麥吉爾大學

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.); Faculty Program in Music; Jazz requires 123 credits and has been designed to accommodate students who trained as jazz musicians and who are interested in a pattern of specialization not provided in the established major programs, or who are interested in combining studies in music with studies in other disciplines. Students registered in the Faculty Program in Music; Jazz may, with the approval of a staff adviser, design their own programs around specific interests or develop programs with a broader base by incorporating courses from other disciplines and faculties.

Required Courses (25 credits)

25 credits of the required courses are selected as follows:

12 credits of Theory
4 credits of Musicianship
3 credits of Music History
6 credits of Performance

Theory

12 credits

MUJZ 262 Applied Jazz Theory (3 credits)
MUTH 150 Theory and Analysis 1 (3 credits)
MUTH 151 Theory and Analysis 2 (3 credits)
MUTH 250 Theory and Analysis 3 (3 credits)

Musicianship

4 credits

MUJZ 213 Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 1 (2 credits)
MUJZ 214 Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 2 (2 credits)

Music History

3 credits

MUHL 286 Critical Thinking About Music (3 credits)

Performance

6 credits

MUIN 280 BMus Practical Lessons 3 (2.5 credits)
MUIN 281 BMus Practical Lessons 4 (2.5 credits)
MUIN 283 BMus Concentration Final Examination (1 credit)

Complementary Courses (12 credits)
Music History

6 credits
(Courses with a MUHL or MUPP prefix.)

Musicianship

2 credits from:

MUJZ 323 Advanced Jazz Ear Training (2 credits)
MUSP 324 Musicianship for Strings (2 credits)
MUSP 330 Musicianship for Woodwinds (2 credits)
MUSP 335 Musicianship for Brass (2 credits)
MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship (2 credits)
MUSP 350 Musicianship for Pianists (2 credits)
MUSP 353 Musicianship for Voice (2 credits)
MUSP 354 Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation (2 credits)
MUSP 355 Musicianship for Percussion (2 credits)
MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation (2 credits)

Performance

4 credits from:

MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)
MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits)
MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra (2 credits)
MUEN 587 Cappella McGill (2 credits)
MUEN 590 McGill Wind Orchestra (2 credits)
MUEN 592 Chamber Jazz Ensemble (2 credits)
MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits)
MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits)
MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits)
MUEN 597 McGill Symphony Orchestra (2 credits)