Students in this course work with world-class supervisors to prepare and present for examination either a portfolio of original compositions in a variety of genres or two recitals showing professional skill and interpretative ability. The Doctor of Musical Arts can be taken in either composition or performance and consists of a combination of thesis and creative work.Doctor of Musical Arts (in composition) students are required to prepare under supervision and present for examination—a portfolio of original compositions in a variety of genres, deemed to be of sufficient scale and duration, which show the highest level of technical accomplishment and imaginative resource.