Université de Montréal is a French-language university, and most classes and services are conducted in French. However, the Music Faculty wishes to welcome students from around the world in its graduate-level programs. For this reason, the following program description is provided in English.
Prepare for a career as a classical or jazz performer in this research-creation program that is the perfect fit for your artistic goals.
Overview
About this program
A program that always strikes a positive note
Having recently undergone a review, the PhD in performance program is intended for both students in classical and in jazz performance. This professional training program fosters an environment where students have the independence to find their own personal instrumental style using a high-calibre repertoire. The academic component of the program provides the opportunity to connect music theory and practice and further develop your written and oral skills. To foster inclusiveness and openness, recordings, opera role studies or even lecture-recitals are admissible as final projects.
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Research project or music research-creation project
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Multidisciplinary setting
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Pathway to a professional career
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Openness to diverse approaches in both classical music and jazz
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Half-time studies allowed after completion of 6 full-time academic sessions
Advantages of studying music at UdeM
Education in harmony with contemporary jazz and classical performance
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Be part of the largest francophone music teaching and research academic institution in North America
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Collaborate with internationally renowned faculty members whose extensive connections provide opportunities to interact with several prestigious teaching institutions both in America and Europe
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Thrive in a teaching environment centred on the realities of the profession
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Take part in the many master classes offered every year in all disciplines by prominent instructors
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Take advantage of the financial support available
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Enjoy the Salle Claude-Champagne’s exceptional acoustics
Courses and specifics
- 90 credits
- Full-time
- Half-time
- Day course
- Without dissertation or thesis track
- International exchange option
With a much more versatile structure, this program is now perfectly tailored to the reality and needs of students, who are able to work on a research project or a personalized research-creation project.
Vice-dean of graduate studies and research
Admission requirements
Admission requirements
Be sure to select your choices to display the eligibility conditions that apply to you.
Costs and financial aid
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$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.
* 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.
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.
* 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 -
$9,753.94 *
Total for a full-time session of 15 credits
Tuition fees: $9,119.85
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.
* 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.
* 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
Future prospects Pursuing a career or further studies? The choice is yours!
Depending on your instrument, this program prepares you for a career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestra musician, as well as a back-up musician. You could also pursue a career within a higher education institution, or work in the arts, communications, musical entertainment and education.
![[Translate to English:] Auteur(e)-compositeur(-trice)-interprète](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/AuteurCompInterprete_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Critique d’art](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/CritiqueArt_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Musicien(ne)](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/Musicien_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Directeur(-trice) musical(e)](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/DirecteurMusical_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Instrumentiste](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/Instrumentiste_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Musicologue](/fileadmin/user_upload/Musicologie_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Musicothérapeute](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/Musicotherapeute_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Professeur(e) de chant](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/ProfesseurChant_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Professeur(e) de musique](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/ProfesseurMusique_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Professeur(e) de musique instrumentale à l’université](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/ProfesseurMusiqueUniversite_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Producteur(-trice) de disques](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/ProducteurDisques_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Recherchiste (radio, télévision)](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/RecherchisteTele_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Conseiller(-ère) artistique](/fileadmin/user_upload/conseillere-artistique_UdeM_280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Relationniste auprès d'organismes culturels ou de maisons de disques](/fileadmin/user_upload/relationniste-organismes-culturels-maison-disque_UdeM_280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Personne-ressource au sein de maisons de production](/fileadmin/user_upload/personne-ressource-maison-production_UdeM_280x340.jpg)
![[Translate to English:] Chef(fe) d’orchestre](/fileadmin/fichiers/Fiches_programmes/Professions/ChefOrchestre_UdeM_Professions-280x340.jpg)
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