Music

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Music Faculty & Staff Directory


Band

Dr. Scott Jones, Associate Professor, Director of the School of Music, Director of Bands, Conducting, Music Education
BM, Grand Valley State University; MM, Peabody Institute; MM, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; DM, Indiana University

Dr. John Lopez, Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Bands
BA, Glenville State College; MM, Ohio University; DMA, University of Georgia

Choir

Dr. Kenneth WilliamsProfessor, Director of Choral Activities, Voice
BM, University of Miami; MM, University of South Florida; DMA, University of Miami

Composition

Dr. Greg Sanders, Regents Professor, Coordinator of Music Theory/Composition
BM, Arkansas State University; MM, North Texas State University; DMA, University of North Texas

Jazz Studies

Dr. Theresa Chen, Assistant Professor, Jazz Studies, BFA, National Taiwan Normal University, MM, DMA Eastman School of Music 

Dr. Kyle Millsap, Professor, Trumpet, Jazz Studies
BM, Wichita State University; MM, University of North Texas; DMA, University of Memphis

Dr. Thomas Zinninger, Associate Professor, Saxophone, Jazz Combos, Director of Jazz Studies
BME, University of Louisville; MM, DMA, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Latin American Music

Javier Salinas, Lecturer Latin American Music, Director of Mariachi Javelina
BM, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, MM, University of Kentucky 

Music Education

Dr. Scott Jones, Associate Professor, Director of the School of Music, Director of Bands, Conducting, Music Education
BM, Grand Valley State University; MM, Peabody Institute; MM, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; DM, Indiana University

Dr. John Lopez, Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Bands
BA, Glenville State College; MM, Ohio University; DMA, University of Georgia

Dr. Catherine Ming Tu, Associate Professor, Music Education, Supervisor of Student Teachers BM, MME, University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Miami, Coral Gables

Dr. Kenneth WilliamsProfessor, Director of Choral Activities, Voice
BM, University of Miami; MM, University of South Florida; DMA, University of Miami

Music History

Dr. Michael Carlson, Lecturer of Musicology 
BM. The Catholic University of America; STB and STL, The Pontifical Gregorian University; MM, The University of Hartford (The Hartt School), Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil

Dr. Sarah Lucas, Assistant Professor of Musicology, Coordinator of Musicology 
BME, Central Methodist University; MA, University of Missouri; PhD, University of Iowa

Music Theory

Dr. Ann Fronckowiak, Associate Professor, Oboe, Music Theory, Ear Training
BM, State University of New York Fredonia; MM, Manhattan School of Music; DMA, Ohio State University

Dr. Darin Hoskisson, Professor, Music Theory, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
BM, Idaho State University; MM, Louisiana State University; PhD, University of Oregon

Dr. Angela Ripley, Assistant Professor, Music Theory, Ear-Training
BM, MM, Baylor University; PhD, Ohio State University

Dr. Chad Robinson, Lecturer, Music Theory, Ear Training 
BM, University of Houston; MM, Carnegie Mellon University (MM); PhD King's College, London

Dr. Alexander Sanchez-Behar, Professor, Music Theory, Ear Training
BM, University of California Berkeley; MM, Northwestern University;  PhD, Florida State University.

Dr. Greg Sanders, Regents Professor, Coordinator of Music Theory/Composition
BM, Arkansas State University; MM, North Texas State University; DMA, University of North Texas

Opera

Dr. Melinda Brou, Professor, Voice, Opera, Co-Graduate Coordinator
BM, Southwestern University; MM, University of Colorado; DMA, University of Texas at Austin 

Orchestra

Dr. Colleen Ferguson, Assistant Professor, Director of Strings/Orchestra
BME, MME, University of Texas; MA, DMA, University of Iowa

Piano

Rachael Bustamante, Adjunct, Piano Class
BM, MM, University of Texas at San Antonio

Dr. Sehee Lee, Assistant Professor of Practice, Piano and Collaborative Piano 
BM, MM, Kyunghee University; MM, (Collaborative Piano) Cleveland State; DMA, Arizona State

Dr. Joachim Reinhuber, Professor, Piano, Piano Pedagogy
MM, Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik Freiburg; MM, Rice University; DMA, University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Ookjin You, Instructor of Piano/Collaborative PianoBM, Ewha Women’s University (Seoul, Korea); MA and Post-Graduate Certificate of Performance, Klavier Konzertfach (Vienna, Austria); DMA, University of Southern California.

Percussion

Dr. Ben Tomlinson, Assistant Professor, Percussion
DMA, Florida State University; MM, University of South Carolina; BM, Furman University

Sound Recording Technology

Dr. Scott Jones, Associate Professor, Director of the School of Music, Director of Bands, Conducting, Music Education
BM, Grand Valley State University; MM, Peabody Institute; MM, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; DM, Indiana University

Strings

Dr. Colleen Ferguson, Assistant Professor, Director of Strings/Orchestra
BME, MME, University of Texas; MA, DMA, University of Iowa

Voice

Dr. Melinda Brou, Professor, Voice, Opera, Co-Graduate Coordinator
BM, Southwestern University; MM, University of Colorado; DMA, University of Texas at Austin 

Dr. Kenneth WilliamsProfessor, Director of Choral Activities, Voice
BM, University of Miami; MM, University of South Florida; DMA, University of Miami

Wind Studies

Woodwind

Dr. Karen Bronson, Adjunct, Clarinet
BM, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; MM, North Carolina School of the Arts; DMA, University of North Texas

Dr. Ann Fronckowiak, Associate Professor, Oboe, Music Theory
BM, State University of New York Fredonia; MM, Manhattan School of Music; DMA, Ohio State University

Dr. Gilbert Garza, Adjunct, Saxophone
BM, Texas State University; MM, University of Texas at; DMA, University of Iowa

Dr. Elizabeth Janzen, Professor, Flute, Associate Director of the School of Music
BM, University of Toronto; MM, DMA, Manhattan School of Music

Ms. Annabel MacDonald, Adjunct, Flute
BM, University of Oregon, MM, University of Texas Austin

Dr. Andrea Vos-Rochefort, Assistant Professor, Clarinet
BM, Ithaca College; MM, Manhattan School of Music; DMA, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Dr. Sarah Wildey-Richmond, Adjunct, Bassoon
BS, York College of Pennsylvania; MM, Indiana University; DMA, University of Iowa

Dr. Thomas Zinninger,  Associate Professor, Saxophone, Director of Jazz Studies
BME, University of Louisville; MM, DMA, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Brass

Dr. Oscar Diaz, Professor, Trombone
BM, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; MM, University of Northern Colorado; DMA, University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Kyle Millsap, Professor, Trumpet, Jazz
BM, Wichita State University; MM, University of North Texas; DMA, University of Memphis

Dr. Guytano Martorano, Adjunct Lecturer, Tuba
BME, Western Kentucky University; MM, University of North Texas; DMA, Texas Tech University

Dr. Jesse Orth, Associate Professor, Tuba/Euphonium
BA, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; MM, DMA, University of North Texas

Fransico Ramos, Adjunct, Horn
BM, University of Southern Mississippi; MM, University of Tennessee

Dr. Jennifer Ratchford Sholtis Professor, Horn, 
BM, University of Arkansas; MFA, DMA, University of Iowa