Graduate Courses

Fall-Winter 2026-27

Graduate courses offered by each of our three departments are listed here, one department per tab. Click on the highlighted course number to view a course outline (these will be posted as received from course instructors closer to the start of term). Note that class location will be available on the Brightspace course site once you've registered.

Music Research & Composition (MRC) Courses

Term Course Number Course Title Instructor Time
Fall-Winter

9518
9558

Composition (MMus)
Composition I (PhD)
O. Daniel/P. Frehner TBA
Fall-Winter 9533/9633 Electro-Acoustic Music Composition (MMus/PhD) P. Frehner TBA
Fall 9512 Advanced Orchestration TBA TBA
Fall 9526 Schenkerian Analysis: Small Forms P. Franck TBA
Fall 9725 Introduction to Music Research E. Goehring TBA
Fall 9735 Special Topics in Musicology: Composing Feminisms in North America E. Ansari TBA
Fall 9740 Research Creation: Studies in Songwriting R. Toft TBA
Winter 9537 Renaissance Music: Josquin J. Grier TBA
Winter 9540 Classical Music: Mozart and the Enlightened Stage E. Goehring TBA
Winter 9556 Studies in Contemporary Repertoire O. Daniel TBA
Winter 9739 Cognitive Musicology J. De Souza TBA

 

Music Education Courses

Term Course Number Course Title Instructor Time
Fall

9531

Empirical & Qualitative Research in Music Education TBA online 
Fall 9570 Advanced Instrumental Conducting C. Richardson M 10:30-12:30 & TH 9:30-10:30
Fall 9781 Disability Studies in Music Education a. bell W 6:30-9:30 pm
Fall 9640 Theories of Music Education (PhD) K. Watson TH 1:30-4:30
Fall 9652 Quantitative Research in Music Education K. Watson TU 2:30-5:30
Winter 9587 Sociology and Music Education R. Wright TBA

Music Performance Courses

Term Course Number Course Title Instructor Time
Fall-Winter 9506 Collaborative Musicianship: Piano Duos L. Kinton TH 10:30-12:00
Fall-Winter 9507 Contemporary Music Studio P. Frehner M 1:30-3:00
Fall-Winter 9510 Vocal Pedagogy T. Chiles F 9:30-11:00
Fall-Winter 9515 Vocal Repertory with Piano TBA TU 9:30-12:30
Fall-Winter 9516 Seminar in Instrumental Conducting I C. Richardson TBA
Fall-Winter 9546 Opera Workshop S. Luti

M & TU 5:30-9:00

F 4:00-9:00

Fall-Winter 9549 Clarinet Literature & Pedagogy J. Starling TH 1:30-3:00
Fall-Winter 9566/9867 Chamber Music T. Wiebe/J. Starling (coordinators) TBA
Fall-Winter 9567 The Art of Vocal Coaching S. Luti TBA
Fall-Winter 9568 Early Music Studio TBA M & W 3:30-5:30
Fall-Winter 9575/9876 Seminar in Choral Conducting II (MMus)/DMA Choral Seminar III M. Ramsay TBA
Fall-Winter 9596 Lyric Diction I T. Wieczorek TU 1:30-3:00
Fall-Winter 9597 Lyric Diction II TBA W 1:30-3:00
Fall-Winter 9754 Percussion Ensemble R. Burrows TBA
Fall-Winter 9756 Salsa Band D. Jiron TU 1:30-3:30
Fall-Winter 9757 Pop Band TBA W 11:30-1:30
Fall-Winter 9821 Doctoral Vocal Pedagogy T. Wieczorek M 9:30-11:00
Fall-Winter 9822 Doctoral Piano Pedagogy TBA TBA
Fall-Winter 9834 Doctoral Vocal Literature: Opera T. Wieczorek TU 9:30-11:00
Fall 9504/9841 Acting for Singers (MMus)/DMA Acting for Singers TBA TBA
Fall 9509/9585 Applied Music I/III (MMus lessons) various various
Fall 9564 Chamber Orchestra: Don Giovanni S. Luti TBA
Fall 9593 Performance Research Seminar I K. Helsen W 9:30-12:30
Fall  9595 Performance Research Seminar III B. Kingsbury W 9:30-12:30
Fall 9702 Special Topics: Graduate Studio Pedagogy A. Hodgson

TU 9:30-11:00

TH 9:30-10:30

Fall  9721 The 21st Century Musician A. Park TH 12:30-2:30   and one hour TBD
Fall 9801/9803/ 9805/9807 DMA Lessons I/III/VVII various various
Fall 9811/9813/ 9815 DMA Vocal Coaching I/III/V TBA TBA
Fall 9892-001 Doctoral Orchestral Literature: Clarinet J. Starling TBA
Fall 9892-002 Doctoral Orchestral Literature: Saxophone B. Thompson TBA
Winter 9565 Chamber Orchestra: Suor Angelica/ Gianni Schicchi S. Luti TBA
Winter 9584/9786 Applied Music II/IV (MMus lessons) various various
Winter 9594 Performance Research Seminar II K. Helsen 9:30-12:30

Winter

9802/9804/ 9806/9808 DMA Lessons II/IV/VI/VIII various various
Winter 9812/9814 /9816 Doctoral Vocal Coaching II/IV/VI various TBA
Winter 9826-001 Doctoral Woodwind Pedagogy: Clarinet J. Starling TBA
Winter 9826-002 Doctoral Woodwind Pedagogy: Saxophone B. Thompson TBA
Winter 9892 Doctoral Orchestral Literature: Strings T. Wiebe TBA