DMA Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

The DMA in Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation is a rigorous three-year course combining improvisation, composition and wide-ranging academic inquiry. Pedagogy pairs traditional jazz training with systematic study of jazz's offshoots and interdisciplinary options. Full-tuition fellowship funding is provided to nearly all DMA students, most also receive health benefits and a stipend through a Graduate Student Assistantship.

Faculty: School of Music, Theatre & Dance  |  Department: Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation  |  Duration: 3 years (normally six terms of full-time study beyond the master's degree)  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

Minimum requirements include musicology and music theory, jazz ensembles and jazz pedagogy. The dissertation has three components: two public recitals with original compositions and arrangements, a professional-quality recording, and a 7,000-9,000 word written paper.

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