Music (B.A.)

Notes

1. Completion of a Music degree requires considerable daytime attendance.
2. Courses used for admission to the program may not be used to fulfill degree requirements upon entry to the program. Courses may only be used once to meet degree requirements.
3. A limit of 48 units of Level 1 courses may be used to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree.
4. The Faculty of Humanities introduced a new requirement for all Humanities degree students starting in 2024-25. The Skills for Life Concurrent Certificate comprises 18 units that provide a foundation for students to develop important academic and career-relevant skills such as oral and written communication, critical thinking, and digital literacy. The mandatory requirements below assume successful completion of HUMAN 1DL3 , HUMAN 1HL3  and HUMAN 1VV3  in Humanities 1. Students transferring to Humanities programs beyond Level 1 are exempt from the concurrent certificate. Please see Faculty of Humanities Academic Regulations for more information.

Admission

Completion of a level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 3.5, including a grade of at least C- in 6 units of Level I Music courses.

Course List A

• MUSIC 1A03 - Introduction to the History of Western Music I
• MUSIC 1AA3 - Introduction to the History of Western Music II
• MUSIC 1CR3 - Foundations of Music I
• MUSIC 1MH3
• MUSIC 2A03
• MUSIC 2B03
• MUSIC 2CA3
• MUSIC 2CB3
• MUSIC 2CU3 - Music and Culture
• MUSIC 2DW3 - Music Creation in Digital Audio Workstations I
• MUSIC 2E06 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 2EE6 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 2F03 - Music for Film and Television
• MUSIC 2II3 - Popular Music in North America and the United Kingdom: Post-World War II
• MUSIC 2IM3 - Introduction to Music Composition
• MUSIC 2MA3 - Introduction to Musical Analysis
• MUSIC 2MH3
• MUSIC 2MT3 - Introduction to the Practice of Music Therapy
• MUSIC 2MU3 - Introduction to Music Therapy Research
• MUSIC 2TT3 - Broadway and the Popular Song
• MUSIC 2U03
• MUSIC 3E03 - Applied Music
• MUSIC 3E06 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 3EE3 - Applied Music
• MUSIC 3EE6 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 4E03 - Applied Music
• MUSIC 4E06 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 4EE3 - Applied Music
• MUSIC 4EE6 A/B - Applied Music

Course List B

• MUSIC 2GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 2GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 2GF3 A/B
• MUSIC 2GJ3 A/B
• MUSIC 2GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 2GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Symphony Orchestra
• MUSIC 2GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Cantemus Vocal Ensemble
• MUSIC 3GA3 A/B
• MUSIC 3GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 3GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 3GF3 A/B
• MUSIC 3GJ3 A/B
• MUSIC 3GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 3GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Symphony Orchestra
• MUSIC 3GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Cantemus Vocal Ensemble
• MUSIC 4GA3 A/B
• MUSIC 4GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 4GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 4GF3 A/B
• MUSIC 4GJ3 A/B
• MUSIC 4GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 4GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Symphony Orchestra
• MUSIC 4GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Cantemus Vocal Ensemble

Course List C

• MUSIC 2MC3 - Psychology of Music
• MUSIC 2MH3
• MUSIC 2SI3 - Singing
• MUSIC 2WW3 - Woodwinds
• MUSIC 3AA3
• MUSIC 3AM3 - Music and the Arts
• MUSIC 3CP3 - Constructing Counterpoint
• MUSIC 3DW3 - Music Creation in Digital Audio Workstations II
• MUSIC 3J03 - Orchestration and Arranging
• MUSIC 3JJ3
• MUSIC 3K03 - Brass Methods
• MUSIC 3KK3
• MUSIC 3M03 A/B
• MUSIC 3O03 - Conducting
• MUSIC 3PM3 - Music and Politics
• MUSIC 3SI3 - Vocal Pedagogy
• MUSIC 3V03
• MUSIC 3WW3 - Woodwind Pedagogy
• MUSIC 4C03 - Advanced Studies in Harmony and Counterpoint
• MUSIC 4FG3 - Composition for Film, Games and Media
• MUSIC 4H03
• MUSIC 4K03
• MUSIC 4M03 A/B
• MUSIC 4N03 - Choral Methods
• MUSIC 4OC3
• MUSIC 4OI3
• MUSIC 4SM3 - Music, Sound and Movies
• MUSIC 4UM3 - Music and the Underrepresented
• MUSIC 4V03
• MUSIC 4Y03
• MUSIC 4Z03
• MUSIC 4ZZ3

Requirements

90 units total (Levels I to III), of which 42 units may be Level I