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PMU095H1 - Major Ensemble

Fixed Credit: 0.50

For students on an exchange program.

Prerequisite: By audition.

PMU098H1 - Music Electives

Variable Credit: 0.17 to 2

For students on an exchange program.

PMU105Y1 - Instrumental Performance Class

Fixed Credit: 0.33

Approaches to performance and repertoire in instrument specific groupings.

Prerequisite: Performance majors or P.I., In Year 1.

PMU110Y1 - Tenor/Bass Chorus

Fixed Credit: 0.67

Study and performance of repertoire for tenor and bass voices, comprising of music spanning several centuries and styles; emphasis on vocal development, aural skills and ensemble experience. Attendance at all sessions is required. Four hours minimum.

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU115Y1 - Chamber Choir

Fixed Credit: 0.67

Study and Performance of advanced repertoire for treble voices (SSAA), with emphasis on the contemporary period. Attendance at all sessions is required. Four hours minimum.

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU126H1 - Flute-Guitar Masterclass

Fixed Credit: 0.50

This is a performance-based course designed to explore the extensive repertoire for flute-guitar duo written since 1800. Students are paired in duos, perform each week for peers, receive instruction on performance and interpretation in masterclass format, and are expected to provide written and verbal commentary and reflection on the repertoire and its performance.

Prerequisite: In Year 1; Flute or Guitar major.

PMU128H1 - English Art Song

Fixed Credit: 0.17

Practical approach through in-class coaching to the study and performance of English song repertoire with emphasis on expression of text and musical style. Repertoire includes Renaissance to 21st century American, British and Canadian song.

Prerequisite: Voice performance majors or P.I.
Exclusion: PMU138Y1

PMU129H1 - Italian Vocal Repertoire

Fixed Credit: 0.17

Practical study through in-class coaching on authentic pronunciation and interpretation. Emphasis on the art song repertoire of the seventeenth to twentieth centuries.

Prerequisite: Voice performance majors or P.I.
Exclusion: PMU138Y1

PMU135Y1 - Lyric Diction

Fixed Credit: 0.33

A study of English, Italian, German, and French phonetics, with focus on authentic pronunciation for the stage.

Prerequisite: Voice Majors, or P.I.

PMU163Y1 - Sight Reading

Fixed Credit: 0.33

Reading and study of solo pieces, accompaniments, duets, and two-piano arrangements of symphonies and overtures.

Prerequisite: Piano performance majors.

PMU175Y1 - Soprano/Alto Chorus

Fixed Credit: 0.67

A major choral ensemble for qualified soprano and alto voices who study and perform a wide variety of treble voice repertoire. Emphasis on the development of musicianship through distinctive choral composition. Attendance at all assigned sessions is required. Four hours minimum. 

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU182Y1 - Contemporary Music Ensemble

Fixed Credit: 0.67

A chamber orchestra of approximately 20 musicians, CME explores music of the 20th and 21st centuries, with an emphasis on living composers. Rehearsals and performances as assigned by the Performance Division. Attendance at all assigned sessions is required. Four hours minimum.

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU183Y1 - Guitar Orchestra

Fixed Credit: 0.67

Practical training in ensemble performance. Six hours minimum. 

Prerequisite: In Year 1.

PMU184Y1 - Applied Music

Fixed Credit: 0.50

Individual instruction in the student’s major performance medium. One hour lesson per week. (a total of 24 lessons).

Prerequisite: In Year 1. For students in the Bachelor of Music program.

PMU185Y1 - Applied Music

Fixed Credit: 1.00

Individual instruction in the student’s major performance medium. One hour lesson per week (a total of 24 lessons).

Prerequisite: In Year 1. For students in the Bachelor of Music in Performance program and the Artist Diploma program.

PMU187Y1 - Collegium Musicium

Fixed Credit: 0.67

Study and performance of Baroque and Renaissance instrumental/vocal chamber repertoire from an historically aware perspective. Guest coaches will be a regular part of the instruction as well as lectures/demos in relevant performance practice topics. Each year Collegium members will also be invited to take part in larger-scale projects in collaboration with the UofT Schola Cantorum.

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU189Y1 - Schola Cantorum

Fixed Credit: 0.50

This practical course will focus on the study and performance of 17th- and 18th-century vocal repertoire from an historically aware perspective. Matters of style, ornamentation, word painting and intonation will be applied to a variety of works, including solo arias, cantatas, madrigals and motets and major oratorios, both sacred and secular. The class will be conducted in a rehearsal and master class format. Every other class we will focus on solo/duet/trio/quartet repertoire. Alternate classes will be devoted to ensemble repertoire. Four hours minimum.

