The DMA program in Piano at the Peabody Conservatory is a highly-competitive program and students accepted into it will require not only a high-degree of performance ability but also the appropriate academic background to pursue doctoral-level academic studies. The DMA Piano audition/interview process at Peabody is a follows:
- All selections should be performed from memory.
- Pre-screening is done by the full piano faculty during the month of December. Pre-screening decisions go out in early January.
- Live auditions are scheduled for those who have passed the pre-screening round. DMA auditions take place on the Tuesday of Audition Week.
- Candidates still being considered for the DMA program after their live audition at Peabody will receive a notice of advancement to the DMA interview round within 24-hours of their live audition. DMA interviews will be subsequently scheduled and take place on Zoom.
- Students who do not pass the DMA live audition round will also receive an email after the live auditions and may be invited to join a different degree program but will not be required to to attend a DMA interview.
Students accepted into the DMA Piano program will receive notification no later than April 1st.