Tuition Fees, Practical Instruction Fees, and Lesson Quotas
The typical annual tuition fee for a Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) or Licentiate in Music (L.Mus.) student can be found on the Student Accounts website.
B.Mus. and L.Mus. students who are registered in practical instruction (MUIN courses) have Music Private Lesson Fee added to the regular per-credit tuition fee rate. The current fee rate for the Music Private Lesson Fee is found in Schulich School of Music fees. When a student is registered for practical instruction, such as MUIN 180 BMus Practical Lessons 1. (3 credits), they will be billed the per-credit tuition fee rate for 3 credits plus the Music Private Lesson Fee for one semester of private lessons, which equates to 13 weeks of one-hour private instruction with the instrumental or vocal teacher.
Each music program has a practical instruction quota for different student categories. See Table 1: Practical Instruction Quota for detail. Students may request an additional year of practical instruction in addition to the required practical instruction in their program. This additional year of practical instruction can be taken as elective lessons (MUIN 110 Elective Practical Instruction 1., MUIN 111 Elective Practical Instruction 2.) and may be used to fulfill the elective requirements in a B.Mus. program. Elective lessons are optional and are billed the same way as required practical instruction in a program. More information on elective lessons can be found on the Schulich School of Music Electives website.
Students may request a second year of elective lessons (MUIN 210 Elective Practical Instruction 3., MUIN 211 Elective Practical Instruction 4.) beyond the program’s practical instruction quota by permission of the Department of Performance. Practical instruction taken above the program’s practical instruction quota will be subject to a post-quota Music Supplemental Private Lesson Fee in addition to the regular fees associated with practical instruction.
Table 1. Practical Instruction Quota
Maximum Number of Years of Practical Instruction
| Student category (based on Academic Entrance Qualifications) | All B.Mus. Performance programs, including Jazz Performance | B.Mus. Composition/Education/Faculty/Faculty Jazz/History/Theory programs | All L.Mus. programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| High school graduates (Gr.12) (Canadian, except Quebec; United States; overseas); U0 student at time of admission | 4 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 2 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) |
| CEGEP graduates (holders of DEC or DCS in Music or a non-Music specialization); U1 student at time of admission | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 1 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) |
| Transfer students (from other colleges, universities, music conservatories, or another McGill faculty), degree holders, or admitted as U1 students who have completed a French or International Baccalaureat (IB); U1 student at time of admission | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 1 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) |
| Mature Students (without above academic qualifications but who are 21 years old as of September 1 at term of admission); U1 student at time of admission | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 1 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) |
Voice Coaching (MUIN 300 Voice Coaching 1., MUIN 301 Voice Coaching 2.) is available at the per-credit rate for a maximum of two terms for full-time B.Mus. Voice Performance and L.Mus. Voice students only. The Music Private Lesson Fee is waived for these two MUIN courses.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUIN 270 | Practical Lessons Performance Minor 1. | 3 |
| MUIN 271 | Practical Lessons Performance Minor 2. | 3 |
| MUIN 273 | Practical Lessons Performance Minor 3. | 1.5 |
| MUIN 274 | Practical Lessons Performance Minor 4. | 1.5 |
| MUIN 276 | Practical Lessons Performance Minor 6. | 1.5 |
| MUIN 302 | Early Music Minor Repertoire Coaching 1. | 1.5 |
| MUIN 303 | Early Music Minor Repertoire Coaching 2. | 1.5 |
| MUIN 304 | Early Music Minor Repertoire Coaching 3. | 1.5 |
| MUIN 305 | Early Music Minor Repertoire Coaching 4. | 1.5 |
Students taking practical instruction in the Minor in Early Music Performance and the Minor in Jazz Performance will be charged the per-credit tuition plus the Music Private Lesson Fee.
Students cannot register for practical instruction on Minerva. They must submit a practical instruction request every year to request private lessons to be added to their records. Visit the Practical Instruction website for application details.