Music KB
Handbooks, procedures, and internal resources for the Challey School of Music.
Advisors
Advisor Changes
Undergraduate Students
For Undergraduate Students: an eForm is available in Campus Connection. Please let the Curricular Human (currently Kyle) know, or just ask Kyle to do it.
Graduate Students
The Change to Advisor/Supervisory Committee form should be submitted (see Graduate School Forms). If the advisor has left NDSU or retired, that change can be made over email to Melissa Selders-Ortez.
Advisor Assignment Algorithm
2026-05: Daniel Lee taking lead on assigning advisors for rising juniors.
By Faculty:
| Faculty | Majors |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Brekke | Trumpet and Horn BM/BS majors; overflow of Trumpet and Horn music ed majors. |
| Kelly W. Burns | All BM Vocal Performance students; some BM vocal music education majors or BS Music-Vocal |
| Connor Challey | Tuba and Euphonium BM/BS majors; overflow of tuba and euphonium BM Music Ed majors |
| Mark DeMull | Percussion BM/BS majors; overflow of percussion music ed majors |
| Dwight Jilek | BM Vocal Music Ed and BS Music |
| Daniel Lee | All Instrumental Music ED majors, unless/until capacity is reached |
| Cassie Keogh | Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, and strings, BM/BS majors; overflow music ed of these also |
| Nicki Toliver | BM Vocal Music Ed Majors |
| Matthew Patnode | Saxophone and Bassoon BM/BS majors; overflow of sax music ed majors |
| Will Sutton | Trombone BM/BS majors; overflow of trombone music ed majors |
| Kyle Vanderburg | BM Composition majors |
| Tyler Wottrich | Piano BM/BS majors |
By Degree Plan:
| B.Mus | |
|---|---|
| Composition All | Kyle Vanderburg |
| Performance-Piano All | Tyler Wottrich |
| Performance-Vocal All | Kelly Burns |
| Performance-Instrumental Trumpet, Horn | Jeremy Brekke |
| Performance-Instrumental Trombone | Will Sutton |
| Performance-Instrumental Tuba/Euphonium | Connor Challey |
| Performance-Instrumental Percussion | Mark DeMull |
| Performance-Instrumental Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Strings | Cassie Keogh |
| Performance-Instrumental Bassoon, Saxophone | Matthew Patnode |
| Music Education-Vocal Random | Dwight Jilek |
| Music Education-Vocal Random | Nicki Toliver |
| Music Education-Vocal Overflow | Kelly Burns |
| Music Education-Instrumental All? | Daniel Lee |
| Music Education-Instrumental Overflow | To Performance-Instrumental Instrument |
| B.S. | |
| Assigned by Instrument | |
| Piano All | Tyler Wottrich |
| Vocal All | Kelly Burns |
| Instrumental Trumpet, Horn | Jeremy Brekke |
| Instrumental Trombone | Will Sutton |
| Instrumental Tuba/Euphonium | Connor Challey |
| Instrumental Percussion | Mark DeMull |
| Instrumental Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Strings | Cassie Keogh |
| Instrumental Bassoon, Saxophone | Matthew Patnode |