Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 3 courses 90 total credits
The Doctor of Musical Arts program in music with a concentration in performance is a professional offering for you as an advanced musician seeking high-level performance instruction and preparation for teaching positions at the university level. You collaborate closely with faculty mentors to achieve professional performance standards through individual recitals, chamber music, and participation in ensembles such as wind band, orchestra, choir, brass, jazz, musical theatre and opera, depending on your area of emphasis. On- and off-campus performance opportunities enhance your knowledge and abilities, preparing you to become a leader in your musical community through teaching, performance or arts advocacy. Mentorship from faculty and distinguished guest artists supports your musical growth, while you serve as a role model and mentor for your peers in performances, pedagogy and community engagement opportunities. The program also fosters collaboration with music scholars, theorists, composers, educators, dancers and theatre artists, providing a diverse variety of experiences. You gain essential skills for a successful career, including audition preparation, networking, organizational strategies, and opportunity creation, and you learn to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset.
| Required Core | 4 credits |
| Performance Concentration | 24 credits |
| Emphasis Area Coursework | 23 credits |
| Music History and Music Theory | 27 credits |
| Research | 12 credits |
| Total Credits | 90 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUP 727 | Studio Instruction | 4 |
| Total Required Core | 4 credits | |
Performance Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUP 727 | Studio Instruction | 12 |
| MUP 796 | Solo Performance | 12 |
| Total Performance Concentration | 24 credits | |
Emphasis Area Coursework
Music History and Music Theory
Culminating Experience (0)
Research paper in the form of a bound document
Additional Curriculum Information
Students select an area of emphasis from the following: piano pedagogy, collaborative piano, instrumental, keyboard and voice. Emphasis coursework depends on the area selected. Students should work in consultation with their academic advisor in the development of their plan of study. The performance concentration requires at least three recitals after admission to the program, and a research paper. Five recitals are required for the collaborative piano emphasis. Completion of diagnostic exams in musicology and music theory is required of all new graduate music students before enrollment in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre. Thirty credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree may be applied toward the 90 credit hour degree requirement with approval from the academic unit and the Graduate College. A minimum of two semesters must be spent in continuous full-time residence at ASU. At least 54 credit hours must be completed in residence at ASU. Vocalists: Placement tests in foreign language diction are required upon entry into the program. Students who are judged to be deficient in diction are required to complete and pass a diction review course. Additional information on requirements for this degree is available on the curriculum checksheet located on the Music, Dance and Theatre graduate degree page.
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