Program Recognition
•NASM-accredited School of Music
•All-Steinway School — one of only four in Minnesota
Training
•B.Mus. applied study on your chosen instrument, with the option to study multiple instruments
•Two barrier juries gate advancement through the degree
Performance & Productions
•Senior degree recital required
•Instrumentalists perform across named ensembles: the Wind Ensemble (recognized as one of the region's finest), Symphonic Band, the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, the Bemidji Chamber Orchestra (for string players), and the Percussion Ensemble
•Jazz players join the Blue Ice Jazz Band (30+ years; hosts the annual BSU Jazz Fest)
Facilities
•Concerts staged in the Carl O. Thompson Recital Hall in the Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex
