Music Performance (DMA)

https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/

The School of Music and Dance has the largest full-time, in-residence music faculty on the West Coast north of Los Angeles. The school is grounded in the strength of the traditional canon and fosters the creation and performance of new work.

Options are available in

  • Instruments: Brass (Euphonium, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba), Double Bass, Cello, Percussion, and Woodwinds (Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone)
  • Keyboards: Solo Piano, Collaborative Piano
  • Violin and Viola
  • Voice

Ensemble Requirements 

  • Instrumental ensemble options: University Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Wind Ensemble, Oregon Wind Symphony 
  • Voice ensemble options: University Singers, Chamber Choir, Opera Ensemble 
  • Students studying piano, collaborative piano have other ensemble options. See charts for associated instruments.   

At the doctoral level, the basic orientation is the highest level of professional practice emphasizing the creation or performance of musical works and the application and transmission of knowledge about musical works and pedagogy. Creation, performance, and teaching are highly disciplined efforts; inquiry and investigation, and often research and scholarship, are components of performance practice.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate advanced competencies in performance. Studies in this area comprise as much as two-thirds or at least one-third of the total curriculum.
  • Gain knowledge and skills in one or more fields of music outside the major such as theory and analysis, history and literature, musicology and ethnomusicology, and pedagogy. Such supportive studies in music that broaden and deepen musical competence comprise at least one-third of the total curriculum.
  • Voice majors are expected to be proficient in English, German, French, and Italian diction and to have general phonetic knowledge and skills that can be applied to other languages. They should have language competencies sufficient to understand texts in the repertory.\
  • As a culminating demonstration of professional capability in the major field, the student must present three public performances and complete a lecture/document or dissertation. The performances include at least sixty minutes of recital in which the performer is a soloist.

DMA in Music Performance - Brass, Double Bass, Cello, Percussion, Woodwinds

MUS 611Research Methods in Music3
MUS 629Repertoire and Analysis3
MUE 641College Music Teaching3
Music in Historic Era - select two from the following:6
Music in the Middle Ages
Music in the Renaissance
Music in the Baroque Era
Music in the Classical Period
Music in the Romantic Era
Music in the 20th Century
Ensemble (at least 6 terms)12
Band: [Topic]
Orchestra: [Topic]
Non-Music Courses 18
Research Development Courses (8 credits or 2 courses) 26-8
MUE 639Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic]3
Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above 36-8
Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms)24
MUS 607Seminar: [Topic] 42
Three solo recitals
Comprehensive Exam
Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following:6-18
Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
Dissertation (18 credits)
Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
Total Credits82-98
1

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to assist with content creation of the final writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

2

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to prepare students for the research and writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

3

Courses are listed in the Approved Courses section.

4

DMA Thesis Organization

DMA in Music Performance - Solo Piano

MUS 611Research Methods in Music3
MUS 629Repertoire and Analysis3
MUE 641College Music Teaching3
Music in Historic Era - select two from the following:6
Music in the Middle Ages
Music in the Renaissance
Music in the Baroque Era
Music in the Classical Period
Music in the Romantic Era
Music in the 20th Century
Ensemble6
The Collaborative Pianist
The Collaborative Pianist
The Collaborative Pianist
Non-Music Courses 18
Research Development Courses (8 credits or 2 courses) 26-8
MUE 639Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic]3
Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above 36-8
Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms)24
MUS 650Piano Literature3
MUS 651Piano Literature3
MUS 652Piano Literature3
MUS 607Seminar: [Topic] 42
Three solo recitals
Comprehensive Exam
Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following:6-18
Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
Dissertation (18 credits)
Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
Total Credits85-101
1

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to assist with content creation of the final writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

2

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to prepare students for the research and writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

3

Courses are listed in the Approved Courses section.

4

DMA Thesis Organization

 

DMA in Music Performance - Collaborative Piano

MUS 611Research Methods in Music3
MUS 629Repertoire and Analysis3
MUE 641College Music Teaching3
Music in Historic Era - select two from the following:6
Music in the Middle Ages
Music in the Renaissance
Music in the Baroque Era
Music in the Classical Period
Music in the Romantic Era
Music in the 20th Century
Ensemble, MUS 694 (at least 3 terms)3
Non-Music Courses 18
Research Development Courses (8 credits or 2 courses) 26-8
MUE 639Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic]3
Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above6-8
Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms)24
MUP 635Music Performance Studies: [Topic] 32
MUS 691Collegium Musicum (one term)3
MUS 575History of Opera4
MUS 567Solo Vocal Music3
MUS 568Solo Vocal Music3
MUS 555Lyric Diction3
MUS 556Lyric Diction3
MUS 607Seminar: [Topic] 42
Three solo recitals
Comprehensive Exam
Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following:6-18
Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
Dissertation (18 credits)
Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
Total Credits94-110
1

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to assist with content creation of the final writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

2

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to prepare students for the research and writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

3

Harpsichord or Basso Continuo.

