Doctor of Musical Arts
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The University of Western Australia's Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Doctor of Musical Arts (in composition) students are required to prepare under supervision and present for examination - a portfolio of original compositions in a variety of genres, deemed to be of sufficient scale and duration, which show the highest level of technical accomplishment and imaginative resource; a 45-minute lecture/demonstration followed by a 15-minute discussion on a topic related to the student's research or compositions; and a thesis (30,000 to 40,000 words) on a topic related to one or more aspects of the composition portfolio. Doctor of Musical Arts (in performance) students are required to prepare under supervision and present for examination - two recitals of normally 70 to 90 minutes' duration which demonstrate professional executant skill and interpretative ability; a 45-minute lecture/demonstration followed by a 15-minute discussion session on a topic related to the student's research; and a thesis (30,000 to 40,000 words) on a topic related to one or more aspects of the performances.
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Course structure
- 3.(1) The fields of study for the course are composition and performance. (2) A student must - (a)(i) for the course in composition, present for examination: a portfolio of original compositions, in a variety of genres, considered to be of sufficient magnitude and duration by the Faculty of Arts on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Music, which show the highest level of technical accomplishment and imaginative resource
- and a lecture/demonstration on a topic related to the student's research or compositions, comprising a 45-minute lecture/demonstration and a 15-minute discussion session
- or (ii) for the course in performance, present the following required creative components: two recitals, each of 70 to 90 minutes' duration, which include the performance of repertoire demonstrating professional executant skill and interpretative ability
- and one lecture recital on a topic related to the student's research, comprising a 45-minute lecture/demonstration and a 15-minute discussion session
- and (b) present a thesis on a topic strongly related to one or more aspect(s) of the work presented under (a). (3) The thesis must be a minimum of 30,000 and a maximum of 40,000 words in length, excluding tables, footnotes, endnotes, appendices and other illustrative matter. 4.(1) A student must submit to the Board for approval - (a)(i) the proposed musical forms and media of the composition portfolio
- or (ii) a preliminary proposal for the recital program
- and (b) the details of the thesis. (2) The information referred to in (1) must be submitted within six months of the date of first enrolment in the course if the enrolment is full-time, or the equivalent as determined by the Board if the enrolment is part-time or a mixture of full- and part-time. (3) The approval of the Board is required for any significant changes to the information referred to in (1)
Admissions
An applicant for the Doctor of Musical Arts (in composition) must submit a folio of original compositions, the arrangements for which are determined by the Head of the School of Music.
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