NDSU music students often attend and/or participate in professional music conferences at the local, regional, or national level.
Financial assistance may be available from the CSoM.
Students should request advance permission to miss classes for off-campus professional events including conferences.
Students who are at risk in music classes are not encouraged to attend conferences that result in their missing class.
Typical conferences include:
ACDA: American Choral Directors Association
CMS: College Music Society
MMEA: Minnesota Music Educators Association
NAfME: National Association for Music Education
NATS: National Association of Teachers of Singing
NOA: National Opera Association
NDMEA: North Dakota Music Educators Association
NDSU music students often participate in competitions held at the local, regional, or national level.
Students who wish to participate in a competition should consult their applied voice teacher.
Students should request permission to miss classes for off-campus professional events including competitions.
The student is responsible for all associated costs of the competitions. However, the CSoM may provide some financial assistance for student participation in NATS auditions.
Typical competitions include:
Minnesota and North Dakota NATS auditions
North Central Regional NATS auditions (usually held online)
NATS National Student Auditions
The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
FMSO Young Artists Solo Competition (Fargo-Moorhead)
GGFSO Young Artists Concerto Competition (Grand Forks)
BMSO Young Artist Competition (Bismarck-Mandan)