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School of Music, Theatre and Dance Department of Music

School of Music, Theatre and Dance Department of Music

School of Music, Theatre and Dance
Department of Music
207 Varner Hall • (248) 370-2603 • Fax (248) 370-2041  (map)
www.oakland.edu/mtd

 

School of Music, Theatre and Dance Director:
Amy Tully
 

Music Department Chair:
Deborah VanderLinde
304 Varner Hall
248-370-3022
vanderlinde@oakland.edu

 

Professors emeriti:
Robert Facko, Ed.D., Columbia University
Marvin D. Holladay, M.A., Wesleyan University
Flavio Varani, M.M., Manhattan School of Music
 
Distinguished professor:
John-Paul White, Dipl., Curtis Institute of Music

Distinguished professor emerita:
Jacqueline H. Wiggins, Ed.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Professors:
Gregory M. Cunningham, Ed.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Michael A. Mitchell, D.M.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City
Amy Tully, D.M.A., University of South Carolina

Associate professors:
Drake Dantzler, D.M.A., University of Texas
Jeffrey Heisler, D.M.A., Bowling Green State University
Melissa Hoag, Ph.D., Indiana University
David M. Kidger, Ph.D., Harvard University
Kenneth R. Kroesche, D.M.A., University of Michigan
Jessica Payette, Ph.D., Stanford University
Joseph L. Shively, Ed.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
George Stoffan, D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mark A. Stone, M.M., West Virginia University
Tian Tian, D.M.A. Eastman School of Music
Deborah J. VanderLinde, Ph.D., Oakland University

Assistant professors:
Alta Boover, D.M.A., University of Texas, Austin

Visiting assistant professor:
Lauri Hogle, P.D., Oakland University
Pamela Klena, University North Carolina/Greensboro

Adjunct assistant professor:
Edith Diggory, D.M.A., Indiana University

Artist-in-residence:
Regina Carter 

DSO affiliate applied faculty:
Marcus Schoon (bassoon)
Sharon Sparrow (flute)
Jeffrey Zook (flute)

  

Special lecturers:
Tim Blackmon, Patrick Fitzgibbon, Ben Furhman, Scott Gwinnell, Bret Hoag, Lois Kaarre, Jennifer Kincer Catallo, Victoria Shively, Michele Soroka, Kristen Tait,  Phyllis White

Lecturers:
Laura Blanchard, Barbara Bland, Rebecca Happel, Terry Herald, Melissa Maloney, Daniel Maslanka,  Stephanie Michaels,Zelkjo Milicevic, Christopher Napier, Elizabeth Rowin, Marcus Schoon, Angela Theis, Carly Uhrig

Applied music instructors:
Brass: David Denniston (French horn), Kenneth Kroesche (low brass), Gordon Simmons (trumpet)
Woodwind: Jeffrey Heisler (saxophone), Brandon LePage (flute), Timothy Michling (oboe), Marcus Schoon (bassoon), Sharon Sparrow (flute), George Stoffan (clarinet), Jeffrey Zook (flute)
Strings: Roman Kosarev (viola), Stephen Molina (double bass), Una O’Riordan (cello),  Elizabeth Rowin (violin)
Percussion: Sean Dobbins, Daniel Maslanka, Mark Stone
Guitar: Bret Hoag
Keyboard: Rebecca Happel (piano), Tian Tian, (piano), I-Chen Yeh (piano), Jeremy Tarrant (organ), Scott Gwinell (jazz piano), Dennis Curry (carillon)
Voice: Barbara Bland, Alta Boover, Drake Dantzler, Edith Diggory, Melissa Maloney, Stephanie Michaels, AngeTheis, Nadine Washington, John-Paul White
Jazz: Anthony Buccilli (trombone), Gayelynn McKinney (percussion), Scott Gwinell (piano), Marion Hayden (bass), Mark Kieme (saxophone), Timothy Blackmon, Jr. (trumpet),
World Music: Chinelo Amen-Ra, Patrick Fitzgibbon (Carribbean percussion), Sam Jeyasingam (Indian percussion), Mark Stone (African and Caribbean percussion)

Composition: Benjamin Fuhrman

Collaborative Pianists: 
Hyekyung Sia  Lee, Rudolf Ozolins, Amanda Sabelhaus, Hannah Watson, I-Chen Yeh (instrumental accompanying coordinator)

OU Community Music:   Elizabeth Medvinsky, Director                                                                          

 

Programs


Doctoral

Master’s

 Graduate Certificates

Performer’s Certificate

Initial certification as a music teacher

Students who hold a bachelor’s degree and wish to obtain initial music teacher certification must enroll in a second undergraduate degree program in music education. Contact the Music Education Program Coordinator or the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for information on qualifications and admission. Students wishing to enroll in a music teacher certification program must audition for the music program faculty. For details, see the Undergraduate Catalog or www.oakland.edu/mtd.

