Bachelor of Music

Jazz, rock, pop, metal, blues, soul, country, electronica, hip hop: if you sing, play, write, or record it, we teach it. Bring your energy and creativity to MacEwan University and realize your goal of becoming a professional in the ever-evolving world of contemporary popular music.

Gain the skills, insights, credentials and connections you need to pursue a career as a professional musician, performer, creator and leader in the music industry. Get hands-on experience with the only university-run record label in Canada—Bent River Records. In the Bachelor of Music, you gain the skills, insights, credentials and connections you need to pursue a career as a professional musician, performer, creator and leader in the music industry. This hands-on experience is enhanced by studies in performance, theory, composition, musicology, career management, recording and production, digital audio technology, and research.

Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 65 percent, with no course grade lower than 50 percent, in the following high school courses-
ELA 30-1 or 75% in ELA 30-2
Four subjects from Group A, B, C or D courses
IELTS - Minimum overall band score of 6.5 and a minimum score of 5.5 in each component.
TOEFL - 86 iBT (internet-based) and a minimum score of 21 on all 4 sections of Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing.