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Music Performance (DMA)

University of Oregon
Eugene , United States
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PhD
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Music Composition | Music Education | Music Performance
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Arts
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Program Overview

Music Performance (DMA)

The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Music Performance is a professional degree that emphasizes the highest level of professional practice in the creation or performance of musical works and the application and transmission of knowledge about musical works and pedagogy.


Options

Options are available in:


  • Instruments: Brass (Euphonium, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba), Double Bass, Cello, Percussion, and Woodwinds (Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone)
  • Keyboards: Solo Piano, Collaborative Piano
  • Violin and Viola
  • Voice

Program Description

At the doctoral level, the basic orientation is the highest level of professional practice emphasizing the creation or performance of musical works and the application and transmission of knowledge about musical works and pedagogy. Creation, performance, and teaching are highly disciplined efforts; inquiry and investigation, and often research and scholarship, are components of performance practice.


Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:


  • Demonstrate advanced competencies in performance. Studies in this area comprise as much as two-thirds or at least one-third of the total curriculum.
  • Gain knowledge and skills in one or more fields of music outside the major such as theory and analysis, history and literature, musicology and ethnomusicology, and pedagogy. Such supportive studies in music that broaden and deepen musical competence comprise at least one-third of the total curriculum.
  • Voice majors are expected to be proficient in English, German, French, and Italian diction and to have general phonetic knowledge and skills that can be applied to other languages. They should have language competencies sufficient to understand texts in the repertory.
  • As a culminating demonstration of professional capability in the major field, the student must present three public performances and complete a lecture/document or dissertation. The performances include at least sixty minutes of recital in which the performer is a soloist.

DMA in Music Performance - Brass, Double Bass, Cello, Percussion, Woodwinds

  • Course List:
    • MUS 611: Research Methods in Music (3 credits)
    • MUS 629: Repertoire and Analysis (3 credits)
    • Music in Historic Era - select two from the following: (6 credits)
      • MUS 660: Music in the Middle Ages
      • MUS 661: Music in the Renaissance
      • MUS 662: Music in the Baroque Era
      • MUS 663: Music in the Classical Period
      • MUS 664: Music in the Romantic Era
      • MUS 665: Music in the 20th Century
    • Ensemble (at least 6 terms) (12 credits)
    • MUS 695: Band: [Topic]
    • or MUS 696: Orchestra: [Topic]
    • Non-Music Courses (8 credits)
    • Research Development Courses (2 courses) (6-8 credits)
    • MUE 639: Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic] (3 credits)
    • Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above (6-8 credits)
    • Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms) (24 credits)
    • MUS 607: Seminar: [Topic] (2 credits)
    • Three solo recitals
    • Comprehensive Exam
    • Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following: (6-18 credits)
      • MUS 601: Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
      • MUS 603: Dissertation (18 credits)
    • Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
  • Total Credits: 79-95

DMA in Music Performance - Solo Piano

  • Course List:
    • MUS 611: Research Methods in Music (3 credits)
    • MUS 629: Repertoire and Analysis (3 credits)
    • Music in Historic Era - select two from the following: (6 credits)
      • MUS 660: Music in the Middle Ages
      • MUS 661: Music in the Renaissance
      • MUS 662: Music in the Baroque Era
      • MUS 663: Music in the Classical Period
      • MUS 664: Music in the Romantic Era
      • MUS 665: Music in the 20th Century
    • Ensemble (6 credits)
    • MUS 521: The Collaborative Pianist
    • MUS 522: The Collaborative Pianist
    • MUS 523: The Collaborative Pianist
    • Non-Music Courses (8 credits)
    • Research Development Courses (2 courses) (6-8 credits)
    • MUE 639: Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic] (3 credits)
    • Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above (6-8 credits)
    • Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms) (24 credits)
    • MUS 650: Piano Literature (3 credits)
    • MUS 651: Piano Literature (3 credits)
    • MUS 652: Piano Literature (3 credits)
    • MUS 607: Seminar: [Topic] (2 credits)
    • Three solo recitals
    • Comprehensive Exam
    • Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following: (6-18 credits)
      • MUS 601: Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
      • MUS 603: Dissertation (18 credits)
    • Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
  • Total Credits: 82-98

DMA in Music Performance - Collaborative Piano

  • Course List:
    • MUS 611: Research Methods in Music (3 credits)
    • MUS 629: Repertoire and Analysis (3 credits)
    • Choose two of the following: (6 credits)
      • MUS 660: Music in the Middle Ages
      • MUS 661: Music in the Renaissance
      • MUS 662: Music in the Baroque Era
      • MUS 663: Music in the Classical Period
      • MUS 664: Music in the Romantic Era
      • MUS 665: Music in the 20th Century
    • Ensemble, MUS 694 (at least 3 terms) (3 credits)
    • Non-Music Courses (8 credits)
    • Research Development Courses (2 courses) (6-8 credits)
    • MUE 639: Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic] (3 credits)
    • Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above (6-8 credits)
    • Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms) (24 credits)
    • MUP 635: Music Performance Studies: [Topic] (2 credits)
    • MUS 691: Collegium Musicum (1 credit)
    • Choose one of the following: (4 credits)
      • MUS 574: History of Opera I
      • MUS 575: History of Opera
      • MUS 567: Solo Vocal Music (3 credits)
      • MUS 568: Solo Vocal Music (3 credits)
      • MUS 555: Lyric Diction (3 credits)
      • MUS 556: Lyric Diction (3 credits)
    • MUS 607: Seminar: [Topic] (2 credits)
    • Three solo recitals
    • Comprehensive Exam
    • Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following: (6-18 credits)
      • MUS 601: Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
      • MUS 603: Dissertation (18 credits)
    • Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
  • Total Credits: 89-105

