degrees in music, such as the Master of Music (in instrumental or vocal performance), the Master of Arts in theory or musicology, or more rarely, through the PhD in music theory or musicology. The Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada) in Toronto offers a comprehensive teaching method encompassing strict guidelines for ten grade levels. The ARCT and LRCT diplomas for Teachers or Performers is the culmination of all the grades which is also recognized worldwide. Comprehensive theory and history co-requisites are required to obtain a certificate. Many Canadian provinces recognize completion of higher levels of the curriculum, awarding students high school credits upon successful completion. The Royal Conservatory operates The Glenn Gould School, a centre for professional training in classical music performance, a Community School, an educational initiative for public school teachers, a Young Artists Performance Academy, and it offers RCM Examinations. Some of Canada's most famous musicians studied at the Conservatory. Glenn Gould studied theory, organ and piano, graduating at age 12 in 1946 with an ARCT diploma, with highest honours. Teresa Stratas, Lois Marshall and Jon Vickers were also Conservatory students. The Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal offers performance programs at McGill provide students with private lessons and performing opportunities in university ensembles, in addition to studies in the history and theory of music. The school also offers a three-year diploma of Licentiate in Music, an Artist Diploma program, and an Orchestral Training Program. McGill's Music Research Department offers B.Mus. programs in Composition, Theory, History, Music Education, Sound Recording, and Music Technology. The school has been ranked by The Princeton Review as among the top ten music schools in the world. Music venues Concert halls with resident performing groups: Place des Arts (Montreal) Montreal Symphony House (Montreal) Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts (Montreal) Francis Winspear Centre for Music (Edmonton) Jack Singer Concert Hall (Calgary Centre for Performing Arts) Centennial Concert Hall (Winnipeg) National Arts Centre (Ottawa) Sony Centre for the Arts (Toronto) Four Seasons Centre (Toronto) Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto) Massey Hall (Toronto) Koerner Hall (Toronto) Toronto Centre for the Arts (Toronto) Living Arts Centre (Mississauga) Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Vancouver) Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Halifax) Rose Theatre (Brampton) Awards and competitions Glenn Gould Prize Banff International String Quartet Competition Montreal International Music Competition/Concours international de musique de Montréal Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition for the Performance of Canadian Music/Concours national de musique Eckhardt-Gramatté Lynnwood Farnam