Master in Music - Jazz Interpretation and Composition - Université de Montréal

Overview

About this program

Follow the beat in your artistic jazz progression

Expand your instrumental skills and learn about the associated jazz idioms, while developing your artistic personality through a research-creation process that encompasses composing, performing and recording a set of original works.

Options

Note that the option you are interested in may not be offered during the session for which you wish to apply.

Advantages of studying music at UdeM
A springboard to a career in jazz composition and performance

Be part of the largest francophone music teaching and research academic institution in North America  
Collaborate with internationally renowned faculty members whose extensive connections provide opportunities to interact with several prestigious teaching institutions both in America and Europe   
Thrive in a teaching environment centered on the realities of the profession and the pursuit of graduate studies 
Join a leading jazz education program that integrates the composition process with performing
Meet several major names in jazz who teach master classes or lead ensembles as part of a residency program
Enjoy the Salle Claude-Champagne’s exceptional acoustics   
Perform in concert with the UdeM jazz chamber orchestra or Big Band
Join the ranks of renowned alumni who perform nationally and internationally   
Take advantage of the opportunity to record your final project in a professional multi-track studio to produce an album

Courses and specifics

45 credits
Day course
Without dissertation or thesis track

See program standard curriculum

Admission requirements

You studied

and have, or will obtain, a diploma from the following program or country:

Note that the quantitative criteria indicated above does not replace a qualitative review of your application. These criteria are provided for information purposes only. Eligibility for a study program does not guarantee an offer of admission. Information on this page may change without notice.

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Costs and financial aid

$2,117.74 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits

Tuition fees: $1,483.65

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

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* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$5,264.89 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits

Tuition fees: $4,630.80

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Good news! You may be able to lower this amount!

Under certain conditions, Canadian students who are not residents of Quebec can follow university study programs offered in French while benefiting from the same tuition fees as residents of Quebec.

Check eligibility criteria

Check your legal status

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$11,527.24 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits

Tuition fees: $10,893.15

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Good news! You may be able to lower this amount!

As an international student, you have access to exemption scholarships granted by UdeM throughout your university program. Note that for ungraduated programs, you must be enrolled as a full-time student for two sessions and reside in Quebec in the case of exclusively online study programs.

Find out about the UdeM exemption scholarship

* Note that this amount may vary depending on the selected track (with or without dissertation or directed study).

These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$2,117.74 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits

Tuition fees: $1,483.65

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Vérifiez votre admissibilité aux exemptions des droits de scolarité supplémentaires

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

Calculate tuition fees based on other situations

Available financial assistance

Scholarships offered at the Faculty of Music

Various scholarship and financial support options are available to students enrolled in a program at the Faculty of Music

Graduate and postgraduate scholarships

Funding offered to students, all programs combined

Postgraduate scholarships

Funding offered for doctoral programs

Exemption scholarship for international students

Scholarship program for exemption from additional tuition fees for international students

Funding for Mobility

Scholarships and mobility funding programs offered to students from the Université de Montréal who wish to study abroad

Plan your budget

Pursue your studies, but not at all costs! Various resources are available to help make it easier for you to study more and worry less.

Future prospects Pursuing a career or further studies? The choice is yours!

[Translate to English:] Auteur(e)-compositeur(-trice)-interprète

Singer-songwriter-composer

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[Translate to English:] Professeur(e) de musique instrumentale à l’université

University instrumental music professor

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[Translate to English:] Professeur(e) de musique

Music teacher

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[Translate to English:] Professeur(e) de chant

Singing teacher

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Musicologist

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Musician

Personne qui exerce des activités musicales très diversifiées comme la composition, l’exécution, l’enseignement ou la recherche. Elle compose ou exécute, seule ou au sein d’un ensemble musical et dans le but de divertir, des morceaux de musique de divers genres et de diverses époques. Les pièces sont produites en spectacle ou sur enregistrement.

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[Translate to English:] Musicothérapeute

Music therapist

Personne qui intervient auprès d’individus souffrant d’affections nerveuses ou mentales en utilisant les divers aspects de la musique pour développer des habiletés affectives, cognitives et motrices ainsi que des stratégies d’adaptation. À cette fin, elle détermine les besoins de ses clients et leur réceptivité à la musique, établit des objectifs et planifie et dirige des activités musicales adaptées (improvisation, écoute active, imagerie guidée, relaxation et autres). Elle évalue l’efficacité du traitement et le réajuste au besoin.