Stony Brook,
NY,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance in Stony Brook United States | Stony Brook University, SUNY
Stony Brook University, SUNY
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Stony Brook United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
24,490
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The Music Department provides academic pathways typically culminating in a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Music History and Theory, Ethnomusicology, or Composition. Additionally, it offers programs leading to the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Performance. Master's Degrees are available in Music History and Theory, Ethnomusicology, Composition, and Music Performance. These programs stem from Stony Brook's unique collaboration between academic and conservatory traditions. The department boasts an accomplished faculty spanning music history, theory, ethnomusicology, composition, and performance. Its curriculum promotes cross-disciplinary engagement among traditionally segregated musical fields. Performance programs, for instance, incorporate academic coursework. Graduate classes often bring together students from diverse specializations. Some courses feature collaborative teaching, exploring subjects through multiple academic lenses, while others situate music within wider societal frameworks using approaches from ethnomusicology, cultural studies, and feminist theory. Cross-disciplinary learning forms the cornerstone of the department's educational approach. Students are supported in cultivating expertise across multiple musical domains. Doctoral candidates pursuing both performance and another specialization have various pathways available, including combined degree options.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
A. A bachelor's degree from a recognized institution.
B. Official transcripts of undergraduate records.
C. An audition in the major field of performance. Students residing at a distance from the University may gain provisional acceptance by sending a recorded audition. Audition dates, usually designated for February, are announced by the Department mid-fall. These dates, as well as specific requirements for auditions, are posted at the Departmental website.
D. Letters of recommendation from the former principal teacher and at least two other persons familiar with the student's work.
E. While acceptance into the program is based primarily upon excellence in performance, the program contains a significant academic component. Applicants to the program are therefore required to submit two examples of their work in music history or music theory, such as papers completed as coursework in either area. One paper is required for entry at the Masters level, two are required for entry at the Doctoral level.
F. Acceptance by both the Department of Music and the Graduate School.
An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6
TOEFL: 90 for admission to a doctoral program and to be eligible for consideration for TA/GA support
B. Official transcripts of undergraduate records.
C. An audition in the major field of performance. Students residing at a distance from the University may gain provisional acceptance by sending a recorded audition. Audition dates, usually designated for February, are announced by the Department mid-fall. These dates, as well as specific requirements for auditions, are posted at the Departmental website.
D. Letters of recommendation from the former principal teacher and at least two other persons familiar with the student's work.
E. While acceptance into the program is based primarily upon excellence in performance, the program contains a significant academic component. Applicants to the program are therefore required to submit two examples of their work in music history or music theory, such as papers completed as coursework in either area. One paper is required for entry at the Masters level, two are required for entry at the Doctoral level.
F. Acceptance by both the Department of Music and the Graduate School.
An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6
TOEFL: 90 for admission to a doctoral program and to be eligible for consideration for TA/GA support
Tuition
USD
24,490