Doctor of Music
The Doctor of Music degree (DMus, DM, MusD or occasionally MusDoc) is a
The Doctor of Music degree should not be confused with the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree, which is the standard (PhD-level) doctorate in fields such as performance (including conducting) and musical composition. (However, at least one graduate program, at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, has been issuing the Doctor of Music degree (abbreviated by this institution as "D.M.") since 1953.[1] Notably, many of the Indiana DM degrees are recorded as being in "Music Literature and Performance", rather than just "Performance" presumably differentiating them from the DMA degrees offered elsewhere. [2])
The D.Mus. is also distinct from the Doctor of Philosophy (
.The Doctor of Music degree has also been awarded
See also
- Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
References
- ^ Correspondence with Graduate Music Office, Indiana University Bloomington.
- ^ "Jacobs School of Music Bulletin".
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- ^ "IRON MAIDEN Singer Receives Honorary Doctorate In Music From Queen Mary University". Blabbermouth.net. July 20, 2011. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "From the Archives: Irene Dunne, Leading Star of '30s and '40s, Dies at 88". Los Angeles Times. 1990-09-05.
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