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.
Research-creation process
Multidisciplinary setting
Renowned faculty
Individualized and personal support
Openness to diverse approaches
Master classes offered by prominent instructors
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
Admission requirements
Admission requirements
You studied
and have, or will obtain, a diploma from the following program or province:
and have, or will obtain, a diploma from the following program or country:
Be sure to select your choices to display the eligibility conditions that apply to you.
Additional documents to provide
Lettre de présentation
soumettre un portfolio (trois compositions avec enregistrement et partitions)
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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These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.
* 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
Canadian non-Quebec resident
Total for a full-time session of 15 credits
$5,264.89
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.
* 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
International student
Total for a full-time session of 15 credits
$11,527.24
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 more
* 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
Francophone student from France or Belgium
Total for a full-time session of 15 credits
$2,117.74
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.
* 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
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
