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DMA Conducting at West Virginia University

West Virginia University, United States

Programme overview

Doctoral degree preparing students to lead instrumental and vocal ensembles with advanced gestural communication, varied repertoire programming, complex score interpretation and advanced rehearsal and pedagogical techniques, and for careers in higher education.

Faculty: College of Creative Arts and Media  |  Department: School of Music  |  Duration: 61 credit hours; milestones span roughly three years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

61 credit hours: performance conducting (MUSC 700J, 12), conducting topics (MUSC 710, 9), techniques, music research and bibliography, musicology and music history, music theory (6, with a doctoral seminar), and 20 hours of recitals and research. Includes a written qualifying exam, final oral exam and final recital.

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Application information

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 applications are made through the WVU online graduate application with a $75 application fee; minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission, and some programmes require higher.

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