The minor consists of a minimum of 5 full courses (or the equivalent) and 1 learning portfolio.
Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the minor.
The interdisciplinary performance minor offers Oberlin College and Conservatory students an opportunity to explore creativity in a broad range of performance practices. Students pursuing this minor can investigate the nature of performance across the arts. The areas of inquiry this minor illuminate include, but are not limited to:
the nature of the audience and performer interaction;
dynamics among performers;
the creative and political opportunities afforded by various kinds of stages (from page, to proscenium, to community, to playing field);
the complex interplay of improvisation, inspiration, and practice; and
Courses must be taken in at least two different departments outside of the student’s major.
A minimum of two full courses must be focused on the creation, performance, and/or production of new or existing repertoire (these courses are marked with an * below).
If a student wishes to count a course that is not listed below toward the minor, they can petition the minor chair(s) for approval to apply the completed or in-progress course toward their minor.
In planning their schedules, students should be aware that some of the courses listed below have prerequisites.
Declaring the Minor
Students wishing to complete the interdisciplinary performance minor should consult with their academic advisor or one of the minor co-chairs and complete the interdivisional or Arts and Sciences minor declaration/change form. The form requires the signature of one of the co-chairs.
Co-Chairs Laura J. Baudot, Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aurie Hsu, Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Detailed Minor Requirements
Interdisciplinary Performance Minor Course Lists
Interdisciplinary Performance Courses
Note: Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are focused on the creation, performance, and/or production of new or existing repertoire.
Private study (PVST) takes the form of secondary lessons on an instrument or voice. Signups and auditions take place each semester during the first week of classes.
In addition to the above requirements, students will also develop a learning portfolio with substantive pieces of work from each of the classes taken to fulfill the minor. The learning portfolio must also include a reflection piece that explicitly connects the learning outcomes in the different courses. This reflection will be shared with the advisor (faculty liaison) and the Conservatory and College Interdivisional Curricular Committee for the purpose of assessing student learning.
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