Bachelor of Music (BMus)

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Additional requirement: admission to the BMus requires an audition. Consult the School of Music guidelines.

Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2011-2012 calendars for the previous requirements.

ENG1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3
3 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 Forms and Styles I: Middle Ages and Renaissance 3
MUS2332 Forms and Styles II: Baroque and Early Classical 3
MUS2990 Solfège et dictée musicale II / Sight-Singing and Dictation II 3
MUS3306 Theory and Analysis III 3
MUS3307 Theory and Analysis IV 3
MUS3333 Forms and Styles III: Late Classical and Early Romantic 3
MUS3334 Forms and Styles IV: Late Romantic and Early Modern 3
MUS3335 Twentieth-Century Music 3
12 credits from:3
MUS3901 Orchestre / Orchestra 3
MUS3902 Harmonie / Wind Ensemble 3
MUS3903 Production d'opéra / Opera Production 3
MUS3904 Ensemble chorale / Choral Ensemble 3
MUS3905 Choeur Calixa-Lavallée / Calixa-Lavallée Choir 3
MUS3906 Chorale de l'Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa Choir 3
MUS3907 Ensemble de guitares / Guitar Ensemble 3
MUS3908 Ensemble de jazz / Jazz Ensemble 3
MUS3909 Choeur de cuivres / Brass Choir 3
MUS3910 Ensemble de cuivres / Brass Ensemble 3
MUS3911 Ensemble de vents / Woodwind Ensemble 3
MUS3912 Ensemble baroque / Baroque Ensemble 3
MUS3913 Ensemble de percussions / Percussion Ensemble 3
MUS3914 Ensemble de musique contemporaine / Contemporary Music Ensemble 3
MUS3915 Ensemble mixte / Mixed Ensemble 3
MUS3916 Ensemble de pianos / Piano Ensemble 3
MUS3917 Accompagnement / Accompaniment 3
MUS3918 Accompagnement en studio / Studio Accompanying 3
39 credits according to chosen profile requirements: General, Composition, Music Education, Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Theory/Musicology.
3 credits of non-MUS courses
3 FLS credits4
6 elective credits
PROFILE REQUIREMENTS
General Profile
3 credits form:
MUS4301 Seminar I 3
MUS4308 Topics in Counterpoint 3
MUS4310 Selected Topics in Score Analysis 3
MUS4311 Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis 3
MUS4320 Keyboard Literature I 3
MUS4321 Keyboard Literature II 3
MUS4323 Survey of Music in Canada 3
MUS4374 Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music 3
36 MUS credits
Composition Profile
12 compulsory credits:
MUS3018 Composition I / Composition I 6
MUS4018 Composition II / Composition II 6
12 credits from the list below with at least 3 credits from MUS4308, MUS4310, MUS4311, MUS4374:
MUS3302 Selected Topics in Music Theory and Analysis 3
MUS3925 Orchestration / Orchestration 3
MUS4308 Topics in Counterpoint 3
MUS4310 Selected Topics in Score Analysis 3
MUS4311 Introduction to Schenkerian 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 MUS credits
Music Education Profile
6 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 additional three-credit course in Conducting.
3 credits from:
MUS3110 Music Education I 3
MUS3111 Music Education II 3
21 MUS or PSY credits 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 Psychology: Foundations 3
PSY1102 Introduction to Psychology: Applications 3
PSY2105 Child Development 3
PSY3109 Social Motivation 3
PSY3377 Cognition 3
3 credits from:
MUS4301 Seminar I 3
MUS4308 Topics in Counterpoint 3
MUS4310 Selected Topics in Score Analysis 3
MUS4311 Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis 3
MUS4320 Keyboard Literature I 3
MUS4321 Keyboard Literature II 3
MUS4323 Survey of Music in Canada 3
MUS4374 Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music 3
6 elective credits
Performance Profile
6 credits of applied music lessons:
MUS4032 Cours d'instrument IV / Applied Music IV 6
3 credits from:
MUS4301 Seminar I 3
MUS4308 Topics in Counterpoint 3
MUS4310 Selected Topics in Score Analysis 3
MUS4311 Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis 3
MUS4320 Keyboard Literature I 3
MUS4321 Keyboard Literature II 3
MUS4323 Survey of Music in Canada 3
MUS4374 Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music 3
30 MUS credits
Students must register for the courses and ensembles required by their sector. These requirements are defined by the performance sector.
Piano Pedagogy Profile
6 compulsory credits:
MUS4158 Piano Pedagogy I 3
MUS4159 Piano Pedagogy II 3
6 credits from:
MUS4320 Keyboard Literature I 3
MUS4321 Keyboard Literature II 3
MUS4901 Pratique en studio pour pianistes / Studio Practicum for Pianists 3
6 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
3 credits from:
MUS4301 Seminar I 3
MUS4308 Topics in Counterpoint 3
MUS4310 Selected Topics in Score Analysis 3
MUS4311 Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis 3
MUS4323 Survey of Music in Canada 3
MUS4374 Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music 3
6 MUS credits
12 elective credits
Musicology/Theory Profile
3 credits from:
MUS3328 Research in Music: Tools and Methods 3
MUS4928 Recherche avancée en musique : méthodes et outils / Advanced Research in Music: Tools and Methods 3
21 credits of Musicology/Theory with at least 3 credits from MUS4301, MUS4308, MUS4310, MUS4311, MUS4323, MUS4374.
MUS2324 Selected Topics in Musical Aesthetics and Criticism 3
MUS3301 Selected Topics in Music History 3
MUS3302 Selected Topics in Music Theory and Analysis 3
MUS3315 Music and Computers I 3
MUS3338 Opera 3
MUS3925 Orchestration / Orchestration 3
MUS4024 Projet de recherche II / Research Project II 6
MUS4301 Seminar I 3
MUS4308 Topics in Counterpoint 3
MUS4310 Selected Topics in Score Analysis 3
MUS4311 Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis 3
MUS4315 Topics in Music Technology 3
MUS4323 Survey of Music in Canada 3
MUS4374 Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music 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 MUS credits
Note(s)
1A written test at the beginning of courses MUS1990 and MUS2306 will determine placement in an additional weekly lab.
2Students failing an applied music course (MUS1030, MUS1032, MUS2030, MUS2032, MUS3030, MUS3032) will be asked by the School of Music to withdraw from the BMus.
3Students may repeat the same course code more than once.
4An exemption from 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 submit to a proficiency exam set by the School of Music at the end of the 2nd year. This exam must be completed successfully by the end of the 4th year to obtain the BMus degree.

Courses are selected through tutorial consultation. The School of Music 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 the School of Music.

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Last updated: 2014.04.01