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
Our faculty and a vibrant arts community of Halifax musicians support studies in:
- Brass (euphonium, horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba)
- Organ
- Percussion听
- Piano听
- Saxophones
- Strings (cello, bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin)
- Woodwinds (bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe)
- Voice
If you don't see your instrument listed here, please contact us to see if we may be able to support your music studies: performingarts@dal.ca.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.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.
- Explore the undergraduate Music program site
- Read more about our program offerings
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Combined Honours programs
- University of King's College cooperative degree programs
- Add a Music minor to your degree
- Learn about Study Abroad music programs and classes
- Learn about the Application and Audition process
There are many ways听to tailor your Music studies at Dalhousie. Undergraduate students are encouraged to contact the Music Advisor听to discuss their program and course selection:听fspa.music@dal.ca.听
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
Music elective classes
Even if music is not your major, the Fountain School of Performing Arts offers courses of interest to you鈥攃ourses that can 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 list of classes offered.
For course requirements听for music degree programs, see the .