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DMA Orchestral Conducting

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

The Catholic University of America

Program Overview

Applicants who qualify for entrance to this program will major in one of the following areas: composition, pedagogy (piano or voice), performance (chamber music, orchestral instruments*, piano, vocal accompanying, voice), orchestral conducting, or sacred music.The Doctor of Musical Arts degree is not offered in the area of percussion, guitar, harp, euphonium, or saxophone.The objective of the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts is to provide an opportunity for advanced study at the highest artistic and pedagogical level. For this reason, admission to candidacy is highly selective.

Program Key Stats

$44400 (Annual cost)



80 %

Eligibility Criteria


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155
155
580
6.5
80

Additional Information & Requirements

Essay, High School Documents, Secondary school report with counselor letter, Official high school transcripts, Academic letter of recommendation, TOEFL 550-paper; 213-computer; and 80 Internet, IELTS score is 6.5

Career Options

  • Arts administration
  • Broadcasting
  • Composition
  • Conducting
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Film music
  • Music arrangement
  • Musicology
  • Performing
  • Recording
  • Teaching

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