Smith Memorial Hall contains studios for the accompanying, piano, piano pedagogy, keyboard, voice, percussion, organ, harpsichord, and jazz faculties. A second Yamaha digital piano lab, ensemble rehearsal facilities, and numerous practice rooms equipped with pianos (including 21 Steinway grand pianos purchased in the Fall of 1998) and numerous pipe organs, allow for a variety of instructional activities. A 900-seat recital hall, with mahogany woodwork throughout, provides an acoustically fine auditorium for student and faculty concerts, ensemble performances, and organ recitals on the three-manual Casavant concert organ. Smith Memorial Room, with its beautiful crystal chandeliers and exquisite decor, is a drawing-room-sized hall reminiscent of European palaces, an ideal location for chamber music recitals and small classes.

The Control Room and Recording Studio provides for the nearly 400 concerts presented each year by students and faculty of the School.

The School of Music frequently uses the facilities of the Krannert Center for performances, rehearsals and classes. The choral, opera, and orchestra faculty offices and studios are also located in the KCPA. The Center was the gift of industrialist Herman Krannert and his wife, Ellnora. It is often considered to be one of the finest performing facilities in the country. It has been acclaimed for its architectural splendor, fine acoustics, and elegant interior. A two-square-block theatre complex, it covers nearly ten acres and consists of four indoor theatres, an outdoor amphitheater, and ensemble rehearsal rooms.

Colwell Playhouse, accommodating an audience of nearly 700, is used by the School of Music primaily for jazz ensembles, smaller performance organizations, and soloists.