Snook's principal pedagogy is derived from the Bel Canto school of Italian singing, specifically the Metodo Pratico del Canto originally devised by Italian mastersinger Nicola Vaccaj and later edited for publisher Ricordi by pedagogue Elio Battaglia.
The Washburn University Wind Ensemble of 43 students visited China in May 2007, seeing the sites and cities of Beijing, Xi-an, Tianjin and Shanghai, accompanied by Dr. Kirt Saville, Dr. Lee Snook, five other faculty members and friends of Washburn University.