My DMA Experience || Dr. Allen Yueh

Logically Irrational: Music, Math, and More.
Episode 8: My DMA Experience.
In this episode, Dr. Allen Yueh recounts his experiences while getting a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. What were the requirements, curriculum, exams, and everything else like?
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Allen Yueh is an American pianist, Applied Mathematics graduate from Harvard University, and DMA graduate from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Dr. Yueh currently is on the piano and theory faculties at CIM.
Video Sections:
- What is a DMA? 00:38
- Why Get a DMA? 01:34
- The Audition: Day 1. 02:54
- The Audition: Day 2. 05:30
- Year 1. 07:23
- Year 2. 10:27
- Year 3. 13:34
- Final Thoughts. 19:02
Music Tracks:
- J. Syreus Bach. "Goodbye, Grandmother," from the album "It Rains."
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 "Eroica," Op. 55, 1. Allegro con brio. Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Musopen (2012). Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.
- Schubert String Quintet in C major, D. 956, 2. Adagio. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0.
Listen to my Lecture Recital on Schubert's Fantasia in F minor, D. 940!
- Lecture: • Schubert Fantasia in F...
- Recital: • Schubert Fantasia in F...

[@ledimusiq]

Thank you for putting this up! Really insightful!

[@huangadam6577]

Thanks for sharing, very helpful.

[@NathanielRobinson]

Very informative video. Thank you!

[@shadowscollide44]

You're a rock star! Very lucky to have you as a colleague and a friend.

[@thezxcv1234898]

I’m in DMA year 2 now, and I like how you smile while you talking about your nervousness before the theory exam…eroica is a good track for this journey 😂! Thanks for sharing

[@chriswalker9569]

I just started year one of my DMA program. This video def helped me prepare during the application process and getting ready to start the semester.

[@dennisdeemii]

CIMs exams are extraneous. They should not have put you through those kinds of timed written essays. This does not reflect the business in any way. It reflects the narcissism of a program that struggles to secure students.

[@feihualee3741]

Thanks for the post. Can you teach theory private lesson online?

[@60secondfairytales]

Hi! How did you decide to go from an undergrad in Applied Math to Music? I am also going through a similar situation, where I did Applied Linguistics as an undergrad and I'm trying to do a Master's in Music. I've been playing piano since I was 7, but I took like a 5-year gap. I'm kind of worried if I'm going to pass the audition. How was the process for you? Was it difficult to switch fields? Did it depend a lot on the diagnostic theory/music history test or do you think it depended more on the audition? How did you prepare? Sorry for all the questions lol I just think it's really amazing that you went from Math directly to CIM

[@synesthetically]

Did you choose the same repertoire for the pre-screening recording and the audition?