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU190Y1 - Concert Band

Fixed Credit: 0.67

Students rehearse and perform in concerts and reading sessions as assigned by the Performance Division through the academic year. Attendance at all assigned sessions is required. Six hours minimum. 

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU191Y1 - Chamber Music

Fixed Credit: 0.33

Instruction in small ensemble performance e.g. string quartets, woodwind quintets, piano trios, percussion ensemble, mixed chamber groups. Two hours minimum.

Prerequisite: By permission of the Division, In Year 1.

PMU192Y1 - Macmillan Singers

Fixed Credit: 0.67

The study and performance of a diverse choral repertoire with an emphasis on extended and major works. Attendance at all assigned session is required. Four hours minimum. 

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU195Y1 - University of Toronto Orchestras

Fixed Credit: 0.67

Students rehearse and perform in concerts, reading sessions, opera productions and choral/orchestral presentations as assigned by the Performance Division throughout the academic year. Attendance at all assigned sessions is required. Six hours minimum. 

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 1.

PMU205Y1 - Instrumental Performance Class

Fixed Credit: 0.33

Approaches to performance and repertoire in instrument specific groupings.

Prerequisite: Performance majors or P.I., In Year 2.

PMU210Y1 - Tenor/Bass Chorus

Fixed Credit: 0.67

Study and performance of repertoire for tenor and bass voices comprising of music spanning several centuries and styles; emphasis on vocal development, aural skills and ensemble experience. Attendance at all sessions is required. Four hours minimum. 

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 2.

PMU215Y1 - Chamber Choir

Fixed Credit: 0.67

Study and Performance of advanced repertoire for treble voices (SSAA), with emphasis on the contemporary period. Attendance at all sessions is required. Four hours minimum. 

Prerequisite: By audition, In Year 2.

PMU226H1 - Flute-Guitar Masterclass

Fixed Credit: 0.50

This is a performance-based course designed to explore the extensive repertoire for flute-guitar duo written since 1800. Students are paired in duos, perform each week for peers, receive instruction on performance and interpretation in masterclass format, and are expected to provide written and verbal commentary and reflection on the repertoire and its performance.

Prerequisite: In Year 2, Flute or Guitar majors

PMU228H1 - English Art Song

Fixed Credit: 0.17

A continuation of PMU128H1. Practical approach through in-class coaching to the study and performance of English song repertoire with emphasis on expression of text and musical style. Repertoire includes Renaissance to 21st century American, British and Canadian song.

Prerequisite: PMU128H1,- Voice Performance majors or P.I.
Exclusion: PMU238Y1

PMU229H1 - Italian Vocal Repertoire

Fixed Credit: 0.17

A continuation of PMU129H1. Practical study through in-class coaching on authentic pronunciation and interpretation. Emphasis on the art song repertoire of the seventeenth to twentieth centuries.

Prerequisite: PMU129H1 - Voice Performance majors or P.I.
Exclusion: PMU238Y1

PMU230Y1 - Topics in Performance Studies

Fixed Credit: 0.33

This course will introduce a variety of skills necessary for entering into a career as a singing artist of the 21st century. Using performance-based process work, students will be invited to explore audition techniques, develop operatic role study skills, and discuss current performance and repertoire trends all while being encouraged to use real-world technology solutions.

Prerequisite: PMU185Y1, Voice Performance majors.
Corequisite: PMU285Y1

PMU251Y1 - Piano-Instrumental Master Class

Fixed Credit: 0.50

An exploration of the piano chamber literature, especially that for piano and one other instrument. Pianists prepare and perform with student instrumentalists. One hour.

Prerequisite: Piano Performance majors, In Year 2.
Corequisite: PMU252Y1

PMU252Y1 - Piano-Vocal Master Class

Fixed Credit: 0.50

A performance class for piano performance majors introducing the art of collaboration between singer and pianist through study of piano/vocal repertoire, primarily from the art song genre. Through in-class presentations, topical lectures and projects, students explore the unique relationships between pianist, singer, music and text. Students work with PMU255Y1 singers.

Prerequisite: Piano Performance majors, In Year 2.
Corequisite: PMU251Y1