Cîté universitaire, Pavillon Louis-Jacques-Casault, Bureau 3312, 1055 ave du Séminaire, Québec, Province de Québec G1V 0A6, Canada

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Undergraduate program

Baccalauréat en musique. Three years. Specialisation in performance (classical, jazz/pop), composition, musicology. Studies may include pedagogy, music technology, choral and orchestral conducting, Alexander technique. Baccalauréat en enseignement de la musique. Four years. Studies involve classical or jazz styles and may include Suzuki and Dalcroze approaches.

Graduate programs

Maîtrise en musique. In solo performance, chamber music, collaborative piano, composition, musicology, pedagogy, music éducation. Doctorat en musique.

Other programs

Liturgical Music. Studies include performance, choral conducting, composition. Certificat en Culture Musicale. One year. In music history, history of jazz/rock music. Certificat en réalisation audionumérique. Studies in electroacoustic music, music business.

Laval University can trace its history back to 1663. It gained its current name and status in 1852 and its Faculty of Music was established in 1920. The music program at Laval is organised into cycles. The first cycle (premier cycle) consists of programs leading to Bachelor’s degrees (Baccalauréat). The second cycle (deuxième cycle) is the Master’s degree (Maîtrise) and the third (troisième cycle) is the Doctorate (Doctorat). There is an active opera program. Facilities include several fine performance spaces, a suite of electronic music studios, and an early music studio with a collection of early instruments. An extension program provides music training and assessment to interested young people and adults. The music education section publishes a bulletin on research in music education - Recherche en éducation musicale. There is a wind instrument repair shop. Language of instruction is French. Member of the University of the Arctic.

August 2021