied Music III2 6
or
MUS1032 Cours d'instrument I / Applied Music I2 6
MUS2032 Cours d'instrument II / Applied Music II2 6
MUS3032 Cours d'instrument III / Applied Music III2 6
MUS2306 Theory and Analysis I1 3
MUS2307 Theory and Analysis II 3
MUS2331 History of Music I: Middle Ages and Renaissance 3
MUS2332 History of Music II: Baroque 3
MUS2333 History of Music III: Classical 3
MUS2334 History of Music IV: Romantic 3
MUS2990 Solfège et dictée musicale II / Sight-Singing and Dictation II 3
MUS3306 Theory and Analysis III 3
MUS3335 Twentieth-Century Music 3
MUS4323 Survey of Music in Canada 3
12 credits from:3
MUS3901 Orchestre / Orchestra 4
MUS3902 Harmonie / Wind Ensemble 2
MUS3903 Atelier d'opéra / Opera Workshop 2
MUS3904 Ensemble chorale / Choral Ensemble 2
MUS3905 Choeur Calixa-Lavallée / Calixa-Lavallée Choir 2
MUS3906 Chorale de l'Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa Choir 2
MUS3907 Ensemble de guitares / Guitar Ensemble 2
MUS3908 Ensemble de jazz / Jazz Ensemble 2
MUS3909 Choeur de cuivres / Brass Choir 2
MUS3910 Ensembles de cuivres / Brass Ensembles 2
MUS3911 Ensembles de vents / Woodwind Ensembles 2
MUS3912 Ensemble Baroque / Baroque Ensemble 2
MUS3913 Ensemble de percussions / Percussion Ensemble 2
MUS3914 Ensemble de musique contemporaine / Contemporary Music Ensemble 2
MUS3915 Ensembles mixtes / Mixed Ensembles 2
MUS3916 Duos de piano et piano à quatre mains / Piano Duos and Duets 2
MUS3917 Accompagnement / Accompaniment 2
MUS3918 Accompagnement en studio / Studio Accompanying 2
39 optional credits according to chosen profile requirements: Composition, Music Education, Performance, Musicology, Piano Pedagogy, Theory.
Three credits of non-MUS courses
Three FLS credits4
Six elective credits
Note(s)
1A written test at the beginning of courses MUS1990 and MUS2306 will determine placement in an additional weekly lab.
2A student failing an applied music course (MUS1030, MUS1032, MUS2030, MUS2032, MUS3030, MUS3032) will be asked by the department to withdraw from the BMus.
3Students may repeat the same course code more than once.
4An exemption for this requirement is given to students who obtain an equivalency for the language-proficiency test or who take a MUS course offered in French.

All non-keyboard majors must demonstrate piano proficiency at a Grade VI RCMT-level or pass a proficiency examination set by the Department in order to obtain the BMus degree.

Courses are selected through tutorial consultation. The Department determines the order in which some courses must be taken and can impose any courses deemed necessary for the musical development of the student; these courses may be chosen in departments other than music.

