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. 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
Anna Marie Brendel
School of Music Recruitment Coordinator
School of Music | Location: CUR 102
Phone: 423-614-8675 Ext. 8675
Cheryl Brendel, DMA
Assistant Professor of Voice
School of Music | Location: HUM 311C
Phone: (423) 614-8313
Ron Brendel, DMA
Director of Graduate Studies in Music,
Professor of Voice
Professor of Voice
School of Music | Location: HUM311D
Phone: (423) 614-8071
Lauren Buckner, MEd
Assistant Professor of Music Education
School of Music | Location: HUM 211C
Phone: (423) 614-8259
Gloria Chien, DMA
Artist in Residence for Piano Education
School of Music | Location: CUR 1
Phone: (423) 614-8256
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
Professor of Music
Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: CUR 107
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
Joong Han (Jonathan) Jung, DMA
Assistant Professor of Piano
School of Music | Location: CUR 1C
Phone: (423) 614-8594
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 211
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
Brian Reichenbach, DMA
Assistant Professor of Trumpet
Specialty: Trumpet, Brass Literature, Brass Pedagogy, Music Theory
School of Music | Location: HUM 311E
Phone: (423) 614-8364 Ext. 8364
Randy Sheeks, DMA
Coordinator of Music and Worship
Associate Professor of Music and Worship
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
Muen Vanessa Wei
Assistant Professor of Piano
| Location:HUM 211A
Phone: 423-614-8495
Laud Vaught
Music Resource Center Coordinator
School of Music | Location: CUR 135
Phone: (423) 614-8244
Douglas Warner, DMA
Director of Applied Studies in Music
Professor of Music
Professor of Music
School of Music | Location: CUR 1D
Phone: (423) 614-8265
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String Theory: Sukm Kodály and Brahms
Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN
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String Theory: Mozart and Brahms
Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN
Jordan Narkates
Jordan Narkates came to Lee from Helena, Alabama, to major in music and worship. At Lee, he has immersed himself in a variety of musical pursuits, serving as president of the Lee Singers, tenor section leader of Lee University Chorale, and a member of Lee U Worship. “The Lord ordered my steps and paved the path to Lee since I first visited as an eighth grader,” Jordan says. The highlight of his Lee career to date was being involved on the “Revere,” project, a recording Lee Singers did with Integrity Music. After graduation, Jordan plans to become a full-time worship leader and pursue a master’s degree and a doctorate in worship studies.