Office of the Dean of the Conservatory
Secondary Lessons
Secondary Private Lessons (PVST - Private Study) are open to enrolled Conservatory, Double-degree, and College of Arts and Sciences students. Applications and auditions (link) take place each semester before and during the first week of classes for new and returning students. Note: Pre-Registration is not available for Secondary Private Lessons.
Many conservatory programs and divisions offer private study lessons for credit. We refer to these as Secondary Lessons. Faculty- or student-taught lesson placements may be based on audition, skill, and/or availability of teachers within the division. There are no prerequisites for secondary lessons, however students must audition for placement. Students must have two credits of room in their schedule in order to apply and audition for secondary lessons for credit with either a student or faculty instructor.
- Completion of music theory and aural skills are not requirements of Arts and Sciences or Conservatory students prior to registration for secondary lessons.
- Artist Diploma students (ADIP) are not permitted to register for secondary lessons due their underload credit restriction.
- Placement in Secondary Lessons is not guaranteed. Placement is based on instructor availability; and for some instruments, advanced skill.
Additional information about dress codes, practice rooms, keys, and locker assignments is available on the Conservatory Policies and Procedures page.
For specific questions regarding audition repertoire or placement, please reach out directly to the Faculty Sponsor for your instrument of interest.
Who Do I Contact?
Consent, Registration, and Teacher Assignments
Jennifer Gendics, Bibbins 113, 440-775-8200 (ConDeans@oberlin.edu)
Practice Rooms & Keys and Jazz Audition Schedules
Kaylee Mayer, Kohl Bldg. 200, 440-775-6633
Locker Assignments (if available)
Heather Martin, Bibbins 125, 440-775-5282 (ConPro@oberlin.edu)
Secondary Instrument Rentals
ConAudio@oberlin.edu, Robertson 129, 440-775-8272
Student Teacher Pay/Time Cards
Irene Harris, Con Annex 224, 440-775-5530
Lessons Without Credit (0-Credit Lessons For Students & Community Members)
Community Music School - Jeanne Rosecrans, Kohl Bldg. 309, 440-775-8297
Faculty Instructors and Sponsors:
FACULTY SPONSOR CONTACTS:
Bass: Email Professor Tracy Rowell, Robertson 260, 440-775-6170
Baroque Cello: Email Professor Rebecca Landell, Robertson 117, 440-775-8858
Baroque Violin/Viola: Email Professor Edwin Huizinga, Bibbins 104, 440-775-6654
Bassoon: Email Professor Drew Pattison, Kohl Building 137, 440-775-5525
Cello: Email Professor Jonathan Dormand, Central 36, 440-775-8200
Clarinet: Email Professor Richard Hawkins, Bibbins 139, 440-775-8234
Composition: Email Professor Stephen Hartke, Kohl Building 308, 440-775-8073
Contmp Improv: Email Professor Dana Jessen, Bibbins 106, 440-775-8304
Drumset: Email Kaylee Mayer, Kohl Building 200A, 440-775-6633
Fiddle: Email Professor Edwin Huizinga, Bibbins 104, 440-775-6654
Flute: Email Professor Alexa Still, Bibbins 141, 440-775-8260
Fortepiano: Email Professor David Breitman, Bibbins 104, 440-775-8215
Gamba: Email Professor Rebecca Landell, Robertson 117, 440-775-8858
Guitar (classical): Email Professor Stephen Aron, Robertson 177, 440-775-6468
Harp: Email Professor Nuiko Wadden, Robertson 124, 440-775-8198
Harpsichord: Email Professor Mark Edwards, Bibbins 134, 440-775-8216
Historical Flute: Email Professor Michael Lynn, Robertson 137, 440-775-8225
Historical Oboe: Email Professor Kathryn Montoya, Central 143, 440-775-6688
Horn: Email Professor David Byrd-Marrow, Bibbins 142, 440-775-8246
Oboe: Professor Robert Walters, Bibbins 135, 440-775-8211
Jazz Applied Studies: Email Kaylee Mayer, Kohl Building 200A, 440-775-6633
Jazz Bass: Email Professor Gerald Cannon, Kohl Building 209, 440-775-8109
Jazz Guitar: Email Professor Bobby Ferrazza, Kohl Building 228, 440-775-8274
Jazz Piano: Email Luis Perdomo, Kohl Building 225, 440-775-8791
Jazz Trombone/Comp: Email Professor Jay Ashby, Kohl Building 215, 440-775-6172
Jazz Violin/Multi-Genre Performance & Improv: Email Zachary Brock, Kohl Building 213, 440-775-8292
Jazz Voice: Email Professor La Tanya Hall, Kohl Building 217, 440-775-6674
Jazz (other instruments): Email Kaylee Mayer, Kohl Building 200A, 440-775-6633
Organ: Email Professor Christa Rakich, Bibbins 133, 440-775-8255
Percussion (classical): Email Professor Ross Karre, Conservatory Central 38, 440-775-8271
Piano: Email Professor Andrea McAlister, Kohl 326, 440-775-6155
Recorder: Email Professor Kathryn Montoya, Central 143, 440-775-6688
TIMARA (Tech): Email Professor Tom Lopez, Bibbins 131, 440-775-8748
Trombone: Email Professor John Gruber, Bibbins 138, 440-775-8262
Trumpet: Email Professor Roy Poper, Bibbins 140, 440-775-8222
Tuba: Email Professor Yasu Sugiyama, Robertson 160, 440-775-8198
Verona Quartet (link): Email Abigail Rojansky, Central 36, 440-775-8200
Viola: Email Professor Kirsten Docter, Bibbins 304, 440-775-8241
Violin: Email Professor Sibbi Bernhardsson, Bibbins 308, 440-775-5521
Voice: Email Professor Timothy LeFebvre, Bibbins 309, 440-775-8213
Other Instruments: Email Condeans@oberlin.edu, Bibbins 113, 440-775-8200