Conducting Most good conducting programs have more applicants than they can handle, and this is also true of Peabody. Our conducting students work with a full orchestra, which puts severe limits on the number of students we can accommodate. Taken together, these two factors make the acceptance process highly competitive. Our acceptance rate in conducting is only about one in seven. In general, successful candidates are those with a passion for conducting.
Students can tailor their program to emphasize orchestral, vocal or choral conducting.
Doctor of Musical Arts The DMA program at Peabody has equal emphasis on academics and performance. Some of the majors have curricula with several options. Voice and Piano majors, for instance, can choose between the dissertation track, and the performance track. Voice has one emphasizing pedagogy. Other options in other majors are already listed, or can be arranged.