Challey School of Music

The Challey School of Music offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees—to prepare the next generation of music professionals. Learn More: Mission and Goals

Learn more about the NDSU Challey School of Music

• 2019 Undergraduate Scholarship Auditions
• Undergraduate Programs
  • (first year students) Scholarship Information
    • Scholarship auditions may also take place by appointment.
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  • (returning students) Scholarship Information
• Graduate Programs
• Upcoming Events for Interested Perspective Students
  • High School Choral Festival: October 6-7, 2020
  • High School Music Day: October 18, 2019
  • Honors Jazz Ensemble: November 26, 2019
  • All-State Clinic: December 18, 2019
  • High School Jazz Festival: Febraury 6-7, 2020
  • Raging Red: March 10-11, 2020
• Contact Dr. Michael Weber at 701-231-8497 for additional information.
• Wind Symphony Audition Information

The Challey School of Music offers students ongoing opportunities to interact with nationally and internationally acclaimed guest artists, who share their talents and experiences through workshops and in performances.

View our current and prior guest artist roster here.

Fissinger Choral Composition Prizes
The NDSU Challey School of Music is proud to offer the annual Fissinger Choral Composition Prizes, established several years ago to honor choral composer Edwin Fissinger.

Challey School of Music News
From upcoming music events featuring internationally acclaimed musicians, composers and conductors, to performances across the region and nation by our faculty and students, the NDSU Challey School of Music is on the go and in the news.

The NDSU Challey School of Music provides academic programs and artistic performances that serve our students through professional preparation and fine arts enrichment, that serve our faculty and staff through professional career achievement and satisfaction, and that serve the greater university community through the excellence of our widespread endeavors.

The NDSU Music Academy is a non-degree organization that provides a high quality music education to students from age four years through adult.