Improvisation

Students must complete 20 credit hours, or five full courses or the equivalent, divided between performative practice, critical and creative practice, and electives. Courses must be taken in at least two different areas outside of the student’s major department/division.

In addition to the curricular requirements, students are required to give a presentation of their work at the culmination of their minor.

In planning their schedules, students should be aware that some of the approved courses have department prerequisites.

Faculty-led private lessons and private readings may count toward the minor course requirements if improvisatory practice is central to the lessons or area of research.

Curriculum and Requirements

Students wishing to complete the improvisation minor must first consult with the minor chair to ensure that their proposed minor program is coherent, and then complete the Oberlin Conservatory Change in Major form.