The School of Music offers the following programs:
Undergraduate Programs:
All degree programs offer concentration in your applied area: instrumental, piano, or voice.
In addition to the applied area concentration, this degree also offers a concentration in Composition.
- Bachelor of Music in Performance
- Bachelor of Music in Music and Worship
- Bachelor of Science in Music, Emphasis in Music Business
- Bachelor of Music Education:
- Instrumental Non-Keyboard, K-12 Licensure
- Instrumental, K-12 Licensure, Piano Concentration
- Vocal/General, K-12 Licensure
- Vocal/General, K-12 Licensure, Piano Concentration
Graduate Programs
Whether you are a recent college graduate, an active educator, or a practicing worship leader, the graduate program in music at Lee University was designed with you in mind. The Lee University School of Music has the faculty, curriculum, facilities, flexible scheduling, and collateral training opportunities to prepare you for the work of tomorrow’s musician and advanced studies in music. Four Master’s degrees in music are offered, including Music and Worship, Music Education, Performance, and Conducting. To learn more about Lee's Graduate Studies in Music, click here.
- Master of Music and Worship
- Master of Music in Conducting – Choral or Wind
- Master of Music in Music Education
- Master of Music in Performance
Online Programs
The School of Music faculty and staff are deeply invested in encouraging the musical development of all students, regardless of their major. Our faculty are active in their fields as performers, researchers, and master teachers, offering students the opportunity to learn from and work beside professionals who have performed on stages across the world. Our faculty work diligently to remain current in a world of ever-changing musical trends and to convey their knowledge and experience with methods of appropriate pedagogy.
Mark Bailey, DME
Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: CUR 4D
Phone: (423) 614-8269
Robert Bernhardt, MM
Artist in Residence, Symphony Conductor
School of Music | Location: CUR 1B
Phone: (423) 614-8251
Cheryl Brendel, DMA
Assistant Professor of Voice
School of Music | Location: HUM 311E
Phone: (423) 614-8313
Ron Brendel, DMA
Director of Graduate Studies in Music, Professor of Voice
School of Music | Location: HUM311D
Phone: (423) 614-8071
Lenena Brezna, DMA
Assistant Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: HUM 311B/211A
Phone: (423) 614-8262
Lauren Buckner, MEd
Assistant Professor of Music Education
School of Music | Location: HUM 211C
Phone: (423) 614-8259
Susanne Burgess, EdD
Associate Professor of Music Education, Coordinator of Music Education
School of Music | Location: HUM 311, CUR, SOM
Phone: (423) 614-8067
Gloria Chien, DMA
Artist in Residence for Piano Education
School of Music | Location: CUR 2A
Phone: (423) 614-8246
Andrea Dismukes, DMA
Professor of Voice
School of Music | Location: HUM 211D
Phone: (423) 614-8258
James Frost, MM
Associate Professor of Voice
School of Music | Location: HUM 211B
Phone: (423) 614-8539
Luke Gambill, DWS
Assistant Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: CUR 2C
Phone: (423) 614-8261
William Green, DMA
Dean, School of Music
Professor of Music
Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: CUR107
Phone: (423) 614-8247
Andy Harnsberger, DMA
Associate Professor of Percussion
School of Music | Location: PGH 110
Phone: (423) 614-8674
Kristen Holritz, MM
Instructor of Flute
School of Music | Location: CUR 3C
David Holsinger, DMA
Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: CUR 4B
Phone: (423) 614-8266
Jonathon Jung, DMA
Assistant Professor of Piano
School of Music | Location: CUR 1C
Phone: (423) 614-8594
Charlotte Kies, DMA
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet and Music Theory
Music Performance Studies | Location: CUR Suite 1
Phone: (423) 614-8251
ChoEun Lee, DMA
Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano and Vocal Coaching
School of Music | Location: CUR 1B
Phone: (423) 614-8257
Babbie Mason, BA
Artist in Residence - Musicianship Studies
School of Music | Location: HUM 311
Phone: (423) 614-8246
Nathanial Olson, DMA
Assistant Professor of Voice
School of Music | Location: HUM 211E
Phone: (423) 614-8252
Austin Patty, PhD
Professor of Music Theory
School of Music | Location: CUR 4F
Phone: (423) 614-8666
Randy Sheeks, DMA
Associate Professor of Music and Worship
School of Music | Location: CUR 2B
Phone: (423) 614-8384
Staci Spring, DMA
Instructor of Bassoon
School of Music | Location: CUR 4
Phillip Thomas, PhD
Associate Dean,
Distinguished Professor of Music
Distinguished Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: CUR4C
Phone: (423) 614-8264
Douglas Warner, DMA
Director of Applied Studies in Music
Professor of Music
Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: CUR 1D
Phone: (423) 614-8565
Mary Nerren
Mary Elizabeth Nerren is a junior piano performance major from Johnson City, Tennessee. She is part of Lee Singers, violinist in the Symphony Orchestra, student worker, and student accompanist, as well as being a member of Phi Eta Sigma. Mary participated in the Lee University International Piano Festival and Competition as a junior in high school, and, according to her, “I was impressed with the piano faculty and their genuine enthusiasm. It made Lee stand out from the other schools I applied to.” She says some of her best moments at Lee stem from being around great people. “Auditioning for the Lee Singers was the best decision I have made at Lee so far. Traveling with this ensemble has given me some of the best times of my life, and I have had amazing worship experiences alongside the friends that have become like family to me.” After graduation, Mary plans to pursue a master's degree in either music or a physician’s assistant school.