Why choose the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music?

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Whether you are starting your program directly from high school, entering from University 1, pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma or a Graduate Degree, this is a Faculty where you can place yourself among the world's best!

We invite you to explore our website further, or if you're in Winnipeg, visit our Faculty and talk to our professors directly.

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(r) Mel Braun, Associate Professor, Voice

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Anna-Lisa Kirby (
Jazz Coordinator
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Jazz Voice Instructor);
Steve Kirby (Director of Jazz Studies)

Our Programs:

  • The skills and experience needed to prepare for a wide range of music and music-related careers
  • An outstanding academic/performance curriculum
  • A collaborative and stimulating learning environment
  • Broad exposure to a wide range of classical and jazz styles taught by leading experts
  • Instruction in all orchestral, band, jazz, instrumental and vocal areas

Our Faculty:

  • Internationally acclaimed artist-teachers and scholars who share a passion for teaching and are committed to excellence and student success
  • A growing endowment providing substantial scholarship and bursary assistance - over $320,000 in 2010-2011 alone!
  • High academic standards
  • Numerous opportunities for performance
  • A small conservatory atmosphere offering individualized attention within a large and dynamic research University
  • Located in one of Canada's most culturally vibrant and artistically diverse cities

 

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Edvany Silva, cello student
 

Degree Options

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Jazz Studies

Integrated Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education


Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Performance

Master of Music

  • Performance (solo or collaborative)
  • Conducting (instrumental or choral)
  • Composition

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Beyond your degree...

For decades, our graduates have distinguished themselves in many areas of the music profession.  Our programs prepare students for a wide range of career options including:

  • Classical and Jazz performance:  Solo, Collaborative, Chamber, Orchestra, Choral, Operatic
  • Music Education/Private Teaching
  • Composition/Arranging
  • Conducting
  • Church Musician

Plus numerous music-related careers including: 

  • Music Retail
  • Broadcasting
  • Recording
  • Arts Administration/Management
  • Music Librarianship
  • Theatre/Film

And so much more!