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Program Requirements
The Artist Diploma Major Performance Voice is a 65-credit program.
Special Requirements:
1. Continuation in the program requires a minimum grade of A- in practical instruction/exams, ensembles, and voice coaching.
2. Candidates who have not taken the courses in Italian, French, English, and German diction as specified in the L.Mus. program must add them to the above requirements.
3. A leading operatic or oratorio role may substitute for one recital.
Note:
Courses taken as credit toward a B.Mus. or L.Mus. may not be applied to the Artist Diploma requirements except for the required courses in Theory, Musicianship, and Music History or Performance Practice.
Required Performance (41 credits)
41 credits, select all the courses below:
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MUIN 460 Artist Diploma Practical Instruction 1 (8 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Mdivani, Marina; Lussier, Mathieu; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Box, James; Roy, Andre J; Kutan, Aline; Eriksson, Erik; Forget, Normand; McMahon, Michael; Ducharme, J茅r么me; Yazdanfar, Ali; Leclair, Jacqueline; Beaudry, Pierre; Chappell, Eric; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Knox, Hank (Fall)
1.5 hours
Prerequisite: admission to the Artist Diploma program by audition.
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MUIN 461 Artist Diploma Practical Instruction 2 (8 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Roy, Andre J; Kutan, Aline; Eriksson, Erik; Forget, Normand; Poletaev, Ilya; Ducharme, J茅r么me; Yazdanfar, Ali; Leclair, Jacqueline; Beaudry, Pierre; Chappell, Eric; Hansen, Patrick; Kolomyjec, Joanne; Knox, Hank; Mdivani, Marina; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Lussier, Mathieu; Box, James (Winter)
1.5 hours
Prerequisite: MUIN 460
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MUIN 462 Artist Diploma Recital 1
Overview
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Note: Complete descriptions are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
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MUIN 469 Artist Diploma Concerto 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 460
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MUIN 560 Artist Diploma Practical Instruction 3 (8 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Haimovitz, Matt; Manker, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali; Mdivani, Marina; Sylvan, Sanford; McMahon, Michael; Lussier, Mathieu; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Eriksson, Erik; Kutan, Aline; Forget, Normand; Roy, Andre J (Fall)
1.5 hours
Prerequisite: MUIN 461
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MUIN 561 Artist Diploma Practical Instruction 4 (8 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Mdivani, Marina (Fall) Mdivani, Marina; Sylvan, Sanford; McMahon, Michael; Lussier, Mathieu; Hashimoto, Kyoko; Eriksson, Erik; Kutan, Aline; Forget, Normand; Roy, Andre J; Boudreault-Sevadjian, Therese; Haimovitz, Matt; Manker, Brian; Yazdanfar, Ali (Winter)
1.5 hours
Prerequisite: MUIN 560
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MUIN 562 Artist Diploma Recital 2
Overview
Practical Instrument : .
Terms: Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Complete descriptions are to be found under Examinations and Goals in Practical Subjects in the Music Chapter of the University Calendar.
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MUIN 569 Artist Diploma Concerto 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUIN 469
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MUIN 600 Vocal Repertoire Coaching 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : A course in which the performer will have individual coaching sessions on repertoire, with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Gonthier, Esther; Nigrim, Dana; Knox, Hank; Kinslow, Valerie; McMahon, Michael (Fall) Gonthier, Esther; McMahon, Michael; Knox, Hank (Winter)
(1 hour)
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MUIN 601 Vocal Repertoire Coaching 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Gonthier, Esther; McMahon, Michael; Knox, Hank (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie; McMahon, Michael; Knox, Hank; Gonthier, Esther (Winter)
(1 hour)
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MUPG 590 Vocal Styles and Conventions (3 credits)
Overview
Performance : Emphasis on vocal performance practices through practical application: text, language, inflection, pronunciation and interpretation considered with individuality of each student's voice and technical development. After examining historical treatises, students will discuss and present musical selections utilizing modern performance standards yet remaining true to stylistic demands of each period.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick (Fall)
3 hours
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 690.
Complementary Performance (8 credits)
Large Ensemble Training - during every term of enrolment as a full-time or part-time student.
8 credits from:
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MUEN 496 Opera Studio (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Coachings, rehearsals, stagings, technical/dress rehearsals in the theatre, and performances in front of an audience.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Hansen, Patrick (Fall) Hansen, Patrick (Winter)
2 hours
Prerequisite: Audition
For undergraduates voice majors students cast in roles in Opera 9I制作厂免费 productions.
