Performance Voice Major (B.Mus.)

123 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, ensembles, and voice coaching.

Program Prerequisites - Foundation Program (32 credits)

32 credits selected as described below, in consultation with the Program Adviser: 22 credits of Prerequisite Courses 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.

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 (44 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

Diction

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

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/Literature

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 (27 credits)

Performance

Musicianship (2 credits)

2 credits from:

MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUSP 353 Musicianship for Voice (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
MUSP 354 Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
MUSP 361 Topics in Musicianship (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Music History/Literature/Performance Practice (6 credits)

6 credits from:

MUHL 377 Baroque Opera (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
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

Elective Courses (20 credits)

3 credits of non-Music Electives 17 credits of Free Electives (may include 2 credits of courses with a MUEN prefix)

10 credits 1 of complementary performance selected from:

MUEN 454 Introductory Opera Repertoire Experience (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 496 Opera Studio (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 569 Tabla Ensemble (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 578 Song Interpretation 1 (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 579 Song Interpretation 2 (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 580 Early Music Ensemble (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 587 Cappella McGill (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

9 credits of complementary performance selected from: (9 credits)

9 credits of complementary performance selected from:

MUIN 300 Voice Coaching 1 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUIN 301 Voice Coaching 2 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
MUPG 296 Acting for Voice (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
MUPG 297 Movement for Voice (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
MUPG 300 Music Performance Strategies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
MUPG 309 Advanced Diction (1 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
MUPG 353 Song Repertoire Class (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
MUPG 380 Oratorio Class (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
MUPG 453 Contemporary Repertoire for Voice (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Remaining credits

MUEN courses at the 400 or 500 level (maximum 4 credits)

Related programs

Performance Voice Major (L.Mus.)

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