Program Overview
Conducting Performance Doctoral Degree
Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)
Program Type
Major
Format
On Campus
Estimated Time to Complete
3 years
Credit Hours
84 (with Bachelor's) 54 (with Master's)
Program Description
Becoming a successful conductor involves more than knowing how to work a baton. Begin your doctoral studies in conducting at the world-renowned University of North Texas College of Music.
The Division of Conducting and Ensembles offers coursework leading to a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance with a specialization in Conducting. You can focus your studies on choral conducting, orchestral conducting or wind conducting depending on your career aspirations.
Requirements
- Coursework leading to a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance with a specialization in Conducting
- Focus on choral conducting, orchestral conducting or wind conducting
Marketable Skills
- Goal facilitation and fulfillment
- Exceptional memory capacity
- Performance under pressure
- Oral and written communication
- Critical analysis
Program Highlights
- UNT has a long and distinguished history of preparing choral conductors for the challenges of the professional conductor/teacher
- Faculty members are dedicated teachers and nationally and internationally known performers
- Opportunities to meet some of the world's top music scholars and artists through specialized lectures and events hosted by various divisions in the college
- Additional performance opportunities including those with the Dallas Bach Society, Texas Camerata, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Opera Orchestra and symphony orchestras in Irving, Plano and Richardson
- State-of-the-art facilities including the Murchison Performing Arts Center, which houses the Winspear Performance Hall and the Lyric Theater
Career Opportunities
- Professional conductor/teacher
- Performance opportunities with various ensembles and orchestras
Courses
- World Music Analysis (3 hrs)
- Analytical Techniques for Popular Music (3 hrs)
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology (3 hrs)
- Music Cultures of the World (3 hrs)
- Advanced Issues in Music Research (3 hrs)
- Introduction to Research in Music (3 hrs)
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Conducting Performance is a major program offered on campus at the University of North Texas College of Music. It is designed to prepare students for successful careers as conductors. The program focuses on choral conducting, orchestral conducting, or wind conducting, allowing students to specialize in their chosen area.
Objectives:
The program aims to provide students with:
- Hands-on experience working with various ensembles, including six choral ensembles, two orchestras, and seven wind bands.
- Instruction from experienced faculty members who have worked with ensembles worldwide.
- Development of marketable skills such as goal facilitation, exceptional memory capacity, performance under pressure, and oral and written communication.
Teaching:
- The program features experienced faculty members who are nationally and internationally known performers.
- Faculty members have performed with prestigious ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Minnesota Opera Orchestra, and Dallas Opera Orchestra.
- The program offers opportunities to meet top music scholars and artists through specialized lectures and events hosted by various divisions in the College of Music.
Other:
- The program emphasizes the importance of hands-on experience, providing students with opportunities to work with various ensembles throughout the year.
- The program is located near Dallas and Fort Worth, offering students additional performance opportunities with ensembles such as the Dallas Bach Society, Texas Camerata, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Opera Orchestra, and symphony orchestras in Irving, Plano, and Richardson.
- The program utilizes state-of-the-art facilities, including the Murchison Performing Arts Center, which houses the Winspear Performance Hall and the Lyric Theater.
- The College of Music has a rich tradition in music and attracts talented musicians from around the world.
- The program offers a variety of courses, including:
- World Music Analysis
- Analytical Techniques for Popular Music
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology
- Music Cultures of the World
- Advanced Issues in Music Research
- Introduction to Research in Music
