Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) Music: Performance Studies

Downtown, Montreal, Canada

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48 monthsProgramme duration

9,119 CADTuition Fee/year

01 Dec, 2025Application Deadline

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) in Music: Performance Studies offered by the Schulich School of Music is a research-intensive program that emphasizes challenging and cutting-edge learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in critical reading, original thinking, and knowledge communication to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.

Keywords: orchestral instruments, conducting, opera, jazz, piano, artistic practice, artistic research, research, lecture/recital

Unique Program Features

Learning activities include master classes and broad range of seminars explore performance practice in the broader humanistic and scientific contexts of music, while encouraging the critical thinking and the fertile exchange of ideas that promote new ways of engaging with music;
The artistic research may assume a variety of forms from the study of scores, works, and contextual influences through the analysis of performance itself and the creation of new works;
Students benefit from collaboration opportunities with other artistic disciplines through IPLAI, CIRMMT, and networking with European Conservatory Artistic Research group;
Students receive mentoring from internationally renowned coaches and the research expertise of faculty from the Department of Music Research;
The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources. It is also home to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), an inter-institutional research centre containing six dedicated research labs and work spaces.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Learning activities include master classes and broad range of seminars explore performance practice in the broader humanistic and scientific contexts of music, while encouraging the critical thinking and the fertile exchange of ideas that promote new ways of engaging with music;
The artistic research may assume a variety of forms from the study of scores, works, and contextual influences through the analysis of performance itself and the creation of new works;
Students benefit from collaboration opportunities with other artistic disciplines through IPLAI, CIRMMT, and networking with European Conservatory Artistic Research group;
Students receive mentoring from internationally renowned coaches and the research expertise of faculty from the Department of Music Research;
The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources. It is also home to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), an inter-institutional research centre containing six dedicated research labs and work spaces.

Admission Requirements

TOEFL

86+

IELTS

6.5+

Bachelor GPA

Application Deadline

01 Dec 2025

Program Duration

4 Years

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic

Starts from

1,483 CAD

International

Starts from

9,119 CAD

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Downtown, Montreal, Canada

# 21QS Subject Rankings

48 monthsProgramme duration

9,119 CADTuition Fee/year

01 Dec, 2025Application Deadline

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