Higher Education Guide 2024-25

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To help students find information on music education, this month’s La Scena Musicale offers a guide to the major educational institutions in Canada.

Université de Sherbrooke Music School

2500, boulevard de l’Université
Sherbrooke (Québec) J1K 2R1
Tél.: 819 821-8040
Toll Free : 1 800 267-UdeS, ext. 68040
[email protected]
www.usherbrooke.ca/musique

Programs offered

Undergraduate programs

Baccalaureate in music and certificate in music studies:
- Program in composition and media music
- Program in performance and interpretation
- PERSONALIZED PATH (INCLUDING PROFILE OF WRITER-COMPOSER-PERFORMER)

Graduate programs

Minor and DESS in choral conducting
Master’s in choral conducting
DESS in development and production of an artistic musical production

Facilities

One concert hall and recording studio (up to 100 musicians) with a large screen, including four isolated sound booths
One recital hall with a view of the campus (80 listeners) that can also be used as a soundstage
Two studio/performance spaces for pop, jazz and world music
One large space for percussion studies
Three recording, mixing and post-production control rooms (7.1)

Faculty

57 (lecturers included)

Students

90 full-time and 50 part-time

Tuition (estimated)

Quebec resident: $1,935
Students from the rest of Canada, French students and francophone students from Belgium: $5,080
International students: $11,400

Scholarships available

Scholarships of up to $10,000 at the undergraduate level and $3,800 at the graduate level

Description

The School of Music continues to innovate with its programs and teaching methods. In completely renovated facilities, programs are now focused on practice and synergy between composers and performers. The School of Music has positioned itself as a leader in the training of music production for films, video games and commercials and in the training of performer-creators who are redefining the profession and becoming true artist-entrepreneurs.

Open House : Nov. 9, 2024 & Feb. 8, 2025

Auditions: from February 2024. See our website for more info

SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY

555 Sherbrooke W.
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E3
Tel: (514) 398-4535
www.mcgill.ca/music

Program offered

Mus., M.A., D.Mus., Ph.D.
GDP, Artist Diploma
Undergraduate and Graduate programs in Performance, Orchestral Training, Opera, Jazz, Early Music, Composition, Musicology, Conducting
Music Education, Technology, Theory, Sound Recording

Facilities

4 concert halls
Music Multimedia Room
Opera Studio
Recording studios
Digital Composition Studio
Research Labs
113 practice rooms
13 classrooms
10 ensemble rooms
Marvin Duchow Music Library
Gertrude Whitley Performance Library
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology

Faculty

Full-time tenure-stream professors, part-time professors and course instructors.

Part-time faculty 5

STUDENTS 850

2/3 undergraduates, 1/3 graduates

SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID

Entrance Music Scholarships based on merit and in-course scholarships.
Academic scholarships.Govt. aid and McGill student aid available

DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1920, the Schulich School of Music at McGill University embodies the highest international standards of excellence in professional training and research. Our School is home to over 800 students, drawn here by our 200+ professors, our ensembles and performance opportunities, our excellent facilities, as well as our programs in research and technology. We value the shared experience of music making, and the intellectual curiosity and depth that lead to cutting-edge scholarship and research. We are committed to both challenging and supporting our students to help them discover and achieve their full potential.

Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University Canada

London, ON, CANADA, N6A 3K7
Tel.: (519) 661-2043
Fax : (519) 661-3531
[email protected]
www.music.uwo.ca

Undergraduate programs

Bachelor of Music: Music Education, Performance, Music Research, Composition, General.
Bachelor of Arts: Honours or Major in Music;
Specialization in Music Admin Studies; Major in Popular Music Studies.
Minor in Music Performance Studies (concurrent with non-music program)
Minor (academic) in Music, Minor in Dance

Collaborative Undergraduate Programs

Degree/Diploma in Music Recording Arts Collaborative program with Fanshawe College
Music and Business: Bachelor of Music (General) or Bachelor of Arts /HBA (Ivey)
Creative Arts and Production
Music and Psychology
Other concurrent degree options are possible

Graduate Programs

Music Theory (New 1-year MA, PhD) .
Musicology (New 1-year MA, PhD) .
Composition (MMus, PhD)
Music Education (MMus, PhD)
Performance (MMus, DMA)

Performance Facilities

48 seat small recital hall
220 seat recital hall
400 seat theatre with orchestra pit

Faculty

37 full-time,
52 part-time

Students

403 undergraduate
183 graduate

Tuition Fees

1 academic year, full-time undergraduate- domestic) $7,941.88

Description

Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music is one of the top-rated university music programs in Canada. Few other schools have the depth and breadth of programs offered here, delivered within a supportive and close-knit community. We offer a full range of traditional music programs, opportunities to combine music with other disciplines, unique programs such as Music Administrative Studies, Popular Music Studies and collaborative programs with business and sound recording.
Western is also a leader in technology and computer applications in music. More than 350 concerts are presented each year. Our facilities include a recording studio, with live-streaming capabilities and a full-time technician, instrument repair shop that includes hundreds of instruments for student use, string instrument bank of rare and valuable instruments and bows for student use and more than 150 pianos.

University of Waterloo Conrad Grebel College

Manhattan School of Music

130 Claremont Avenue
New York, New York 10027
United States of America
Tel.: 917-493-4436
www.msmnyc.edu
[email protected]

Programs Offered

Manhattan School of Music (MSM) offers courses of study in a variety of Classical, Jazz Arts, Musical Theatre, Contemporary Performance, and Orchestral Performance areas.
MSM offers Bachelor of Music (BM), Master of Music (MM), Doctor of
Musical Arts (DMA), Professional Performance Diploma, Professional Studies Certificate, and Artist Diploma levels of study.

Facilities

Located in the academic heart of NYC’s Upper West Side, MSM’s facilities include 8 performance halls anchored by the recently renovated Neidorff Karpatti Hall seating 650, 140 practice rooms, a residence hall, libraries, and recording facilities.

Faculty

Full-time faculty: 89
Part-time faculty: 166

Students

Full-time: 1035

Tuition fees

$74,705 USD ($102,178 CAN)

Description

Manhattan School of Music is one of the world’s premier music conservatories for classical music, jazz, and musical theatre, offering degrees and certificates for undergraduate, graduate,and professional musicians. Our 1,000 students from across the United States and globe study with our faculty of world-renowned performer educators, make their home in a welcoming collegiate neighborhood, and have access to unrivaled musical, learning, and professional opportunities in the global cultural capital of NYC.