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Bachelor of Applied Music

CREDENTIAL: Bachelor's Degree
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Get comprehensive, top-tier training from working professionals in music theory, performance, and collaboration.

Tuition: 6843*
Credential: Bachelor's Degree
Length: 2 0 years
Hours: Full-time
Delivery: Class-based
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Campus: Broadway Broadway
Start Dates: Sep
 
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September intake of this full-time program is eligible for financial award.

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What you will learn

  • Advanced vocal, instrumental, or compositional techniques
  • Solo and ensemble performance craft
  • Production, communication, and stage skills
  • Performance practice and learning new repertoire
  • Advanced improvisation
  • Interpretation and stylistic nuance
  • Musical form, structure, and texture
  • Instrumental range, timbre, and idiomatic writing
  • Instrumentation, orchestration, and conducting
  • Cultural migration, fusion, and trends
  • Recording contracts and copyright law
  • Unions and professional organizations
  • Self-employment, publicity, and marketing
  • Private teaching
  • Working with music and arts organizations
  • Collaboration in dance, theatre, and electronic media
  • Current computer technologies
  • Music and arts promotion
  • Professionalism, responsibility, and accountability

What to expect

  • Monday to Friday daytime classes
  • Occasional evening or weekend rehearsals or performances
  • Classroom instruction
  • Individual instruction
  • Lab activities
  • Rehearsals
  • Regular jury performances
  • Recitals
  • Outreach activities
  • Public performances
  • Assignments
  • Quizzes and exams
  • Work experience practicum

Admission requirements

Program-specific

  1. Successful completion of the VCC Music Diploma or equivalent with a minimum B average and minimum A- in specialized performance or academic area.
  2. Written proposal to the School of Music outlining applicant’s goals and proposed program of work. The letter of intent must clearly state how the program will fit the career aspirations of the applicant. This may be written under the supervision of or with the assistance of VCC Bachelor of Applied Music advisors. The intention of the written proposal is to assist the student in identifying their career plans and establishing the extent of research the applicant has undertaken in preparation for the degree program.
  3. Two letters of recommendation written by persons other than family or close acquaintances who may be able to assess the applicant’s potential success in the degree program and who can speak to the applicant’s ability to carry out the proposed plan of work. The letters of recommendation must be dated no more that three months prior to the application deadline.
  4. Successful audition in specialized performance area (i.e. voice, instrument). See the Apply Now section below for details.
  5. Students wishing to pursue an academic stream must submit academic work in lieu of an audition. See the Apply Now section below for details.
  6. Applicants whose first language is not English and who are presenting foreign documents are required to do the VCC English Language Assessment. 
    • NOTE: The VCC English Language Assessment is currently not available. Please contact the department at music@vcc.ca for other options.

Program-specific

  1. Successful completion of the VCC Music Diploma or equivalent with a minimum B average and minimum A- in specialized performance or academic area.
  2. Written proposal to the School of Music outlining applicant’s goals and proposed program of work. The letter must clearly state how the program will fit the career aspirations of the applicant. This may be written under the supervision of or with the assistance of VCC Bachelor of Applied Music advisors. The intention of the written proposal is to assist the student in identifying their career plans and establishing the extent of research the applicant has undertaken in preparation for the degree program.
  3. Two letters of recommendation written by persons other than family or close acquaintances who may be able to assess the applicant’s potential success in the degree program and who can speak to the applicant’s ability to carry out the proposed plan of work. The letters of recommendation must be dated no more that three months prior to the application deadline and must be submitted in a sealed envelope, with the recommender’s signature over the back flap of the envelope.
  4. Successful audition in specialized performance area (i.e. voice, instrument). For students in composition, the audition will consist of a demonstration (live or recorded) of 3 *recently composed short compositions (between 5 and 8 min. in length) or a *larger single work (minimum 20 min in length).
  5. Students wishing to pursue an academic stream must submit two **recent 3500 word papers or studies in lieu of an audition.

Applicants whose first language is not English and who are presenting foreign documents are required to do the VCC English Language Assessment. The following minimum scores are required:

Minimum total score of 145 with:

Speaking minimum of 27/30

Listening minimum of 27/30

Essay score minimum of 16/30

Reading minimum of 50/70

*The submitted work(s) must have been composed in the 12 month period preceding the application to the Bachelor of Applied Music.

**The submitted papers or studies must have been written in the 12 month period preceding the application to the Bachelor of Applied Music.

General

  • This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. See program options for international students at VCC International.
  • Applicants who self-identify as Indigenous are strongly encouraged to connect with VCC’s Indigenous Education and Community Engagement team to learn more about VCC’s Indigenous Enrolment policy, application preparation/completion, program advising, and a range of other individualized services.
  • Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
  • Applicants must submit official transcripts and other documents as required by their course or program. Seats are offered to eligible applicants with completed applications, in order of application completion date (except for programs with competitive admissions). A complete application includes an application form, evidence of educational pre-requisites (e.g. transcripts), any required supporting documents (e.g. language proficiency, audition video), and the required deposit or fee payment. If you do not meet the requirements for the term applied, your application may be cancelled.
 

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free academic upgrading or English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, or discover which university transfer options are right for you.

Recommended Characteristics

  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Outstanding potential in area of specialization
  • Strongly motivated and proven ability to work to deadlines
  • Good organizational skills
  • Basic computer, word processing, and music notation software skills

Courses *

Prior learning assessment and recognition

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Fees and other costs *

Tuition Deposit

0 (0 non-refundable)

Tution deposits are payable usually within two (2) weeks after a Letter of Offer is issued.

Fee descriptionFee AmountNotes
Application fee36
Tuition Tuition 6843
Student union273
College initiative197
Materials0 not including textbooks
Campus resource274
Laundry0
Tools (deposit)0
Coverall (deposit)0
Uniform (deposit)0
Medical and Dental 550
Temporary Medical Insurance 0
U-PASS 677
Graduation45
Program-specific extra fees0
Total

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Sep 2024
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October 01, 2023
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VCC Registrar's Office
1155 East Broadway
Vancouver, B.C., V5T 4V5
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ENTRANCE AWARDS

September intake of this full-time program is eligible for financial award.

Learn more

music@vcc.ca

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