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Ashley Allen

Dr. Ashley Allen

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Choral Music Education, Kodály Methodology, Research and Evaluation in Music Education

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Education

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 201 map

Email
A.D.Allen@usm.edu

Paul Andersen

Dr. Paul Andersen

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music

Email
paul.andersen@usm.edu

Danny Beard

Dr. Danny Beard

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Music Theory

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 210 map

Email
R.Beard@usm.edu

Joseph Brumbeloe

Joseph Brumbeloe

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Music Theory

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Email
Joseph.Brumbeloe@usm.edu

Michael Bunchman

Dr. Michael Bunchman

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Collaborative Piano

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 205 map

Email
Michael.Bunchman@usm.edu

Melody Causby

Dr. Melody Causby

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Instrumental Music Education

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Education

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 200 map

Email
Melody.Causby@usm.edu

Ian Cicco

Dr. Ian Cicco

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Elementary Music Education; Orff Schulwerk; Research; History & Philosophy of Music Education

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 202 map

Email
Ian.Cicco@usm.edu

Nicholas Ciraldo

Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Classical Guitar

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 313 map

Email
Nicholas.Ciraldo@usm.edu

Kimberley Davis

Dr. Kimberley Davis

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Applied Voice (Classical & Theatre), Literature, Pedagogy, Studies in Black Music, Language Diction

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 305 map

Email
Kimberley.Davis@usm.edu

Jay Dean

Dr. Jay Dean

Emeritus

Areas of Expertise

Director Orchestral and Operatic Conducting

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 212 map

Email
Jay.Dean@usm.edu

Rob Detjen

Dr. Rob Detjen

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Horn

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 232 map

Email
Robert.Detjen@usm.edu

Cody Edgerton

Dr. Cody Edgerton

Assistant Teaching Professor

Areas of Expertise

Wind Conducting

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Education

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 207 map

Email
Cody.Edgerton@usm.edu

Ellen Elder

Dr. Ellen Elder

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Piano Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Collaborative Piano

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 213 map

Email
Ellen.Elder@usm.edu

Charles  Elliott

Dr. Charles Elliott

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music

Email
charles.elliott@usm.edu

Dannel Espinoza

Dr. Dannel Espinoza

Assistant Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 233 map

Email
Dannel.Espinoza@usm.edu

Thomas Fraschillo

Dr. Thomas Fraschillo

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music

Email
thomas.fraschillo@usm.edu

Gregory Fuller

Dr. Gregory Fuller

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Choir, Conducting

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 106 map

Email
Gregory.Fuller@usm.edu

Chris Goertzen

Dr. Chris Goertzen

Emeritus

Areas of Expertise

Western Music History and World Music, American Vernacular Music, Mexican Crafts

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music

Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 301 map

Email
Christopher.Goertzen@usm.edu

Lawrence Gwozdz

Lawrence Gwozdz

Emeritus

Areas of Expertise

Saxophone

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music

Email
W300121@usm.edu

Ed Hafer

Dr. Ed Hafer

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Music History

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 303 map

Email
Edward.Hafer@usm.edu

Pablo Hernandez

Pablo Hernandez

Visiting Assistant Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance

Email
Pablo.Hernandez@usm.edu

Travis Higa

Dr. Travis Higa

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Wind Conducting

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance

Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 208 map

Email
Travis.Higa@usm.edu

J. Taylor Hightower

Dr. J. Taylor Hightower

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Voice, Vocal Literature

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Academic

Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 208 map

Email
J.Hightower@usm.edu

Borislava Iltcheva

Dr. Borislava Iltcheva

Assistant Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance

Email
Borislava.Iltcheva@usm.edu

Raoul Jerome

Raoul Jerome

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music

Email
R.Jerome@usm.edu