Faculty and Staff

Division Head

• Pamela Youngblood, DMA, Director, TWU School of the Arts & Design; Professor, Music

Music Education

• Carter Biggers, DMA, Instrumental Music Education (Band)
• Michael Burris, Instrumental Music Education (Strings)
• Christiane Gilbert, DMA,  Elementary Music Education
• Natalie Joyner, Choral Music Education
• Erika J. Knapp, PhD, Elementary and Choral Music Education

Music Pedagogy

• Fanarelia Guerrero López, DMA, Piano Pedagogy
• Richard Shuster, DMA, Piano Pedagogy
• Jeffrey Tarr, DMA, Vocal Pedagogy
• Danielle Woolery, DMA, Instrumental Pedagogy

Piano

• Richard Shuster, DMA

Voice

• Natasha Bekker
• Melissa Hall
• Joni Jensen, DMA
• Heidi Klein
• Andrea Pinder
• David Stanley, DMA
• Jeffrey Tarr, DMA, Coordinator
• Ashley Townsley

Organ

• Jason Alden, DMA

Collaborative Pianists

• Ted Powell, DMA
• Gyuwan Kim, DMA
• Meenha Kim, DMA
• Hongling Liang
• Masako Narikawa
• Chie Soliz-Watanabe, DMA

Emeritus

• Vicki Baker, PhD
• Lanelle Blanton
• Thomas Brown, PhD
• James Chenevert, PhD
• Nicki S. Cohen, PhD
• John Flohr, EdD
• Nancy Hadsell, PhD
• Joan Wall

Music Therapy

• Eric Gumm, MA, MT-BC
• Della Molloy-Daugherty, PhD, MT-BC, Program Coordinator
• Sherri Ross, MA, MT-BC
• Amanda St. Germain-Sehr, PhD, MS, MA, LPC, MT-BC, Clinical Coordinator
• Rachel Steffen, MMT, MT-BC

Music History, Theory and Composition

• Tanja Knezevic
• Shannon McDonald, DMA
• Jamie Rives
• Jiaqi Sun
• Paul Thomas, PhD, Coordinator, Theory/Composition/Arranging
• Zijia (Lydia) Zhao

Ensembles

• Carter Biggers, DMA, Director of Bands
• Michael Burris, MM, Director of Orchestras
• Joni Jensen, DMA, Director of Choral Activities
• Jason Molina, Director of Mariachi
• Jeffrey Tarr, DMA, Opera Ensemble
• Danielle Woolery, DMA, Clarinet Choir
• Pamela Youngblood, DMA, Flute Choir
• Zachariah Davis, DMA, Assistant Director of Bands

Brass/Percussion

• Richard Adams, DMA, Trumpet
• Adam Davis, DMA, Percussion
• Taylor Davis, Percussion
• Zachariah Davis, DMA, Trombone
• Benjamin Carroll, Horn
• Keith Packman, Tuba

Woodwinds

• Roy Allen Jr., Saxophone
• Kristen Goguen, DMA, Bassoon
• Samuel Hood, DMA, Flute
• Nathan Ingrim, DM, Oboe
• Danielle Woolery, DMA, Instrumental Coordinator, Clarinet
• Pamela Youngblood, DMA, Flute

Strings

• Gail Bowers, Viola
• Stephen Clink, Viola
• Mia Detwiler, DMA, Violin
• Jose Saavedra Diaz, Double Bass
• Andrew Greear, Guitar
• Kourtney Newton, DMA, Cello
• Urszula Rucka, Harp