MUSICOLOGY: 5 things to know
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What is musicology?
Musicology is the study of how music works and why people care about it. As a musicologist, you鈥檒l explore how music reflects an also directs human experience. Musicologists are interested in music from every style, genre, place, and time. You鈥檒l study 听musical works as artifacts that teach us about the past and the present.
听Why Dal鈥檚 musicology program?
You鈥檒l be learning at one of the few Canadian universities offering classes in popular music taught by internationally recognized experts. Our faculty are experts in:
鈥usic from the Middle Ages to the present day
鈥pera and politics
鈥hant and colonialism
鈥erformance studies
鈥hild prodigies
鈥lassical and popular music studies
鈥ultural history of the backbeat.
What courses are offered?
Learning alongside peers training in music and theatre, you鈥檒l take classes in the vibrant multidisciplinary environment of the Fountain School of Performing Arts. Some available options include:
鈥he history of rock'n'roll
鈥pera history
鈥uropean art music
鈥ilm music and more
Upper-level seminar classes cover:
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鈥rchestral storytelling
鈥ender and sexuality, and more
What kind of jobs do graduates get?
Many of our MA graduates go on to persue PHD's and eventually to positions in postsecondary education. Others follow their passion for writing about music through careers in journalism and criticism or pursue work in arts administration and cultural leadership. You could also build a career in forensic musicology offering analysis in legal cases about copyright.
Where to start?
鈥ERF 1000 鈥� Writing about Performance
鈥ERF 1001 鈥� Writing about Music
After that you鈥檒l choose from an exciting range of electives and craft an original honours thesis working closely with faculty. Our graduate MA students take seminar classes on research methods and topics related to their own research while writing a master鈥檚 thesis.
Questions: musicgrd@dal.ca