Location:

North York, Canada

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Doctorate

Specialty:

Performing Arts

Program Overview

Program Description:

Program focuses on musicology and ethnomusicology as well as composition, giving particular but not exclusive emphasis to North American music, including jazz and urban popular music, religious music, concert music, and folk music in rural and urban localities. Special prominence is given to ethnomusicology, contemporary concert music, jazz and South Indian music, as well as popular music. Our professors 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

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

-

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

Minimum Admission Requirements GPA PhD: B+ MA: B Language Proficiency TOEFL iBT: 100 IELTS Overall Band Score: 7.5 YELT Band: 1 Recommendations: 3 Other MA - Statement of intent (500 words), including Grad Course List - Two samples of scholarly writing - Resumé/CV - Composition applicants also submit a portfolio (scores and recordings) PhD - Statement of intent (500 words), including Grad Course List - Two samples of scholarly writing - Resumé/CV

International Requirements:

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