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Music Faculty & Staff

The Music Faculty is made up of over fifty full- and part-time instructors, each of whom is a specialist within a particular area of music. The Department also makes extensive use of the abundant commercial music resources found in Nashville, one of the recording and music industry capitals of the world.

All music offices are located in the Performing Arts Center unless otherwise indicated.

Faculty:
Jeff Adams, Trombone, Music Appreciation, Commercial Music  
Adrian Barnett, Saxophone, Arranging
Jeff Beckman, Instrumental Music Education, Music Residency I  
Emily Bowland, Clarinet 
Lisa Bradley, Music Appreciation 
Cristian Codreanu, French Horn 
Ashley Crawford, Flute 
Dr. Mark Crawford, Coordinator of Commercial Music, Music Business 
William Crimm, Voice, Music Appreciation
Patrick Dailey, Voice, Music Appreciation
Dr. Sean Daniels, Percussion , Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Combo 
Mario DaSilva, Guitar, Music Appreciation
Victor Davis, Music Appreciation, Vocal Music Education, University Choir vdavis@bellsouth.net 
Paul Deyo, Trumpet 
Veronica Edwards Douglas, Piano 
Joseph Doyle, Songwriting, Music Appreciation 
Dr. Robert Elliott, Department Head, Music Appreciation, Thesis 
Deidre Emerson, Cello 
William "Tiger" Fitzhugh, Guitar, Music Appreciation 
Kerry Frazier, Music Appreciation 
Dylan Griffith, Piano, Music Appreciation, Director of Community Academy of Music and Arts (CAMA) 
Patricia Gunter, Bassoon 
Dr. Olga Harris, Music Composition 
Tamica Harris, Voice, Music Appreciation 
Randy Hunt, String Bass/Electric Bass 
Larry Jenkins, Assistant Band Director, Instrumental, Brass, 
   Music Education, Music Appreciation  
Maxine Jones, Piano, Music Appreciation 
Dr. Susan Kelly, Choir Director, Voice, Choral Music Education 
Gregg Lohman, Percussion 
Jason Luntz, Entrepreneurship in the Arts 
Pamela McCoy, Music Appreciation 
Dr. Reginald McDonald, Coordinator of Instrumental Music, Director of Bands and Orchestra, 
  Music Education   
Leonard Morton, Commercial Music Ensemble 
Dr. Darryl Nettles, Coordinator of Vocal Music, Voice, Music Theory 
Stefan Petrescu, Violin, Viola 
Dr. Ljerka Rasmussen, Music History, Ethnomusicology, Music Appreciation 
Dr. Patricia Reeves, Coordinator of Music Education, General Music Education, 
  Music Appreciation 
Thomas Spann, Percussion
Phyllis Sparks, Harp, piano, flute
James Sexton, Orchestration, Jazz Ensemble 
Robert Shankle, Clarinet, Saxophone 
Dr. Jeffrey Tackett, Commercial Music, Music Technology, Studio, Guitar 
Dr. Kadir Tolga Tem, Music Theory, Music Appreciation, Aural Skills, Music for Video Game 
Dr. Richard Todd, Classical Guitar, Music Theory 
Dr. Joseph Van Dyke, Piano  
Scott Willis, Voice