Jon Snyder
- Access Services Coordinator, Arts & Special Collections Research Center
Ph.D., Church Music, Baylor University
M.M., Choral Conducting, Western Illinois University
M.C.M., Concordia University Wisconsin
B.M.E., Susquehanna University
Jon Snyder serves two roles in the libraries, in both the Arts and Special Collections Research Center and in Digital Preservation Services. He provides outreach, research support, and instruction services for students, faculty, and guests. As a Baylor graduate, Jon helps the entire community access and utilize the wealth of resources, especially surrounding music and art. Jon graduated with his PhD in Church music in December of 2022.
Selected Publications / Presentations
“Why Do We Gather?: Functions of the Church Choir” at American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Dallas, TX, 2025.
“Tracking Influence in Sounding Spirit” at Sounding Spirit Singing School, Atlanta, GA, 2025.
“Community Building as Priority in Volunteer Church Choirs: An Ethnographic Study” at Society for Christian Scholarship in Music, Nashville, TN, 2025.
“Baylor University Hymnody Collection” in The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology at https://hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk/, 2024.
“Living with the Carnage: Repercussions of the Worship Wars” in The Hymn: A Journal of Congregational Song, Volume 71, No. 1, 2022.
Professional Memberships
Hymn Society
Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
American Choral Directors Association
- Contact Information
- jon_snyder2@baylor.edu
- Office Location
Moody Memorial Library 308