Overview

Admission requirements include baccalaureate and masters degrees in music and practical experience in conducting a variety of ensembles. Enrollment is only by special permission after completion of the application and audition process.

Key Features

As an Instrumental Conducting major at University of Miami, you will focus on developing and honing your performance skills on a selected brass, percussion, string, or woodwind instrument with assistance from faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers and performing musicians.

While the curriculum emphasizes development of tone and musicianship, as well as technical mastery of the instrument, it also includes music theory, music history and literature, orchestral literature and teaching methods. In addition, you will develop expertise in contemporary literature and chamber music performance.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History and Literature of the Wind Band

DMA Essay Proposal

Doctoral Essay

Doctoral Recital

Analytical Techniques

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

Fall deadline: December 1

Language

English

Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Music View 138 other PhDs in Music in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

3.5 _(analytical)

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Transcripts – an official transcript from ALL post-secondary schools attended, regardless of if a degree was granted or not, must be sent directly to the Frost School of Music from the issuing institution in order to be considered official

Three letters of recommendation - sent through CollegeNet as part of application submission. These do not need to be sent separately

Resume - attached to the application at the time of submission. This does not need to be sent separately

GRE Score - Please contact your program faculty for specific GRE information

TOEFL/IELTS Score - Please click here for more specific TOEFL/IELTS information

Teaching/Conducting Sample

Writing Sample

Prescreening/Audition/Interview

Portfolio

Tuition Fee

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International

48420 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 36 months.
National

48420 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 36 months.

Living costs for Miami

1508 - 2603 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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