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The School of Music at the University of Ottawa is one of the country's leading music schools. It is the ideal place to nurture your passion for all things musical and to pursue the rigorous training needed for an active and successful career in the field. We maintain close ties with renowned institutions such as the National Arts Centre (NAC) and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Our program boasts state-of-the-art music facilities and internationally recognized professors who perform around the globe and publish in leading academic journals. We are a full-service music school offering comprehensive training in performance, composition, music education, theory and musicology.
Although any of our programs can pave the way for a career in education, musicology, music journalism or arts administration, the Bachelor of Music (BMus) is designed specifically for students wishing to become career musicians. Admission to the BMus therefore requires that you audition on your main instrument and demonstrate an intermediate or advanced level.
This program is offered in English and in French.
Additional requirement: admission to the BMus requires an audition. Consult the School of Music guidelines.
All non-keyboard majors must submit to a proficiency exam set by the School of Music at the end of the 2nd year. This exam must be completed successfully by the end of the 4th year to obtain the BMus degree.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.
Course List
Code Title Units
Basic Skills
ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3 Units
3 course units from: 3 Units
AHL 1100 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1
AHL 1900 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1
ENG 1120 Selected Topics in Literature and Composition
Compulsory courses at the 1000 level
MUS 1032 Applied Music I: Performance BMUS 2 6 Units
3 course units from: 3 3 Units
MUS 1191 Sight-Singing and Dictation I: General
MUS 1194 Sight-Singing and Dictation I: Enriched
Compulsory courses at the 2000 level
MUS 2032 Applied Music II: Performance BMUS 2 6 Units
MUS 2306 Theory and Analysis I 3 3 Units
MUS 2307 Theory and Analysis II 3 Units
MUS 2365 Music: The Big Questions I 3 Units
MUS 2366 Music: The Big Questions II 3 Units
3 course units from: 3 Units
MUS 2191 Sight-Singing and Dictation II: General
MUS 2194 Sight-Singing and Dictation II: Enriched
Compulsory courses at the 3000 level
MUS 3306 Theory and Analysis III 3 Units
MUS 3307 Theory and Analysis IV 3 Units
MUS 3365 Music and Genre 3 Units
MUS 3366 Music and Text 3 Units
Ensemble courses 6
12 course units of ensemble from: 12 Units
MUS 3901 Orchestra 8
MUS 3902 Wind Ensemble 9
MUS 3903 Opera Production 10
MUS 3904 Choral Ensemble 11
MUS 3907 Guitar Ensemble 12
MUS 3916 Piano Ensemble 13
MUS 3917 Accompaniment 13
Optional courses
6 course units from: 6 Units
MUS 3030 Applied Music III 2
MUS 3032 Applied Music III: Performance BMUS 2, 7
6 course units from: 6 Units
MUS 4301 Selected Topics in Musicology 1
MUS 4310 Selected Topics in Music Theory and Analysis 1
36 optional course units in music (MUS) with the possibility of taking 12 course units of ensemble courses from the list of optional ensemble courses 5 36 Units
3 elective course units in a discipline other than music (MUS) 3 Units
3 course units in French as a second language (FLS) 4 3 Units
6 elective course units, except for ensemble courses 6 Units
Total: 120 Units
Note(s)
1
This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.
2
Students failing an applied music course (MUS 1032, MUS 2032, MUS 3030, MUS 3032) will be asked by the School of Music to withdraw from the BMus.
3
A written test at the beginning of MUS 1191 will determine if a student must participate in an additional weekly lab. For MUS 2306, a written test at the beginning of the course will determine if the student must also enrol for MUS 1303.
4
An exemption from this requirement is given to students who obtain an equivalency for the language proficiency test or who pass a music (MUS) course offered in French. The course is then to be replaced by 3 elective course units.
5
The course AMT 3105 can count towards this requirement.
6
Students may repeat ensemble courses for credit. Ensemble units over the required 12 units count as optional music courses (maximum of 12 additional units for a maximum of 24 ensemble units).
7
Students who successfully complete MUS 3032 will be granted permission to enrol in MUS 4032 or MUS 4035.
8
Compulsory for string students.
9
Compulsory for winds, brass, and percussion students.
10
Compulsory for voice students
11
Compulsory for voice, guitar, harp, percussion, piano, winds, and brass students.
12
Compulsory for guitar students.
13
Compulsory for piano students.
List of optional ensemble courses
Course List
Code Title Units
MUS 3901 Orchestra 3 Units
MUS 3902 Wind Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3903 Opera Production 3 Units
MUS 3904 Choral Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3905 Calixa-Lavallée Choir 3 Units
MUS 3907 Guitar Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3908 Jazz Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3909 Brass Choir 3 Units
MUS 3910 Brass Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3911 Woodwind Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3913 Percussion Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3914 Contemporary Music Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3915 Mixed Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3916 Piano Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3917 Accompaniment 3 Units
MUS 3930 Improvisation 3 Units
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