Music
Follow the beat of your own drum.
The Music program covers three interrelated disciplines: theory, history, and performance (classical or jazz).
Laurentian’s Department of Music offers a low student/teacher ratio and small class sizes that allow for personal attention, development and growth, nurtured by a dedicated faculty. We offer a three- and a four-year Bachelor of Arts in Music, which may also be taken concurrently with a Bachelor of Education.
Academic Advisor
Dr. Yoko Hirota, Chair
Telephone: 705.675.1151 x 2522
Email: yhirota@laurentian.ca
Office: Administrative Assistant: Catherine Prazmowska, ext. 2520, SE-106 (School of Education)
Also available: Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts combining theatre arts, music, film, the new concurrent program with the Bachelor of Education. There are many opportunities for students to participate in ensembles and other performance activities such as:
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Laurentian Concerts
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Laurentian University Choir
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Laurentian Concert Band
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Laurentian Jazz Combo
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Sudbury Studio Singers
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Shared and Solo Recitals
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Sudbury Jazz Festival
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Sudbury Symphony Orchestra
Interesting Facts:
The Department of Music offers small class sizes and a comfortable atmosphere for learning and getting to know other musicians. There are many opportunities for students to participate in ensembles and other performance activities such as: Laurentian Concerts, Laurentian University Choir, Laurentian Concert Band, Laurentian Jazz Combo, Sudbury Studio Singers, Shared and Solo Recitals, Sudbury Jazz Festival, Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, Sudbury Guitar Orchestra, among others. Preparatory courses in performance and theory are available for those requiring upgrading in those areas.
Program Highlights:
There are opportunities to study conducting and methods for other instruments and to participate in the Laurentian Univeristy Music Association (LUMA). There are many performance opportunities in the City of Greater Sudbury, through the department and on the student’s own initiative. Students take part in guest lectures, performance workshops and larger musical productions. Some music history courses have performance laboratories to focus on performance practices for that period. Music, like all of the fine arts, helps to make life beautiful. Music touches the soul of humanity, and even reaches those who cannot communicate through words. Training in music is integral to developing creative individuals who can perform, teach, compose, and communicate to others.
Ontario High School Applicants
1 grade 12 English U/M course
5 other grade 12 U/M courses
A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses
Note that there is no audition requirement for the Music Studies program.
Entrance Audition
Applicants to Music Performance program must perform an entrance audition in their principal instrument or voice. Audition requirements for each instrument and for voice are listed here.
Additional information for applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses.
Additional information for applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate.
Applicants from outside an Ontario High School
Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario
For Current Students
The degree options listed below are for the upcoming academic year, not the current academic year. If you are a current student looking for which courses to take in order to complete your degree options from a previous academic year's curriculum, please consult with an academic advisor.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music
Total 120 credits
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Specialization in Music BA
Admissions to the Music specialization have been suspended as of September 2020.
All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and indigenous content as per the regulations.
Although the requirements have been slotted in first year in the description below, students may fulfill them at any time during their studies. Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization.
First Year
MUSC 1015E Introduction to the History of Music in Western Culture
MUSC 1115E Materials of Music
MUSC 0116E Keyboard Harmony I
MUSC 0117E Sight Singing and Ear Training I
MUSC 1406E Applied Major I*
OR MUSC 1455E Applied Major Performance I
6 elective credits of linguistic awareness (see regulations)**
6 elective credits in the Sciences**
6 elective credits in Indigenous content (starting 2017)**
* Students selecting MUSC 1406E should also complete an additional 3 credit MUSC elective (such as Ensemble series 16xx). Students may opt to put these 3 credits towards a minor and take 3 credits of MUSC in an upper year.
** electives may be taken in first year, or in subsequent years. They are required for graduation. There is a 30 credit limit in first year.
Second Year
MUSC 2115E Materials of Music II
MUSC 0216E Keyboard Harmony II
MUSC 0217E Sight Singing and Ear Training II
6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20xx, MUSC 30xx or MUSC 40xx)
MUSC 2406E Applied Major II and 3 credits of ***MUSC electives
OR MUSC 2455E Applied Major Performance II
12 elective credits
Third and Fourth Years
6 credits in upper year Music Theory (MUSC 3115, 31X6, 4126, 4127) And/Or 6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20XX, MUSC 30XX or MUSC 40XX)
6 credits of MUSC at the 4000 level in Music History (MUSC 40XX) or Music Theory (MUSC 41XX)
12 upper year ***MUSC elective credits
36 elective credits
***Music Electives: Any course labeled MUSC may be taken as an elective. This includes Class Instruction / Techniques series 35xx, Ensemble series 26xx, 36xx, 46xx, as well as the possibility of the five non-MUSC courses listed in the Coding System for MUSC Courses section below.
