The School of Music of the Faculty of Arts provides the rigorous training needed for a vibrant and successful career in music. The programs include options in performance, musicology, theory, composition, music education, piano pedagogy, and arts administration. Ensembles include the Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, University of Ottawa Choir, Calixa-Lavallée Choir, Opera Workshop and several smaller ensembles.
Music and Science
Program overview
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Dual fast-track degrees
This is a dual fast-track degree. Our streamlined approach removes any overlapping course units (credits) between similar curriculums. Get further faster. Save one or two terms of study and apply once for admission to two-degree programs.
Dual fast-track degrees
Bachelor of Music/Honours Bachelor of Science with Major
- Admission to the Bachelor of Music (BMus) program requires that you audition on your main instrument and demonstrate an intermediate or advanced level. The first three years consist of a set of core applied and academic courses. Students select their profile option (composition, general, music education, musicology/theory, performance, piano pedagogy) at the end of the 3rd year and then follow its requirements in the 4th and 5th years.
- Specific Sector Requirements
- Piano Proficiency Requirement: to obtain a sample test, contact the Music Faculty Advisor ([email protected])
- Honours BA in Music
- Major in Music Studies
- Minor in Music
- Certificate in Piano Pedagogy: open to students who already have a few years of experience in piano instruction.
- Additional Resources
- Sample placement exams
- Theory: to obtain a sample test, contact the Music Faculty Advisor ([email protected])
- Aural skills: to obtain a sample test, contact the Music Faculty Advisor ([email protected])
- Student Guide for the BMus
- Student Guide for the BMus/BSc
- Seminars 2020-2021
- Sample placement exams
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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