The broad and comprehensive program of study focuses on the four disciplines jazz musicians must cultivate to achieve professional success: performance, composition, arranging and pedagogy. 

Graduates are ready to pursue a career in any of these areas.

In your first year at Manitoba, you will gain knowledge of the history of music, key aspects of theory and music acoustics, learn jazz rhythm performance techniques, and you will cultivate critical aural perception abilities—specifically your sight-singing, transcription and keyboard skills.

Second-year core courses focus on jazz history and theory and the continued development of aural perception skills and jazz improvisation. 

In years three and four you will also study jazz composition and arranging, jazz pedagogy – where you will teach and perform with young music students – and prepare and perform a public recital each year. 

Throughout the duration of the program, all students can explore a wide range of elective courses; will receive individual lessons through Major Practical Study; and will participate in one or more jazz ensembles each year. 

• Transcripts and course information from previous studies
• Proof of English language proficiency
• A personal statement about your goals for the program
• A portfolio of your previous work (If required)
• An audition or interview (If required)
• Reference contact information (If required)
• VISA and Passport

General entrance requirement: 

High school diploma with 5 full credits at the senior level. 

Note: In cases where the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available spaces, applicants will require higher averages than stipulated to be successful in the admissions competition.

• Manitoba high school graduation including 5 full credits at the Grade 12 level in courses designated S, G, U or C
• A minimum 70% average over the following, with no less than 60% in each course:
  • English 40S
  • Mathematics 40S
  • Two academic 40S courses• English 40S • Mathematics 40S • Two academic 40S courses

GPA:

China: Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate (中國語文)

High school diploma with 5 full credits at the senior level. 

An equivalent minimum average of 70% over the following senior-level courses, with no less than 60% in each course: 

• English • Senior level Mathematics • A third academic course • A fourth academic course An audition, theory test, and letters of recommendation are required.

India: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate / All India Senior School Certificate

General entrance requirement: General Certificate of Education (GCE) with a minimum of two courses at the Advanced (A) level, and three courses at the GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary (O) level. 

An equivalent minimum average of C (70%) over the following courses (at least two courses at the A level), with no less than D (60%) in each course: 

• English • Mathematics • A third academic course • A fourth academic course An audition, theory test, and letters of recommendation are required.

Note:

• Step 1: Apply online
• Step 2: Audition
• Jazz Studies audition requirements
• Step 3: Write the Theory Entrance exam
• Notification of Decision