It is recommended that applied students on brass, percussion, woodwind, string or jazz instruments take 3 credits of instrumental ensemble before graduation. However, students should not take more than one Ensemble series course at the 1st-year level. It is recommended that Concurrent Education students, and those wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Education, take MUSC 2216E Elements of Conducting I, 3 or more credits of Class Instruction / Techniques courses (MUSC 35XX series), and 3 credits of a music technology course (MUSC 4026 Music Editing).
Note: Students may not exceed 78 MUSC credits in their degree program.
Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Admissions to this Music specialization have been suspended as of September 2020.
First Year
MUSC 1015E Introduction to the History of Music in Western Culture
MUSC 1115E Materials of Music
MUSC 0116E Keyboard Harmony I
MUSC 0117E Sight Singing and Ear Training I
MUSC 1406E Applied Major I
6 elective credits in Fine Arts
9 elective credits*#
Second Year
MUSC 2115E Materials of Music II
MUSC 0216E Keyboard Harmony II
MUSC 0217E Sight Singing and Ear Training II
MUSC 2406E Applied Major II
6 upper year credits in Music History courses (MUSC 20xx, MUSC 30xx or MUSC 40xx)
6 elective credits in Fine Arts
9 elective credits*#
Third Year
6 credits in upper year Music Theory (MUSC 3115, 3196, 4126, 4127)
AND/OR 6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20xx, MUSC 30xx or MUSC 40xx)
3 credits of Music ensemble courses or either MUSC 2511E/3511E Piano Accompanying I/II
9 upper year MUSC elective** credits
6 elective credits in Fine Arts
6 elective credits*#
Fourth Year
6 credits at the 4000 level of Music History (MUSC 40xx) or Music Theory (MUSC 41xx)
6 upper year MUSC elective** credits
6 elective credits in Fine Arts
12 elective credits*#
* in subjects other than Fine Arts : Theatre (THEA), Théâtre (THEF), Music (MUSC), or Motion Picture Arts(CINE)
**Music Electives: Any course labeled MUSC may be taken as an elective. This includes Class Instruction / Techniques series 35xx, Ensemble series 26xx, 36xx, 46xx, as well as any course listed below under Note.
# Students must include at least 6 credits in the Social Sciences and 6 credits in the Sciences from among their elective credits.
Note MUSC x0xx = Music History courses
MUSC x1xx = Music Theory courses
MUSC x2xx = Pedagogy and Practical Musicianship courses
MUSC x4xx = Performance courses
MUSC x5xx = Class Instruction courses
MUSC x6xx = Ensemble courses
The following courses are also accepted as music electives:
CINE 2076 EL Sound Recording and Manipulation
FOLK 2136 FL La chanson folklorique
LITT 2697 FL – La chanson québécoise
THEA 2216 EL – Musical Theatre I
THEA 3216 EL – Musical Theatre II
Note: Students may not exceed 48 credits at the 1000 level or 9100 level in their degree program.
Specialization in Music Performance - BFA
Admissions to this Music specialization have been suspended as of September 2020.
Students choosing this specialization will complete 24 credits in Music Performance in place of the 24 Fine Arts electives.
First Year
MUSC 1015E Introduction to the History of Music in Western Culture
MUSC 1115E Materials of Music
MUSC 0116E Keyboard Harmony I
MUSC 0117E Sight Singing and Ear Training I
MUSC 1455E Applied Major Performance I
12 elective credits*#
Second Year
MUSC 2115E Materials of Music II
MUSC 0216E Keyboard Harmony II
MUSC 0217E Sight Singing and Ear Training II
MUSC 2455E Applied Major Performance II
6 upper year credits in Music History courses (MUSC 20xx, MUSC 30xx or MUSC 40xx)
3 MUSC elective** credits
9 elective credits*#
Third Year
MUSC 3115E Form and Analysis
MUSC 3455E Applied Major Performance III
6 upper year credits in Music History (MUSC 20xx, MUSC 30xx or MUSC 40xx)
3 credits of Music ensemble courses or either MUSC 2511E/3511E Piano Accompanying I/II
3 upper year MUSC elective** credits
6 elective credits*#
Fourth Year
MUSC 4455E Applied Major Performance IV
6 credits in Music History (MUSC 40xx) or Music Theory (MUSC 41xx)
3 credits of Music ensemble courses** or either MUSC 2511E/3511E Piano Accompanying I/II
6 upper year MUSC elective** credits
9 elective credits*#
* in subjects other than Fine Arts : Theatre (THEA), Théâtre (THEF), Music (MUSC), or Motion Picture Arts(CINE)
#Students must include at least 6 credits in the Social Sciences and 6 credits in the Sciences from among their elective credits. ENGL 1705E is recommended. For singers, the study of a foreign language is also recommended.
