Preparatory Music Program
Shenandoah Valley Preparatory Music became a program of EMU’s department of music in 1988 and is dedicated to providing the highest quality music education to all students in the central Shenandoah Valley regardless of age, race, ability, financial circumstances, or ethnic origin through private and/or group instruction in a variety of musical areas as well as through performance settings. Under the direction of administrative director Sharon M.D. Miller, musical instruction is given to over 400 students in the following areas:
- Instrumental music instruction: violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, flute, guitar; Suzuki violin, viola, cello, piano, and flute.
- Musikgarten: ages infant to 7 years. Call 540-432-4277 or email prepmusic@emu.edu for information about class openings.
- Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony and Junior Strings: grades 3-12
- Harrisonburg City School After-School Violin Program: grades 3-5 in the elementary schools and grades 6-8 in the middle schools.
For more information contact prepmusic@emu.edu.
Registration Information
Office phone: 540-432-4277
Office email: prepmusic@emu.edu
Preparatory Music office phone: 540-432-4277
Preparatory Music office email: prepmusic@emu.edu
Our students and performances
Believing music can enrich everyone’s life and is to be shared, performances are arranged in formal and informal settings on EMU’s campus and throughout the community to provide quality music education to the residents of the greater central Shenandoah Valley area. Participants come from as far north and east as Woodstock and Luray and from as far south as Waynesboro and Lexington. Students also travel from West Virginia.
Upcoming Events
- Instrumental Lessons
Fall registration deadline is August 9. - Musikgarten Classes
Fall registration deadline is August 18. - Fall Recitals
Preparatory Music student recitals will be held November 2-4 in EMU's Martin Chapel and Lehman Recital Hall.
2018-19 Preparatory Music Calendar
Contact us
Interested in learning more about music lessons at EMU? Contact the preparatory music program offices at 540-432-4277 or prepmusic@emu.edu. We’d love to hear from you!
The EMU music program offices, both preparatory music and the undergraduate academic program, are located on the lower level of Lehman Auditorium. On the main floor of Lehman you’ll find a mainstage auditorium that houses performances, weekly chapel, university events, and more. On the lower level you’ll find the music program offices (through the glass double doors), faculty offices, a recital hall, individual practice rooms, and more.
