Doctor of Musical Arts (Field: Performance)

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Faculty of Music's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Applicants for the DMA in the Performance field must hold a Master of Music degree specializing in Performance from the University of Toronto, or its equivalent from another university, with an average standing of B+ or better.

• Applicants are required to pass an audition.

• An essay of approximately 3,000 words which demonstrates the student's ability to handle a research problem.

• Applicants, whether from the University of Toronto or elsewhere, may be interviewed by the department.

• Two letters of reference commenting on the applicant's music performance ability, academic ability, and professional promise.

Program Requirements

• Coursework. Students must complete a minimum of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4800Y DMA Seminar, taken in the first session.

  • 0.5 FCE: MUS4899H Research in Performance, begun in the second session.

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4844Y⁰ Advanced Applied Music I.

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4845Y⁰ Advanced Applied Music II.

  • The remaining 1.5 FCEs must be graduate seminar courses.

  • Coursework should be completed by the end of Year 2 with an average grade of at least A–. Exceptions to the time of completion are:

    • MUS4899Y Research in Performance, to be taken in the Winter session of Year 1 and the Fall of Year 2, which lays the groundwork for the dissertation research and leads to a field examination at the end of Year 2; and

    • MUS4845Y⁰ Advanced Applied Music II. Students may be required to take additional courses or acquire other skills to meet the needs of their proposed areas of study.

• Students are permitted two attempts to complete the field examination. If students are unsuccessful in their second attempt at the field examination, the department will make a recommendation for program termination.

• Three DMA recitals.

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4866Y⁰ DMA Recital I

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4877Y⁰ DMA Recital II

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4888Y⁰ DMA Recital III.

  • The format of these recitals will be determined in consultation with the supervisor and the supervisory committee.

• Reading knowledge of one language other than English is required. The required language will be determined by the department. The department may require competence in additional languages. All remaining course and language requirements, including the field exam, must be completed successfully by the end of Year 2.

• The residency requirement is two years, whereby students must be on campus full-time and consequently in geographical proximity to be able to participate fully in the University activities associated with the program.

Program Length

4 years full-time

Time Limit

6 years full-time

⁰ Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.