Performance Office DMA

Applied Lessons

MUS4844/MU4845

DMA Students receive a total of 48 lessons over their degree. Grades are collected after every set of 12 lessons.

Recital Information for DMAs

Specific Recital Requirements by Type and Instrument can be found on the Performance Office's SharePoint page.

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Students should complete the DMA Recital Booking online form to begin the process of scheduling a recital. Please note there is no availability from early March to mid-May. If you do not use one of our regular venues, all related expenses (rental, staff, cartage of equipment, tuning, recording services, etc.) will be the responsibility of the student. 

Complete the form

    • 1st (MUS4866Y)
    • 2nd (MUS4877Y)
    • 3rd (MUS4888Y)
    • Elective (MUS4855H)
    • Composition (MUS3888Y)

    • Solo or Chamber
    • Lecture

    • Fully Mastered Audio Recording

    • Solo/Chamber and Lecture Recitals can be given in-person or by remote video recording.  The remote video recording should be completed in one, unedited, continuous take.  However, a break where the intermission would normally be is acceptable.
    • Lecture Recitals and Fully Mastered Audio Recordings are optional forms of completing a DMA recital.

  • The complete recital program, including program notes, must be submitted by the primary applied instructor to the Performance Office at least 4 weeks in advance of the recital. Voice students can include the texts and translations at the end of the program. Electronic programs will be linked to the livestream (as available) and the Faculty events posting online.

    Programs that are not prepared and submitted, or poorly presented (spelling, format, accuracy, etc.) will result in a deduction of up to 3%. Refer to the Recital Program Preparation and DMA Program Notes Guidelines files for further details. Program templates are available on the Performance Office’s SharePoint.

  • All Recitals (except Lecture Recitals) will include program notes written by the candidate and approved by the primary applied instructor. PLEASE NOTE: program notes, along with the completed recital program, must be submitted by the primary applied instructor to the Performance Office at least 4 weeks in advance of the recital. 

    If the recital adjudicators do not find the program notes to be acceptable, the DMA candidate will be asked to re-write them and submit to the Performance Office within two weeks following the adjudication. The grade and comments for the recital will not be released until the revised program notes have been approved by the Associate Dean of Performance and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. Please see the DMA Program Notes Guidelines document for further information.

  • Electronic copies of your music for the adjudicator panel must be submitted 2 weeks in advance of your recital date

    • Upload online here: uoft.me/recitalscores
    • These must be submitted as PDF files.
    • Provide scores only for the music you are performing.
    • Number your score file titles, so that it is listed in the order of performance. 

  • All students must complete the In-Person Recital Details form at least 6 weeks in advance of their recital date.

    • Requests for specific INSTRUMENT*, EQUIPMENT* or TECHNICAL* needs are to be made using this form. (*May not be possible for all recitals and locations.)
    • There are no lighting options available for recitals.

  • DMA – 2 hours, as available

    • Special technical or instrument requests for use during your dress rehearsal should be confirmed with the Performance Office in advance and may not be available. Tech support cannot be guaranteed without two weeks of notice. If your dress rehearsal requires Walter Hall tech support (such as for a lecture recital), you must schedule the dress rehearsal with the Performance Office at least two weeks in advance of your desired dress rehearsal date.
    • Only the performers on the recital, and the Applied Instructor, can be in the hall. No audience will be permitted.
    • Percussion students are provided with extra time before their recital start time to be used as their dress rehearsal.
    • DMA students can e-mail the Performance Office directly to schedule their dress rehearsal.

  • Due to the large number of recitals and concerts going on back to back, receptions during recital intermissions are not allowed. Post-recital receptions are only permitted on the third floor of the Edward Johnson Building (no alcohol permitted) or at an off-site facility (eg. restaurant, pub, etc.). There are no exceptions to this policy.

    • Faculty of Music venues do not have resident stage managers. It is the responsibility of the student to set up and clear the stage (equipment, stands, etc.).
    • The recording technician is not required to assist with stage management.

Questions about repertoire selection should be brought to the Area Head. When permissions of the Area Head are required, approval must be submitted in writing to the Performance Office.