Music
Conservatory-like Experience
Liberal Arts Education
Often described as the flagship of the university, the Music Department is well known throughout the Southeastern United States for its superior programs and direct one-on-one mentoring of students by professors.
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MAJORS
- Bachelor of Arts
- Music
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
Choral Studies
Instrumental Music
Keyboard Studies
Opera
Vocal Studies
PERFORMING ARTS
ONE-ON-1
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Contact Us
Email:
jvasquez@shorter.edu
Phone:
706-233-7281
Location:
Cooper Fine Arts 104
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About the Department of Music
The Department of Music offers a conservatory-like experience within a traditional liberal arts institution—the best of both worlds. Our voice, piano, and organ students have consistently ranked at or near the top of regional and national competitions for many years. Furthermore, our music education majors are frequently sought after by prospective school systems before they reach graduation.
In addition to private study, Shorter music students all participate in departmental ensembles. The Shorter Chorale is an auditioned choir and recognized as one of the best ensembles in the region. Other ensembles include the Shorter Chorus and the new Javanese Gamelan Ensemble.
The Opera Theatre and Musical Theatre each produce two major works each academic year. The fall 2006 production of Sondheim’s Into the Woods was invited to compete at the annual America College Theater Festival, an honor they have earned the past four years. The accomplishments of our students and graduates demonstrate the success of our programs.
Dr. Jerico Vasquez
Interim Dean
Meet Our Faculty
Dr. Jerico Vasquez
Interim Dean, Artist-in-Residence / Tenured Professor of Music Piano
Ms. Amy Neal
Interim Chair, Edith Lester Harbin Department of Music, Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Class Piano
Dr. Dustin Burgess
Tenured Professor of Music Education
Ms. Sue Gaukel
Chair, Department of Theatre, Musical Theatre, and Dance, and Associate Professor of Musical Theatre
Christianne Grist
Administrative Assistant for the School of Fine and Performing Arts (SOFPA)
Dr. Enoch Jacobus
Tenured Professor of Music Theory
Dr. Maryann Kyle
Director of Opera Theatre and Associate Professor of Music
Dr. Yuman Lee
Tenured Professor of Voice
Dr. Bryan McDonald
Director of Choral Activities and Coordinator of Music and Worship Leadership
Dr. John Reams
Provost and Professor of Music and Woodwinds
Dr. Ronda Benson Ford
Instructor of Flute
Ms. Heather Frost
Staff Accompanist
Ms. Sandra Yeargan
Director of Preparatory Program