The deadline for admission to the Graduate Study program for September 2013 is December 7, 2012.

To begin a program in January 2014, applications should be received by June 15, 2013.

Late applications may be considered. Please contact the Faculty if you would like to submit a late application.

There are two separate forms to be completed along with the appropriate application fee and all related material (further details below):

• University Graduate Studies application form
• Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music Graduate application form

All Documentation is to be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

The Graduate program in Music Studies (M.Mus.) offers areas of concentration in:

Performance (in any of the following):

• all standard orchestral and wind band instruments
• Voice
• Piano
• Collaborative Piano
• Guitar
• all standard Jazz instruments

Composition

Conducting (instrumental or choral)

The Masters application should also include:

• a curriculum vita that outlines details of performance experience and repertoire
• a letter describing your particular interests/goals in your field, and what you wish to gain from study at the Faculty of Music

All applicants are required to audition with a program of works representing a variety of historical periods, and exhibiting a variety of contrasting styles.  The audition will involve an interview and may also involve sight-reading and/or sight-singing.

 Specific Performance audition repertoire requirements*:

*Note: you are encouraged to contact the area coordinator of your discipline for details.  You must provide your own accompanist, with the exception of jazz and piano (unless required by the piece).

• Jazz: a program of works; 20-30 minutes in total. Download jazz audition requirements
• Instrumental:  a program of works representing a variety of historical periods and contrasting styles; 20-30 minutes in total.
• Voice:  two arias (one opera, one oratorio) and three art songs in contrasting languages and styles, with at least one in English; 20-30 minutes in total.
• Strings:  Download string audition requirements
• Piano:  A minimum of two contrasting movements of a classical sonata, one of which is in sonata form; a romantic work; a minimum of two other works chosen from baroque, impressionist and/or 20th century or contemporary works. The audition program should be 20-30 minutes in total, and should be approved by the Area Coordinator in advance.
• Collaborative Piano: 
  
  • Instrumental: one movement of any Beethoven violin sonata; one movement of any romantic duo sonata; Kreisler - Caprice Viennois to be performed without rehearsal
  • Vocal:  all to be played in original keys: Schubert - Gretchen am Spinnrade or Auf dem Wasseer zu singen; Strauss - Allerseelen or Zueignun; Debussy - Il pleure dans mon Coeur or Faure - Clair de Lune; Barber - one selection from At Saint Patrick's Purgatory, St. Ita's Vision, The Heavenly Banquet, The Praises of God, or The Desire for Hermitage; and any Mozart aria (not including Recitative) to be sung and played by the candidate.
  • Solo:  Piano solo of your choice, approximately 7-10 minutes in length; this can be a short piece or movement for any larger work

Specific Composition stream requirements:

Applicants to the Composition Stream are to present a portfolio of works, including a recording, demonstrating your ability to work in a variety of music genres.

Specific Conducting Stream requirements:

Applicants to the Conducting Stream must submit:

• a preliminary high-quality DVD recording of your rehearsal and performance conducting (facing the camera)
• a list of repertoire conducted in both performance and rehearsal
• an analysis of a piece of music from a theoretical/conducting standpoint*

*Applicants should consult with the conducting faculty regarding the specific piece to be analyzed.

All Masters students

are expected to possess a certain breadth and depth of knowledge of music theory.  To assure this, all incoming M.Mus. students will write a diagnostic exam to evaluate their knowledge of theoretical aspects of tonal and post-tonal music. This exam takes place during the week prior to class commencement in Fall.  Details of suitable review materials are available here.

For further information or to obtain application forms, please contact Shelley O'Leary at 204.474.6728 or send an email to musicadmissions@umanitoba.ca.