Like many schools and other organizations, Oberlin Conservatory, one of the top music schools in the country, dramatically increased its virtual offerings during the last year.
Now, drawing on the virtual channels it created for students during the pandemic, it’s launched Oberlin Conservatory Global, making its resources available anywhere in the world with courses that feature virtual lectures, workshops, classes, and more. They launch this summer, making the knowledge and skills of Oberlin’s world-class faculty available to high school, college and graduate-level students, as well as teachers and lifelong learners, around the world.
“Oberlin Conservatory Global signifies a purposeful step toward realizing an educational model that is unlimited by geography and other impediments to access, and a step closer to an Oberlin education that is attainable from every corner of the world,” says conservatory dean William Quillen.
The first offerings include programs dedicated to music theory and pedagogy, a guide to technology-assisted music collaboration, topics in advanced string playing, and a course on the impact of ’70s rock and roll. The non-credit courses will vary from four days to six weeks, mostly in the evening, and rang in cost from $150-$250.
To learn more about the initial group of courses, go to oberlin.edu/oc-global.