Conservatory Majors: Please help?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Oberlin College
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<p>I got into the Piano Performance program through audition this year (I'm an incoming freshman). </p>

<p>Have any of you Conservatory majors known/heard of anyone who managed to transfer performance majors? For example, maybe they took a few lessons with a teacher and that teacher agreed to take them into their studio. Wouldn't it be similar to, say, a piano student transferring piano teachers (as long as that teacher had space in their studio and agreed to take that student)?</p>

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<p>Are you talking about switching your major from piano to another instrument entirely? I would imagine that would involve not only permission from the teacher but another audition and permission from the dean. You should speak with the folks in the conservatory office if that is what you want to do.</p>

<p>If you want to study piano and another instrument, lots of Con students take secondary lessons (2 credits per semester, half hour weekly lessons) on a second instrument with a faculty member by auditioning for them at the beginning of the semester. The challenge there is finding enough hours in the day to practice both.</p>

<p>Are you definitely attending Oberlin. If so we will add your name to the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/853853-master-list-final-decisions-fall-2010-a-7.html#post1064750727[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/853853-master-list-final-decisions-fall-2010-a-7.html#post1064750727&lt;/a&gt; and if there are any other music school acceptances you would like to mention, we can add them to the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/817953-master-list-acceptances-fall-2010-a-67.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/817953-master-list-acceptances-fall-2010-a-67.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think I already added my name to that list…</p>

<p>And yes, I am talking about switching my performance major to an entirely different instrument. I will contact both the teacher and the admissions office. Thanks!</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>I am one of the two keepers of that list and I just added your only appearance on it. Perhaps you are thinking of a different list.</p>