THE FOUR STREAMS

Students are required to declare, at the end of year 2, one of the four areas of concentration, namely Composition, Pedagogy, Performance, and Research.

Composition Stream
In the composition stream, students explore their creativity through writing music for a wide variety of instruments, voices, and the electronic medium. Course work provides students with the technical and theoretical foundation that will enable them to develop a unique personal voice. Completion of this stream may lead to graduate studies in composition or to other creative endeavours.
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Pedagogy Stream
The pedagogy stream provides students with opportunities to explore the world of music education. Students will undertake an extended independent research project under the guidance of a Music faculty member. Possible research areas may include but are not limited to: one-on-one or group instrumental/vocal teaching; classroom music teaching in schools; aural or musicianship training; evaluation or development of teaching materials; questions and issues of promoting music to specific communities and groups; or music therapy. This stream is the first choice for students who wish to pursue careers in studio teaching or, after postgraduate studies, as music teachers in primary or secondary schools.
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Performance Stream
The performance stream provides training for students to develop their performing skills in the context of comprehensive music study. It is designed especially for students who are interested in postgraduate training in performance, and for those who will become music teachers and professionals in the area.
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Research Stream
The research stream prepares students to undertake an extended independent research thesis under the supervision of a Music faculty member. Possible research areas may include but are not limited to: repertoire-, composer-, or style-based analyses; structural, aesthetic, or critical theory; historical, sociocultural, anthropological, philosophical, or other thematic and contextual studies of musical practices; archival research; ethnographic fieldwork on specific communities or groups; or interdisciplinary scholarship, applications, and debates. This stream is the first choice for students who are interested in the scholarly study of music.
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