麦吉尔大学

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.); Major in Composition program offers students a solid grounding in the basics of classical music composition for instruments and voices, with or without electronics. This is achieved through lecture courses and tutorials (private composition lessons in the third and fourth years of the program). The study of topics related to music theory helps to hone students' compositional technique, while the study of topics related to music history helps to develops students' critical thinking skills. Free elective courses allow students either to focus on an area of secondary interest as a minor degree, or to pursue a broader range of course offerings, either within or outside the Schulich School of Music. To ensure consistent performance throughout their program, students are required to achieve a minimum grade of B- in courses given by the Composition Area.

Required Courses (60 credits)

60 credits selected as follows:

39 credits of Composition

6 credits of Theory

6 credits of Musicianship

3 credits of Music History

6 credits of Performance

Composition

MUCO 241 Tonal Composition 1A (3 credits)
MUCO 242 Tonal Composition 1B (3 credits)
MUCO 245 Composition 1A (2 credits)
MUCO 246 Composition 1B (3 credits)
MUCO 261 Orchestration 1 (3 credits)
MUCO 340D1 Composition 2 (2 credits)
MUCO 340D2 Composition 2 (2 credits)
MUCO 341 Digital Studio Composition 1 (3 credits)
MUCO 342 Digital Studio Composition 2 (3 credits)
MUCO 360 Orchestration 2 (3 credits)
MUCO 440D1 Composition 3 (2 credits)
MUCO 440D2 Composition 3 (2 credits)
MUCO 460 Orchestration 3 (2 credits)
MUCO 541 Advanced Digital Studio Composition 1 (3 credits)
MUCO 575 Topics in Composition (3 credits)

Theory

MUTH 251 Theory and Analysis 4 (3 credits)
MUTH 350 Theory and Analysis 5 (3 credits)

Musicianship

MUSP 240 Musicianship Training 3 (2 credits)
MUSP 241 Musicianship Training 4 (2 credits)
MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship (2 credits)