List of Optional Courses
List of Optional Courses
Composition Profile
15 compulsory credits:
MUS3018 Composition I / Composition I 6
MUS3307 Selected Topics in Theory and Analysis 3
MUS4018 Composition II / Composition II 6
Nine optional credits from:
MUS3925 Orchestration / Orchestration 3
MUS4308 Topics in Counterpoint 3
MUS4310 Selected Topics in Score Analysis 3
MUS4374 Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music 3
MUS4912 Arrangement / Arranging 3
MUS4917 Techniques contemporaines de composition / New Music Techniques in Composition 3
15 optional MUS credits
Music Education Profile
Six compulsory credits:
MUS3315 Music and Computers I 3
MUS3360 Conducting I 3
Students wishing to teach at the high-school level are strongly encouraged to register for an addional three-credit course in Conducting.
Three credits from:
MUS3110 Music Education I 3
MUS3111 Music Education II 3
21 optional credits in MUS or PSY with at least 3 credits at the 4000 level from:
MUS2950 Classes instrumentales - violon / Instrumental Classes - Violin 3
MUS2952 Classes instrumentales - clarinette / Instrumental Classes - Clarinet 3
MUS3950 Classes instrumentales - violoncelle et contrebasse / Instrumental Classes - Cello and Double Bass 3
MUS3951 Classes instrumentales - guitare / Instrumental Classes - Guitar 3
MUS3952 Classes instrumentales - flûte et saxophone / Instrumental Classes - Flute and Saxophone 3
MUS3953 Classes instrumentales - flûte à bec / Instrumental Classes - Recorder 3
MUS3954 Classes instrumentales - trompette et cor / Instrumental Classes - Trumpet and French Horn 3
MUS3956 Classes instrumentales - percussion / Instrumental Classes - Percussion 3
MUS3970 Approches musicales pour jeunes élèves / Musical Approach for Young Students 3
MUS4110 Music Education III 3
MUS4302 Selected Topics in Music Education 3
MUS4360 Orchestral Conducting 3
MUS4952 Classes instrumentales - hautbois et basson / Instrumental Classes - Oboe and Bassoon 3
MUS4954 Classes instrumentales - trombone et tuba / Instrumental Classes - Trombone and Tuba 3
MUS4961 Direction chorale / Choral Conducting 3
PSY1101 Introduction to Experimental Psychology 3
PSY1102 Introduction to Applied Psychology 3
PSY2105 Child Development 3
PSY3109 Social Motivation 3
PSY3377 Cognition 3
Nine elective credits
Performance Profile
15 credits of applied music lessons and recitals:
MUS3934 Récital I / Recital I 3
MUS4032 Cours d'instrument IV / Applied Music IV 6
MUS4034 Récital II / Recital II 6
24 optional MUS credits
Students must register to the courses and ensembles required by their sector. These requirements are defined by the performance sector.
Piano Pedagogy Profile
Six compulsory credits:
MUS4158 Piano Pedagogy I 3
MUS4159 Piano Pedagogy II 3
Six credits from:
MUS3340 Keyboard Literature I 3
MUS3341 Keyboard Literature II 3
MUS4901 Pratique en studio pour pianistes / Studio Practicum for Pianists 3
Six credits from:
MUS3110 Music Education I 3
MUS3111 Music Education II 3
MUS3970 Approches musicales pour jeunes élèves / Musical Approach for Young Students 3
MUS4110 Music Education III 3
MUS4302 Selected Topics in Music Education 3
MUS4924 Projet de recherche I / Research Project I 3
Nine MUS credits
12 elective credits
Theory/Musicology Profile
Six compulsory credits:
MUS3307 Selected Topics in Theory and Analysis 3
MUS3328 Research in Music: Tools and Methods 3
18 optional credits of Musicology/Theory electives from:
MUS2324 Selected Topics in Musical Aesthetics and Criticism 3
MUS3315 Music and Computers I 3
MUS3330 Music Before 1600 3
MUS3332 Baroque Music 3
MUS3338 Opera 3
MUS3925 Orchestration / Orchestration 3
MUS4024 Projet de recherche II / Research Project II 6
MUS4111 History of Music Theory 3
MUS4301 Seminar I 3
MUS4308 Topics in Counterpoint 3
MUS4310 Selected Topics in Score Analysis 3
MUS4311 Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis 3
MUS4315 Music and Computers II 3
MUS4324 Seminar on Music in Canada 3
MUS4331 Music of the Classical Period 3
MUS4337 Romantic Music 3
MUS4374 Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music 3
MUS4380 Survey of Musical Traditions in Canada 3
MUS4912 Arrangement / Arranging 3
MUS4917 Techniques contemporaines de composition / New Music Techniques in Composition 3
MUS4924 Projet de recherche I / Research Project I 3
15 optional MUS credits
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