{"id":1651,"date":"2024-11-26T13:50:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=1651"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:42:16","slug":"dma-music-education","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/degrees-certificates\/music-education\/dma-music-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Doctor of Musical Arts Music Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide program-block program-block--requirements program-block--type-degrees\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"program-block__title\">Help Redefine Music Education in the 21st Century<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"program-block__description\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns program-block--requirements__inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--requirements__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block--requirements__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"program-block--requirements__group-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/music-education\/online-dma\/\"><strong>Degree Requirements<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"program-block--requirements__group-text\">This collaborative online doctorate program prepares music educators for advancement in their field by developing and honing research skills, sharpening proficiency in teaching techniques, and producing a dissertation of publishable quality that introduces new knowledge designed to push the field of music education forward.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block--requirements__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"program-block--requirements__group-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/music\/admissions-auditions\/graduate-admissions\/online-admissions\/\"><strong>Application Requirements<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"program-block--requirements__group-text\">Boston University\u2019s graduate programs in music education have been created for the continuing growth of forward-thinking leaders and educators who serve as advocates for the importance of music in our lives, communities, and schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--requirements__media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"308\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2024\/11\/DMA_Requirements.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of man in a marching band playing the trumpet\" class=\"wp-image-4111\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide program-block program-block--large-promo program-block--type-degrees\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile program-block--large-promo__inner\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2025\/05\/DMA_deadlines.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4112 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"program-block__title program-block--large-promo__title\"><strong>Flexibility is Key<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re eager to develop your scholarship, keep your musicianship sharp, and continue your teaching career. This is where online learning comes in. We\u2019ve designed this program for you to be an important member of a small, academically rigorous online doctoral program without uprooting your family or leaving the work that fulfills you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education online program are accepted once per year for a Fall term start. The application opens in September and has an early January submission deadline each year.<em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons program-block__actions program-block--large-promo__actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button program-block__button program-block--large-promo__button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/music\/admissions-auditions\/graduate-admissions\/online-admissions\/\">Upcoming Application Deadlines<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide program-block program-block--large-promo program-block--type-degrees\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile program-block--large-promo__inner\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2024\/11\/DMA_marketing.jpg\" alt=\"Looking over the shoulder of a violin player, focusing on the sheet music in front of her.\" class=\"wp-image-4113 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"program-block__title program-block--large-promo__title\"><strong><strong>With a DMA in Music Education from BU you will:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Learn new techniques and strategies that can be applied in your classrooms<\/li><li>Collaborate with influential leaders in the music education profession<\/li><li>Participate in a weeklong residency on campus with faculty and other students<\/li><li>Pursue your scholarly interests and connect them to music education theories and your teaching practice<\/li><li>Advance your career and discover new opportunities<\/li><li>Complete your doctorate without uprooting your family or leaving the work that fulfills you<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide program-block program-block--testimonial program-block--type-programs\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide program-block--testimonial__quote\"><blockquote><p>This was the most challenging, yet most fulfilling academic work that I have ever done. I have learned so much as a student, music educator, and researcher.<\/p><cite>Jennifer Gebczyk (CFA\u201922)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote program-block--testimonial__quote is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>The DMA program in music education has allowed me to finally combine everything I am passionate about: music, music education, culture, and history. My inquisitive nature was rewarded and my intellectual abilities both challenged and celebrated by the wonderful teachers in this program. I have a better sense of self and I grew as a musician, a teacher, and a citizen<\/p><cite>Lily Grant (CFA\u201923)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote program-block--testimonial__quote is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>The topics we covered in classes and the discussions I\u2019ve had with fellow students and faculty have helped me to grow into a more empathetic and aware educator. I have shifted the way I approach topics in almost every class I teach. I hope I have become a better teacher that helps their own students approach any subject with a critical eye and ear and ask hard questions that lead to deeper understanding<\/p><cite>Genevieve Karki (CFA\u201923)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide program-block program-block--testimonial-with-photo-sm program-block--type-degrees\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns program-block--testimonial-with-photo-sm__inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--testimonial-with-photo-sm__author\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left program-block--testimonial-with-photo-sm__author-name\"><strong>Roger N. Williams (CFA\u201922)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left program-block--testimonial-with-photo-sm__author-role\">Online DMA in Music Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large program-block--testimonial-with-photo-sm__author-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"168\" height=\"190\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2024\/11\/DMA_Alumni.png\" alt=\"Illustrated portrait of Roger N. Williams\" class=\"wp-image-4114\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--testimonial-with-photo-sm__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignleft program-block--testimonial-with-photo-sm__quote\"><blockquote><p>Coming out of a postcolonial society where, in the early days, it was a privilege to even get an education\u2014it just means a lot to me to see that students have access to music education within their schools<\/p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/articles\/2023\/instrumental-impacts\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"458\" height=\"305\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2024\/11\/DMA_dissertations.jpg\" alt=\"Sheet music visible on the screen of a laptop in a classroom\" class=\"wp-image-4116 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2><strong>Completed Dissertations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a selection of completed dissertations from 2024 graduates of the online Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education at Boston University that demonstrate the breadth and scope of topics and research methods used by our DMA candidates:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Esteban Adame<\/strong> &#8211; The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs in the Development of Jazz Improvisation Among Secondary Level Instrumental Music Students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Stephanie Cole<\/strong> &#8211; A Mixed Methods Investigation of Audiation-Based Teaching in Beginning Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Rita Gentile<\/strong> &#8211; An Exploration of Wisconsin Choral Educator Preparation for Supporting Adolescent Singers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Josh Jordan<\/strong> &#8211; Exploring Middle School Band Directors&#8217; Perceptions and Practices in Inclusive Music Education: A Case Study on Competencies, Resources, and Universal Design for Learning&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Mary Ann Lanier<\/strong> &#8211; Synergies of Listening: Bakhtinian Dialogism in and Through Collective Free Improvisation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Alice Tsui<\/strong> &#8211; Our Voices Matter and We Are Golden \u6211\u4eec\u662f\u91d1\u7684: A Music Educator&#8217;s Reckoning with Homeplace in the Music Classroom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide program-block program-block--accolades program-block--type-degrees\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"program-block__title\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"program-block__description\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns program-block--accolades__inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--accolades__card\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large program-block--accolades__card-media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"79\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2025\/04\/neche.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1744\"\/><figcaption>Boston University is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--accolades__card\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large program-block--accolades__card-media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"68\" height=\"23\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2025\/04\/nasm.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2029\"\/><figcaption>Boston University holds accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges and universities with 615 accredited institutional members.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--accolades__card\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large program-block--accolades__card-media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2025\/04\/US-News.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1746\"\/><figcaption>Boston University has been ranked as one of the best national universities by U.S. News &amp; World Report.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help Redefine Music Education in the 21st Century Degree Requirements This collaborative online doctorate program prepares music educators for advancement in their field by developing and honing research skills, sharpening proficiency in teaching techniques, and producing a dissertation of publishable quality that introduces new knowledge designed to push the field of music education forward. 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