Graduate Study Options
Graduate Opportunities for students who hold Bachelor of Music degrees from institutions other than Oberlin
Oberlin Conservatory offers several discrete graduate programs -- the Master of Music in Historical Performance, the Master of Music in Teaching, and the Artist Diploma -- to students who have earned undergraduate degrees in music elsewhere.
The Master of Music (MM) in Performance on Historical Instruments is a two-year program intended for a limited number of students who have acquired skills on historical instruments and who wish to pursue practical study in performance in combination with the study of performance practice and musicology.
The Master of Music in Teaching (MMT) is a 14-month degree program, beginning in June, leading to initial teaching licensure in PreK-12 music education, with field experiences focusing on public school and community music school teaching.
The Artist Diploma, while not a degree program, is a high-level, two-year graduate diploma program, entirely devoted to intensive private study with our artist faculty and performance and ensemble projects. This program is intended for students who have completed their studies at institutions other than Oberlin and who already have acquired some professional experience. Some consider it an ideal program for international students whose English is not yet at a level necessary to enroll in academic music courses taught in English.
Graduate Opportunities for Oberlin Undergraduates
The Conservatory offers four combined or extended, five-year, dual degree programs (BM/MM or BM/MMT), which are begun after matriculating as an undergraduate bachelor's degree candidate. Through intensive study and carefully chosen electives, these dual programs offer students the opportunity to focus their energies on developing mastery of their instrument, voice, or compositional craft.
The Master of Music (MM) in Opera Theater, for Oberlin students meeting the prerequisites, open by audition during the junior year at Oberlin, is integrated with an Oberlin Bachelor of Music degree with a major in voice performance.
The Master of Music (MM) (Choral Conducting) (Instrumental Conducting) in Conducting for Oberlin students meeting the prerequisites, open by audition during the junior year at Oberlin, is integrated with an Oberlin Bachelor of Music degree with a major in performance, composition, electronic and computer music, or music history.
The Master of Music Degree (MM) in Performance on Historical Instruments is intended for a limited number of students who have acquired skills on historical instruments and who wish to pursue practical study in performance in combination with the study of performance practice and musicology.
The Master of Music in Teaching (MMT) is a 14-month degree program, beginning in June, leading to initial teaching licensure in PreK-12 music education, with field experiences focusing on public school and community music school teaching.
The Artist Diploma program, though intended primarily for students with music degrees from institutions other than Oberlin and who possess professional experience, may be open to an Oberlin undergraduate under extraordinary circumstances. The Artist Diploma, while not a degree program, is a high-level, two-year graduate diploma program, entirely devoted to intensive private study with our artist faculty and performance and ensemble projects.
