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Doctor of Musical Arts

PURPOSE

The purpose of the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts is to establish students as front runners of the 21st century global leaders with the excellent competence through the training in the applied area. From various applied areas to such courses as music history, musical evolution in modern cross and orchestral music in analysis, the students will advance their performance techniques and profound musical knowledge preparing artists for careers in higher education.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this degree, students will be able to:

• Exhibit the qualities of a professional performer through deeper training in their applied areas.
• Establish a research skills and performance ability in outstanding interpretation in music.
• Prove outstanding communication skills in their research assignment.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Application form for admission
• $100.00 non-refundable application fee
• A brief autobiographical statement
• Official transcript appropriate for the program:
  • Master's degree in either Music or Church Music, or its equivalent with a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA.
• Audition
  Students who are applying for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts should submit an audition in their applied areas by submitting a recording on a DVD with their admission application to the admission committee.
• Prerequisite Requirement
  An applicant for the DMA whose master’s degree was in a different applied area will be required to take two master level courses and a master’s recital for the equivalent form master's degree applied area. The graduate recital requirement may be waived if the applicant had already completed three applied area courses or wants to take them all. If the prospective students decide to follow the admission policy regarding taking three prerequisite courses of applied area as a pre-doctoral study, they will not be required to follow the audition procedure. Those who apply for the applied area of Music Coaching in DMA degree are not required by such three prerequisite courses of applied area as a pre-doctoral Musical Arts degree program. Those who are as F-1 visa students must consult with music department in advance for this applied area's study application.
• Applicaton Essay
• Recommendation from church pastor or former teacher
• Two recent photographs (for student ID)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• The student must successfully complete the prescribed course of study with a grade point average of at least 3.00 (B) out of 4.00.
• Receiving a “C” in the doctoral program is considered a failure.
• The student must pass the Graduation Qualifying Examination. Students may take the exam three times if they fail first. The retest opportunity is in the next semester. This test will be taken prior to submission of the recital or dissertation.
• Prior to graduation, the student must meet all financial obligations to the institution.
• Graduation concert in major field 3 times
  1) Rules for the 1st and 2nd concerts - The 1st and 2nd concerts are under the guidance of the academic advisor. The location, etc. must be submitted and approved by the school, and a live video of the performance must be submitted to the school.
  2) Rules for the final graduation concert - The final concert is under the guidance of the advisor. Submit and receive approval from the school. A 50-60 minute concert is recorded with a video record system and submitted to the school for evaluation. In the case of vocal music, the language must be in three or more languages. Must be completed 8 months prior to expected graduation.
  At a place approved by the school, two judges will be in charge. Graduation performance video, review professor evaluation, research theory and background on the subject in the form of a thesis (pages 20-30) and submit. (Completed 4 months before expected graduation)
• DMA Graduation Recital examination fee ( Advisor & Defense fee $ 4,000 )
• Music Education major - Graduation Lecture Recital (Advisor & Defense fee $ 4,000)
• Attend Graduation Seminar and Graduation Concert