School of Music
Introduction
The SNU School of Music, an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, exists to foster the musical and spiritual growth of its students and welcomes both music majors and musicians from other majors who wish to study and perform.
Degree Opportunities
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Science
Music with a Music Business emphasis
Music with a Performance emphasis
Music with a Ministry emphasis
- Bachelor of Music Education (Choral & Instrumental)
Performance Opportunities
The SNU School of Music provides a variety of performance opportunities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Vocal
- SNU Chorale - premier mixed choir
- University Singers - select contemporary mixed ensemble
- Men's Chorus - drawn from the student body
- Women's Chorus - drawn from the student body
- Broadway Musical - presented annually
- Choral Society - 100 voice masterworks choir and orchestra
Instrumental
- Brass Choir - select 18 piece brass ensemble
- Chamber Orchestra - string ensemble
- Jazz Band - classic to contemporary big band jazz
- Metropolitan Orchestra - 65 piece symphony orchestra
- Percussion Ensemble - contemporary percussion repertoire
- Symphonic Band - 60 piece wind and percussion ensemble
- String Quartet - auditioned annually
Faculty
The eight full-time and twenty adjunct members of the SNU School of Music faculty combine expertise in their specialty areas with a desire to see students thrive as comprehensive musicians. Training the whole person is the primary goal.
Facilities and Equipment
The School of Music utilizes the Fine Arts Building and Cantrell Hall. Intimate Cantrell Hall contains unusually fine keyboard instruments, including the Shlicker pipe organ, a three-manual tracker organ with 35 stops and 45 ranks, housed in a beautiful, free-standing case of natural red oak. Also, a 9 1/2 foot Bosendorfer Imperial Grand graces the stage, along with a two-manual Sabathil harpsichord, providing students the opportunity to perform on some of the finest instruments in the Southwest.
The Fine Arts Building contains three rehearsal halls, classrooms, practice rooms, and a computer lab to assist students in theory, composition and piano pedagogy. Just recently complete is a professional level recording studio, with two control rooms, six isolation rooms, and the latest digital equipment and microphones. A MIDI studio is also included in the recording facility.
Scholarships
Interested students are encouraged to visit SNU and perform a live audition. The School of Music should be contacted for audition dates and times. Auditions serve for ensemble placement and possible scholarship awards. Music scholarships are available for qualified music majors and gifted musicians majoring in other academic areas.