Performance / practice doctorate · DMA
Doctor of Musical Arts
Eastman School of Music · Eastman School of Music · Rochester, New York, United States
- Official award
- Doctor of Musical ArtsDMA
- Subject
- Music PerformanceCompositionConducting
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Practice doctorate awarded for high attainments in performing and teaching, with majors including performance and literature, composition, conducting, early music, music education and piano accompanying.
- Department
- Eastman School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
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- Official award
- Doctor of Musical ArtsDMA
- Award family
- DMAA Doctor of Musical Arts: a performance and practice doctorate, kept separate from the research PhD.
- Qualification level
- Performance / practice doctorate
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Professional orientation
- Previous degree required
- Yes
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | Applicants apply to this pathway“Performance and Literature MM, DMA”Source |
| Composition | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | Applicants apply to this pathway“Composition BM, MA, MM, DMA, PhD”Source |
| Conducting | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | Applicants apply to this pathway“Conducting (Orchestral) MM, DMA”Source |
| Early Music and Historical Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | Applicants apply to this pathway“Early Music MM, DMA”Source |
| Music Education | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | Applicants apply to this pathway“Music Education BM, MA, MM, DMA, PhD”Source |
| Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | Applicants apply to this pathway“Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music MM, DMA”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Eastman School of Music campus26 Gibbs St., Rochester, NY 14604
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition required
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Research degree details
- Practice-based research
- Practice-based
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)