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
Joseph Salem
Associate Professor, Graduate Advisor Music History, Musicology, Theory
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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Application deadlines
September – apply by December 15
Auditions completed before January 15 will receive the strongest consideration.
September – apply by December 15
Auditions completed before January 15 will receive the strongest consideration.
Admission requirements
Program specific requirements
As part of your application, you must submit:
- a one- to two-page statement outlining your background, your goals as a musician and/or scholar and your reasons for wishing to pursue your graduate degree at UVic
Audition
We encourage you to audition in person. Your audition repertoire should:
- reflect a level of difficulty and variety appropriate for a graduate program
- be at least 30 minutes long
Contact the graduate advisor at musigrad@uvic.ca to discuss appropriate audition repertoire and to book an audition.
If you can’t audition in person, you may submit a high-quality, unedited CD recording of your audition. We encourage you to also send a video tape or DVD. Please note that some instructors may require a live audition for acceptance to their class.
Review our audition requirements by instrument.
Program specific requirements
As part of your application, you must submit:
- a one- to two-page statement outlining your background, your goals as a musician and/or scholar and your reasons for wishing to pursue your graduate degree at UVic
Audition
We encourage you to audition in person. Your audition repertoire should:
- reflect a level of difficulty and variety appropriate for a graduate program
- be at least 30 minutes long
Contact the graduate advisor at musigrad@uvic.ca to discuss appropriate audition repertoire and to book an audition.
If you can’t audition in person, you may submit a high-quality, unedited CD recording of your audition. We encourage you to also send a video tape or DVD. Please note that some instructors may require a live audition for acceptance to their class.
Review our audition requirements by instrument.
Completion requirements
Funding & aid
Tuition & fees
Estimated minimum program cost*
* Based on an average program length. For a per term fee breakdown view the tuition fee estimator.
Estimated values determined by the tuition fee estimator shall not be binding to the University of Victoria.
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You can start your online application to UVic by creating a new profile or using an existing one.
Faculties & departments
Need help?
Contact Linda Sheldon at musi@uvic.ca or 250-721-7902.