Music

Degrees offered

MMus (Conducting)
MMus (Performance)
MMus (Performance Pedagogy)
MA and PhD (Ethnomusicology)

Application deadlines

December 15 (for applicants who audition in March of the following year) for Fall admission (following year)

Departmental Website

Why Music at Memorial?

The Master of Music programs in performance, performance/pedagogy and conducting directly address the variety of career and life skills which the contemporary musician must possess. The process of optimally developing the performing musician is complemented with a range of other learning and experiential opportunities that address the teacher, small-business-person, and community-cultural-advocate roles that make up the profession today. These programs are also conceived in recognition of the fact that no two musicians will require exactly the same complement of professional skills. Thus the program permits a high degree of flexibility in the details of content within a common structure.

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages (including fellowships, TA and other teaching assignments) recently offered to graduate students. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MA: $10,000-$15,000
MMus: $8,000-$14,000
PhD: $12,000-$24,000

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Music. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

2 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the School of Music website for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find an applied instructor/supervisor you may wish to work with.

Description of programs

Memorial's School of Music, the largest in Atlantic Canada, is a vibrant community of performing and creative musicians, together with researchers whose work encompasses a wide range of interests across the spectrum areas of musical enquiry.

Its graduate programs in performance, performance/pedagogy, and conducting offer a select number of candidates professional apprenticeships in one of Canada's most vital musical environments.

Its faculty are internationally renowned musicians and scholars who are as engaged in teaching as they are in practice. Alongside them, graduate students have unique opportunities to launch their professional lives through concentrated study and internships.

Minimum admission requirements

Bachelor's degree (first class) in Music
Applicants with other types of preparation should enquire with the School of Music regarding the likelihood of admission.
Successful performance audition in candidates principal area of applied study.
Successful completion of diagnostic exams in music theory, aural skills and music literature
Entrance auditions are normally held in late February or early March.
Audition requirements

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.