Piano
Piano majors at Oberlin study with faculty who are nationally known performers and soloists, ensemble players and guest lecturers. Private study, coursework, master classes, and recitals round out the undergraduate experience. Students also have access to any of Oberlin's 240-plus Steinway pianos, situated in practice rooms and in our performance venues.
Program Facts
- Program Type: Major, Artist Diploma
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- Bachelor of Music (BM)
- Artist Diploma (ADip)
- Division: Keyboard Studies
Piano Department Chair
Haewon Song,Professor of Piano
Contact
- Cindy Shairba, Administrative Assistant
- 440-775-8198
- cindy.shairba@oberlin.edu
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Student Performances
Oberlin’s 500-plus concerts every year offer conservatory students a wealth of opportunities to participate in competitions and recitals, and to perform as soloists or accompanists. Use your talents to support one of the many performance ensembles, such as the Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin College Choir, or a student group such as the Musical Theater Association.
See Performance EnsemblesPiano Faculty
Conservatory faculty maintain active performance schedules while remaining accessible and committed to their students. Individual instruction is paramount to helping students develop their mechanical, technical, stylistic, psychological, and musical skills.
“What I feel like I do is keep all options open. I get [students] thinking, I get you playing, I get you feeling about the music. Then somewhere down the road you’re going to make a choice or decision as to what you will do with that. What I’m here doing every day is making you love music that much more.”
Alvin Chow, Professor of Piano
Upcoming Piano Events
Faculty Recital: Verona Quartet and Scott Cuellar, piano
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
David H. Stull Recital Hall
Piano News
Janet Wu ’21 Earns Oberlin’s Nexial Prize for 2021
May 25, 2021
Andrea McAlister Named Yamaha Master Educator
March 23, 2021
Alumni Connections Series Welcomes Victoria Theodore ’89 and Peter Flint ’92
February 15, 2021
