Courses

Approaches to, and techniques of, music composition which support the individual in developing methods of craft and creativity; a continuation of GS/MUSI 5005A 3.0. Pre-requisite: GS/MUSI 5005A 3.0.

An examination of different methods and theoretical frameworks for musical research, through intensive, critical studies of existing literature and a number of small research projects. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in music or consent of Instructor.

This course engages an active Electro-Acoustic performing ensemble as a site for composing interactive performance systems that may be purely digital, hybrid electronic/acoustic, or may manifest across multiple media including spatialized light, sound, haptics and projected visuals. Students develop and perform with an interactive system, iteratively refining this over the course of the term. This ‘digital instrumental system’ is tested weekly in a performative context defined by rehearsals of the Electro-Acoustic Orchestra. Design and composition of instrumental systems centre around performer or conductor gestures via sensing and new controllers, or around sounds generated by ensemble members. Topics explored include movement and gesture in electroacoustic music, sound analysis and processing, digital instrument design, and the aesthetics of interactive music/media performance practice. Interactive performance systems from the course will be presented in public concerts each term, both on York campus as well as at venues in downtown Toronto. Cross-listed with GS/DIGM 5070 3.0.

Explores the study and performance of transcultural jazz as a practice rooted in the blending of musical influences from multiple cultural traditions. Builds on jazz as an African-American music while situating it as an agent for cultural hybridity in various national and transnational contexts. Employs a collaborative approach to musicmaking across styles and cultures in an integrated approach that combines performance, listening and analysis of transcultural jazz repertoire with critical engagement of scholarly texts. Welcomes students who do not have previous experience in jazz studies. Integrated with FA/MUSI 4360 3.0.

An in-depth examination of pivotal gospel songwriters and their compositions and a listening/performance component through which students will learn and perform gospel music repertoire beginning from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Performance practices, techniques and methodology for teaching in academic settings will also be examined. Pre-Requisites include FA/MUSI 3556 or FA/MUSI 4556 and FA/MUSI 3406 or permission of course instructor.

This course involves performance study, generally in a cross-cultural context, with a view to exploring such issues in cross-cultural learning as the relationship between the performance of music and the intellectual discourse about it. Central to the course is an academic component about issues which emerge in a set of field notes about the lessons. By permission of the Graduate Executive Committee.

This course involves performance study, generally in a cross-cultural context, with a view to exploring such issues in cross-cultural learning as the relationship between the performance of music and the intellectual discourse about it. Central to the course is an academic component about issues which emerge in a set of field notes about the lessons. By permission of the Graduate Executive Committee.

Individual coaching and training in music performance emphasising both theoretical and practical aspects.

Individual coaching and training in music performance emphasising both theoretical and practical aspects.

This course requires the student to plan, prepare, produce and perform an advanced, full-length, professional-quality recital. Students work in close conjunction with a primary supervisor and a secondary advisor functions in a support and consultative role.

This course requires the student to plan, prepare, produce and perform an advanced, full-length, professional-quality recital. Students work in close conjunction with a primary supervisor and a secondary advisor functions in a support and consultative role.

Practical experience in ensemble performance emphasising the development of collaborative music creation at a professional level.

Practical experience in ensemble performance emphasising the development of collaborative music creation at a professional level.

Independent study and research under the guidance of a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology & Musicology. Aspirants must first submit a course proposal with working bibliography discography and/or filmography (as appropriate) and outline of papers or other assignments to be completed. The proposal will normally demonstrate that skills and or knowledge to be acquired in the course are germane to an approved Ph.D. dissertation, Master’s thesis or major research paper. Prerequisite: Permission of the Graduate Executive Committee. Note: Normally Directed Reading courses are not open to first-year M.A. students.

Independent study and research under the guidance of a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology & Musicology. Aspirants must first submit a course proposal with working bibliography discography and/or filmography (as appropriate) and outline of papers or other assignments to be completed. The proposal will normally demonstrate that skills and or knowledge to be acquired in the course are germane to an approved Ph.D. dissertation, Master’s thesis or major research paper. Prerequisite: Permission of the Graduate Executive Committee. Note: Normally Directed Reading courses are not open to first-year M.A. students.

Independent study and research under the guidance of a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology & Musicology. Aspirants must first submit a course proposal with working bibliography, discography and/or filmography (as appropriate) and outline of papers or other assignments to be completed. The proposal will normally demonstrate that skills and/or knowledge to be acquired in the course are germane to an approved PhD dissertation, Master’s thesis or major research paper. Prerequisite: Permission of the Graduate Executive Committee. Note: Normally Directed Reading courses are not open to first-year M.A. students.

Independent study and research under the guidance of a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology & Musicology. Aspirants must first submit a course proposal with working bibliography, discography and/or filmography (as appropriate) and outline of papers or other assignments to be completed. The proposal will normally demonstrate that skills and/or knowledge to be acquired in the course are germane to an approved PhD dissertation, Master’s thesis or major research paper. Prerequisite: Permission of the Graduate Executive Committee. Note: Normally Directed Reading courses are not open to first-year M.A. students.

Independent study and research under the guidance of a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology & Musicology. Aspirants must first submit a course proposal with working bibliography, discography and/or filmography (as appropriate) and outline of papers or other assignments to be completed. The proposal will normally demonstrate that skills and/or knowledge to be acquired in the course are germane to an approved PhD dissertation, Master’s thesis or major research paper. Prerequisite: Permission of the Graduate Executive Committee. Note: Normally Directed Reading courses are not open to first-year MA students.

Independent study and research under the guidance of a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology & Musicology. Aspirants must first submit a course proposal with working bibliography, discography and/or filmography (as appropriate) and outline of papers or other assignments to be completed. The proposal will normally demonstrate that skills and/or knowledge to be acquired in the course are germane to an approved PhD dissertation, Master’s thesis or major research paper. Prerequisite: Permission of the Graduate Executive Committee. Note: Normally Directed Reading courses are not open to first-year MA students.