Regular admission
Application for admission
To complete your application, you must fill out and submit the required documents to two different places at the same time. Concerning the documents requested and the placement tests required per program when you apply, consult the Auditions section.
Please note! No file will be considered by the admissions committee if:
- Admission fees and audition fees (if applicable) have not been paid
- The file is incomplete
1. Official Université de Montréal application form
Access the official Université de Montréal application form
- Depending on the targeted study program, it’s important to specify the instrument for which you wish to audition.
2. Université de Montréal Faculty of Music upload site
Access the Université de Montréal Faculty of Music upload site
- The documents to submit vary from one program to the other and will be evaluated by the Faculty of Music’s admissions committee.
- Documents must be uploaded in PDF, MP3, MP4 or MOV format, as the case may be.
Reminder: concerning the documents requested and the placement tests required per program when you apply, consult the Postgraduate auditions section.
3. Admission conditions relative to the French language
At the graduate level, it isn’t necessary to demonstrate knowledge of the French language. Please read the requirements and procedures of the French in Studies Office for all the details.
Specific features of admission to the Faculty of Music
Faculty of Music Audition Fees (Dexero)
Please note that the Faculty of Music requires an administrative fee of $53.50 for consideration of the application (audition, interview, tests), whatever the number of applications submitted. That amount is paid only once by applicants during their stay at the Faculty of Music, whether one or more applications are submitted.
These fees are non-refundable and are in addition to the mandatory and non-refundable admission fees required by Université de Montréal. To maintain the status of your application, kindly make sure to pay the administrative fees within the prescribed time limit. If payment is not received, we will understand that you are withdrawing your application.
Payment methods accepted: Visa, Visa Debit, MasterCard, MasterCard Debit
Performance of early, classical, contemporary and jazz music
Given the geographical remoteness of certain candidates, the Faculty of Music’s Graduate Studies Committee will accept a recording, of a concert if possible, in support of their application for admission. This recording is subject to the same criteria as those that are given precedence during an audition and must be at least 30 minutes long (see conditions specific to programs).
Composition and sound creation, musicology, ethnomusicology or music mediation
Your student record management technician (TGDE) will follow up with you to identify the documents needed for the consideration of your file.
Program Information
McGill-UdeM Piano – Vocal Accompaniment Residency (DESS in Performance – Vocal Accompaniment)
Deadlines
December 15, 2024
Preliminary auditions
Candidates must submit the application form here, as well as biographical notes, academic transcripts, a curriculum vitae, a letter of intent, two letters of recommendation, and a repertoire list. They must also submit High-quality video recordings with the application form.
Candidates must submit the following repertoire:
- one German Lied, performed with a singer
- one French mélodie, performed with a singer
- one Art Song in any language, performed with a singer
- one selection from the following, to be sung and played by the pianist at the same time:
- BIZET: Carmen, ACT II, “Nous avons en tête une affaire”
- MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT II, Finale up to measure 605
- PUCCINI: La Bohème, ACT I to Schaunard’s entrance
- R. STRAUSS: Ariadne auf Naxos, “Sein wir wieder gut”
- one solo piece or movement from the classical era, of a maximum of seven minutes. It is not
- mandatory to perform the piece from memory.
Final auditions
Selected candidates for the final auditions will be notified by email following their successful preliminary auditions.
Final auditions will be held in person. Candidates unable to travel to Montréal will be permitted to take part in a virtual live audition. Recordings will not be accepted for this round.
Singers will be provided for in-person auditions. Candidates will be responsible for providing singers for virtual live auditions.
The following repertoire must be prepared for the final audition:
GROUP A
Two songs from the following, to be performed with a singer:
- SCHUBERT: Der Musensohn
- SCHUBERT: Ganymed
- SCHUBERT: Im Frühling
- SCHUBERT: Liebesbotschaft
GROUP B
Two songs from the following, to be performed with a singer:
- DEBUSSY: Green (Ariettes oubliées)
- DEBUSSY: Il pleure dans mon coeur (Ariettes oubliées)
- DUPARC: Chanson triste
- FAURÉ: L’hiver a cessé (La bonne chanson)
- FAURÉ: Mandoline (Cinq mélodies de Venise)
- POULENC: Il vole (Fiançailles pour rire)
GROUP C
One mandatory song, to be performed with a singer:
- R. STRAUSS: Allerseelen
GROUP D
One song from the following, to be performed with a singer:
- BRAHMS: Meine Liebe ist grün, op. 63, no. 5
- R. STRAUSS: Cäcilie, op. 27, no. 2
- WOLF: Ich hab’ in Penna (Italienisches Liederbuch)
GROUP E
Two songs from the following, to be performed with a singer:
- BARBER: St. Ita’s Vision (Hermit Songs, op. 29)
- BARBER: The Monk and his Cat (Hermit Songs, op. 29)
- BERG: Die Nachtigall (Sieben frûhe Lieder)
- BRITTEN: Let the Florid Music Praise (On this Island)
- COPLAND: Heart! We Will Forget Him! (Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson)
GROUP F
One selection from the following, to be sung and played by the pianist at the same time:
- MOZART: Così fan tutte, ACT I, Temerari… Come scoglio
- MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT III, Hai già vinta la causa
GROUP G
Two selections from the following, to be sung and played by the pianist at the same time:
- BIZET: Carmen, ACT II, “Nous avons en tête une affaire”
- MASSENET: Werther, ACT III, “Werther! Qui m’aurait dit…” (Air des lettres)
- MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT II, Finale up to measure 605
- PUCCINI: La Bohème, ACT I to Schaunard’s entrance
- R. STRAUSS: Ariadne auf Naxos, “Sein wir wieder gut”
- STRAVINSKY: The Rake’s Progress, ACT I, “No Word from Tom … I go, I go to him”
GROUP H
One solo piece or movement from the classical era, of a maximum of seven minutes. It is not mandatory to perform the piece from memory.
GROUP I
One selection chosen by the audition panel, to be sight-read.
Candidates will take part in a short interview with the program co-directors following the audition.