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MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : An ensemble of 8 to 12 voices specializing in early music. N.B. This ensemble may substitute as a Basic Ensemble in programs that specify Choral Ensemble, with Departmental approval.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Kinslow, Valerie (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 578 Song Interpretation 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : Normally open only to Voice and Piano Performance students. Study of the standard song repertoire with emphasis on the singer and pianist as partners. A public recital will be given at the end of each term.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) Strauss, Anja; Poletaev, Ilya (Winter)
2 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUEN 579 Song Interpretation 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: McMahon, Michael (Fall) Strauss, Anja; Hashimoto, Kyoko (Winter)
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MUEN 580 Early Music Ensemble (1 credit)
Overview
Ensemble : An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Bergeron, Sylvain; Weman Eriksson, Lena; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Kinslow, Valerie; Michaud, Natalie; Plouffe, Helene (Fall) Kinslow, Valerie; MacMillan, Elizabeth H; Beghin, Tom; Michaud, Natalie; Plouffe, Helene; Jennejohn, Matthew Dixon; Weman Eriksson, Lena (Winter)
Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
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MUEN 587 Cappella 9I制作厂免费 (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : An ensemble of 16 voices performing challenging repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Since the expectation is a level of performance equivalent to a professional chamber ensemble, singers wishing to join this group should have had considerable ensemble experience, and advanced vocal and sight-reading skills.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Note: May be taken instead of Choral Ensemble.
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MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Gort, Cristian; Ouimet, Francois (Fall) Schubert, Peter N; Gort, Cristian; Ouimet, Francois (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Section 001 Chamber Singers: a group of approximately 24 mixed voices which explores the a cappella repertoire of all periods as well as works with chamber accompaniment.
Section 002 Concert Choir: an ensemble of approximately 60 voices (S.A.T.B.) which performs the repertoire from all periods appropriate to a group of this size.
Section 003 University Chorus: a mixed chorus of approximately 100 which performs a variety of choral material including both traditional and popular selections.
Section 004 Women's Chorale: an ensemble of approximately 40 women stressing the fundamentals of singing and ensemble participation.
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MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits)
Overview
Ensemble : .
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Marandola, Fabrice; Gort, Cristian (Fall) Gort, Cristian (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: Audition.
Required Courses (8 credits)
Theory
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MUTH 251 Theory and Analysis 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Music Theory and Analysis : Expanded harmonic resources of the 19th century (e.g., advanced chromaticism including enharmonic reinterpretation and symmetrical division). Analysis of characteristic small and large forms. Writing and analytical skills with a goal toward perceiving how levels of musical structure interact.
Terms: Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Rusch, Ren茅; Biamonte, Nicole; Mariner, Justin B (Winter) Biamonte, Nicole (Summer)
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MUTH 350 Theory and Analysis 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Music Theory and Analysis : Exploration of 20th and 21st century organizations of pitch, rhythm, timbre etc. Written and analytical skills for the purpose of gaining insight into the compositional techniques and aesthetics of this repertoire.
Terms: Fall 2012, Summer 2013
Instructors: Hasegawa, Robert; LeBlanc, Jimmie; Mariner, Justin B (Fall) Hasegawa, Robert (Summer)
3 hours
Prerequisite: MUTH 251
Musicianship
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MUSP 241 Musicianship Training 4 (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Changing metres; chord voicings and atonal pitch collections; modulating tonal melodies and score reading of transposing instruments; harmonic progression including chromatic chords; two-part passages.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Asly, Monica; Guzik, John W P (Fall) Davidson, Thomas; Mariner, Justin B; Asly, Monica; Guzik, John W P; Woodmass, Rebecca (Winter) Asly, Monica (Summer)
Complementary Courses (8 credits)
2 credits from Musicianship;
6 credits from Music History, Literature, or Performance Practice
Musicianship
2 credits from:
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MUSP 353 Musicianship for Voice (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, voice-leading and sound texture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 141
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MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation (2 credits)
Overview
Musicianship : Choral sightsinging of mensural notation, with a focus on white notation c. 1420-1600. Development of basic fluency in the notation, interpretation of values in triple meter, addition of accidentals given the contrapuntal context as perceived aurally, Renaissance solmisation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: MUSP 241
Music History, Literature, or Performance
6 credits selected from:
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MUHL 372 Solo Song Outside Germany and Austria (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Topics in American and European non-German song repertoire from the eighteenth century to the present. Issues discussed may include the role of song in national music culture, art song and folk song, national styles and poetic traditions, text-music relationships, and performance practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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MUHL 377 Baroque Opera (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : History of opera from its origins in the musical, literary, and philosophical models available to the Florentine Camerata to the end of the baroque. The development of opera will be studied from the perspective of artistic style and in the light of historical, political, social, and economic conditions.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Cumming, Julie Emelyn (Winter)
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MUHL 387 Opera from Mozart to Puccini (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Mozart's operas and the seria, buffa, and Singspiel traditions. Ottocento opera, grand opera, and cross-fertilization between France and Italy. German Romantic opera. Wagner. Eastern European opera. Verismo and fin-de-si猫cle opera in Vienna and Paris. Sociology of opera. Emphasis on critical understanding of music's role in articulating drama.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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MUHL 388 Opera After 1900 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Major early twentieth-century works by Debussy, Strauss, Schreker, Bart贸k, Stravinsky and Schoenberg. Opera in Europe between the Wars including operas of Berg, Milhaud, Krenek, Hindemith and Weill. Politics, sociology, and literature in relationship to musical style. Approaches since 1945 in selected works by Britten, Henze, Zimmermann, Ligeti, Somers and Glass.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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MUHL 390 The German Lied (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Survey of the German Lied from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, focusing on songs and song cycles by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern. Topics include text, musical form and text-music relationships, melodic style and harmonic organization, accompaniment, and performance practice.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Huebner, Steven (Fall)
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