DMA in Music Performance - Violin, Viola

  • Course List:
    • MUS 611: Research Methods in Music (3 credits)
    • MUS 629: Repertoire and Analysis (3 credits)
    • Music in Historic Era - select two from the following: (6 credits)
      • MUS 660: Music in the Middle Ages
      • MUS 661: Music in the Renaissance
      • MUS 662: Music in the Baroque Era
      • MUS 663: Music in the Classical Period
      • MUS 664: Music in the Romantic Era
      • MUS 665: Music in the 20th Century
    • Ensemble, MUS 696 (at least 6 terms) (12 credits)
    • Non-Music Courses (8 credits)
    • Research Development Courses (2 courses) (6-8 credits)
    • MUE 639: Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic] (3 credits)
    • Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above (6-8 credits)
    • Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms) (24 credits)
    • Select one of the following: (2 credits)
      • MUE 563: Pedagogy Methods: Violin and Viola
      • MUE 564: Advanced Violin/Viola Pedagogy
      • MUE 565: Somatics for String Players (1 credit)
      • MUE 559: Fundamentals of Violin and Viola Teaching (2 credits)
    • MUS 607: Seminar: [Topic] (2 credits)
    • Three solo recitals
    • Comprehensive Exam
    • Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following: (6-18 credits)
      • MUS 601: Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
      • MUS 603: Dissertation (18 credits)
    • Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
  • Total Credits: 84-100

DMA in Music Performance - Voice

  • Course List:
    • MUS 611: Research Methods in Music (3 credits)
    • MUS 629: Repertoire and Analysis (3 credits)
    • Music in Historic Era - select two from the following: (6 credits)
      • MUS 660: Music in the Middle Ages
      • MUS 661: Music in the Renaissance
      • MUS 662: Music in the Baroque Era
      • MUS 663: Music in the Classical Period
      • MUS 664: Music in the Romantic Era
      • MUS 665: Music in the 20th Century
    • Ensemble (at least 6 terms) (12 credits)
    • MUS 697: Chorus: [Topic]
    • or MUS 698: Opera Workshop
    • Non-Music Courses (8 credits)
    • Research Development Courses (2 courses) (6-8 credits)
    • MUE 639: Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic] (3 credits)
    • Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above (6-8 credits)
    • Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms) (24 credits)
    • Foreign Language
    • MUS 607: Seminar: [Topic] (2 credits)
    • Three solo recitals
    • Comprehensive Exam
    • Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following: (6-18 credits)
      • MUS 601: Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
      • MUS 603: Dissertation (18 credits)
    • Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
  • Total Credits: 79-95

Musicology/Ethnomusicology & Music Theory Courses 500-level up

  • Course List:
    • MUS 528: Cultures of Musical Celebrity (4 credits)
    • MUS 551: Introduction to Ethnomusicology (4 credits)
    • MUS 552: Musical Instruments of the World (4 credits)
    • MUS 562: Popular Musics in the African Diaspora (4 credits)
    • MUS 575: History of Opera (4 credits)
    • MUS 587: Music and Emotion (4 credits)
    • MUS 614: Introduction to Musicology (4 credits)
    • MUS 643: Notation of Medieval and Renaissance Music (3 credits)
    • MUS 660: Music in the Middle Ages (3 credits)
    • MUS 661: Music in the Renaissance (3 credits)
    • MUS 662: Music in the Baroque Era (3 credits)
    • MUS 663: Music in the Classical Period (3 credits)
    • MUS 664: Music in the Romantic Era (3 credits)
    • MUS 665: Music in the 20th Century (3 credits)
    • MUS 670: Graduate Seminar in Musicology: [Topic] (4 credits)
    • MUS 671: Seminar in Ethnomusicology: [Topic] (4 credits)
    • MUS 680: Historical Performance Practices I (3 credits)
    • MUS 681: Historical Performance Practices II (3 credits)
    • MUS 682: Historical Performance Practices III (3 credits)
    • MUS 683: Rhetoric and Music (4 credits)
    • MUS 684: Musical Iconography (4 credits)
    • MUS 516: Post-Tonal Theory I (3 credits)
    • MUS 517: Post-Tonal Theory II (3 credits)
    • MUS 530: Tonal Analysis: Linear Prolongational Analysis (3 credits)
    • MUS 531: Tonal Analysis: Form in Tonal Music (3 credits)
    • MUS 532: Tonal Analysis: Analysis of Popular Music (3 credits)
    • MUS 533: Counterpoint (4 credits)
    • MUS 534: Counterpoint (4 credits)
    • MUS 535: Counterpoint (4 credits)
    • MUS 615: Current Trends in Music Theory (3 credits)
    • MUS 629: Repertoire and Analysis (3 credits)
    • MUS 630: History of Theory I (3 credits)
    • MUS 631: History of Theory II (3 credits)
    • MUS 632: History of Theory III (3 credits)
    • MUS 634: Advanced Post-Tonal Theory (3 credits)
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