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85 PhD programmes in Music Performance

Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance
Graduate with the skills you need to be able to perform, compose or teach at a high professional level with this Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance program from Victoria University of Wellington.

Musical Theatre
This Musical Theatre course from University of West London the aims to attract those interested in exploring the connections between music, theatre and movement through scholarly research and creative projects.

Drama, Dance and Performance
This Drama, Dance and Performance PhD programme from the University of Huddersfield incorporates historical research, theoretical inquiry, and emerging forms of practice research. Many of our students develop innovative approaches to performer training, teaching, and devising as part of their practice research.

Music, Media and Performance
The Department of Music, Media and Performance at the University of Chester offers research students the opportunity to work alongside well-practiced and experienced researchers.

PhD in Performance
Further develop and refine your vocal or instrumental Performance skills to a professional level with the PhD in Performance at Victoria University of Wellington.

Music Performance Practice
Are you an accomplished performer looking to develop your work through postgraduate research? On this Music Performance Practice course from University of Birmingham you'll pursue a practice-based research project. Your project can be focused around contemporary genres, through experimental work, to historically-informed and other practice-led studies of western art music.
Keyboard Performance
The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree at the University of Miami Frost School of Music is offered in Keyboard Performance and Keyboard Performance and Pedagogy.
Performance
The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Performance at Boston University School of Music is a advanced degree program for graduate students committed to reaching the highest professional standards in performance practice as well academic studies.
Performance
The primary objective of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance from West Virginia University is the recognition of the highest achievement in music performance and teaching, preparing artist-pedagogues for careers in higher education and in the professional world.
Voice
The mission of the School of Music at the University of Oklahoma is to advance learning, teaching, scholarly and creative activity, and service. The school offers this degree in Voice.
Piano Performance
This Piano Performance degree at Florida State University is offered to candidates who have achieved distinction in public performance and who demonstrate ability to execute research and scholarly study.
Performance Practices
The Performance Practices programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in live artistic creation, performative inquiry, and practice-based knowledge production.
Music Performance - Oboe
The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Music Performance - Oboe program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.
Music Performance
The DMA in Music Performance at Arizona State University is a professional degree program for advanced musicians who desire high levels of performance instruction and experience as well as preparation for teaching positions at the university level.
Music Performance - Trombone
The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Music Performance - Trombone program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.
Music Performance - Violin
The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Music Performance - Violin program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.
Music Performance - Saxophone
The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Music Performance - Saxophone program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.
Music Performance - Bassoon
The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Music Performance - Bassoon program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.
Music Performance - Voice
The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Music Performance - Voice program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.
Drama and Performance (Practice as Research)
Undertaking PhD study in Drama and Performance (Practice as Research) from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to engage with an area of drama, theatre, or performance in depth and at an advanced level. East 15 Acting School, with its growing research profile and internationally recognised research quality is an obvious home for such research.