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Performance / practice doctorate · DMA

Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance

University of Nevada, Las Vegas · Department of Music, University of Nevada, Las Vegas · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Official award
Doctor of Musical Arts in PerformanceDMA
Subject
Music PerformanceConducting (concentration)Jazz Studies (concentration)
Format
On campus
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Performance doctorate with brass, piano, string, woodwind, conducting, percussion, voice and jazz tracks.

Department
Department of Music, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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 Arts in PerformanceDMA
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 links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
Music PerformanceDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.
ConductingOfficial concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page.Conducting (Wind Band) / (Orchestra) TrackHow students choose it is not published“Conducting (Wind Band) Track Conducting (Orchestra) Track”Source
Jazz StudiesOfficial concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page.Jazz TrackHow students choose it is not published“Voice Track Jazz Track”Source

Accreditation, validation and recognition

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Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
Not published
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Main campus, Las Vegas4505 S. Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas, NV 89154

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
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Admissions

Audition
Audition requirement not published
Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published

Research degree details

Department
Department 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)

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