Honours Music (B.Mus.)

Notes

Completion of a Music degree requires considerable daytime attendance.

Admission

Completion of Music I and a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0.

Program Notes

1. The courses appearing in Course List 1 are specifically intended to prepare students to attend a Faculty of Education for a career in school music teaching. Students interested in Music Education are advised to consult the Music Counsellor during their first year for advice on fulfilling the entrance requirements of Faculties of Education.
2. Students who intend to pursue graduate studies in music history or theory should select a significant number of the courses in Course List 2.
3. Students in the Honours B.Mus. program can only use a total of 12 units from Course List 5 as credit toward their degrees.

Course List 1

• MUSIC 2CG3 - Classical Guitar Methods
• MUSIC 2MC3 - Psychology of Music
• MUSIC 3AA3 - Elementary Music Education
• MUSIC 3CG3 - Classical Guitar Methods
• MUSIC 3J03 A/B - Orchestration and Arranging
• MUSIC 3K03 - Brass Methods
• MUSIC 3L03 - Woodwind Methods
• MUSIC 3M03 A/B - String Methods
• MUSIC 3N03 - Vocal Methods
• MUSIC 3O03 - Conducting
• MUSIC 3P03 - Percussion Methods
• MUSIC 3V03 - Foundations of Music Education
• MUSIC 4K03 - Brass Methods
• MUSIC 4L03 - Woodwind Methods
• MUSIC 4M03 A/B - String Methods
• MUSIC 4N03 - Choral Methods
• MUSIC 4OC3 - Advanced Conducting: Choral
• MUSIC 4OI3 - Advanced Conducting: Instrumental
• MUSIC 4P03
• MUSIC 4Q03 - Piano Literature and Pedagogy
• MUSIC 4V03 - Current Issues in Music Education

Course List 2

• MUSIC 3CM3 - Modal Counterpoint
• MUSIC 3CT3 - Tonal Counterpoint
• MUSIC 3H03 - Analysis
• MUSIC 3JJ3 - Topics in Music History: Music Before c. 1750
• MUSIC 3KK3 - Topics in Music History: Music from c. 1750-c. 1900
• MUSIC 3Y03
• MUSIC 3YY3
• MUSIC 4C03 - Advanced Studies in Harmony and Counterpoint
• MUSIC 4H03 - Advanced Studies in Analysis

• MUSIC 4R03

• MUSIC 4Y03 - Topics in Music History: Advanced Musicology Seminar

Course List 3

• MUSIC 2A03 - Music of the World’s Cultures
• MUSIC 2F03 - Music for Film and Television
• MUSIC 2II3 - Popular Music in North America and the United Kingdom: Post-World War II
• MUSIC 2MT3 - Introduction to the Practice of Music Therapy
• MUSIC 2MU3 - Introduction to Music Therapy Research
• MUSIC 2T03 - Canadian Music
• MUSIC 2TT3 - Broadway and the Popular Song
• MUSIC 2U03 - Jazz
• MUSIC 2Z03 - Introduction to Digital Audio
• MUSIC 3MT3
• MUSIC 3Z03 - Interactive and Spatial Audio
• MUSIC 4S03
• MUSIC 4U03 - Jazz Improvisation
• MUSIC 4Z03 - Composition
• MUSIC 4ZZ3 - Advanced Composition

Course List 4

(Note: Lesson fees are charged to students taking the courses in Course List 4.)

• MUSIC 3SS3 - Special Studies in Chamber Music or Accompanying I
• MUSIC 4E03 - Solo Performance
• MUSIC 4E06 A/B - Solo Performance
• MUSIC 4SS3 - Special Studies in Chamber Music or Accompanying II

Course List 5

• MUSIC 1GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 1GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 1GF3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Flute Ensemble
• MUSIC 1GJ3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Jazz Band
• MUSIC 1GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 1GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Chamber Orchestra
• MUSIC 1GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Women’s Choir
• MUSIC 2GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 2GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 2GF3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Flute Ensemble
• MUSIC 2GJ3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Jazz Band
• MUSIC 2GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 2GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Chamber Orchestra
• MUSIC 2GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Women’s Choir
• MUSIC 3GA3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: Accompanying
• MUSIC 3GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 3GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 3GF3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Flute Ensemble
• MUSIC 3GJ3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Jazz Band
• MUSIC 3GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 3GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Chamber Orchestra
• MUSIC 3GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Women’s Choir
• MUSIC 4GA3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: Accompanying
• MUSIC 4GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 4GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 4GF3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Flute Ensemble
• MUSIC 4GJ3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Jazz Band
• MUSIC 4GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 4GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Chamber Orchestra
• MUSIC 4GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Women’s Choir

Requirements (2017-2018)

123 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 51 units may be Level I

Requirements (EFFECTIVE 2018-19)

123 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 51 units may be Level I