PhD in Stringed Instruments (PhD)

Tuition is Candidates accepted into the programme receive a full-tuition scholarship funded by the C.V. Starr Foundation..

The Doctor of Musical Arts programme at Juilliard focuses on advanced performance, scholarly research, and teaching preparation for string instrument specialists. Students engage in intensive study combining technical mastery with academic inquiry. The curriculum emphasizes individualized training within a professional performance environment. Research and performance are integrated through guided projects and public presentations.

Focus areas include Performance, Scholarly Research, Teaching Preparation, String Instrument Specialization.

The programme requires 60 credits, distributed across advanced coursework, dissertation research, and performance requirements. Students complete a major performance project and a written dissertation in musicology or music theory.

Graduates pursue careers as professional performers, university faculty, and music researchers.

Applicants must hold a master's degree in music or equivalent. Required materials include a performance audition, academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is expected.

The programme totals about 60 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically lasting three years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 9% of applicants.

Performance sits at the center of The Juilliard School's academic work. Its programs span dance, drama, and music, with acting available within drama and vocal arts offered within music. Music students can study instruments including piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, guitar, harp, organ, and percussion. Additional areas include collaborative piano, composition, conducting, jazz studies, historical performance, and the Doctor of Musical Arts. The Artist Diploma in Opera Studies provides another advanced music pathway.

Juilliard connects study with public performance through its performances program and annual season. Dance, drama, music, and creative enterprise appear across its on-stage and related programming. The school also supports artistic development through alumni activities, K-12 education, summer programs, and Juilliard Extension certificates in core musical skills, music composition, and music production. Juilliard Jazz marks 25 years, providing a specific point of continuity within the school's music activities.

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