Music at SNHU

This is an exciting time to become involved with music at SNHU.  In the last year the performing music program has grown from one ensemble to nine.  All of these performing groups, from chamber choir to rock bands, are open to members of the greater Manchester community and participation is free.  By drawing large numbers of musicians to our campus on a weekly basis, SNHU is rapidly becoming a focal point for music in the area.
 
SNHU would like to welcome several new music instructors to campus this year.  Memorial High School Director of Choirs, Adam Boroskas will be taking over the SNHU Concert Chorus and SNHU Chamber Choir.  Funded by a generous community music grant from the Frederick Smyth Trust, former Manchester band director Dave Bresnahan will be co-directing the Southern New Hampshire Community Band, Memorial High School Orchestra Director Dave Brien will be co-directing the Southern New Hampshire Community Orchestra, and Local Guitarist/Timberlane High School music teacher John Zevos will be co-directing the SNHU Rock Bands.     

The new SNHU Music Minor will consist of Music History, Music Theory and any nine credits selected from Chorus, Instrumental Music, Private Music Lessons and Digital Music.

SNHU will be running a pilot private music lessons program this fall. A limited number of students will receive fifteen, thirty minute private lessons on their instrument or voice. Students will earn three credits at the completion of two semesters of lessons.  Unlike many schools, there will be no additional charge for full time SNHU students who take lessons within their normal credit load.  Interested students should contact Rick Cook.

Instrumental Music will be offered for credit for the first time this year. Students participating in any of the instrumental music ensembles may choose to receive three academic credits for every two semesters of participation. This is the same academic credit system currently used for chorus.

Music Theory and Composition will be offered for the first time in the spring of 2010.  Students interested in the music minor may wish to sign up for the course at that time because it will only be offered once every two years.