Music

Chair

Peter Landey

Associate Professors

Patricia Debly, Peter Landey, Harris Loewen

Assistant Professor

Brian Power

Artist in residence: Piano, TBA

Part time Instructors

Brent Adams (tuba), Lesley Atreo (organ), Terry Ball (violin and viola), Terrance Basom (saxophone), Sylvain Brillon (French horn), Gordon Cleland (cello),Terrance Cox (popular culture), Cécile Desrosiers (harpsichord), Patricia Dydnansky (flute), Jonathan Earp (guitar), MaryKatherine Finch (cello), Janice Fralick(French horn), Steven Fralick (trombone), David Gaines (percussion), Zoltan Kalman (clarinet, saxophone), Deborah Linton (voice), Roger Macchiaroli (double bass), Catherine MacDonnell-Stephens (bassoon), Douglas Miller (flute, saxophone), Sandra Sakofsky (oboe, cor anglais), Laura Thomas (percussion), Suzanne Thomas (harp), Tim White (wind ensemble, trumpet)

Piano Technicians

Chris Fletcher, John Rawlin

General Information

Administrative Assistant

Jane Dyton

905-6885550, extension 3817

Thistle 139

http://www.brocku.ca/music/

The Department of Music, part of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, prepares students for their chosen musical career and to produce critically aware musicians with a broadly based musical education. The Department of Music offers four-year programs of study leading to a BMus honours, a BA honours in Music, a BA with a Major in Music and a three-year BA pass degree program. Students may also pursue a combined major in Music.

Students take core courses in music history, theory, general musicianship and choral ensemble. Students in the BMus program must choose one principal study in applied music (instrumental or vocal lessons). If applied music is not taken in successive years, students must reaudition before proceeding to the next year of applied music. In their third and fourth years, students may pursue specialized interests in theory, musicology, composition and applied music. Students may elect to write an honours thesis.

To proceed to year 4, students must attain a minimum of 60 percent in all MUSI courses. Students with less than 60 percent in a MUSI course must upgrade the course in order to reapply to the honours program. Students who do not attain honours standing and a minimum of 60 percent in all MUSI courses may continue to year 4 in the BA with a Major in Music.

Facilities

Facilities in the Music department include sound-equipped classrooms, a choral studio and library, a Boesendorfer concert grand piano, Yamaha and Kawai grand and upright pianos, a two-manual Dowd harpsichord, a Casavant chamber organ and a full complement of percussion instruments. Individual soundproofed practice rooms with pianos for courses in applied music and keyboard skills. A computer music lab with midi synthesizers and state-of-the-art computer notation and sequencing software is available for students interested in computer music applications.

Concerts, recitals and performance classes are regularly held in the 543seat Sean O'Sullivan Theatre and in the Martin Luther Chapel, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary. A Kingham and Pole seven-rank pipe organ is located in the Chapel.

The sound and video collection, located on the fifth floor of the Library, contains 24 individual study carrels. The listening room is equipped with tape and video cassette recorders, as well as record, compact disc, and laser disc players. The Library has an extensive collection of records, compact discs, video tapes, laser discs and CDROMs. There is a substantial collection of music literature, collected editions, scores and specialized music journals.

Public Events

The Music program offers a regular series of events open to students and the general public. These include the professional concert series "Encore!!" regular noon-hour concerts and presentations and a guest lecture series featuring distinguished theorists, musicologists and composers. Students frequently attend masterclasses by eminent visiting artists.

Large Ensembles

The department has several choral ensembles, a wind ensemble and a percussion ensemble. Participation in choral ensemble is required of all majors and combined majors. The choral and instrumental ensembles are open to any member of the University or the general public who successfully completes an audition. Students may participate for credit in various orchestras in the Community (subject to departmental approval).

Entrance Requirements for Music Majors

Prospective majors must possess a level of musical literacy equivalent to Royal Conservatory Grade II rudiments as well as the necessary aural skills to complete the course requirements in Music. It is recommended that prospective majors possess a level of keyboard proficiency equivalent to Royal Conservatory Grade IV. Students who do not meet these entrance requirements may upgrade their skills through preparatory music courses offered by the department.

Prospective students must arrange an audition with the music department. Admission as a major will depend on the successful completion of placement tests in basic rudiments, keyboard and aural skills. Details concerning interviews, tests and auditions may be obtained from the Administrative Assistant. Admission to the BMus program with transfer credits from other universities requires an overall average of 70 percent in music courses.

