Conducting Minor (B.Mus.)

18 credits · Schulich School of Music · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Course (4 credits)

Complementary Courses (14 credits)

14 credits from one of the two streams

Orchestral Stream (14 credits)

4 credits from the following:

  • MUPG 315D1 Introduction to Orchestral Conducting (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUPG 315D2 Introduction to Orchestral Conducting (2 credits) · Offered: Winter

Large Ensembles

Choral Stream (14 credits)

4 credits from the following:

  • MUPG 316D1 Introduction to Choral Conducting (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUPG 316D2 Introduction to Choral Conducting (2 credits) · Offered: Winter

Large Ensembles

Listed courses (1 credits)

  • MUIN 384 Conducting Minor Project (1 credits) · Offered: Winter

3 credits from the following: (3 credits)

3 credits from the following:

  • MUPG 580 Rehearsal Techniques for Conductors (1.5 credits) · Offered: Fall

4 credits from the following: (4 credits)

4 credits from the following:

  • MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 590 McGill Wind Orchestra (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 597 McGill Symphony Orchestra (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

6 credits from the following: (6 credits)

6 credits from the following:

  • MUCO 261 Orchestration 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUCO 360 Orchestration 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 383 Classical Music (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 384 Romantic Music (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUHL 385 Early Twentieth-Century Music (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 387 Opera from Mozart to Puccini (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 388 Opera After 1900 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 391 Canadian Music (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 392 Music since 1945 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

4 credits from the following: (4 credits)

4 credits from the following:

  • MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

6 credits from the following: (6 credits)

6 credits from the following:

  • MUCO 261 Orchestration 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUCT 235 Vocal Techniques (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 377 Baroque Opera (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 380 Medieval Music (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUHL 381 Renaissance Music (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 382 Baroque Music (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 383 Classical Music (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 384 Romantic Music (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUHL 385 Early Twentieth-Century Music (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 387 Opera from Mozart to Puccini (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 388 Opera After 1900 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 390 The German Lied (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUHL 391 Canadian Music (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 392 Music since 1945 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 591D1 Paleography (1.5 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 591D2 Paleography (1.5 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUPG 209 Introduction to Lyric Diction (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUPG 210 Italian Diction (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUPG 211 French Diction (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUPG 212 English Diction (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUPG 213 German Diction (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUTH 202 Modal Counterpoint 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUTH 204 Tonal Counterpoint 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUTH 302 Modal Counterpoint 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUTH 304 Tonal Counterpoint 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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