The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Performance at BU School of Music is a advanced degree program for graduate students committed to reaching the highest professional standards in performance practice as well academic studies. The DMA in Performance is offered in two tracks: dissertation track and recital track. With expert faculty including 20 members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, BU School of Music is a community of academically and artistically extraordinary musicians within a major research University located in one of the great music capitals of the U.S. Boston. Experience an exceptional 3:1 student to faculty ratio with cultural opportunities that are nearly limitless.
The Performance program is offered in the following areas: Voice, Strings, Keyboard (piano, collaborative piano, organ), Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion.
With your DMA in Performance, you will attain industry standards of preparation for a career as a composer, performer, scholar, or teacher. This is your opportunity join a global network of BU graduates who are represented in most of the major symphony orchestras nationally and many around the world, including, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, The Chicago Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. BU's prestigious group of alumni have won Tonys, Grammys, Golden Globes, Oscars, Emmys, and Screen Actor Guild Awards. Students are assigned a faculty member for individualized instruction in preparation to enter the field of music.
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp
As part of the String Department you will join a longstanding tradition of excellence. Learn from faculty that draw from wide-ranging experiences as soloists, pedagogues, chamber musicians, and orchestral musicians. Take a lesson with our internationally renowned faculty. Get a chamber music coaching with the Grammy award-winning Muir Quartet. Prep for your orchestra auditions with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
