Performance D.M.A. Program: Fall 2010 Admissions

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Fall 2012 Admissions: To apply to the DMA program in musical performance, send the following through the Admissions Office website no later than December 1, 2011:

  (1) An online application form.
  (2) Two letters of recommendation.
  (3) Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE): Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical
  (4) One or two samples of your written work, that is: a substantial term paper or a chapter from an undergraduate or Master's thesis, etc.
  (5) TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores: Required of any applicant without a degree from an English-speaking college or university
  (6) The first round of auditions consists of a pre-screening CD. This recording should contain 40-60 minutes of your playing (singing). The program should include solo repertoire from (at least) three different musical periods. For string players and pianists, a complete sonata from the 18th or 19th century is required. It is recommended (but not required) that you include one work composed after 1950. For the remaining piece or pieces, you may, if you choose, include complete movements excerpted from longer works. The recording does not need to be of a live performance.

If the adjudicators determine that your application materials (including the recorded performance) are satisfactory, you will be notified by early January regarding arrangements for an audition at the CUNY Graduate Center. Auditions - by appointment only - will be scheduled either Friday or Saturday, February 3 and 4, 2012.

In addition to the general University requirements for admission, applicants for the Performance DMA must present an adequate background, as judged by the Admissions Committee, in the areas of music history, music theory, and analysis. They must demonstrate promise of achievement in study, research, and scholarly writing.

If you have any further questions meanwhile, please contact Prof. Norman Carey, Deputy Executive Officer, DMA Program in Performance.

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