24 monthsProgramme duration
10,159 CADTuition Fee/year
01 Dec, 2025Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MMusic
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Music (M.Mus.) in Performance: Early Music (Thesis) offered by the Schulich School of Music is a research-intensive program that emphasizes transformative and experiential learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in knowledge synthesis, performance, and communication to either continue their studies or pursue professional opportunities.
Unique Program Features
Unique Program Features
- The program offers early music specialists interested in historical performance practices a rich variety of performing experiences, including: 15–20 chamber ensembles (vocal, madrigal, viol, and recorder consorts, etc.);
- The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources;
- The School is the only North American music faculty to produce a fully staged performance of an early opera every year;
- Graduates pursue doctoral studies and perform with Montreal-based early music ensembles, including, among others: Les Violons du Roy and the Arion Baroque Orchestra, as well as Aradia and Tafelmusik in Toronto, and various ensembles in Europe (e.g., Concerto Palatino, Centre de musique baroque de Versailles).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MMusic
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Music (M.Mus.) in Performance: Early Music (Thesis) offered by the Schulich School of Music is a research-intensive program that emphasizes transformative and experiential learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in knowledge synthesis, performance, and communication to either continue their studies or pursue professional opportunities.
Unique Program Features
Unique Program Features
- The program offers early music specialists interested in historical performance practices a rich variety of performing experiences, including: 15–20 chamber ensembles (vocal, madrigal, viol, and recorder consorts, etc.);
- The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources;
- The School is the only North American music faculty to produce a fully staged performance of an early opera every year;
- Graduates pursue doctoral studies and perform with Montreal-based early music ensembles, including, among others: Les Violons du Roy and the Arion Baroque Orchestra, as well as Aradia and Tafelmusik in Toronto, and various ensembles in Europe (e.g., Concerto Palatino, Centre de musique baroque de Versailles).
Admission Requirements
86+
3+
6.5+
01 Dec 2025
2 Years
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
10,159 CAD
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