**Music Electives: Any course labeled MUSC may be taken as an elective. This includes Class Instruction / Techniques series 35xx, Ensemble series 26xx, 36xx, 46xx, as well as any course listed below under Note.
Course coding
MUSC x0xx = Music History courses
MUSC x1xx = Music Theory courses
MUSC x2xx = Pedagogy and Practical Musicianship courses
MUSC x4xx = Performance courses
MUSC x5xx = Class Instruction courses
MUSC x6xx = Ensemble courses
The following courses are also accepted as music electives:
CINE 2076 EL Sound Recording and Manipulation
FOLK 2136 FL La chanson folklorique
LITT 2697 FL – La chanson québécoise
THEA 2216 EL – Musical Theatre I
THEA 3216 EL – Musical Theatre II
Note: Students may not exceed 48 credits at the 1000 level or 9100 level in their degree program.
Major in Music - BA
MUSC 1015E Introduction to the History of Music in Western Culture
MUSC 1115E Materials of Music
MUSC 0116E Keyboard Harmony I
MUSC 0117E Sight Singing and Ear Training I
MUSC 1406E Applied Major I
MUSC 2115E Materials of Music II
MUSC 0216E Keyboard Harmony II
MUSC 0217E Sight Singing and Ear Training II
6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20XX, MUSC 30XX or MUSC 40XX)
MUSC 2406E Applied Major II
MUSC 3115E Form and Analysis
OR 6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20XX, MUSC 30XX, MUSC 40XX) and/or MUSC 31X6
6 MUSC credits at the 4000 level in Music History (MUSC 40XX) or Music Theory (MUSC 41XX)
78 elective credits*
Note:
- Students may not exceed 48 MUSC credits in their degree program.
- Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree
- In order to get a BA, students must include 6 credits in linguistic awareness, 6 credits of Indigenous content, and 6 credits in the Sciences if not part of the other minor or second major. Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
- Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective courses.
Major in Music Studies BA
No audition is required for students enrolling in the Major in Music Studies program. Students may opt to audition in their second year should they wish to transfer to the BA in Music or the Major in Music.
MUSC 1015E Introduction to the History of Music in Western Culture
MUSC 1115E Materials of Music
MUSC 0116E Keyboard Harmony I
MUSC 0117E Sight Singing and Ear Training I
MUSC 2115E Materials of Music II
MUSC 0216E Keyboard Harmony II
MUSC 0217E Sight Singing and Ear Training II
6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20XX, MUSC 30XX or MUSC 40XX)
MUSC 3115E Form and Analysis
OR 6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20XX, MUSC 30XX, MUSC 40XX) and/or MUSC 31X6
6 MUSC credits at the 4000 level in Music History (MUSC 40XX) or Music Theory (MUSC 41XX)
6 MUSC elective credits from the following:
MUSC X0XX = Music History courses
MUSC X1XX = Music Theory courses
MUSC X2XX = Pedagogy, Technology and Practical Musicianship courses
MUSC 35XX = Class Instruction / Techniques courses
MUSC X6XX = Ensemble courses
The following courses are also accepted as music electives:
CINE 2076E Sound Recording and Manipulation
FOLK 2136F La chanson folklorique
GERO 3307E Music Therapy and Aging
LITT 2697F La chanson québécoise
THEA 2216E Musical Theatre I
THEA 3216E Musical Theatre II
78 elective credits*
Note :
- In order to get a BA, students must include 6 credits in linguistic awareness, 6 credits of Indigenous content, and 6 credits in the Sciences if not part of the other minor or second major. Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
- Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective courses.
- Students may not exceed 48 MUSC credits in their degree program.
- Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree
Bachelor of Arts (General) in Music
Total 90 credits
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Concentration in Music BA
All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and indigenous content as per the regulations.
Although the requirements have been slotted in first year in the description below, students may fulfill them at any time during their studies. Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization.
