COVID-19: USD Requires Face Coverings Indoors Campus Updates and Information
Department of Music
Let the Music Take You Away
A degree in music from USD can lift you up and take you in any direction you desire.
USD Chamber Singers
The premier vocal group holds auditions each fall.
Discover your talents, share your passion and realize your dream.
We provide students with the knowledge and skills to become professional musicians – performers, educators, scholars and lifelong learners. Our students are supported by more than $240,000 in scholarships each year. We offer students opportunities for musical development, leadership growth and personal enrichment through mentored performances, classroom study, individual instruction and guided research.
Music Programs
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VERMILLION, S.D. – Five University of South Dakota music students competed in the online North Central Regional National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions in March. They each placed in the top five of their categories, qualifying them for the next round.
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VERMILLION, S.D. – Tracelyn Gesteland, D.M.A., professor of voice/opera and the Walter A. and Lucy Yoshioka Buhler Endowed Chair, received the prestigious 2020-2022 College of Fine Arts Knutson Distinguished Professor Award.
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The Department of Music is eager to welcome students back to campus this fall. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we've compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions to help students prepare for the upcoming semester.
