Administration

Stephen W. Müller, B.M., M.M., D.Min., Ph.D.
Dean, School of Music

Sean Beavers, B.M., M.M., D.M.
Associate Dean, School of Music

Paul Rumrill, B.A., M.M., M.A., D.W.S., D.M.A.
Associate Dean, School of Music

Gabriel Miller, B.A., M.A., D.W.S., Ph.D.
Associate Dean, School of Music

Program Directors

A listing of program directors can be viewed on the Program Director webpage.

Purpose

The purpose of the School of Music is to train and equip musicians who are skilled, creative, and prepared to impact the musical arts for Christ.

Mission

The mission of the Liberty University School of Music is to train and equip musicians to be Champions for Christ. The School of Music is a community of God-honoring musicians committed to a culture of manifest core values that include:

• Worship Lifestyle
• Servant Leadership
• Stylistic Diversity
• Academic Inquiry
• Skilled Musicianship
• Artistic and Creative Expression
• Sharing Christ through Music

The singular mission of the School of Music is accomplished through three centers:

1. The Center for Music Education and Performance – trains and equips musicians to serve performers and music educators
2. The Center for Music and Worship – trains and equips musicians to serve the evangelical community
3. The Michael W. Smith Center for Commercial Music – trains and equips musicians to serve the commercial music industry

It is the aim of the School of Music to graduate students that are thoroughly equipped to assume their role in the marketplace. The School of Music provides for these student-musicians comprehensive curricula broad enough to encourage collaboration, imagination, diversification, scholarship, and practical application. It is important to the leadership of the School of Music that students are equipped to identify their calling (desired career), find gainful employment (a job), and contribute to their chosen vocation(s) for many years to come.

The purpose of the Graduate Music Studies Division is to train highly skilled musicians to serve as music and worship practitioners, music educators, and ethnomusicologists who impact the world as Champions for Christ.

Programs of Study

Graduate programs offered by the Graduate Music Studies Division prepare students to meet the challenges of their profession with skill, insight, and intentionality.