Performance (MMus)
Our performance program blends hands-on experience and experiential education in a collaborative environment. You’ll receive personalized training and performance-centred experience in solo, chamber and large ensemble settings. You’ll attend seminar classes on music theory, history and style.
This program serves as a gateway to a professional life in music (e.g. building private teaching studios, undertaking professional auditions and engagements with professional orchestras or other ensembles, etc.) and as an academic pathway to further specialized research at the DMA/PhD level.
| Expected length | Project or thesis | Course-based |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes | No |
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Master's
- Study options:
- Full-time study
- Program delivery:
- On-campus
- Dynamic learning:
- Co-op optional
Outcomes
Students in this program will:
- develop heightened tonal control and variety, allowing for greater expressive capacities
- hone technical expertise and further develop the technical tools that allow for greater mastery of musical expression
- develop advanced musicianship skills through experiential performance-based learning (often in collaborative settings, but also on an individual basis)
- develop greater understanding, literacy and awareness of repertoire relating to specialised area of study (voice, piano, flute, etc.)
- develop skills for live performance challenges, including developing greater stage presence and practical strategies for managing performance anxiety
- learn about the role, ethics and responsibilities of becoming a professional performing musician
Find a supervisor
All graduate students in this program must have a faculty member who serves as their academic supervisor. When you apply:
- you must list a potential supervisor on your application
- this faculty member must agree to be your supervisor and recommend your admission
To find a supervisor, review the faculty contacts. When you've found a faculty member whose research complements your own, contact them by email.
Ann Elliott-Goldschmid
Associate Professor Violin, String Chamber Music, Strings Mentoring
Bruce Vogt
Professor Piano, History of Keyboard Music, 19th-Century Performance Practices
Kirk McNally
Associate Professor Recording Techniques, Music Technology, Sound Recording
Pamela Highbaugh Aloni
Associate Professor Cello, String Chamber Music, Strings Mentoring
Pamela Highbaugh Aloni
Associate Professor Cello, String Chamber Music, Strings Mentoring
Patrick Boyle
Associate Professor Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Studies, Theory, Musicology, Business of Music
W. Andrew Schloss
Professor Electronic & Computer Music, Acoustics, Ethnomusicology
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Faculties & departments
Need help?
Contact Linda Sheldon at musi@uvic.ca or 250-721-7902.