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At George Mason University, students study with nationally and internationally recognized faculty who are active performers,
conductors, composers, music theorists, music historians, and music educators.
Academic & Performance Area Directors
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Rachel Bergman, Director of Graduate Studies
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Thomas Owens, Director of Undergraduate Studies
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James Carroll, Director of Instrumental Studies & Operations
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John Kilkenny, Director of Percussion Studies & Recruitment Coordinator
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Linda Monson, Director of Keyboard Studies
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Patricia Miller, Director of Vocal Studies
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Stanley Engebretson, Director of Choral Studies
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Darden Purcell, Director of Jazz Studies
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Michael Nickens, Director of Athletic Bands
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Jesse Guessford, Director of Music Technology
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Brian Wuttke, Director of Music Education
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Brass
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Matt Neff, Brass Area Coordinator, trombone
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Stanley Curtis, trumpet
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Dennis Edelbrock, trumpet
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Andrew Hitz, euphonium/tuba
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Amy Horn, horn
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Mark Jenkins, euphonium
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Craig Mulcahy, trombone
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James Nickel, horn
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Michael Nickens, tuba
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Matt Niess, jazz trombone
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W. Dave Porter, tuba
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Kenneth Rittenhouse, jazz trumpet
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Phil Snedecor, trumpet
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Composition
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Conducting
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Jazz
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Darden Purcell, Director of Jazz Studies, voice
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Jim Carroll, Founder of Jazz Studies
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Wade Beach, piano
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Regan Brough, bass
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Glenn Dewey, double bass/electric bass
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Tyler Kuebler, saxophone
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Joe McCarthy, percussion
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Matt Niess, trombone
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Rick Parrell, saxophone
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Kenneth Rittenhouse, trumpet
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Harold Summey, percussion
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Richard Whitehead, guitar
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Keyboard
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Linda Monson, Director of Keyboard Studies, piano
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Anna Balakerskaia, piano, chamber music
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Wade Beach, jazz piano
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Lisa Bloy, accompanying
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Joanne Haroutounian, keyboard pedagogy, piano
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John Healey, piano
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Jane Moore Kaye, accompanying
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Yoonji Kim, keyboard skills, piano
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Andrew Miller, keyboard skills
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Ina Mirtcheva, keyboard skills, piano
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Patricia Parker, accompanying, piano
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Elaine Rendler, organ
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Ronald Stolk, organ
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Kimberly Yi, keyboard skills
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Joseph Walsh, vocal accompanying
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Percussion
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Strings
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Elizabeth Adams, Orchestral Strings Area Coordinator, violin
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Larry Snitzler, Guitar Area Coordinator, classical guitar
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Ignacio Alcover, cello
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Amy Frost Baumgarten, cello
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Elizabeth Blakeslee, harp
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Philippe Chao, viola
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Glenn Dewey, double bass/electric bass
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Jennifer Kim, violin
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Richard Whitehead, jazz guitar
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Ross Winter, violin
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Megan Yanik, viola
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Voice
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Patricia Miller, Director of Vocal Studies, mezzo-soprano
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Kathryn Hearden, Associate Director of Vocal Studies, soprano
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John Aler, tenor
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Lisa Berger, soprano
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Sam Bonds, baritone
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Seong Won Nam, tenor
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Darden Purcell, jazz vocals
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Debby Wenner, mezzo-soprano
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Mira Yang, soprano
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Woodwinds
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Kathy Mulcahy, Woodwinds Area Coordinator, clarinet
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Lorrie Berkshire Brown, oboe
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Sharon J. Bonneau, clarinet
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Lora R. Ferguson, clarinet
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Edward Fraedrich, saxophone
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Tyler Kuebler, saxophone
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Jennifer Lapple, flute
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Julianna Nickel, flute
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Rochelle Oedemann, clarinet
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Margaret Owens, oboe
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Richard Parrell, saxophone
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Max Wharton, bassoon
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Music Education
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Brian Wuttke, Director of Music Education
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Lisa Berger, class voice
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Lorrie Berkshire-Brown, class woodwinds
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Lisa Billingham, Choral Music Education
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Mary Ann East, Art of Teaching Music
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Linda Gammon, intern teachers
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Matthew Halligan, class percussion
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Glen McCarthy, class guitar
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W. Dave Porter, class brass
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Joyce Stephansky, choral elementary methods
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F. Wayne Taylor, class strings
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Music History & Literature
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Tom Owens, Coordinator of Music History & Literature
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Hubert Beckwith, music history
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Mark Bergman, popular music
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Nayoon Choi, music fundamentals
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Curt Christensen, music appreciation
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Carrie Ann Delaney, music fundamentals
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Steven Gerber, graduate research
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Emily Green, music history
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Jeff Hudson, music fundamentals
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Ed Knoeckel, film music
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Gregory Robinson, world music, ethnomusicology
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Igor Sarmientos, world music, music theory
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Chad Steffey, music fundamentals
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Brian Walden, music appreciation
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Russel Weismann, music history
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Theory, Aural Skills, & Technology
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Glenn Smith, Director of Theory & Composition
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Rachel Bergman, theory
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Andrew Cote, aural skills
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Lisa Billingham, aural skills
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Jesse Guessford, music technology
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Christopher J. Liotta, aural skills
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Anthony Maiello, aural skills
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Michael Nickens, composition/arranging
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Luis Palacios, music technology
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Elaine Rendler, theory/aural skills
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Adam Rothenberg, music technology
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Chad Steffey, aural skills
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Mark Taylor, theory
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Ensembles
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