Performance (Organ and Guitar) Major (B.Mus.)

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

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Special Requirements

Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of B- in practical instruction/exams and ensembles.

Program Prerequisites — Foundation Program (34 credits)

34 credits selected as described below, in consultation with the Program Advisor: 22 credits of Prerequisite Courses 2 credits of Assigned Small Ensemble 4 credits of Large Ensemble 6 credits of Non-Music Electives

Prerequisite Courses (22 credits)

22 credits, all of the courses below: Note: Applicants who can demonstrate through auditions and placement tests that they have mastered the material in any of the courses below will be exempt from them and may proceed to more advanced courses. Students who have been admitted to a degree or diploma program with keyboard as their principal instrument are exempt from MUSP 170 Musicianship (Keyboard) 1. (but not from MUSP 171 Musicianship (Keyboard) 2. ); see section on Keyboard Proficiency testing for complete information.

  • MUHL 186 Western Musical Traditions (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUIN 180 BMus Practical Lessons 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUIN 181 BMus Practical Lessons 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUPD 135 Music as a Profession 1 (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUSP 140 Musicianship Training 1 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUSP 141 Musicianship Training 2 (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUSP 170 Musicianship (Keyboard) 1 (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUSP 171 Musicianship (Keyboard) 2 (1 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUTH 150 Theory and Analysis 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUTH 151 Theory and Analysis 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Required Courses (35 credits)

Performance

  • MUIN 280 BMus Practical Lessons 3 (2.5 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUIN 281 BMus Practical Lessons 4 (2.5 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUIN 282 BMus Performance Examination 1 (1 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUIN 380 BMus Practical Lessons 5 (2.5 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUIN 381 BMus Practical Lessons 6 (2.5 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUIN 382 BMus Performance Examination 2 (1 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUIN 480 BMus Practical Lessons 7 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUIN 481 BMus Practical Lessons 8 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUIN 482 BMus Performance Examination 3 (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Theory

  • MUTH 250 Theory and Analysis 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUTH 251 Theory and Analysis 4 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUTH 350 Theory and Analysis 5 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter

Musicianship

  • MUSP 240 Musicianship Training 3 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUSP 241 Musicianship Training 4 (2 credits) · Offered: Winter

Music History

  • MUHL 286 Critical Thinking About Music (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Professional Development

  • MUPD 235 Music as a Profession 2 (1 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (24 credits)

Performance

Musicianship

  • MUSP 324 Musicianship for Strings (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUSP 354 Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUSP 361 Topics in Musicianship (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUSP 363 Topics in Global Musicianship (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Music History/Literature/Performance Practice (6 credits)

6 credits of courses with a MUHL or MUPP prefix

Elective Courses (32 credits)

9 credits of Music Electives; Organ majors must include the following:

  • MUPG 272D1 Continuo (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUPG 272D2 Continuo (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

2 credits per term; as assigned by audition) from large ensembles:

2 credits per term; as assigned by audition) from large ensembles:

  • MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 565 String Quartet Seminar (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 587 Cappella McGill (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUEN 590 McGill Wind Orchestra (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 592 Chamber Jazz Ensemble (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (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

1 credit per term) from:

1 credit per term) from:

  • MUEN 540 Chamber Music Project 1 (0.5 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUEN 541 Chamber Music Project 2 (0.5 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUEN 560 Chamber Music Ensemble (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 562 Guitar Ensemble (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUEN 569 Tabla Ensemble (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MUEN 580 Early Music Ensemble (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

3 credits of non-Music Electives 20 credits of Free Electives (may include 2 credits of courses with a MUEN prefix) (3 credits)

3 credits of non-Music Electives 20 credits of Free Electives (may include 2 credits of courses with a MUEN prefix)

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