Music (Performance, Comprehensive, Composition, History)

Program Overview

The University of Regina's Bachelor of Music degree provides a comprehensive education in performance, composition, and music theory. Through private lessons, coursework, and ensemble experiences, students develop technical skills and a deep understanding of music. The program fosters a supportive community and prepares graduates for diverse careers in the music industry, including performance, conducting, and music education.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Music degree program at the University of Regina offers a four-year program with a focus on performance (vocal or instrumental), composition, or comprehensive music. The program aims to provide students with a strong foundation in music theory, history, and analysis, while also developing their technical and artistic skills through private studio lessons. The program emphasizes a close-knit community of accomplished composers, performers, and historians dedicated to their craft, colleagues, and students.

Outline:

• Content: The program covers a wide range of musical disciplines, including performance, composition, music history, theory, and analysis.
• Structure: The program is structured around private studio lessons, individual study, and coursework in music history, analysis, and theory.
Students also participate in dynamic vocal and instrumental ensembles, providing practical experience and performance opportunities.
• Course Schedule: The program spans four years and includes a variety of courses, such as:
• History of Canadian Music
• Choral Conducting
• Instrumental Conducting
• New Music Ensemble
• The Art of Music Composition
• Video Game Music: History, Theory, Practice
• Creating Music with Technology
• Woodwind Techniques

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods: The program utilizes a combination of private studio lessons, individual study, and coursework.
• Faculty: The program is taught by a dedicated faculty of accomplished composers, performers, and historians.
• Unique Approaches: The program emphasizes a close-knit community of students and faculty, fostering a supportive and collaborative learning environment.

Careers:

The program prepares students for a variety of careers in the music industry, including:

• Professional Musician: Instrumental and Vocal Performance
• Conducting: Choirs, orchestras, bands, and opera
• Composition: For schools, television, films, commercials, schools, worship
• Instrument Making and Repair
• The Recording Industry: Music arranger, music copyist, music producer
• Music Publishing: Sales representative, music editor
• Multimedia Publisher
• Software Designer
• Sound and Video Editor
• Music Computer-Assisted-Instruction Designer

Other:

• Audition Required: Applicants to the program must audition.
• Program: Bachelor of Music (BMUS) Performance, Comprehensive, Composition and History major
• Length: 4 years
• Offered Through: University of Regina
• Faculty: Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance