Overview
Reach your highest level of academic achievement as a performer by immersing yourself in a musical environment in which your creativity and passion is showcased through numerous performance experiences. The DMA in Music Performance is offered at Arizona State University.
Career Opportunities
Musicians with expertise in performing, composing, teaching, researching, arts advocacy and serving as therapists are in high demand across many sectors and industries, including performing arts organizations, educational institutions, entertainment companies, health and wellness industries, and community arts organizations.
Career examples include:
- arts administrator
- community arts advocate
- composer for film, video games, television
- music therapist
- performing musician
- public or community school teacher
- university professor
Programme Structure
What you will learn:
- Students work with faculty mentors toward achieving a professional level of performance through individual recitals, chamber music, and ensembles including choral, orchestral, jazz, musical theatre and opera ensembles, depending on their area of emphasis.
- Additionally, students learn skills they will need in order to be a highly successful working musician, including audition preparation, networking, learning organizational strategies, opportunity creation and developing an entrepreneurial mindset.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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Music Performance View 65 other PhDs in Music Performance in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a U.S. bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree from an institution in another country that is officially recognized by that country.
- Students seeking admission typically hold a Master of Music degree. Applicants with other degrees are considered if they have received graduate training similar to that normally expected in a Master of Music program.
- graduate admission application and application fee
- School of Music, Dance and Theatre application, including a resume and personal statement repertoire list
- official transcripts
- prescreening recording
- three letters of recommendation
- teaching demonstration video (piano pedagogy applicants)
- writing sample (solo piano and piano pedagogy applicants)
- proof of English proficiency
Tuition Fee
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International
48150 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1605 USD per credit during 36 months. -
National
44160 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1472 USD per credit during 36 months. -
In-State
26910 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 897 USD per credit during 36 months.
Living costs for Tempe
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Scholarships Information
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