1. Be kind, caring, and respectful to all those around you. The School for the Arts will not tolerate any expressions or acts of discrimination towards any other person or group on campus on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or ability. Anyone exhibiting these behaviours will be asked to leave the premises.
2. Help to create a positive learning environment by being considerate and aware of your volume in our hallways and classrooms.
3. Be on time! If another commitment or an unavoidable occurrence causes you to be late, please reach out to your instructor or ensemble director.
4. Please leave our spaces clean and in good order. If you move furniture around, put it back in its place before leaving.
5. Do not share key codes with anyone outside of the music program. These key codes are to ensure the safety of everyone in the program and to keep our instruments in good shape.
6. Request permission from the Office Coordinator before circulating information to students or placing any advertisements on the bulletin boards.
7. Recording classes or concerts is only permitted with instructor or ensemble director approval.
8. Only critique the music making of other students if you are invited to by either the student or an instructor. Please keep comments constructive and supportive.
9. In performance, show your appreciation to your audience by acknowledging them and dressing in appropriate concert attire. Please ask your studio instructor or ensemble director for specific dress code information.
10. Be a considerate audience member. Turn off electronic devices, listen attentively, and clap at the appropriate moments. Ask an instructor about audience etiquette if you are unsure.
11. The University of Saskatchewan is committed to the highest ethical standards in all academic endeavors. Cheating, plagiarism, and any other unethical academic practices will not be tolerated. Please review The Regulations on Student Academic Misconduct before classes begin. If you have any specific questions about the regulations or your academic practices, please consult your instructor.

Program-Specific Courses

Please follow the link for your program to view the requirements:

M.Mus. Music Education (Course-Based)

M.Mus. Music Education (Thesis-Based) 

M.Mus. Music Performance

M.Mus. Music Theory

M.A. Musicology

Juries for students enrolled in applied lessons occur at the end of each term.

Jury times and locations will be assigned and announced by the music office a minimum of three weeks prior to the jury date. If a student is unable to attend their assigned jury timeslot due to an unavoidable conflict, they may request to switch timeslots with another student within the same instrument family (piano, woodwinds, etc.). This switch must be reported to the Office Coordinator no less than one week prior to the jury date and both students involved must express their consent to the switch.

Students will need to submit a Repertoire Form to the music office one week before their jury date. This digital form will be e-mailed to students along with the jury schedule.

Room bookings for rehearsals, sectionals, and other Music-related events can all be completed online through the University's room booking system (25Live) found below. 

All USask students and staff can request room bookings online and will receive a confirmation once the booking is approved. Please note that busy performance spaces like Quance Theatre and Convocation Hall may take up to a two-weeks for any booking to be approved, and non-Music bookings do not show up on this system (e.g. Quance or Convo may look free in this system, but it might already be booked by another group on campus). As a general rule, please submit booking requests at your earliest convenience.

Access Codes: Most Music rooms have access code locks, please check with the Office Coordinator to obtain the current keycodes as needed. 

Keys: Some spaces require keys to access (Quance, Convocation Hall, etc) - signing out keys requires a refundable $20 cash deposit. Keys must be returned immediately after use has concluded. Lost keys are the responsibility of the individual to whom they are signed out. If a key is lost, the School for the Arts (Music) will require a payment of $250 per door in order to get the locks re-keyed. Please contact the Office Coordinator at music@usask.ca to arrange for a key.

Music Spaces

Click on any of the room options below to check availability and book through 25Live.

• EDUC 1031 (Classroom)
• EDUC 1033 (Classroom)
• EDUC 1036 (Classroom)
• EDUC 1046 (Meeting Room)
• EDUC 1101.4 Grand Piano Practice Room
• EDUC 1101.7 Grand Piano Practice Room
• EDUC 1003 (Quance Theatre)
• PMB 120 (Convocation Hall)
• ADMIN C280 (Convocation Green Room)

Review My Pending Bookings

Review My Confirmed Bookings

NOTE: You will be prompted to log-in with your NSID before booking any room.

Practice Rooms

Practice Rooms are utilized on a first come, first served basis. There are two main practice room areas: 1101 and 1104 in the Education Building. Both spaces house multiple individual practice rooms. The practice room areas can be found at the entrance to the Northern wing of the Education Building on the ground floor. Both spaces are keypad protected. Please reach out to the Office Coordinator to find out the key code for the current academic year and do not share this practice room key code with any non-music students. Please report any practice room misuse or damage to the Office Coordinator.

There are two practice rooms that house grand pianos, which are reserved for piano majors. These rooms are EDUC 1101.4 and 1101.7. Both require a physical key to open. Piano majors can request a personal key for these rooms for the year from the Office Coordinator.

Percussion practice rooms are found in the Education Building basement, in the same hallway as the music lockers. They also require a physical key to open. Percussion majors can request a personal key for these rooms for the year from the Office Coordinator. Please speak to the percussion instructor for specific information regarding the different percussion instruments in each practice room.

Lockers

Lockers can be found in the basement next to the staircase that descends from beside the music office. Every music student is entitled to request a locker for each academic year (September-April). Locker assignments may be extended into the spring and summer terms upon request. These lockers are a privilege so please treat them with respect. Do not leave garbage or anything that could result in unpleasant smells in your locker.

Locker requests are currently handled by the Office Coordinator. Please e-mail music@usask.ca with your name, NSID, and locker number. If you are not a music student, please include a reason for your request (e.g., Concert Band).

Students are required to provide their own locks. Please ensure that your lock meets basic quality standards to avoid potential theft. While the building is very secure and monitored by protective services at night, this does not absolutely guarantee that lockers will not be the target of theft. The university is not responsible for items stolen from student lockers.

There are a number of larger wooden lockers (the SR series) that are key operated, specifically for students with larger instruments (i.e. tuba and double bass). Please see the Office Coordinator to request a key if you need one of these lockers. There is a $20 deposit required for an SR locker key.

Lockers that are occupied without the music office’s knowledge will have their locks cut off.