First Year
MUSC 1015E Introduction to the History of Music in Western Culture
MUSC 1115E Materials of Music I
MUSC 0116E Keyboard Harmony I
MUSC 0117E Sight Singing and Ear Training I
MUSC 1406E Applied Major I*
OR MUSC 1455E Applied Major Performance I
6 elective credits of linguistic awareness (see regulations)**
6 elective credits in the Sciences**
6 elective credits in Indigenous content (starting 2017)**
* Students selecting MUSC 1406E must also complete an additional 3 credit MUSC elective, including the four non-MUSC courses identified in the Coding System for MUSC Courses section below.
** electives may be taken in first year, or in subsequent years. They are required for graduation. There is a 30 credit limit in first year.
Upper Years
MUSC 2115E Materials of Music II, MUSC 0216E and MUSC 0217E
OR 6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20XX, 30XX, or 40XX)
MUSC 2406E Applied Major II**
OR MUSC 2455E Applied Major Performance II
MUSC 3115E Form and Analysis
OR 6 credits in upper year Music History (MUSC 20XX, 30XX, or 40XX) and/or MUSC 31X6E
42 elective credits
**Students who have completed MUSC 2406E must complete an additional 3 credit MUSC elective
Music Electives: Any course labeled MUSC may be taken as an elective. This includes Class Instruction / Techniques series 35XX, Ensemble series 26XX, 36XX, 46XX, as well as the possibility of the five non-MUSC courses listed in the Coding System for MUSC Courses section below.
It is recommended that applied students on brass, percussion, woodwind, string or jazz instruments take 3 credits of instrumental ensemble before graduation. It is recommended that Concurrent Education students, and those wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Education, take MUSC 2216E Elements of Conducting I, 3 or more credits of Class Instruction / Techniques course (MUSC 35XX series), and 3 credits of a music technology course (MUSC 4026 Music Editing).
Note: Students may not exceed 48 MUSC credits in their degree program.
Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
Minor in Music
MUSC 1115E Materials of Music, MUSC 0116 Keyboard Harmony I AND MUSC 0117E Sight Singing and Ear Training I
OR MUSC 1101E Introduction to Music I AND MUSC 1102E Introduction to Music II
MUSC 1015
OR 6 credits from Music History courses at the 2000 level (MUSC 20XX). It is strongly recommended that students take MUSC 1015.
6 credits from Music History, Music Theory, Class Instruction / Techniques or Pedagogy, Technology and Practical Musicianship courses at the 3000 or 4000 level (MUSC 30XX, MUSC 31XX, MUSC 3246, MUSC 3247, MUSC 3276, MUSC 3277, MUSC 35XX, MUSC 40XX, MUSC 41XX)
6 additional credits in ***Music
***Music Electives: Any course labeled MUSC may be taken as an elective. This includes five non-MUSC classes identified in the Coding System for MUSC Courses section below.
Minor in Music History
MUSC 1015E Introduction to Music in Western Culture
12 credits from the following
MUSC 2006E Music of the Baroque Period
MUSC 2007E Music of the Classical Period
FOLK/MUSC 2027F La musique francophone dans le monde
MUSC 2036E Italian Music as Literary Text
MUSC 2046E Soundtracks: Music in Movies
MUSC 2056E Music in Popular Culture I
MUSC 2057E Music in Popular Culture II
MUSC 2076E History & Appreciation of Jazz
MUSC 2026E Global Music
MUSC 3016E Music in the Romantic Period
MUSC 3017E Music of the 20th Century
MUSC 3056E Women and Music
MUSC 3096E Special Topics: Music History I
MUSC 4007E Music Since 1945:A Perspective
MUSC 4016E Music of the Middle Ages
MUSC 4017E Music of the Renaissance
MUSC 4026E Special Topics: Music History I
MUSC 4027E Special Topics: Music History II
6 credits from Music History courses at the 3000 or 4000 level (MUSC 30XX or MUSC 40XX)
Minor in Cultural Expression (ALSO OFFERED ONLINE)
6 credits of the following:
*ENGL 1705E Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL 1706E Introduction to Writing and English Studies I
ENGL 1707E Introduction to Writing and English Studies II
LITT 1416F Initiation à la littérature: la poésie et le théâtre
*MUSC 1021E Music Appreciation I: Middle Ages to the Classical Era
*MUSC 1022E Music Appreciation II: Romantic to Contemporary Era
