Information regarding Student Recitals, Junior/Senior Recitals, Chamber Ensemble & Advanced Conducting Recitals, and Informal Recitals can be found at the link below. You will also find Performance Requirements for Music Majors and Recital Attendance Requirements (Pink Cards) information on this page.
Current Student Resources & Links
Here are all things you need to know about music at St Olaf. From forms to special events, this is a one-stop spot for all current Ole musicians.
Important Music Dates for 2025-2026:
June 2025
June 15-21 – Summer Music Academy
August 2025
August 29-September 2 – NSO Weekend and Ensemble Auditions
September 2025
September 4 – First Day of Class
September 7 – Manitou Singers and Viking Chorus in Defeat of Jesse James Days parade – Um Yah Yah!
September 9 – St. Olaf Orchestra Tour Soloist Recital
September 27-28 – Korean Composters Festival
October 2025
October 15 – Music Major Applications due (for all Music majors)
More dates to come!
Admission to a music major (either Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Music) is required. Students may not self-declare a music major.
- An entrance exam is required. (See tabs off to the right for entrance exam requirements to specific degree programs and links to repertoire requirements.)
- To change programs within the Bachelor of Music degree, students must meet all requirements for entrance into the new program. There is no generic acceptance into the Bachelor of Music program.
ENTRANCE & CONTINUANCE INFORMATION
This page will give performers information on how to find a collaborative pianist for juries and recitals. You will also find the requirements to be a student collaborative pianist and the forms needed as one.
COLLABORATIVE PIANIST INFORMATION
This page will give you all the information needed on keyboard proficiency requirements for the different degree paths in music.
KEYBOARD PROFICIENCY INFORMATION
Below is the link to all the various Degree Worksheets for the Bachelor of Arts in Music Programs and the Bachelor of Music Programs.
DEGREE INFORMATION & WORKSHEETS
Here you will find information on how to sign up for lessons and general information on how music lessons work.
Jury information in also included as well as jury forms and repertoire sheets.
Recital Attendance Information (Pink Cards)is also located on this page.
LESSONS & JURIES INFORMATION
Do you have a question about practice rooms? Maybe pink cards have you confused? Wondering how you check out a key to use the reed room. This is your one stop page of all kinds of music department information.
GENERAL MUSIC DEPT INFORMATION
While all the department specific forms are also found in their above areas, you can click on this link for a quick way to grab a form.
MUSIC FORMS HOME
Ensemble Rehearsal Schedule (internal users only)
One-on-one peer tutoring is available at no additional cost in many 100- and 200-level Music courses as well as some 300-level courses. It is designed to enhance students’ overall learning and understanding of course material. Fill out the Tutor Request Form and you will be paired with a music tutor. Tutors typically meet with tutees for one-hour weekly sessions in CHM or HOM. See a list of tutors and their subject specializations here.
Additional Student Resources
The Music Handbook
Here you will find a comprehensive guide to everything Music Department Related. Quick Links are found above.
Student & Professional Organizations
This is the place to meet our Student Committee members and see what they are currently working on. It is also home for our 4 professional organizations, Pi Kappa Lambda (PKL), American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and National Association of Teacher of Singing (SNATS).
First Years & Transfer Students
Here you will find all the information for Fall Ensemble Auditions, Interest Forms, and New Student Orientation Information – check back in Summer 2022!