Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano
The DMA in Collaborative Piano is designed to train and prepare pianists to perform, teach, and coach the broad range of repertoire pertinent to this field and to do so at the highest artistic level. This individualized program is tailored to the experience level of the student entering and involves extensive study of both instrumental and vocal repertoire. Study of diction, languages, coaching and ensemble techniques will be emphasized. Students can "lean" toward vocal or chamber music but thorough preparation in both areas is essential.
Degree Requirements
A. Applied study — Doctoral Level Private Instruction in Accompanying and Coaching, 664-742 - 8 cr. total (2 cr. per semester)
B. Recitals — 664-999, 6 recitals, at least 1 vocal and 1 instrumental, 1 lecture recital and a final recital (prepared independently), 6 cr. total (1 cr. per recital)
C. Reference & Research Materials, 660-619 - 3 cr.
D. Duo Sonata Seminar — 660-796, 3 cr.
Seminar in Vocal Literature - 660-792, 2 cr. (Pre-requisite Repertoire: Vocal, 660-346, or equivalent)
Diction for Singers, 660-767/768, two semesters, total 4 credits
E. Doctoral Minor - 10-12 cr. (cannot be in the keyboard area)
F. Musicology and Music Theory - 9 cr.
G. Language: Proficiency in the pronunciation of English, French, German and Italian, and knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet system are required and determined by the major professor.
The basis for doctoral study in collaborative piano is 2 semesters each of elementary German, French and Italian. Depending on the area of focus (instrumental or vocal accompanying), doctoral students normally continue to the intermediate level in 2 languages. This requirement is monitored by the major professor.
Doctoral Minor
The purpose of the doctoral minor is to add breadth and depth to the D.M.A or Ph.D. degree. To insure appropriate subject matter, a minor program must be approved by the student's department, advisor, or the Director of Graduate Studies, and must include courses at the 300-level or above. Typically, a minor requires 12 credits of work.
Students have a variety of options, including completing an internal minor within the School of Music (e.g., a D.M.A. conducting student who minors in ethnomusicology or a Ph.D. in music theory who minors in clarinet performance), completing a minor in a department outside the School of Music (e.g., a D.M.A. in horn performance who minors in Women's Studies or a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology who minors in East Asian studies). Students may, in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies, devise a distributed minor that brings together courses from a variety of departments around a particular topic or area of interest. For example, a D.M.A. student in voice devises a minor in vocal health that includes courses in communicative disorders, or a Ph.D. student in musicology devises a minor in Medieval History that includes courses in art history, history, and languages.