Professional development

The school offers a full complement of courses and workshops designed for performing arts professionals.

  • The School of Music, Theatre and Dance offers summer workshops in a variety of special topics in both theatre and dance. For information about current offerings, go to www.oakland.edu/mtd.
  • All graduate music courses and workshops offered by the School of Music, Theatre and Dance are open to qualified professional development students. These offerings are advertised in our annual graduate brochure (available at www.oakland.edu/mtd). For eligibility to enroll, go to www.oakland.edu/grad and complete a graduate application checking the Professional Development category.

Ensemble auditions

Auditions for music are held during the first few days of each semester. Auditions for other groups are announced throughout the year.

Study Abroad Opportunity

Through the course Global Arts Study Abroad (MUS5900), the OU School of Music, Theatre, and Dance offers opportunities for artistic and cultural immersion in international performing arts traditions. Prior study abroad programs have included the study of traditional music and dance of Ghana at the Dagara Music Center in Medie, Ghana as well as the study of Steel Band music and related Caribbean traditions in Laborie, St. Lucia.

Accreditation

All programs offered by the School of Music, Theatre and Dance are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Theatre, and the National Association of Schools of Dance.

Outreach, partnerships and opportunities

  • Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding (CARMU)
    The mission of the Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding (CARMU) is to:
    • transform practice in music education
    • build and advance a research-based pedagogy of teaching for musical understanding
    • support pre-K-12 music educators in Michigan, the United States, and internationally
    • demonstrate how research informs professional practice in music education
    • seek national and international eminence in applied research in musical understanding at Oakland University
    • support faculty, graduate and undergraduate research in musical understanding

The center hosts a biennial international conference on music learning and teaching, hosts in-service conferences for music education researchers, and publishes materials that support the work of    music educators, music teacher educators, and music education researchers. Visit www.oakland.edu/CARMU.

  • OU Community Music
    The Department of Music offers music programs to the community through OU Community Music, 302 Varner Hall, (248) 370-2034. OU Community Music offers private studio lessons in voice, piano, guitar, and all orchestral instruments for elementary and secondary school students and adults, as well as classes in music theory, early childhood music, creative music for children, and piano readiness.

    OU Community Music also provides lessons for undergraduate students who wish to study an instrument or voice but do not have enough prior experience to study for college credit. Visit www.oakland.edu/smtd/community-engagement/communitymusic

Affiliated professional organizations

  • Take Root (dance company in residence)
  • Eisenhower Dance
  • Patterson Rhythm Pace Dance Company
  • Meadow Brook Theatre Ensemble

Partners in the performing arts

  • Chamber Music Society of Detroit
  • Oakland University Cooperative Orchestral Library (OUCOL)
  • Oakland Youth Orchestras (OYO)

School Honors and awards

The School of Music, Theatre and Dance offers honors and awards for students, alumni, and community supporters. School honors are awarded for a combination of academic achievement (minimum 3.3 GPA), artistry in the major area of study, and contribution to the operations of the school. Alumni Arts Achievement Awards are presented in dance, music and theatre. The school also awards a Distinguished Community Service Award and an Outstanding Student Service Award.

The school confers a Distinguished Musicianship Award as its highest honor in music and Outstanding Student Awards to students who distinguish themselves in performance, music education, chamber music, and jazz. The Joyce Weintraub Adelson Memorial Award for Piano Ensemble honors the memory of an Oakland University piano instructor, and the Jennifer Scott Memorial Award honors the memory of an Oakland University piano student.

The school confers a variety of awards, including Outstanding Student Awards in choreography, dance performance, musical theatre, and theatre design and technology. The Gittlin Theatre and Gittlin Achievement Awards are scholarships offered to theatre students of promise and outstanding ability.