NDSU Music Academy

03/09/2026

Reminder: There are no lessons this week while the students at NDSU enjoy their spring break.

Lessons will resume on Monday, the 16th.

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02/16/2026

Good Morning!

Just a reminder that there are no lessons this evening as NDSU is closed for President's Day.

Lessons will resume as normal tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you.

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01/21/2026

It has come to my attention that some of the lesson sign-ups are being labeled as Spam, especially if you have a Gmail address. I'll resend lesson sign-ups tomorrow but in the meantime, check your spam folder and it might be there.

Thanks for your patience!

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01/14/2026

Good Morning!

Lesson Sign-Ups began going out this morning.

If you have students studying with multiple teachers, please be patient. We are working to finalize our teaching staff for the upcoming semester, so those emails will be coming out shortly.

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01/13/2026

Happy 2026!!!!

Lessons for the Spring 2026 semester will begin on Monday, January 26th. Lesson sign-ups will be going out beginning tomorrow.

We have had a large influx of new students on several instruments, so if you don't see the email right away, please be patient, it is still coming. We are just finalizing our updated teaching staff for the semester.

Thank you and Happy Musicking!

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03/28/2025

Excite Music provides scholarships to students in the NDSU Music Academy.

Please consider donating or attending the concert!

We have an amazingly generous community! Thank you to Fargo AMVETS, Target, Costco & for donating to Play It Forward: For Music Lesson Scholarships!

📍 Where: TAK Music Venue – West Fargo, ND
📅 When: April 6 | 3–6 PM
🎟 Get your tickets/donate here: https://bit.ly/41BJFHM

02/13/2025

Music students at the NDSU Music Academy benefit from scholarships through Excite Music. Please consider a donation today!

Giving Hearts Day is today!! We are so thankful for all the donors who join forces to make a difference for the kids in our area! Thank you to all of you who have already donated - we are humbled by your support of our mission to give music lesson scholarships to kids in need ❤

08/24/2023

It's a great day for music! 3 more scholarships awarded today! 🤩
Elevate Rock School & NDSU Music Academy

08/02/2023

04/22/2023

Please support Excite Music. They provide scholarships to students at the NDSU Music Academy.

Sunday is set to be M A G I C A L!!!

P L E A S E 🎙️ J O I N U S A N D 🎙️ C E L E B R A T E !
Our 1st EVER Kids Musical Showcase… It is going to be the cutest 2 hours of your life!
These kids are not competing, but rather collaborating their love for music — in turn they will receive a summer scholarship to Elevate Rock School!
There will be a 50/50 raffle- proceeds will help pay for these scholarships along with the help of Excite Music , Murphy’s Pub, and MN Strong 💪.

BIG thanks to:
--> Dan Tinquist, Kids Musical Selection Committee
--> Abby Stugelmayer, Alec Garcia & Eric Longnecker 🙌
--> Marissa Rae West w/ MN Strong & Murphy’s Pub, Moorhead

Raffle Starts @ 11am, must be present to win, Show Starts @ 12pm-2pm.

04/22/2023

Sunday is set to be M A G I C A L!!!

P L E A S E 🎙️ J O I N U S A N D 🎙️ C E L E B R A T E !
Our 1st EVER Kids Musical Showcase… It is going to be the cutest 2 hours of your life!
These kids are not competing, but rather collaborating their love for music — in turn they will receive a summer scholarship to Elevate Rock School!
There will be a 50/50 raffle- proceeds will help pay for these scholarships along with the help of Excite Music , Murphy’s Pub, and MN Strong 💪.

BIG thanks to:
--> Dan Tinquist, Kids Musical Selection Committee
--> Abby Stugelmayer, Alec Garcia & Eric Longnecker 🙌
--> Marissa Rae West w/ MN Strong & Murphy’s Pub, Moorhead

Raffle Starts @ 11am, must be present to win, Show Starts @ 12pm-2pm.

04/10/2023

Currently, emails sent to non-NDSU.edu accounts are not going through. I will respond to emails once the problem is fixed by IT.