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The Singing Doctor: Reconsidering the Terminal Degree in Voice Performance

Wilkinson, Mark Leslie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587553732265375

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2020, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree has been the terminal degree in music performance, composition, and conducting in North America since the early 1950s. Originally met with criticism, some of which continues to this day, the DMA continues to serve as the gateway for applied music-makers that wish to join the academy. This document investigates and echoes these criticisms surrounding the necessity and design of the DMA in Voice Performance, while submitting new criticisms based in curriculum theory, learning science (pedagogy), and educational psychology. A comparative look at DMA in Voice Performance programs at 57 American universities and conservatories provides context and inspiration for a much-needed consensus on the desired outcomes of this terminal degree in singing. This document responds to this need by proposing a new, revised, and ideal course of study that encourages the singing community to reconsider the limitless possibilities that exist for artist-teachers in the pursuit of a DMA. In so doing, it serves as a mindful guide that institutions may use to tailor their doctoral programs to their strengths, while following best practices that uplift, validate, and ensure the existence of such a degree.
Scott McCoy, DMA (Advisor)
Edward Bak, MM (Committee Member)
Christin Ray, PhD (Committee Member)
Loretta Robinson, MM (Committee Member)
137 p.
Curricula; Curriculum Development; Education; Educational Psychology; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Music; Music Education; Pedagogy; Performing Arts; Teacher Education; Teaching
Curriculum Guide; DMA; Health; Interdisciplinary Studies; Music; Music Education; Otolaryngology; Speech-Language Pathology; Singing; Vocal Health; Voice; Voice Pedagogy; Voice Science

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  • Wilkinson, M. L. (2020). The Singing Doctor: Reconsidering the Terminal Degree in Voice Performance [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587553732265375

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wilkinson, Mark. The Singing Doctor: Reconsidering the Terminal Degree in Voice Performance. 2020. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587553732265375.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wilkinson, Mark. "The Singing Doctor: Reconsidering the Terminal Degree in Voice Performance." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587553732265375

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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