Oberlin Conservatory focuses on undergraduate pre-professional musicians in classical, contemporary, jazz, early music, and music theater performance as well as composition, electronic music, and recording arts & production, with an MFA program in piano technology. Embedded within Oberlin College, the school is renowned for the Double Degree Program.

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Audition Requirements

Scholarship details: The $10,000 Oberlin Commitment Scholarship is offered to all enrolling conservatory students. Additional financial aid and merit awards are available. Each student is also guaranteed access to $5,000 of internship support.

Oberlin College’s Career Center and Oberlin Conservatory's Professional Development Office help students and recent alumni in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music identify and achieve meaningful career objectives that build upon their Oberlin education and experiences. We offer group and individual counseling as well as curricular and experiential opportunities that complement all students’ learning and experiences during their time at Oberlin. More at www.oberlin.edu/career and www.oberlin.edu/conservatory-professional-development.

"Career Communities dedicated to "Arts and Creative Professions" and "Music Leadership" are ways for students to connect with other students, alumni, parents, and faculty who share an interest or expertise in a particular employment sector. More at www.oberlin.edu/career/career-communities.

Joint programs offered in collaboration with the College of Arts & Sciences and the Conservatory include the integrative concentrations in "Arts Administration and Leadership" and "Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement."

KEY STATISTICS (college level and above)

Music Faculty: 80 full time, 25 adjunct

Brass • Collaborative Piano • Composition (Performance) • Conducting • Early Music • Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media • Media studies (including audio and video production) • Music Education • Musicology • Organ • Piano • Strings • Vocal Arts/Opera • Winds & Percussion

Undergraduate Programs / Graduate Programs

Additional details: BM in Music Theater

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS (non-matriculating/prep)

Entrepreneurship: Bootcamps, pitch competitions, internships, student-run ventures

HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES

Policies & Procedures for this school

Proof of vaccination required? (✔=Yes   ✖=No)

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