dma in piano programs?

[brriker]

I have a bachelor and masters in piano.  Last August I decided to go back and try to get a DMA.  I've been doing whatever I can do to make a living--accompanying, teaching piano privately (though that has suffered greatly due to a number of hurricanes in my area), and teaching full-time at a local middle school.

I thought I might apply for a DMA in collaborative piano because I enjoy playing for instruments and singers and have been told I'm talented in that area.  Once I started in earnest preparing the audition material I realized how many short cuts I've been taking in the past few years due to limited practice time.  I ended up working a lot on trying to get my technique back to where it was (and even ended up making a few strides forward) and I did get the music pretty well prepared. I've been working with a pretty well-known professional pianist who has been very supportive and encouraging.

I ended up being sick for 5 weeks before the auditions and struggling to find singers and instrumentalists.  At one audition, I thought I played very well, except I had a terrible fumble in one piece.  The other audition was really bad due to a number of factors I won't really go into.

Well, anyway, I got denied to both programs I applied to.  The professors I've been working with privately have told me not to be discouraged; they think I've got the level of skills necessary for a doctoral level course of study.

I'm disappointed but I've learned from the experience.  Starting preparing music in August and working 3 jobs at the same time is not really beneficial.  I've decided to start now and continue working on audition material through the summer vacation. What I'm looking for is advice about potential programs to audition for in piano pedagogy since I've decided to try for that instead of collaborative.