Small class sizes, a closely knit community, and ample opportunities for collaboration across years highlight the program. Organ students become creative, entrepreneurial performers who respect and understand historical practices while exploring future directions.
Why it stands out
Students receive individualized attention from internationally renowned faculty with wide experience as educators, performers, entrepreneurs, and researchers. The program provides multiple performance experiences in solo and ensemble settings on and off campus.
Who it's for
Thoughtful, creative musicians with a clearly defined talent in organ performance and a potential for future musical growth are the ideal participants in this undergraduate degree.
Outcomes
Opportunities for study
Students engage in private applied learning, participate in masterclasses by resident and guest teachers, and benefit from a wide choice of performance electives. They acquire a thorough understanding of performance styles and literature. They have additional options for exploring pedagogy, languages, world music, conducting, performance skills, and the business of music.
Paid professional work both on and off campus is facilitated through our Music Booking Office.
Opportunities after graduation
The Bachelor of Music in Performance equips students with the strategies and competencies for professional success. Over 80% of graduates spend most of their careers working in music.
Postgraduate opportunities
Students interested in furthering their performance practices have options for pursuing advanced studies. The Music Faculty offers a Master of Music in Performance and a Doctor of Musical Arts.
Some of my favourite things about U of T Music have been meeting people from all kinds of backgrounds and combining my music degree with various other passions and interests, and being nestled in such a cosmopolitan city, exposes one to a multiplicity of music traditions! My Professors are very understanding and caring, and my interpersonal relationships with my Professor and my peers inspire me and bring me further.
– Emmanuel Wong
Bachelor of Music in Performance 2027 - Organ
I highly recommend studying music at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, where I had the opportunity to work with world-class Faculty and fellow students. The network one gets to be a part of is incredibly important, and I felt supported by my mentors, colleagues, and administrative staff. There are incredible opportunities for working in ensembles within many different kinds of genres. I will forever be grateful for having the chance to study, work with and learn from a diverse group of talented professionals at the Faculty of Music!
– Hanné Becker
Bachelor of Music in Performance 2014 - Organ Doctor of Musical Arts 2021 - Organ Performance
The Organ program at the University of Toronto has all the ingredients to nurture musical growth: a variety of lesson instruments, wonderful mentors, performance opportunities on and off campus, and a supportive atmosphere among fellow students. I especially enjoyed performance class where we played each week on a different organ in Toronto -- an invaluable experience that leverages the Faculty of Music's location within a truly musically vibrant city!
Courses providing individual instruction in the student’s primary performance medium are central to the degree. These are supplemented by studies in ensemble music, music theory, and music history, among other subjects.
Students are encouraged to broaden their knowledge by selecting music and breadth electives amounting to 4.33 of the 20 full credits required for the degree. Three electives (totaling three full credits) must be selected from the offerings of the Arts and Science Faculty.
