Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance: Piano Pedagogy and Performance

Designed for students seeking the highest degree in the field, the DMA is a rigorous four-year course of study culminating in one recital, one lecture recital, one workshop, and a doctoral thesis. The doctoral degree is awarded on the basis of demonstrated competence, not on a specified number of credit hours. Completion of the program normally requires six terms of full-time study beyond the master’s degree. Students are expected to attain candidacy effective at the beginning of the sixth term. Course elections must include performance, private lessons, music theory, and musicology. Final Project: one recital, one lecture recital, one workshop, and a doctoral thesis.