MUSC 2026F Culture musicale 1: la musique classique occidentale
THEF 1116F Introduction à la pratique théâtrale
OR THEF 1257F Jeu et interprétation: le théâtre franco-ontarien
18 credits of the following, including at least 6 credits at the 3000 level
*ANCS 2005E Greek Mythology
ANCS 2016E Classical Mythology (may not retain credit for both ANCS 2016 and ANCS 2005)
ANCS 3026E Theories of Myth
CINE 2046E History of the Motion Picture Arts
*COST/RLST 2446E Dynamics of Interpersonal Communication I
*COST/RLST 2447E Dynamics of Interpersonal Communication II
*COST 2526E News Culture
*COST 2606E The Decorated Body as Communication
COST 3206E Media and Popular Culture
ENGL/FILM 2827E Documentary Film Making
ENGL 3516E Creative Writing
ENGL 3517E Studies in Creative Writing
ENGL 3566E Indigenous Oral Storytelling
ENGL 3576E The Craft of Life Writing
ENGL 3577E The Craft of Writing Poetry
ENGL/FILM 3846E Applied Media Aesthetics
*FOLK 2126F Le conte populaire
FOLK 2226F Les folklores du Canada
*FOLK 2236F Expressions de l’art populaire du Canada français
*FOLK 2276F Légendes et traditions orales autochtones
FOLK 2436F Patrimoine culturel et formation identitaire
FOLK 2616E Discovering French-Canadian Folklore
FOLK 3507F Mise en valeur du patrimoine
*INDG 2505E Indigenous Arts of the Americas: Retrospective and Transition
LITT 2126F L'imaginaire minier dans la littérature
LITT 2697F La chanson québécoise
LITT 2746F Littérature québécoise d'avant 1960
LITT 2747F Littérature québécoise depuis 1960
LITT 2806F Le spectacle en Ontario français
LITT 2906F Introduction : contexte et textes de la littérature franco-ontarienne
LITT 3146F Littérature et culture des autochtones et des Métis du Québec et du Canada français
LITT 3206F Poésie et roman en Ontario français
LITT 3607F L'essai et la prose d'idées en littérature
LITT 3616F La poésie québécoise depuis 1953
LITT 3627F Le roman québécois depuis 1958
LITT 4626F Littérature et culture au Canada français
MUSC 2026E Global Music
MUSC 2027F Culture musicale II: la musique francophone dans le monde
MUSC 2056E Music in Popular Culture I
MUSC 2057E Music in Popular Culture II
MUSC 3056E Women and Music
RLST 3215E Religion and the Arts
THEA 2246E Theatre History I
THEA 2247E Theatre History II
*THEA 3246E Theatre History III
THEA 3247E Theatre History IV
*THEA 3357E Canadian Theatre
THEF 2206F Histoire du théâtre
THEF 2306F Jeu et interprétation: théâtre autochtone au Canada
THEF 3306F Histoire de la culture autochtone dans le théâtre du Canada
THEF 4117F Stage culturel ou artistique
*WGSX 2006E Women as Visual Artists I: A Women’s Art History
*WGSX 2007E Women as Visual Artists II: Contemporary Art and Issues
*WGSX 2107E Women and Popular Culture
*WGSX 2606E Gender, Race, and the News
WGSX 3326E Girl Cultures
* denotes courses available through Laurentian Online
Coding System for MUSC Courses
MUSC x0xx = Music History courses
MUSC x1xx = Music Theory courses
MUSC x2xx = Pedagogy, Technology and Practical Musicianship courses
MUSC x4xx = Performance courses
MUSC 35xx = Class Instruction / Techniques courses
MUSC x6xx = Ensemble courses
The following courses are also accepted as music electives:
CINE 2076E Sound Recording and Manipulation
FOLK 2136F La chanson folklorique
GERO 3307E Music Therapy and Aging
LITT 2697F La chanson québécoise
THEA 2216E Musical Theatre I
THEA 3216E Musical Theatre II
List of Faculty Members
Sessional Members:
Broumpton, Jack: Jazz Percussion
Lemay, Dr. Robert: Music Theory, Form & Analysis
Lesk, Sally: Laurentian Concert Band
MacDonald, David: Introductory Theory & History (Laurentian Online)
Maddox, Dylan: Conducting
Rinaldo, Ben: Jazz Guitar
Saaremets, Meghan: Clarinet
Schneider-Gould, Beth: Violin
Schofield, Karly: Flute
Thibodeau, Gilles: French Horn
Walsh, Allan: Jazz Combo, Music in Popular Culture, Jazz Performance & Pedagogy; Jazz and Classical Clarinet & Saxophone
Weil, Zachary: Jazz Piano
Yzereef, Allan: Classical Guitar
Other instructors are available for the following instruments but currently do not have students enrolled in the programme: jazz bass, viola, cello, double bass, pipe organ and tuba.
Robert Hall
Department of Music
Yoko Hirota
Department of Music