07/18/2026
Our 2026 Chenaniah Summer Music Institute at New Saint Andrews with 55 participants from 18 states.
Chenaniah Summer Music Institute aims to equip music teachers with the skills needed for a successful music literacy program via the Kodály Methodology.
07/18/2026
Our 2026 Chenaniah Summer Music Institute at New Saint Andrews with 55 participants from 18 states.
Join us tonight at 7:00 PM for the Chenaniah Summer Music Institute Choir Concert at Christ Church Hall.
Under the direction of Dr. David Erb, the CSMI Choir will present Heavenly Home, an evening of choral and instrumental music reflecting on the Christian hope of heaven. The program features a wide variety of sacred music, including this exciting gospel selection with special guest soloist Krista Overby.
Registration is now open for Chenaniah Summer Music Institute!
Join us for two weeks in July, 2026.
The unique part of this course of study is its integration of Christianity with the Kodály and Instrumental String methods. This pairing will entail classes that examine music and theology and how a biblical worldview can affect and permeate music teaching. Learn distinctions for teaching students complete music literacy–reading, writing, singing/thinking in music.
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08/01/2025
Here's the closing concert from our 2025 CSMI course:
YOU COME TOO | 2025 Chenaniah Summer Music Institute Concert The final concert which closes out the 2025 Chenaniah Summer Music Institute. The concert is titled "You Come Too" and includes pieces by various 20th centur...
07/18/2025
Here’s our 2025 Chenaniah Summer Music Institute participants and faculty.
07/15/2025
07/20/2024
What a great two weeks we have had at our 2024 CSMI music teacher training course. Congratulations to our level three graduates of the program. We were pleased to have our first group of instrumentalists in our string pedagogy track.