早期音乐音乐艺术博士学位（强调历史性乐器）

DMA学位授予在音乐实践中的高成就，重点是表演和教学艺术。该学位的候选人必须是能展示最高阶智力属性的有能力的艺术家。作曲和音乐教育的研究可以在研究生专业研究部门（如此处所述的DMA）内进行，也可以在研究生研究课程内进行。各个程序的重点和课程内容有所不同。在申请方面，音乐艺术博士课程要求对所应用的乐器或声音进行试听，而哲学博士课程不需要入学时的试听。在每个DMA专业中，重点都放在不同程度的实际应用音乐​​上，并且构成了该部门的鲜明特色。因此，作曲和音乐教育专业的学生在DMA学位课程中包含强大的表现成分，而在
The DMA degree is awarded for high attainments in the practice of music, with emphasis on the arts of performing and teaching. A candidate for this degree must be a capable artist who demonstrates intellectual attributes of the highest order. Studies in composition and music education may be undertaken within the division of graduate professional studies (the DMA as described here) or within the division of graduate research studies. The respective programs have differences in emphasis and course content. In terms of applying, the Doctor of Musical Arts program requires an audition on an applied instrument or voice, the Doctor of Philosophy program does not require an audition for admission. Emphasis is on practical applied music in varying degrees in each of the DMA majors, and constitutes a distinctive feature of the division. Thus the composition and music education majors contain a strong performance component in the DMA degree program, and have a distinctly different emphasis in the PhD degree program.<br>The program of study constitutes the formal requirements that must be met by the student before completion of work for the DMA degree. The program normally will comprise at least 60 credits beyond the master's degree, and must be approved by the Graduate Professional Committee (GPC). Programs of study are developed by the student in close consultation with his or her program adviser, and are normally submitted to the GPC for approval by the third semester (or after 20 credit hours). Individual programs may vary considerably, depending upon the needs of the student (as revealed in the placement tests in theory and music history), general educational background, and career goals. The program of study must be approved by the GPC at least four months before the doctoral qualifying exam is taken. The DMA typically takes 3.5 years of full-time study to complete.