06.03.05 Program of Study – General Information (DMA) Students who enrolled in their current MM or DMA degree program prior to summer 2009 are not affected by the credit changes indicated in the following sections. Please click here for degree requirements for students who enrolled in spring 2009 or earlier. The program of study lists those…
06.03.04 Remedial Courses (DMA) Remedial courses that are required as a result of the placement exams or upon admission to a program must be taken above and beyond the 60-credit hours required for the DMA. Required remediation in the following courses must be taken as additional credits to the sixty-credit program of study. Please see…
06.03.03 Residency & Time Limits (DMA) The curriculum for the doctor of musical arts degree will normally require 90 semester hours beyond the bachelor’s degree or 60 hours beyond an acceptable master’s degree. Students are required to be in residence either one or two years, depending on their major. Please refer to the degree requirements…
06.03.02 List of Majors within the DMA Degree The following majors are offered within the Doctor of Musical Arts degree program: Composition Conducting (Choral, Orchestral, Wind) Early Music Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Music Education Performance and Literature (Instrumental or Vocal) Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music
06.03.01 Continuation from MM to DMA Degree Some students enrolled in the Master of Music program consider continuation of Eastman study through enrollment in the Doctor of Musical Arts program. Such students should discuss this possibility with their department faculty (and/or major applied teacher) and should consider very carefully in this context the ease (or…
06.03 The Doctor of Musical Arts Degree The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree is designed to represent high attainments in the practice of music, with emphasis on the arts of performing, composing/arranging, conducting and teaching. A candidate for this degree must be, first of all, a capable practitioner of a chosen art. He or…
06.02.12 MM – Major in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music Students who enrolled in their current MM degree program prior to summer 2009 are not affected by the updates indicated below. Please click here for degree requirements for students who enrolled in spring 2009 or earlier. Degree requirement checklist for MM in Piano Accompanying and Chamber…
06.02.11 MM – Major in Performance and Literature Students who enrolled in their current MM degree program prior to summer 2009 are not affected by the updates indicated below. Please click here for degree requirements for students who enrolled in spring 2009 or earlier. Prerequisites:Candidates will demonstrate proficiency on their voice or instrument, and a…
06.02.10 MM – Major in Opera (Stage Directing) Prerequisites: Candidates will demonstrate proficiency in stage-directing technique, musicianship, stage terminology, and language skills through an audition with the Eastman voice faculty and an interview with the opera faculty. Applicants must perform three vocal selections in three different languages (two from stage works), and direct students in…
06.02.09.01 MM – Major in Music Education (leading to New York State Initial plus Professional Certification in Music) See also: 02.17 Teacher Certification in New York State Students who enrolled in their current MM degree program prior to summer 2009 are not affected by the updates indicated below. Please click here for degree requirements for students…