Music

Digitally illustrated collage of musical instruments, mobile phone screens and miniature sized musicians playing guitars. A hand is reaching through a mobile phone screen to press a key on the keyboard.

Tuning into Tomorrow

AI can help musicians compose and create new sounds. Is it just another music-making tool – or something else?

Darren Hamilton in a blue patterned, long-sleeved shirt, seated in front of a piano, smiling and looking off camera

Spreading the Gospel

A Juno Award-winning teacher wants all his students to feel there is a place for them in music

Prof. Mark V. Campbell with a beige background and red lighting

Charting Hip Hop’s Course

Professor Mark V. Campbell grew up during the early years of rap music. Now, he is helping preserve Canadian hip-hop culture for future generations

Illustration of a singer that looks like a robot

Alexa, Compose Me a Song

So far, machines are not very good at creating original art, such as pop tunes and short stories. Could it be they’re missing something uniquely human?

Photo of Drake ordering at a food truck

Views from UTSC

Does Drake go to U of T Scarborough? This Instagrammer imagines that he does

Evelyne Benaïs-Lemelin

Flamenco Dancer

At a crossroads between academia and the life of a dancer, Evelyne Benaïs-Lemelin chose her passion

Into the Wilderness

Animals in Canada – and how they live, mate and die – inspire an indie concept album by a U of T biologist and friends

Group photo of the Hart House Jazz Choir, better known as Onoscatopoeia.

Onoscatopoeia

Hart House’s choir members only use one instrument: their voices

Photo of Derrick Fung.

Song and Dance

At Derrick Fung’s site, fans buy more than music – they buy musical experiences

U of T grad Richard Marsella, executive director of the Regent Park School of Music. Photo by Air'leth Aqdhfin

Towers of Song

A U of T music grad runs an innovative program to bring affordable music lessons to Regent Park youth

Photo of South Korean pop musician, Psy

K-Pop

Will "Gangnam Style" open the doors for other South Korean artists?

Kevin Lau sitting at a black grand piano in Hart House’s Music Room with Aaron Tsang and Prof. Gillian MacKay standing on either side.

Grace Under Pressure

A U of T grad student and alumnus created music for the launch of the Boundless campaign in just three weeks

Photo: Keith Beaty/Getstock.com

Ode to Joy

Master’s student Eric Wan helped develop software that allows anyone, including people with severe physical disabilities, to make music

Photo Courtesy of Frank Horvat

Green Keys

Frank Horvat plays piano in the dark to raise awareness of environmental issues

Brad Tapson, in a T-shirt and shorts, is standing behind Melanie Moore with his arms around her on a beach

Melanie Moore and Brad Tapson

"Sometimes Brad plays his guitar, I play the piano and we sing together. I swear, we’ll wind up being the von Trapp family someday."

School of Jazz

For U of T Music students, it's all about the passion and the desire to play

The Beat Goes On

A West African drumming class inspired Kathy Armstrong to make a career out of it

Music Mavens

Measha Brueggergosman, Russell Braun, Amber Meredith, James Rolfe, Patricia O'Callaghan and Adam Goddard

Musical Chairs

Event raises funds for the purchase of 30 to 35 ergonomic chairs