DMA Music Performance at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance is a doctoral performance programme in the Department of Music, normally entered after a master's degree in the relevant area of performance. The Department of Music combines scholarly study, composition and performance in a partnership between the academy and the conservatory, with a particular emphasis on music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Performing organizations include the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, Contemporary Chamber Players, Jazz Ensemble, Camerata Singers and Opera Workshop.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of Music | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Introduction to Research and Writing for MM and DMA Students, Foundations of Musicianship, Graduate Musicianship, four semesters of Doctoral Instruction in Performance, a Doctoral Practicum in Professional Skills each semester, a Doctoral Colloquium or Lecture-Recital, and electives from music history and theory groups.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School requirements plus: bachelor's degree and a master's degree, usually in the pertinent area of performance; official transcripts; in-person audition before a faculty committee (a recorded audition may give provisional acceptance for distant applicants; audition dates usually in February); letters of recommendation from the former principal teacher and at least two other persons familiar with the applicant's work, one from a person familiar with academic work; two examples of work in music history, music theory or ethnomusicology; acceptance by the Department of Music and the Graduate School. Applicants without a Stony Brook MM must show ear training, music history and theory preparation equal to MM standard. Stony Brook MM graduates must formally apply for the doctoral level and do not receive automatic acceptance.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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