Music Programs

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Why Study music at Dal?

Challenge yourself with many performance opportunities through the personalized benefits of a 鈥渟mall school within a big school.鈥� Through our programs, you鈥檒l develop expertise as a listener, performer, and creator, in styles ranging from classical to popular.

At the multidisciplinary Fountain School of Performing Arts you鈥檒l receive world class one-on-one instruction and perform a diversity of styles in our ensembles. You鈥檒l have the opportunity to perform opera, wind ensemble repertoire, cannon orchestral repertoire, new music and composition, choral music, jazz, funk, music theatre, and pop music.听

Halifax Nova Scotia is the cultural centre of Eastern Canada. A hub for classical music institutions like Symphony Nova Scotia, ScotiaFest, Cecilia Concerts, and nearby Lunenburg Academy of Music. The city is also home to SuddenlyLISTEN, OpenWaters Festival, Alkali Collective, Halifax JazzFest, Nocturne and Halifax Pop Explosion.

Our faculty and the vibrant arts community of Halifax musicians support studies in:

• Brass (euphonium, horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba)
• Organ
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• Saxophones
• Strings (cello, bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin)
• Woodwinds (bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe)
• Voice

If you don't see your area listed here, contact our music advisor to see how we can support your music studies.听

Our active music student society can provide you with social and academic support and finding your place in community.

Undergraduate Studies

Our undergraduate options provide a variety of ways to study music鈥攆rom dynamic and intensive training to prepare you for professional performance to interdisciplinary studies that allow you to explore music in the context of other fields.

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  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music
  • Combined Honours programs
    
  • University of King's College cooperative degree programs
  • Cooperative Bachelor of Music Degree with Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)
  • Add a Music minor to your degree
• Learn about Study Abroad music programs and classes
• Learn about the Application and Audition process
  

Tailor your Music studies at 鲍鱼tv and invent your future. Contact our Music Advisor听to discuss your program and course selection option:听fspa.music@dal.ca.听

Music elective classes

Music not your major? The Fountain School offers courses courses that will help you deepen your appreciation and understanding of music and the performing arts. Courses include Writing about Performance, Writing about Music, The History of Jazz, The Rock 'n' Roll Era and Beyond, Electroacoustic Music, and a summer study abroad class in Baroque Culture. See听a听list of classes听辞蹿蹿别谤别诲.

Graduate Studies

The Fountain School of Performing Arts welcomes students interested in the study of Musicology at the graduate level, leading to a Master of Arts in Musicology. Graduate students seeking program advising should contact the Associate Director, Graduate & Research: adresgrd@dal.ca.听听

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