Master of Music

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . At the University of Saskatchewan, graduate study in Music spans performance, conducting, music education, theory, and musicology. Each program culminates in a recital, project, or thesis that reflects disciplinary rigour and individual direction. Resonate beyond the studio and the stage at USask by contributing to an ongoing exchange of ideas through the pursuit of music as inquiry, expression, and vocation within a graduate community that values depth, discipline, and artistic purpose. Graduate degrees in Music at the University of Saskatchewan are an opportunity for students to do intensive one-on-one study with experienced scholars and performing artists with particular specialties in piano, collaborative piano, voice, strings, brass, woodwinds, conducting (choral and wind), music education, theory, and musicology. Our musicology and theory programs focus primarily on 18th, 19th, and 20th century classical repertoire, though individual study paths may be possible in consultation with our graduate committee. Each program culminates in a project, recital, or thesis, depending on the discipline and degree. Courses are carefully tailored to each student by the graduate committee to complement studies in the major areas. The USask School for the Arts, in the Music area, offers programs in music theory, conducting, and performance leading to a Master of Music (M.Mus.) and in musicology leading to a Master of Arts