Financing grad school for MM in performance

Momofadult
Tue, 26 Nov 2019 22:29:13 +0000

@compmom, could you clarify your experience with joint MM/doctoral programs? I’m guessing these are composition programs (due to your screen name) or perhaps musicology or theory or other academic branches of music. Are you aware of any joint MM and doctoral programs for performers? (I am not, but that is definitely not to suggest that there are none. Just indicates my families experiences have not found any.)

Many on this forum are considering performance degrees which would typically be MM followed by a DMA rather than a PhD. Also a bit confused with your terminology “terminal master’s”. I’m just thinking more detail on your experience would be helpful to those trying to research the grad funding question. The paths open to some aren’t equally available to other specializations.