Performance / practice doctorate · DMA
Doctor of Musical Arts
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · School of Music · Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Official award
- Doctor of Musical ArtsDMA
- Subject
- Music PerformanceConductingCompositionInstrument pathways: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Classical Guitar, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Percussion, Piano, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Performance and creative-practice doctorate in several graduate areas.
- Department
- School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- 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
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “Performance and Literature (MM, DMA)”Source |
| Conducting | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “Wind Band Conducting (MM, DMA)”Source |
| Composition | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “Music Composition (MM, DMA)”Source |
| Jazz Studies | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “Jazz Performance (MM, DMA)”Source |
| Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “Vocal Coaching and Accompanying (MM, DMA)”Source |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Violin | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, DMA, AD)”Source |
| Viola | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM and DMA)”Source |
| Cello | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, DMA, AD)”Source |
| Double Bass | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (DMA)”Source |
| Harp | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, DMA, AD)”Source |
| Classical Guitar | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, DMA)”Source |
| Flute | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, DMA)”Source |
| Oboe | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, AD, DMA)”Source |
| Clarinet | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, DMA)”Source |
| Saxophone | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, AD, DMA)”Source |
| Percussion | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, DMA)”Source |
| Piano | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Graduate requirements (MM, AD, DMA)”Source |
| Trumpet | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Trumpet Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source |
| French Horn | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Horn Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source |
| Trombone | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Trombone / Bass Trombone Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source |
| Euphonium | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Euphonium Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source |
| Tuba | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Tuba Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
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
- Urbana-Champaign campus1114 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801
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 requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Deadlines
- Graduate College Music application deadline for all programs (Fall 2027 term); prescreening deadline for wind band conducting, choral music, trombone, bassoon, percussion, flute, saxophone, collaborative piano, piano (performance) and voice · Fall 2027 (2026)
- Graduate deadline to upload audition recording (video audition in lieu of live audition) · Fall 2027 (2027)
Research degree details
- Department
- School of Music
- 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, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, 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)
- Official program page
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/graduate/graduate-applicatio
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/strings/
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/strings/
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/strings/
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/strings/
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/strings/
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/strings/
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/woodwind
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/woodwind
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/woodwind
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/woodwind
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/percussi
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/keyboard
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/applicant-auditions/brass/
- music.illinois.edu/admissions/undergraduate-programs-and-a