Program Overview
Improvisation
Students will gain an understanding of improvised music through performance, as well as creative and critical practices, in order to support and strengthen their artistic work. The minor draws on multiple departments in the Conservatory to offer a stylistically diverse program, allowing students to pursue a pathway that both complements and expands their artistic interests.
Program Facts
- Program Type: Minor
- Division: Contemporary Music
Minor Chair
Dana Jessen,
Associate Professor of Contemporary Music and Improvisation
Quick Links
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Dana Jessen
Associate Professor of Contemporary Music and Improvisation
Affiliated Faculty
Drew Pattison
Associate Professor of BassoonEdwin Huizinga ’06
Visiting Assistant Professor of Baroque ViolinJonathan William Moyer
David S. Boe Associate Professor of OrganJamey Haddad
Professor of Advanced Improvisation and PercussionUpcoming Improvisation Events
Concert: Oberlin Creative Music Lab
03
Dec
7:30 pm EST
Birenbaum Innovation and Performance Space
Third Coast Percussion and Jessie Montgomery
30
Apr
7:30 pm EDT
Finney Chapel
Improvisation News
Oberlin Improv Fest 2023 Celebrates Range of Creative Practices
March 2, 2023
This year Oberlin students have had the opportunity for the first time to declare a minor in a new formalized course of study in improvisation. And from Thursday, March 2 through Saturday, March 4, they will have an immersive experience in the Oberlin Improv Fest 2023. All events of the festival are also open to audiences and are free.
Oberlin Conservatory Establishes Minor in Improvisation
January 25, 2022
Debuting in fall 2022, new course of study available to all conservatory students.