Oct 06, 2024  
Course Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Course Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Musical Studies


Committee Co-chairs
Elizabeth Hamilton
, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of German
Peter Swendsen, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Conservatory

Committee Members
William Patrick Day, Professor of English and Cinema Studies
Aurie Hsu, Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
Jody Kerchner, Professor of Music Education, Director
Jan Miyake, Associate Professor of Music Theory
Robert Owen, Associate Professor of Physics


Visit the department webpage for up-to-date information on department faculty, visiting lecturers and special events.


The study of music at Oberlin is unusually broad and rich. Musical Studies fosters the study of music from a critical and intellectual perspective while providing students the opportunity to develop skills as musicians. (Students who are interested in pursuing a performance degree are welcome to apply to the Bachelor of Music in the Conservatory). The Musical Studies program prepares students for professional careers in a broad variety of fields related to music or for advanced study.

See information about Research, Internships, Study Away and Experiential Learning (RISE).


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