<p>The reason why I thought of Yale was because you mentioned your son may be interested in seeking his DMA. Yale has a program that leads to an MMA in performance and then directly into the DMA performance program, both with a full tuition fellowship and small stipend. Yale has a bit more of a academic bent than most of the performance graduate programs but that would serve to be a benefit should your son want to teach at the university or conservatory level.</p>