Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
All Official Transcripts. TOEFL PBT - 550. TOEFL IBT - 80. IELTS - 6.5.To be admitted to the Doctor of Musical Arts degree program in collaborative piano on regular status, an applicant must have:
a master's degree in music from a recognized educational institution or a total of 30 credits of approved graduate course work.
presented a live performance audition acceptable to the committee appointed by the Dean of the College of Music.
Applicants must present a live 40-minute audition, including 30 minutes of performance that demonstrates proficiency in solo performance and instrumental and vocal accompanying and approximately 10 minutes of discussion on one or more of the works, that is acceptable to the committee appointed by the Dean of the College of Music.
Applicants must also be prepared to respond to questions from the audition panel on the entire program.
With the approval of the faculty in the piano area, an applicant may be considered for admission to the program based on a highquality recording of a recent performance, rather than based on a live performance audition. An applicant who submits a recording may be admitted only on provisional status pending the presentation of a live performance audition before a faculty committee appointed by the Dean of the College of Music. The audition must be presented before the end of the first semester of enrollment in the program.