4

DMA Thesis Organization

DMA in Music Performance - Violin, Viola

MUS 611Research Methods in Music3
MUS 629Repertoire and Analysis3
MUE 641College Music Teaching3
Music in Historic Era - select two from the following:6
Music in the Middle Ages
Music in the Renaissance
Music in the Baroque Era
Music in the Classical Period
Music in the Romantic Era
Music in the 20th Century
Ensemble, MUS 696 (at least 6 terms)12
Non-Music Courses 18
Research Development Courses (8 credits or 2 courses) 26-8
MUE 639Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic]3
Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above 36-8
Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms)24
Select one of the following:2
Pedagogy Methods: Violin and Viola
Advanced Violin/Viola Pedagogy
MUE 565Somatics for String Players1
MUE 559Fundamentals of Violin and Viola Teaching2
MUS 607Seminar: [Topic] 42
Three solo recitals
Comprehensive Exam
Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following:6-18
Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
Dissertation (18 credits)
Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
Total Credits87-103
1

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to assist with content creation of the final writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

2

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to prepare students for the research and writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

3

Courses are listed in the Approved Courses section.

4

DMA Thesis Organization

DMA in Music Performance - Voice

MUS 611Research Methods in Music3
MUS 629Repertoire and Analysis3
MUE 641College Music Teaching3
Music in Historic Era - select two from the following:6
Music in the Middle Ages
Music in the Renaissance
Music in the Baroque Era
Music in the Classical Period
Music in the Romantic Era
Music in the 20th Century
Ensemble (at least 6 terms)12
Chorus: [Topic]
Opera Workshop
Non-Music Courses 18
Research Development Courses (8 credits or 2 courses) 26-8
MUE 639Pedagogy and Practicum: [Topic]3
Two Musicology/Ethnomusicology or Theory courses at the 500-level or above 36-8
Performance Studies, MUP 765 (at least 6 terms)24
Foreign Language 4
MUS 607Seminar: [Topic] 52
Three solo recitals
Comprehensive Exam
Lecture Document or Dissertation - select one from the following:6-18
Research: [Topic] (6 credits)
Dissertation (18 credits)
Public Lecture & Oral Defense of Lecture Document/Dissertation
Total Credits82-98
1

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to assist with content creation of the final writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

2

Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor. These courses are intended to prepare students for the research and writing/creation of dissertation or lecture document.  

3

Courses are listed in the Approved Courses section.

4

One year of college study in at least two of the languages - French, German, Italian. Can have been completed at previous institutions.  

5

DMA Thesis Organization

Musicology/Ethnomusicology & Music Theory Courses 500-level up

MUS 528Cultures of Musical Celebrity3
MUS 551Introduction to Ethnomusicology4
MUS 552Musical Instruments of the World4
MUS 562Popular Musics in the African Diaspora4
MUS 575History of Opera4
MUS 587Music and Emotion4
MUS 614Introduction to Musicology4
MUS 643Notation of Medieval and Renaissance Music3
MUS 660Music in the Middle Ages 13
MUS 661Music in the Renaissance 13
MUS 662Music in the Baroque Era 13
MUS 663Music in the Classical Period 13
MUS 664Music in the Romantic Era 13
MUS 665Music in the 20th Century 13
MUS 670Graduate Seminar in Musicology: [Topic]4
MUS 671Seminar in Ethnomusicology: [Topic]4
MUS 680Historical Performance Practices I3
MUS 681Historical Performance Practices II3
MUS 682Historical Performance Practices III3
MUS 683Rhetoric and Music4
MUS 684Musical Iconography4
MUS 516Post-Tonal Theory I3
MUS 517Post-Tonal Theory II3
MUS 530Tonal Analysis: Linear Prolongational Analysis3
MUS 531Tonal Analysis: Form in Tonal Music3
MUS 532Tonal Analysis: Analysis of Popular Music3
MUS 533Counterpoint4
MUS 534Counterpoint4
MUS 535Counterpoint4
MUS 615Current Trends in Music Theory3
MUS 629Repertoire and Analysis3
MUS 630History of Theory I3
MUS 631History of Theory II3
MUS 632History of Theory III3
MUS 634Advanced Post-Tonal Theory3
1

These courses can also count in this category, but only after the Music in Historic Era requirement is completed.