A non-conservatory student interested in music??

estargrl88
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:55:07 +0000

As a college student involved with music myself…
Yes, you will definitely appreciate all the music around you! You can take in all the great concerts (there seems to always be some sort of concert going on, from student recitals to ensembles to professional guests). You’re also free to use all the con resources, like the practice rooms and library as mentioned above (sorry to be repetitive). You can also take some classes if you want to, though you’d have to get on the wait list since they wouldn’t be requirements.
However, you will be pretty much limited to playing with college students. For winds, that basically means College Community Winds or the recently-founded college student orchestra. There’s not a lot of mixing with conservatory students in ensembles, and in some ways there’s a separation between the opportunities for the two, but you just have to be persistent.
I’ve been pretty serious about music, but you can really do as much as you want. And there are so many other musical Oberlin students around that you can usually find someone else to play with just for fun!