Education Options
The Art Institute of Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
www.artinstitutes.edu/vancouver
Programs Offered:
- Professional Recording Arts Diploma
- Electronic Music Certificate
- Event Management
The Banff Centre
Banff, AB
www.banffcentre.ca
Programs Offered:
- Independent Music Residency (Formerly Banff Indie Band Residency)
- Studio Recording Opportunities
- Audio Post Production Engineer Work Study
- Radio Producer Work Study
- Brass and Drum Residency
- Collaborative Piano Internship
- Piano Master Class
- Master Classes for String and Winds
- Chamber Music Residency for Pre-formed Ensembles
- Band Festival Orchestra
- Roots & Rhizomes Percussion Residency
- Musicians in Residence
- Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music
- Diverse As This Land - Voice Intensive Workshop
- International Voice Workshops with Richard Armstrong
- Interdisciplinary Arts Residency
- Audio
- Digital Media
- Music
- Voice
- Photography
Digital Arts School
Kelowna, BC; Fredericton, NB; and Halifax, NS
www.digitalartschool.com
Programs Offered:
- Audio Engineering & Production
- Electronic Music Artist
- Electronic Music Production
- Event & Promotions Management
- Studio Production
Grant MacEwan University
Edmonton, AB
www.macewan.ca
Programs Offered:
- Arts and Cultural Management
- Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music
- Music Diploma
Harbourside Institute of Technology
Vancouver, BC
www.harboursideit.com
Programs Offered:
- Audio Engineering and Music Production Program
- Advanced Recording Artist Program
- Ableton Intensive 101 Workshop
- Pro Tools Courses
- Introduction to Basic Recording Techniques
Harris Institute
Toronto, ON
www.harrisinstitute.com
Programs Offered:
- Audio Production
- Arts Management
- Professional Development
- Harris International
Metalworks Institute
Mississauga, ON
www.metalworksinstitute.com
Programs offered:
- Show Production & Event Management
- Audio Production & Engineering
- Entertainment Business Management
- Digital Music Production
- Professional Sound & Business - Studio Production or Live Production Major
- Professional Sound
- Music Performance and Technology - Guitar, Vocal, Keyboard, Bass, or Drums Major
Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts
Winnipeg, MB
www.midoceanschool.ca
Programs Offered:
- Introduction to Multi-track Recording
- Introduction to Pro Tools
- Music With Reason
- Audio in Media
Nimbus School of Recording Arts
Vancouver, BC
www.nimbusrecording.com
Programs Offered:
- Advanced Music Production Diploma
- Beats and Urban Music Production Diploma
- Live Sound and Recording Diploma
- Post and Game Audio Production Diploma
- Advanced Music Business Diploma
- Live Sound and Recording Fast Track
- Post and Game Audio Production Fast Track
Nova Scotia Community College
Dartmouth, NS
www.nscc.ca
Programs Offered:
- Music Arts
- Music Business
- Recording Arts
- Radio & Television Arts - Radio Performance & Studio Production Concentration
Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
Toronto, ON
www.oiart.org
Programs Offered:
- Audio Recording Technology
Recording Arts Canada
Montreal, QC and Toronto, ON
www.recordingarts.com
Programs Offered:
- Sound and Music Recording
Recording Arts Institute of Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK
www.rais.ca
Programs offered:
- Audio Engineering
The Audio Recording Academy
Toronto, ON
www.taratoronto.com
Programs Offered:
- Applied Audio Recording
- Music Business Recording
Trebas
Montreal, QC and Toronto, ON
www.trebas.com
Programs Offered:
- Studio Recording and Live Sound
- Sound Design
- DJ Arts and Technology
- Music Business Administration
- Audio Engineering and Production
- Entertainment Management
- Event and Venue Management
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
Vancouver, BC
www.vanarts.com
Programs Offered:
- Digital Photography
- Broadcasting for Radio & Television
- Web Development
- Broadcasting for Radio & TV
There are many options across Canada to get a university Degree in Music or Music Education. Here are some of them:
- Bishop University - Sherbrooke, QC www.ubishops.ca
- Brock University - St. Catherine’s, ON www.brocku.ca
- Carleton University - Ottawa, ON carleton.ca
- Concordia University - Montreal, QC www.concordia.ca
- Dalhousie University - Halifax, NS www.dal.ca
- University of Toronto - Toronto, ON www.music.utoronto.ca
- McGill University - Montreal, QC www.mcgill.ca
- McMaster University - Hamilton, ON www.mcmaster.ca
- Memorial University of Newfoundland - St. John’s, NL www.mun.ca
- Mount Allison University - Sackville, NB www.mta.ca
- Queen’s University - Kingston, ON www.queensu.ca
- University of Victoria - Victoria, BC finearts.uvic.ca
- Simon Fraser University - Burnaby, BC www.sfu.ca
- St. Francis Xavier University - Antigonish, NS www.stfx.ca
- University of Alberta - Edmonton, AB www.ualberta.ca
- University of British Columbia - Vancouver, BC www.music.ubc.ca
- University of Calgary - Calgary, AB www.ucalgary.ca
- University of Guelph - Guelph, ON www.uoguelph.ca
- University of Lethbridge - Lethbridge, AB www.uleth.ca
- University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, MB umanitoba.ca
- University of Moncton - Moncton, NB www.umoncton.ca
- University of Montreal - Montreal, QC www.umontreal.ca
- University of New Brunswick - St. John’s, NB www.unb.ca
- University of Ottawa - Ottawa, ON www.uottawa.ca
- University of Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown, PEI home.upei.ca
- University of Regina - Regina, SK www.uregina.ca
- University of Saskatchewan - Saskatoon, SK www.usask.ca
- University of Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, QC www.usherbrooke.ca
- University of Waterloo - Waterloo, ON uwaterloo.ca
- University of Western Ontario - London, ON www.music.uwo.ca
- Wildred Laurier University - Waterloo, ON www.wlu.ca
