Music

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Get a comprehensive, top-tier music education from accomplished professionals in the genre of your choice.

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Programs

Program Credential Tuition Length
Program name Preparatory Music Credential Certificate Tuition $4,409 / $12,038 Length 8 months
Program name Music Credential Diploma Tuition $7,224 / $32,879 Length 2 years
Program name Bachelor of Applied Music Credential Bachelor's Degree Tuition $7,119 / $37,262 Length 2 years

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Music (MUSC)

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Why VCC

Eshantha Peiris

Music Theory

Dr. Peiris joins the faculty at VCC Music this fall, team teaching Theory and Practise of Music, and Music in Context, as well as Arts in Context for the VCC Dance department.
Eshantha Peiris
Laurence Mollerup

Improvisation, Ensembles, Double bass

Laurence is active in a wide variety of musical fields, including classical, jazz, Latin, and world music. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in music from the University of BC and a Master’s degree in Education (Curriculum Design) from Simon Fraser University.
Laurence Mollerup
Dory Hayley

Classical voice

Praised for her “very personal creative power” (Badener Zeitung) and her “amazing coloratura skills” (Opera Canada), Dory has appeared in recitals in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. She holds a Doctor of Music degree from Université de Montréal.
Dory Hayley

What people are saying

Music is about relationships. VCC is a wonderful community that is built upon strong interpersonal relationships between staff and students.

VCC 2018 music grad

My strongest experiences came from the flexibility and real person contact at VCC. As a smaller institution, VCC offered an education that was tailored to my abilities and direction.

VCC 2018 music grad

I gained a deeper understanding of the language of music.

VCC music alumni

It gave me greater confidence in my abilities, gave me even more motivation to continue learning and growing as a musician.

VCC music alumni

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Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial. As a place of learning, we are grateful to be here while committing to respecting and honouring Indigenous knowledge, cultures, and communities.