Overview

Special prominence is given to ethnomusicology, contemporary concert music, jazz and South Indian music, as well as popular music.

Music professors at the Music MA program offered by York University include ethnomusicologists, music historians, music theorists and composers.

You'll have access to a wide range of specialized facilities and resources including: analogue and digital piano labs; piano/practice modules; ethnomusicology and jazz archives, York’s Sound & Moving Image Library; and popular music archives.

Streams and Specializations:

Ethnomusicology
Musicology
Composition (MA only)
Popular music
Jazz

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Seminar in Composition

Private Lessons in Composition

Jazz Composition

Jazz Theory

Problems and Methods of Musical Research

Canadian Music: Repertoires, Practices and Interpretation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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This program is not accepting applications for the upcoming year. Admissions for this program does not take place every year.

Language

English

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100

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76

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

B

English requirements

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135

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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76

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of intent (500 words), including Grad Course List

Two samples of scholarly writing

Resumé/CV

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12550 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

2872 CAD / year

≈ 2872 CAD / year

Additional Details

National Part-time:$717.75
International Part-time:$3,137.50

Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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Funding

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