The University of Ottawa's School of Music is one of the country’s leading music schools. It is the ideal place to nurture your passion for all things musical and to pursue the rigorous training needed for an active and successful career in the field. We maintain close ties with renowned institutions such as the National Arts Centre (NAC) and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. We take pride in our state-of-the-art facilities and internationally recognized professors who perform around the globe and publish in leading academic journals. We are a full-service music school offering programs in performance, composition, music education, piano pedagogy, theory and musicology.

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120 units
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Bachelor of Music (BMus)

Bachelor of Music (BMus): Admission to the Bachelor of Music (BMus) program requires that you audition on your main instrument and demonstrate an intermediate or advanced level. 

  • Piano Proficiency Requirement: to obtain a sample test, contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies ([email protected])
  • Additional Resources
    • Sample placement exams
      • Theory: to obtain a sample test, contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies ([email protected])  
      • Aural skills: to obtain a sample test, contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies ([email protected] )

Course sequence 

120 units
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Honours BA in Music

42 units
30 units
30 units
Pianist

Certificate in Piano Pedagogy

This program is currently not accepting any applications.

Program structure

Course Sequence

Honours program, major, minor?

More information

Music + another teaching subject

Scholarships and Bursaries

Our scholarship program is one of the most generous in the country. It rewards not only your pre-university academic achievements, but also your achievements every term of full-time study at University. A scholarship is awarded for academic achievements while a bursary is awarded based on financial need.

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The School of Music

The School of Music at the University of Ottawa is one of the country’s leading music schools. It’s the ideal place to nurture your passion for all things musical and to pursue the rigorous training needed for an active and successful career in the field.

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