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WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY, WATERLOO Faculty of Music

Country:

CANADA

State:

ONTARIO

City:

WATERLOO


Street Address:

Waterloo campus: John Aird Centre, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, Canada


Program:

Undergraduate programs

Details:

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Music. Four years. Studies include performance, music history, music education, church music. Bachelor of Music. Four years. Concentrations in performance (classical, jazz, early music), composition, theory, music history, analysis, music education, community music, integrated musical arts. Bachelor of Music Therapy. Four years.


Program:

Graduate program

Details:

Master of Arts in Community Music. Master of Music Therapy.


Program:

Other programs

Details:

Graduate Diplomas: • in Opera. • in Chamber Music.


Institution Notes:

The University can trace its history back to 1911. The current name and status were gained in 1973. The Faculty of Music organises and active opera program. There are two well-equipped electroacoustic music studios as well as a small collection of early keyboard instruments. Research centres associated with the Faculty of Music are the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community and the Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy Research. The Library houses the Maureen Forrester Legacy Collection and the Maureen Forrester Archive, consisting of over 4,000 scores and memorabilia. The Laurier String Academy offers stringed instrument training to children aged 5 to 18, using the Suzuki repertoire.


Last Updated:

August 2021