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Oberlin College & Conservatory

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Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

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Classical Guitar

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Training

Classical Guitar is an official area of study within Oberlin Conservatory’s Strings Division, one of 11 independent conservatory divisions

Students study privately with studio faculty from their first semester, combining applied lessons with required ensemble participation and Oberlin College’s liberal-arts curriculum

Studio faculty: Stephen Aron, Teacher of Classical Guitar

Performance & Productions

The studio maintains its own Renaissance lute, Baroque lute, theorbo, vihuela, and Baroque guitar, which guitar majors may borrow and take lessons on

Guitarists perform in the dedicated Guitar Ensemble and in campus chamber-music groups alongside the Conservatory’s roughly 500 annual concerts

Facilities

Kulas Recital Hall and the Conservatory library’s collection of guitar scores and recordings

School Info

Snapshot

3.70

Avg GPA (W)

34%

Admit Rate

school-wide

81%

Grad Rate

2.9K

Enrollment

$58K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$71,412

Before aid

Average Net Price

$38,645

After aid

Tuition And Fees · oberlin.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 27, 5:19 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Classical Guitar is an official area of study within Oberlin Conservatory’s Strings Division, one of 11 independent conservatory divisions

Students study privately with studio faculty from their first semester, combining applied lessons with required ensemble participation and Oberlin College’s liberal-arts curriculum

Studio faculty: Stephen Aron, Teacher of Classical Guitar

Performance & Productions

The studio maintains its own Renaissance lute, Baroque lute, theorbo, vihuela, and Baroque guitar, which guitar majors may borrow and take lessons on

Guitarists perform in the dedicated Guitar Ensemble and in campus chamber-music groups alongside the Conservatory’s roughly 500 annual concerts

Facilities

Kulas Recital Hall and the Conservatory library’s collection of guitar scores and recordings

Program Highlights

Training

Classical Guitar is an official area of study within Oberlin Conservatory’s Strings Division, one of 11 independent conservatory divisions

Students study privately with studio faculty from their first semester, combining applied lessons with required ensemble participation and Oberlin College’s liberal-arts curriculum

Studio faculty: Stephen Aron, Teacher of Classical Guitar

Performance & Productions

The studio maintains its own Renaissance lute, Baroque lute, theorbo, vihuela, and Baroque guitar, which guitar majors may borrow and take lessons on

Guitarists perform in the dedicated Guitar Ensemble and in campus chamber-music groups alongside the Conservatory’s roughly 500 annual concerts

Facilities

Kulas Recital Hall and the Conservatory library’s collection of guitar scores and recordings

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Common App

Deadline

Conservatory Common App deadline — Early Decision applicantsNov 1, 2026

Conservatory Common App deadline — Regular Decision applicantsDec 1, 2026

Undergraduate Applicants · oberlin.edu

Program AppApplication

Order

The university application must be submitted before the prescreen.

Fee

Conservatory Application Fee

$100

Deadline

Early Decision Screening Recording DeadlineNov 1, 2026

Conservatory Regular Decision ApplicationDec 1, 2026

Regular Decision Screening Recording DeadlineDec 4, 2026

Audition

OR — Recorded Video Audition

Final Audition Recording DeadlineFeb 1, 2027

Undergraduate Applicants · oberlin.edu 33441 · oberlin.edu

Prescreen Requirements

Letters of Recommendation

Two area-of-study teacher recommendations

Transcript

Official secondary-school transcript

33441 · oberlin.edu

Verified for Fall 2027 entry

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply to Oberlin Conservatory through the Common Application

Submit the Audition/Interview Request Form and area-of-study teacher recommendation requests through the Applicant Portal

All areas require screening materials before a final audition or interview

Choose Early Decision or Regular Decision according to your intended admission plan. Common App submission opens the Applicant Portal for either round; Early Decision is not required for access.

Allow 24-36 hours for the Applicant Portal invitation after applying; invitations for applications submitted before September 15 may wait until that date.

Eligibility

Transfer applicants complete the same area-specific screening and audition process; Oberlin evaluates prior conservatory credit individually

What's The Process

Audition Process

Submit area-specific screening materials through the Applicant Portal

Applicants who pass screening complete an on-campus, live virtual, or recorded final audition as permitted for the area

Area-Specific Requirements

Early Decision: December 5, 2026

Saturday, February 6, 2027

Sunday, February 7, 2027

Saturday, February 13, 2027

Sunday, February 14, 2027

Two contrasting pieces of the applicant's choice

One major scale (any), two or three octaves

Three contrasting pieces of the applicant's choice, at least one should be written before 1900

Scholarship Info

Merit Scholarships

Nearly all admitted Conservatory and double-degree students receive merit scholarships

Oberlin meets 100% of demonstrated financial need

School Info

Snapshot

3.70

Avg GPA (W)

34%

Admit Rate

school-wide

81%

Grad Rate

2.9K

Enrollment

$58K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$71,412

Before aid

Average Net Price

$38,645

After aid

Tuition And Fees · oberlin.edu College Scorecard

Training

Classical Guitar is an official area of study within Oberlin Conservatory’s Strings Division, one of 11 independent conservatory divisions

Students study privately with studio faculty from their first semester, combining applied lessons with required ensemble participation and Oberlin College’s liberal-arts curriculum

Studio faculty: Stephen Aron, Teacher of Classical Guitar

Performance & Productions

The studio maintains its own Renaissance lute, Baroque lute, theorbo, vihuela, and Baroque guitar, which guitar majors may borrow and take lessons on

Guitarists perform in the dedicated Guitar Ensemble and in campus chamber-music groups alongside the Conservatory’s roughly 500 annual concerts

Facilities

Kulas Recital Hall and the Conservatory library’s collection of guitar scores and recordings

Updated Aug 27, 5:19 PM