Program Overview

Recording Arts and Production

Oberlin Conservatory’s renowned recording studio Clonick Hall is home to instruction in Recording Arts and Production. Eight additional concert venues across campus provide a robust training ground for recording acoustic music, ranging from full symphony orchestras to chamber music and jazz combos.

Through group and individualized instruction, hands-on opportunities to record a multitude of styles, and exposure to Grammy Award-winning engineers and producers, students who complete this program are poised for audio careers that demand the highest level of expertise.

A string and wind ensemble in the recording studio with microphones all around. — Photo credit: Kevin G. Reeves

Program Facts

Program Type: Artist Diploma, Professional Certificate
- Artist Diploma (ADip)
- Professional Certificate

Director

Andrew Tripp,
Director of Conservatory Audio Services

Contact

Recording.Arts@oberlin.edu

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Record with Incredible Musicians

Through projects on the Oberlin Music recording label, live concerts for annual programming in the Conservatory of Music, and a growing number of film productions, there is no shortage of opportunities to collaborate with a broad range of performing and creative artists.

Watch Oberlin faculty member Jamey Haddad record with his group Under One Sun for Oberlin Music.
See also The Foreigner’s Home recording session.

Our Philosophy

“Constant opportunities to apply developing skills is the cornerstone of this program. The diversity of Oberlin’s programming requires us to be ready for everything, from small chamber ensembles or electroacoustic performances to big band and full symphony orchestra. With more than 400 performances each year, we’re able to turn ‘knowledge’ and ‘approach’ into practical application.”

Andrew Tripp, Lecturer in Recording Arts and Production

Tuition & Fees

Tuition and fees listed below are for students matriculating in the Recording Arts and Production program in Fall 2022 and constitute one full academic year of study.

Tuition: $25,000

Student Health Fee: $304

Supplemental Health Insurance: $2,184
(Required for international students)

Housing and Dining: We do not offer housing or dining plans on campus through the Office of Residential Education and Dining Services for students enrolled in the Recording Arts and Production program. However, there are many affordable apartment and rental property options in the Oberlin community, many within walking distance to campus. Students are responsible for making their own housing and dining arrangements. We estimate these expenses at $7,500 per academic year.

We do not offer institutional financial aid for this program. Domestic students may be eligible for the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. You can find more information about this type of student loan and apply using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the Federal Student Aid website. International students will be required to complete the International Student Certification of Finances form to verify available or planned funds that include all expenses listed above (approximately $34,988).

Course of Study

“The simplest way to make a recording is to truly understand the process from start to finish. Any time we spend grappling with technical issues is time spent not fully invested in the music. Once all the barriers between technology and music are torn down, we find ourselves in a much better position to explore recording as an art.”

—Andrew Tripp

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