▁har p , ▁per cussion ▁and ▁guitar . ▁Department ▁of ▁Historical ▁Performance : ▁Historical ▁Te chni ques ▁Department ▁of ▁Music ology : ▁Music ▁Theory , ▁Music ▁History ▁ ▁Performance ▁Di pl oma ▁( PD ip ): ▁This ▁four - sem ester ▁program , ▁offered ▁only ▁in ▁certain ▁performance ▁depart ments , ▁is ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁very ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁gift ed ▁perform ers ▁who ▁have ▁not ▁yet ▁completed ▁the ▁B M ▁or ▁its ▁equivalent ▁and ▁who ▁are ▁seeking ▁a ▁very ▁narrow ly ▁focused ▁program ▁of ▁study ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁performance - orient ed ▁career . ▁Performance ▁Di pl oma ▁students ▁may ▁apply ▁to ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁program ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁Stud ents ▁seeking ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁B M ▁degree ▁must ▁demonstrate ▁skills ▁necessary ▁to ▁complete ▁both ▁the ▁performance ▁and ▁academic ▁course work ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁B M . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁have ▁completed ▁requirements ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁B M ▁and ▁the ▁Performance ▁Di pl oma ▁will ▁receive ▁only ▁the ▁B M . ▁ ▁Master ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Con duct ing ▁( MM ): ▁The ▁MM ▁in ▁Con duct ing ▁is ▁available ▁only ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁five - year ▁programs ▁integrated ▁with ▁an ▁Ober lin ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁degree ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁in ▁Performance , ▁Com position , ▁or ▁Music ▁History . ▁ ▁Master ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Historical ▁Performance ▁( MM ): ▁The ▁MM ▁in ▁Performance ▁on ▁Historical ▁Inst ru ments ▁is ▁intended ▁for ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁who ▁have ▁acquired ▁skills