Explore Majors, Minors, Interdisciplinary Minors, Integrative Concentrations, and Artist Diplomas in the Conservatory of Music

 View degree requirements for the Conservatory of Music.  

Arts and Sciences Minors, Interdivisional Minors, and Integrative Concentrations are available to students in both the College and the Conservatory. College students interested in pursuing musical studies may be interested in the Musical Studies Major or the Music Minor.

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• Undergraduate Majors
• Minors
• Interdivisional Minors
• Integrative Concentrations
• Performance Diplomas
• Professional Certificates
• Bachelor of Music / Master of Music Joint Programs
• Graduate Majors
• Artist Diplomas

Undergraduate Majors

• Composition Major   
• Jazz Composition Major   
• Jazz Performance Major:   
  • Jazz Bass Concentration
  • Jazz Guitar Concentration
  • Jazz Piano Concentration
  • Jazz Percussion Concentration
  • Jazz Saxophone Concentration
  • Jazz Trombone Concentration
  • Jazz Trumpet Concentration
  • Jazz Vibraphone Concentration
  • Jazz Voice Concentration
• Musicology Major  
• Performance Major:
  • Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon Concentrations   
  • Guitar Concentration   
  • Harp Concentration   
  • Harpsichord Concentration   
  • Historical Concentration   
  • Organ Concentration   
  • Percussion Concentration   
  • Piano Concentration  
  • Piano and Vocal Accompanying Concentration  
  • Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba Concentrations   
  • Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Concentrations  
  • Voice Concentration  
• Technology in Music and Related Arts Major   

Minors

• Ethnomusicology Minor  
• Improvisation Minor   
• Music History Minor  
• Music Theory Minor  
• Performance Minor:
  • Harpsichord, Recorder, Baroque Flute, Early Oboes, Baroque Violin, Baroque Cello/Viola da Gamba  
  • Horn  
  • Organ  
  • Piano  
  • Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba  
  • Voice  
• Piano Pedagogy Minor  
• Technology in Music and Related Arts Minor  

Interdivisional Minors

• African American Music Minor  
• Arts and Creative Technologies Minor   
• Interdisciplinary Performance Minor   
• Music and Cognition Minor   
• Music and Popular Culture Minor   

Integrative Concentrations

• Arts Administration and Leadership Integrative Concentration   
• Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement Integrative Concentration   

Performance Diplomas

• Performance Diploma:
  • Keyboard Studies Concentration  
  • Strings Concentration  
  • Vocal Studies Concentration  
  • Winds, Brass, Percussion Concentration   

Professional Certificates

• Professional Certficate:
  • Recording Arts and Production Concentration   

Bachelor of Music / Master of Music Joint Programs

• Bachelor of Music combined with Master of Music in Choral Conducting  
• Bachelor of Music combined with Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting  
• Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance combined with Master of Music in Historical Performance: Keyboard Instruments Concentration  
• Bachelor of Music in Violin, Viola, Cello, or Double Bass Performance combined with Master of Music in Historical Performance: Baroque Violin, Baroque Cello, or Viola da Gamba Concentrations  

Note: Entries marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that the Oberlin Conservatory is not accepting applications for the specified program at this time.

Graduate Majors

• Master of Music in Historical Performance:
  • * Baroque Cello/Viola da Gamba Concentration   
  • * Historical Instruments Concentration ​  
  • * Historical Keyboard Instruments Concentration ​  
  • * Historical Oboes Concentration   

Artist Diplomas

• Artist Diploma:
  • Piano Technology Concentration  
  • * Organ Concentration  
  • * Piano Concentration   
  • * Recording Arts and Production Concentration  
  • * Strings Concentration  
  • * Vocal Studies Concentration  
  • * Winds, Brass, Percussion Concentration