Music Performance – Orchestral and Keyboard Instruments (MMus)
Program Overview
This two-year Master of Music in Performance program, designed for orchestral and keyboard instruments, provides intensive one-on-one mentorship from experienced performers. Graduates are prepared for professional careers as performing artists, university professors, or in other music-related roles. The program offers access to exceptional facilities, performance opportunities, and collaborative research projects with faculty.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Music in Performance (orchestral and keyboard instruments) is a two-year program designed for students to pursue intensive one-on-one study under the mentorship of experienced scholars and performers. The program aims to deepen and develop students' breadth of knowledge (repertoire, pedagogy) and applied skills (virtuosity, technique, and performance practice). The program provides the necessary training for musicians to move into professional work in artistic and academic contexts. Instrumentalists study music from the Classical repertoire—Western art music from the last 500 years. The master's degree offers performers the opportunity to hone their technical skills, to learn and perform more difficult repertoire, and to prepare for a career in performance and advanced education (or a combination of teaching and performing). This graduate program in music is inherently experiential: the experience of pursuing mastery of an instrument, as well as the experience of sharing music through performance, is embedded in the program.
Teaching:
- The program features a 1:1 teacher-student ratio, allowing for a personalized education experience.
- Students are empowered to contribute to a vibrant musical ecosystem in their communities as well-rounded artists.
- All professors in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance are recognized scholars, artists, and professionals in their fields.
Careers:
Upon successfully completing the Master of Music program, graduates are prepared for the next step in their career. Some graduates pursue a doctoral program in a related field to teach at the university level. Common career paths for graduates include:
- Professional performing artist
- University professor
- University instructor
- Artist educator
- Arts administrator
- Graduate students also have access to the full range of the faculty's facilities.
- The Dr. John Archer Library contains listening facilities, recordings, microfilms, and a broad spectrum of scores, collected works, and music texts.
- Students in the Master of Music program may have the opportunity to perform with groups such as the Regina Symphony Orchestra, the Cecilian Concert Series, and other Regina ensembles. They may also have the opportunity to be involved in ongoing community art programs such as Common Weal and the Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre.
- Students in the Master of Music program may be able to work alongside faculty and other Media, Art, and Performance students to develop research projects.
