# Doctor of Music [[4.1.0 What are "Program Competencies"|Program Competencies]] ## Plan Description The Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance degree represents the highest level of academic and musical achievement at UNLV. The program is designed for those students who choose to pursue careers in both performance and college-level teaching. Our program provides intensive academic preparation and teaching of the type that will enable students to be effective pedagogues and to function successfully in an academic environment while continuing their development as performing artists.​ ### Learning Outcomes Students graduating from the UNLV School of Music with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree will: - Perform or conduct and rehearse in an area of specialization at the highest level of professional practice. - Demonstrate historical and theoretical knowledge supportive of the development of individualized interpretations within a full range of musical styles. - Display a thorough understanding of the history of their instrument or conducting medium and a comprehensive knowledge of the repertoire and literature specific to the area of specialization. - Demonstrate a knowledge of general bibliographical resources in music and research skills appropriate to the area of specialization, and the ability to present and defend the results of scholarly research. - Show sufficient writing and speaking skills to give oral and written presentations of works for their medium which synthesize performance, historical, stylistic, analytical, and technological information. - Employ advanced writing and speaking skills to communicate clearly and effectively to members of the scholarly and the wider communities. - Demonstrate the ability to select appropriate literature for teaching and to articulate appropriate teaching strategies.