The School of Music offers the Master of Music (MMus) and the MA in Music. There are two streams, one leading to performance, the other to musical research in the fields of musicology or theory.

Members of the School are engaged in research in the following fields:

Musicology

Medieval and Renaissance; German and French music; 20th Century (film music); critical theory; performance and reflective practice; music and society.

Theory

Analysis and theory of modal, tonal, post-tonal, and popular music; history of theory; critical theory; feminist theory; composition; counterpoint; pedagogy.

Performance

Piano; voice; orchestral instruments; guitar.

The school offers collaborative programs in Women’s Studies and in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the M.A. level. For more information on these programs, see “Admission Requirements”.

The program operates within the general framework of the general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) of the University of Ottawa, which are posted on the FGPS website.

The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at http://www.music.uottawa.ca

BURNS, Lori, Full Professor
Music theory and analysis; 20th century theory; gender studies in music; popular music; music and text

COMEAU, Gilles, Associate Professor
Piano pedagogy: psychology of music; teacher training; new technology (video camera and distant learning; music education: foundations; creativity; cognitive studies)

DINEEN, Phillip, Full Professor
Performance theory; harmony; philosophy of music

EMOND, Bruno, Adjunct Professor

MERKLEY, Paul, Full Professor
Medieval and Renaissance music; film music; 20th century music; history of music theory; religion and music; medieval studies; patronage of music; the business of music

MOORE, Christopher, Assistant Professor
Music and critical thought; popular music; music and politics

PARMER, Dillon, Associate Professor
Nineteenth-century music; music criticism; semiotics; art song

PEDNEAULT-DESLAURIERS, Julie, Assistant Professor
Theory and Composition

PREVOST, Roxane, Associate Professor
Metrical analysis; twentieth-century analysis; American women composers

RUSSELL, Donald, Adjunct Professor

SHEPHERD, John, Adjunct Professor
Sociology and aesthetics of music; popular music studies; cultural theory

• A BMus.
• A four-year honours BA in music.
• A four-year BA with a major in music.
• Or an equivalent degree or diploma.

A 75 percent (B+) average is required for the undergraduate degree or diploma. If the degree is from a conservatory, it is deemed equivalent if so indicated on the transcript, or if the total course work is equivalent, to a four-year BA, and includes the equivalent of 6 credits in music history and 6 credits in music theory. In addition, applicants must perform an audition or submit an example of writing from undergraduate work in music history or music theory. The choice of evaluation depends on whether the student wishes to pursue the performance stream or the musicology/theory stream. Applicants may be asked to take placement tests in music history, music theory or aural skills. If remedial work is necessary, deficiencies must be remedied by the end of the first year.

Candidates are admitted either to the MMus or the MA. A student who has successfully completed the requirements of the MMus degree may, instead of accepting the MMus, become a candidate for the MA with the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee.

Collaborative Program in Women's Studies at the Master's Level

Students should normally apply for admission to the Women's studies collaborative program at the same time as they apply for admission to the master's program in music.

For further details, please consult the Women’s studies program on the FGPS.

Collaborative Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the Master's Level

The School of Music is a participating unit in the collaborative program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the Master's level. This program has been established for students wishing to enrich their training in Music by including an interdisciplinary component in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. The specific requirements of the collaborative program include two core courses in medieval studies and a thesis on a topic related to Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

Students should normally apply for acceptance in the Medieval and Renaissance Studies collaborative program at the same time as they apply for admission to the Master's program in Music.

For further details, please consult the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program on the FGPS website.

Graduate Diplomas

The School also offers two graduate diplomas, one in piano pedagogy research and another in orchestral studies. For further details on these diplomas, please consult the FGPS Diploma Website.

Language Requirements

MMus (Performance) (30 credits)

MA with Research Paper (27 credits)

MA with thesis (21 credits)

Collaborative Program in Women's Studies

• Two compulsory courses:
FEM5300 FEMINIST THEORIES (3cr.)
FEM5103 FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES (3cr.)

Students must complete the two compulsory courses before their first registration for the major research paper or thesis.

• A thesis or major research paper on a topic related to women, gender, feminism or sexualities. The proposed topic must be approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee as well as by the student’s primary program. The thesis or major research paper must demonstrate knowledge of feminist scholarship in the field or fields appropriate to the topic, and of feminist methodologies where applicable.
• The thesis supervisor must possess Women’s Studies and/or feminist expertise. In the case of a major research paper, the supervisor should, ideally, possess Women’s Studies and/or feminist expertise. If not, one of the readers must possess such expertise. Joint supervision by a professor from the participating unit and a professor chosen by the WSGC may be appropriate in some cases.
• Thesis or Major Research Paper Proposal: The thesis or major research paper proposal must be approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee as well as by the primary program. Usually the thesis or major research paper proposal is submitted to women’s studies by the end of the third session of the first year of studies. For the primary programs that do not require a proposal, students must still submit a proposal to the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee.
• Examiner or Reader: One of the examiners (for the thesis) or reader (for the major research paper) must be a person approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee.
• The passing grade in all courses is C+. Students who fail two courses (equivalent to 6 credits) must withdraw from the program.

Collaborative Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies

• MDV5100 Medieval and Renaissance Studies Research Methods and Tools (3cr.)
OR

• MDV5500 Méthodes et outils de recherche des études médiévales et de la Renaissance (3cr.)
AND

• MDV5900 Séminaire de recherche interdisciplinaire / Interdisciplinary Research Seminar (3cr.)

Language Requirements

Duration of the Program

Minimum Standards

Cours du tronc commun / Core Courses

Cours au choix / Electives

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