Master of Art in Community Music

Our Master of Arts (MA) in Community Music is an interdisciplinary program that balances theory and practice for the development of leadership skills in community music. During this program youll complete an applied community service placement and a research project. The final requirement is a presentation of your research in a public community setting where your leadership is demonstrated in context.
The MA in Community Music is offered full-time and part-time.

Our program is designed for community leaders who are, or plan to be, engaged in creating or making music with diverse populations in schools, places of worship, private studios, seniors homes, community centres or other venues where music making occurs. Those who are currently in music careers will find this program tailored to the deepening of their skills and interests through scholarship and applied experience. Those completing undergraduate programs will find this to be a natural progression that builds on the foundational experiences and developing musicianship acquired in their undergraduate years of study.
Careers
Community Music provides you the skills to be successful in a number of careers, including: ensemble leaders and administrators
classroom and studio teachers, prison and probation support workers, arts council's administrator
administrators and managers of arts-based businesses, schools and music camps
music/leisure coordinators at seniors residences, community youth leaders, church, worship or faith-based leader

Admission to this program is reviewed by the Graduate Program Committee. Admission is based on the collective results of:
A completed four-year honours undergraduate degree with at least a B standing (73-76%) in the final two years of full-time undergraduate study.
Foundation of musical training and experience is required.
TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Home Edition: minimum score of 83, with minimum skill scores of 20 in each of the skills tests (speaking, writing, reading and listening).
Paper-based TOEFL: minimum of 560.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS, IELTS Online): academic minimum score of 6.5 with no band score below 6.0.