Bachelor of Music (BMus) |
120 |
Additional requirements: admission to the BMus requires an audition. Consult the Department guidelines.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2008-2009 calendars for the previous requirements.
| ENG1100 |
Workshop in Essay Writing |
3,0 |
Three credits from:
| ENG1120 |
Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction |
3,0 |
| ENG1121 |
Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry |
3,0 |
| MUS1990 |
Solfège et dictée musicale I / Sight-Singing and Dictation I1 |
3,0 |
| MUS1030 |
Cours d'instrument I / Applied Music I2 |
6,0 |
| MUS2030 |
Cours d'instrument II / Applied Music II2 |
6,0 |
| MUS3030 |
Cours d'instrument III / Applied Music III2 |
6,0 |
or
| MUS1032 |
Cours d'instrument I / Applied Music I2 |
6,0 |
| MUS2032 |
Cours d'instrument II / Applied Music II2 |
6,0 |
| MUS3032 |
Cours d'instrument III / Applied Music III2 |
6,0 |
| MUS2331 |
Forms and Styles I: Middle Ages and Renaissance |
3,0 |
| MUS2332 |
Forms and Styles II: Baroque and Early Classical |
3,0 |
| MUS2990 |
Solfège et dictée musicale II / Sight-Singing and Dictation II |
3,0 |
| MUS3306 |
Theory and Analysis III |
3,0 |
| MUS3333 |
Forms and Styles III: Late Classical and Early Romantic |
3,0 |
| MUS3334 |
Forms and Styles IV: Late Romantic and Early Modern |
3,0 |
| MUS3335 |
Twentieth-Century Music |
3,0 |
12 credits from:3
| MUS3902 |
Harmonie / Wind Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3903 |
Production d'opéra / Opera Production |
3,0 |
| MUS3904 |
Ensemble chorale / Choral Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3905 |
Choeur Calixa-Lavallée / Calixa-Lavallée Choir |
3,0 |
| MUS3906 |
Chorale de l'Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa Choir |
3,0 |
| MUS3907 |
Ensemble de guitares / Guitar Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3908 |
Ensemble de jazz / Jazz Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3909 |
Choeur de cuivres / Brass Choir |
3,0 |
| MUS3910 |
Ensemble de cuivres / Brass Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3911 |
Ensemble de vents / Woodwind Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3912 |
Ensemble baroque / Baroque Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3913 |
Ensemble de percussions / Percussion Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3914 |
Ensemble de musique contemporaine / Contemporary Music Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3915 |
Ensemble mixte / Mixed Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3916 |
Ensemble de pianos / Piano Ensemble |
3,0 |
| MUS3917 |
Accompagnement / Accompaniment |
3,0 |
| MUS3918 |
Accompagnement en studio / Studio Accompanying |
3,0 |
39 optional credits according to chosen profile requirements: Composition, Music Education, Performance, Musicology, Piano Pedagogy, Theory.
Three credits of non-MUS courses
Three FLS credits4
Six elective credits
Note(s)
| 1 | A written test at the beginning of courses MUS1990 and MUS2306 will determine placement in an additional weekly lab. |
| 2 | Students failing an applied music course (MUS1030, MUS1032, MUS2030, MUS2032, MUS3030, MUS3032) will be asked by the department to withdraw from the BMus. |
| 3 | Students may repeat the same course code more than once. |
| 4 | An exemption for this requirement is given to students who obtain an equivalency for the language-proficiency test or who take a MUS course offered in French. |
All non-keyboard majors must submit a proficiency exam set by the Department at the end of the second year. This exam must be completed successfully by the end of the fourth year to obtain the BMus degree.
Courses are selected through tutorial consultation. The Department determines the order in which some courses must be taken and can impose any courses deemed necessary for the musical development of the student; these courses may be chosen in departments other than music.