An audition on a solo instrument or voice is required of all applicants to the BMus program and of all students wishing to take electives in applied music. Auditions are held in April and May of each year, in conjunction with interviews and placement tests. Late auditions may be scheduled depending on available space in the program.

The recommended audition level for admission into MUSI 1F92 and the BMus program is at least Royal Conservatory Grade VIII or its equivalent. Students who are not at this level may audition for MUSI 1P81. Applied music students who study with an approved nonresident instructor should be prepared to cover additional travel and instruction fees. There is a lesson fee for students who are not in the BMus program.

Language Requirement for Humanities Majors

Students in the Music program, including single and combined majors in Music, are required to complete one credit in a language other than English. Where half credit courses are used to satisfy the requirement, both half credits must be in the same language.

Program Notes

BMus Program

Year 1

	MUSI 1F50, 1F90, 1F92, 1P83, 2Y05 and 2Y06
	one Science context credit or one Social Science context credit

Year 2

	MUSI 2F90, 2F92, 2P83, 3Y05 and 3Y06
	one credit from MUSI 2P51, 2P52, 3P96, 3P97, 4P50, 4P51
	the Science context credit or Social Science context credit not taken in year 1

Year 3

	MUSI 3F92 and 3P83
	one and onehalf MUSI credits
	one language credit (see language requirement)
	one elective credit

Students who audit MUSI 3P83 must complete an additional one-half MUSI credit

Year 4

	MUSI 4P83
	onehalf MUSI credit
	two MUSI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

Students who audit MUSI 4P83 must complete an additional one-half MUSI credit

BA Honours Program

Year 1

	MUSI 1F50, 1F90, 1P83, 2Y05 and 2Y06
	one Science context credit
	one Social Science context credit

Year 2

	MUSI 2F90, 2P83, 3Y05 and 3Y06
	one credit from MUSI 2P51, 2P52, 3P96, 3P97, 4P50, 4P51
	one language credit (see language requirement)
	one elective credit

Year 3

	MUSI 3P83
	two and one-half MUSI credits
	two elective credits

Students who audit MUSI 3P83 must complete an additional one-half MUSI credit

Year 4

	MUSI 4P83
	onehalf MUSI credit
	two MUSI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

Students who audit MUSI 4P83 must complete an additional one-half MUSI credit

BA with a Major Program

This program differs from the honours program in that honours standing is not required for entry into year 4.

Year 1

	MUSI 1F50, 1F90, 1P83, 2Y05 and 2Y06
	one Science context credit
	one Social Science context credit

Year 2

	MUSI 2F90, 2P83, 3Y05 and 3Y06
	one credit from MUSI 2P51, 2P52, 3P96, 3P97, 4P50, 4P51
	one language credit (see language requirement)
	one elective credit

Year 3

	MUSI 3P83
	two and one-half MUSI credits
	two elective credits

Students who audit MUSI 3P83 must complete an additional one-half MUSI credit.

Year 4

	MUSI 4P83
	onehalf MUSI credit
	two MUSI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

Students who audit MUSI 4P83 must complete an additional one-half MUSI credit

Pass Program

Year 1

	MUSI 1F50, 1F90, 1P83, 2Y05 and 2Y06
	one Science context credit
	one Social Science context credit

Year 2

	MUSI 2F90, 2P83, 3Y05 and 3Y06
	one credit from MUSI 2P51, 2P52, 3P96, 3P97, 4P50, 4P51
	one language credit (see language requirement)
	one elective credit

Year 3

	MUSI 3P83
	one and one-half MUSI credits
	three elective credits

Students who audit MUSI 3P83 must complete an additional one-half MUSI credit

Combined Major Programs

Honours

Students may take a combined major in MUSI and in a second discipline. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department. Note that not all departments provide a combined major option.

	MUSI 1F50, 1F90, 1P83, 2F90, 2P83, 2Y05, 2Y06, 3P83, 3Y05, 3Y06 and 4P83
	one credit from MUSI 2P51, 2P52, 3P96, 3P97, 4P50, 4P51
	one MUSI credit

Students who audit MUSI 3P83 and 4P83 must complete an additional MUSI credit

Pass

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of an honours program entitles a student to apply for a pass degree.

Music and Great Books/Liberal Studies (honours only)

Consult the Great Books/Liberal Studies entry for a listing of program requirements.