Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting January 2027
- Apply before Oct 2026
- Starting August 2027
- Apply before Dec 2026
Language
English
TOEFL iBT: 80
Credits
90 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Tempe, United States
Disciplines
Music Performance
Overview
Reach your highest level of academic achievement as a performer by immersing yourself in a musical environment in which your creativity and passion is showcased through numerous performance experiences. The DMA in Music Performance is offered at Arizona State University.
Career Opportunities
Musicians with expertise in performing, composing, teaching, researching, arts advocacy and serving as therapists are in high demand across many sectors and industries, including performing arts organizations, educational institutions, entertainment companies, health and wellness industries, and community arts organizations.
Career examples include:
- arts administrator
- community arts advocate
- composer for film, video games, television
- music therapist
- performing musician
- public or community school teacher
- university professor
Programme Structure
What you will learn:
- Students work with faculty mentors toward achieving a professional level of performance through individual recitals, chamber music, and ensembles including choral, orchestral, jazz, musical theatre and opera ensembles, depending on their area of emphasis.
- Additionally, students learn skills they will need in order to be a highly successful working musician, including audition preparation, networking, learning organizational strategies, opportunity creation and developing an entrepreneurial mindset.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a U.S. bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree from an institution in another country that is officially recognized by that country.
- Students seeking admission typically hold a Master of Music degree. Applicants with other degrees are considered if they have received graduate training similar to that normally expected in a Master of Music program.
All applicants must submit:
- graduate admission application and application fee
- School of Music, Dance and Theatre application, including a resume and personal statement repertoire list
- official transcripts
- prescreening recording
- three letters of recommendation
- teaching demonstration video (piano pedagogy applicants)
- writing sample (solo piano and piano pedagogy applicants)
- proof of English proficiency
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (International tuition fees apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. In some regions, like the EU/EEA, or under certain agreements, students from partner countries may also pay domestic fees.) — Non-residents: 42,813 AUD / year (≈ 30,348 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 39,233 AUD / year (≈ 27,810 USD / year)
- Domestic (Tuition fee for the domestic students.) — In-State: 18,255 AUD / year (≈ 12,940 USD / year)
Living costs
Tempe, United States
1,270-1,904 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships
