Music and Culture

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the Concert Band setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Concert Band attempts to accommodate everyone but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the Concert Band setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Concert Band attempts to accommodate everyone but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of vocal ensemble performance in the Concert Choir setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement Interview required. Concert Choir attempts to accommodate everyone.

The practical study of vocal ensemble performance in the Concert Choir setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Place interview required. Concert Choir attempts to accommodate everyone.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the String Orchestra setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. String Orchestra attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the String Orchestra setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. String Orchestra attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of small ensemble performance, including public presentations and group recitals. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Small Ensembles attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of small ensemble performance, including public presentations and group recitals. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Small Ensembles attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

A practical introduction to musicianship through music-making and creation, with an emphasis on aural skills, rhythmic fluency, notation, and basic vocal and instrumental techniques. This course is open to students with no musical training and background.

An introduction to music through active listening and the consideration of practical, cultural, historical and social contexts that shape our aural appreciation of music. No previous musical experience is necessary.

Music within communities functions in ways that differ widely from formal models. Often the defining activity, it blurs boundaries between amateur, professional, audience and performer, and stresses shared involvement. Drawing upon their own experience, students will examine a variety of community practices and current research on this rapidly evolving area.

This course introduces the theory and practice of music facilitation. Students will develop practical skills in music leadership, along with theoretical understandings that distinguish education, teaching, facilitation, and engagement as they occur in formal, informal, and non-formal spaces and contexts.

An examination of art and popular musics. This course will investigate the cultural, historical, political and social contexts of music-making and practices as experienced in the contemporary world.

A critical investigation of a wide range of twentieth and twenty-first-century music. This interdisciplinary course will situate music in its historical, social, and cultural environments.

A comprehensive study of the technologies in common use in music creation, performance and teaching. This course is lab and lecture based.

This course explores the aesthetic innovations of DJs from various musical genres, from disco to drum’n’bass to dub. We also spend time exploring the political, legal, and social aspects of DJs as their production, remixes, touring schedules, and community involvement reveal what is at stake when we understand DJs as more than entertainers. The course utilizes case studies and provides a hands-on opportunity to explore some of the basic elements of DJ-ing, while simultaneously providing a deep dive into critical scholarly literature.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the Concert Band setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Concert Band attempts to accommodate everyone but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the Concert Band setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Concert Band attempts to accommodate everyone but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of vocal ensemble performance in the Concert Choir setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement Interview required. Concert Choir attempts to accommodate everyone.

The practical study of vocal ensemble performance in the Concert Choir setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement Interview required. Concert Choir attempts to accommodate everyone.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the String Orchestra setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. String Orchestra attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the String Orchestra setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. String Orchestra attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of small ensemble performance, including public presentations and group recitals. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Small Ensembles attempts to accommodate everyone but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of small ensemble performance, including public presentations and group recitals. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Small Ensembles attempts to accommodate everyone but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The continuing development of musicianship through music-making and creation, including elementary harmony, musical forms, introductory analytical and compositional techniques, and aural training.

Building upon Developing Musicianship, this course involves further study of musicianship through music-making and creation, with increased emphasis on composition. The course will provide theory and formal analysis, dictation, notation methods, and ear-training skills.

Our local communities are rich with music-making engagement. Students will critically examine community music in the GTA through the lenses of intergenerational music-making, music and social change, music and wellbeing, and interdisciplinary musical engagement. Off-campus site visits are required.

This course introduces the histories, contexts, and theories of music in relation to health and wellness. Students will develop deeper understandings of how music can be used for therapeutic and non-therapeutic purposes.

This course examines the synergistic relationship between the moving image and music and how these synergies result in processes of meaning-making and communication. Drawing on readings in cultural theory, cultural studies, musicology and film studies, the course considers examples from the feature film, the Hollywood musical, and the animated cartoon.

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This course examines the unique role of music and the arts in the construction and maintenance of transnational identity in the diaspora. The examples understudy will cover a wide range of communities (e.g. Asian, Caribbean and African) and places.

A history of jazz from its African and European roots to present-day experiments. Surveys history of jazz styles, representative performers and contexts of performance.

An investigation into significant issues in music and society. Topics will vary but may encompass art, popular and world music. Issues may include music’s relationship to technology, commerce and industry, identity, visual culture, and performativity. Through readings and case studies we consider music's importance to and place in society and culture.

Students will write original works for diverse styles and genres while exploring various compositional methods. The class provides opportunities for students to work with musicians and deliver public performances of their own work.

This course will explore various techniques for digital audio production including recording, editing, mixing, sequencing, signal processing, and sound synthesis. Students will develop creative skills for electronic media through theoretical, aesthetic, and practical perspectives.

This course will explore music production and sound design techniques while examining conceptual underpinnings for creating works that engage with space and live audiences. Students will develop creative skills for electronic media through theoretical, aesthetic, and practical perspectives.

This course examines critical issues of music technology and the ways in which digital technology and culture impact the ideologies and aesthetics of musical artists. Students will become familiar with contemporary strategies for audience building and career development of technology-based musicians.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the Concert Band setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Concert Band attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the Concert Band setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Concert Band attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of vocal ensemble performance in the Concert Choir setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement Interview required. Concert Choir attempts to accommodate everyone.

The practical study of vocal ensemble performance in the Concert Choir setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement Interview required. Concert Choir attempts to accommodate everyone.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the String Orchestra setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. String Orchestra attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of instrumental ensemble performance in the String Orchestra setting. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. String Orchestra attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of small ensemble performance, including public presentations and group recitals. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Small Ensembles attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The practical study of small ensemble performance, including public presentations and group recitals. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Small Ensembles attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

The investigation of an area of current interest and importance in musical scholarship. The topic to be examined will change from year to year and will be available in advance on the ACM department website.

Through advanced studies in community music, students will combine theory and practice through intensive seminar-style discussions and an immersive service-learning placement with a community music partner. Off-campus site visits are required.

This course will help students develop their self-directed projects that will further their research and interests. This project is intended to function as a capstone in the Major program in Music and Culture, reflecting rigorous applied and/or theoretical grounding in one or more areas of focus in the Music and Culture program.

A directed research, composition or performance course for students who have demonstrated a high level of academic maturity and competence. Students in performance combine a directed research project with participation in one of the performance ensembles.
Note: Students must submit a proposed plan of study for approval in the term prior to the beginning of the course, and must obtain consent from the supervising instructor and the Music Program Director.