List of Optional Courses
List of Optional Courses
Composition Profile
15 compulsory credits:
| MUS3018 |
Composition I / Composition I |
6,0 |
| MUS3302 |
Selected Topics in Music Theory and Analysis |
3,0 |
| MUS4018 |
Composition II / Composition II |
6,0 |
Nine optional credits from:
| MUS3925 |
Orchestration / Orchestration |
3,0 |
| MUS4310 |
Selected Topics in Score Analysis |
3,0 |
| MUS4374 |
Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music |
3,0 |
| MUS4912 |
Arrangement / Arranging |
3,0 |
| MUS4917 |
Techniques contemporaines de composition / New Music Techniques in Composition |
3,0 |
15 optional MUS credits
Music Education Profile
Six compulsory credits:
Students wishing to teach at the high-school level are strongly encouraged to register for an addional three-credit course in Conducting.
21 optional credits in MUS or PSY with at least 3 credits at the 4000 level from:
| MUS2950 |
Classes instrumentales - violon / Instrumental Classes - Violin |
3,0 |
| MUS2952 |
Classes instrumentales - clarinette / Instrumental Classes - Clarinet |
3,0 |
| MUS3950 |
Classes instrumentales - violoncelle et contrebasse / Instrumental Classes - Cello and Double Bass |
3,0 |
| MUS3951 |
Classes instrumentales - guitare / Instrumental Classes - Guitar |
3,0 |
| MUS3952 |
Classes instrumentales - flûte et saxophone / Instrumental Classes - Flute and Saxophone |
3,0 |
| MUS3953 |
Classes instrumentales - flûte à bec / Instrumental Classes - Recorder |
3,0 |
| MUS3954 |
Classes instrumentales - trompette et cor / Instrumental Classes - Trumpet and French Horn |
3,0 |
| MUS3956 |
Classes instrumentales - percussion / Instrumental Classes - Percussion |
3,0 |
| MUS3970 |
Approches musicales pour jeunes élèves / Musical Approach for Young Students |
3,0 |
| MUS4302 |
Selected Topics in Music Education |
3,0 |
| MUS4952 |
Classes instrumentales - hautbois et basson / Instrumental Classes - Oboe and Bassoon |
3,0 |
| MUS4954 |
Classes instrumentales - trombone et tuba / Instrumental Classes - Trombone and Tuba |
3,0 |
| MUS4961 |
Direction chorale / Choral Conducting |
3,0 |
| PSY1101 |
Introduction to Experimental Psychology |
3,0 |
| PSY1102 |
Introduction to Applied Psychology |
3,0 |
Nine elective credits
Performance Profile
6 credits of applied music lessons:
| MUS4032 |
Cours d'instrument IV / Applied Music IV |
6,0 |
33 optional MUS credits
Students must register to the courses and ensembles required by their sector. These
requirements are defined by the performance sector.
Piano Pedagogy Profile
Six compulsory credits:
Six credits from:
| MUS4901 |
Pratique en studio pour pianistes / Studio Practicum for Pianists |
3,0 |
Six credits from:
| MUS3970 |
Approches musicales pour jeunes élèves / Musical Approach for Young Students |
3,0 |
| MUS4302 |
Selected Topics in Music Education |
3,0 |
| MUS4924 |
Projet de recherche I / Research Project I |
3,0 |
Nine MUS credits
12 elective credits
Theory/Musicology Profile
Six compulsory credits:
| MUS3302 |
Selected Topics in Music Theory and Analysis |
3,0 |
| MUS3328 |
Research in Music: Tools and Methods |
3,0 |
18 optional credits of Musicology/Theory electives from:
| MUS2324 |
Selected Topics in Musical Aesthetics and Criticism |
3,0 |
| MUS3301 |
Selected Topics in Music History |
3,0 |
| MUS3925 |
Orchestration / Orchestration |
3,0 |
| MUS4024 |
Projet de recherche II / Research Project II |
6,0 |
| MUS4310 |
Selected Topics in Score Analysis |
3,0 |
| MUS4311 |
Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis |
3,0 |
| MUS4315 |
Topics in Music Technology |
3,0 |
| MUS4374 |
Atonal and Twelve-Tone Music |
3,0 |
| MUS4912 |
Arrangement / Arranging |
3,0 |
| MUS4917 |
Techniques contemporaines de composition / New Music Techniques in Composition |
3,0 |
| MUS4924 |
Projet de recherche I / Research Project I |
3,0 |
15 optional MUS credits
