Sep 21, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Music


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207 VARNER HALL (248) 370-2603

Fax: (248) 370-2041

Department Website

 

Chairperson: Deborah VanderLinde

Professors emeriti: Robert Facko, Marvin D. Holladay, Flavio Varani

Distinguished Professor: John-Paul White, Jacqueline Wiggins, emerita

Professors: Gregory Cunningham, Kenneth Kroesche, Michael Mitchell

Associate professors: Drake Dantzler, Jeffrey Heisler, Melissa Hoag, David Kidger, Jessica Payette, Joseph Shively, George Stoffan, Mark Stone, Tian Tian, Deborah VanderLinde

Assistant professors: Alta Boover, Jennifer Fox Oliverio

Visiting assistant professor:  Pamela Klena, Enrique Rios-Ellis

Adjunct assistant professor: Edith Diggory

Artist-in-residence: Regina Carter

DSO affiliate applied faculty: Una O’Riordan (cello), Marcus Schoon (bassoon), Jeffrey Zook (flute)

Special lecturers: Timothy Blackmon, Jr., Patrick Fitzgibbon, Ben Fuhrman, Scott Gwinnell, Bret Hoag, Lois Kaarre, Jennifer Kincer Catallo, Victoria Shively, Michele Soroka, Kristin Tait, Phyllis White

Lecturers: Chinelo Amen-Ra, Laura Blanchard, Barbara Bland, Anthony Bucilli, Dennis Curry, Rebecca Happel, Marion Hayden, Terry Herald, Sam Jeyasigham, Lauri Hogle, Brandon LePage, Melissa Maloney, Daniel Maslanka, Gayelynn McKinney, Zeljko Milicevic, Stephen Mollina, Elizabeth Rowin, Marcus Schoon, Alex Sellers, Angela Theis, Carly Uhrig, Nadine Washington, I-Chen Yeh, Jeff Zook.

Applied music instructors:

Brass: David Denniston (French horn), Kenneth Kroesche (low brass), James Long (tuba), Jennifer Fox Oliverio (trumpet)

Woodwind: Jeffrey Heisler (saxophone), Timothy Michling (oboe), Marcus Schoon (bassoon), George Stoffan (clarinet), Brandon LePage (flute), Jeffrey Zook (flute)

Strings: Marion Hayden (double bass), Roman Kosarev (viola), Stephen Molina (double bass), Una O’Riordan (cello), Elizabeth Rowin (violin)

Percussion: Gayelynn McKinney, Daniel Maslanka, Mark Stone

Guitar: Bret Hoag

Keyboard: Rebecca Happel (piano), Tian Tian (piano), I-Chen Yeh (piano), Jeremy Tarrant (organ), Dennis Curry (carillon)

Voice: Barbara Bland, Alta Dantzler, Drake Dantzler, Edith Diggory, Melissa Maloney, Stephanie Michaels, Angela Theis, Nadine Washington, John-Paul White

Jazz: Timothy Blackmon, Jr. (trumpet), Anthony Buccilli (trombone), Scott Gwinnell (piano), Marion Hayden (double bass), Mark Kieme (saxophone), Gayelynn McKinney (percussion)

World Music: Chinelo Amen-Ra (African percussion), Patrick Fitzgibbon (Caribbean percussion), Sam Jeyasingam (Indian percussion), Mark Stone (African percussion)

Vocal Coach: Victoria Shively

Collaborative pianists: Scott Gwinnell (jazz), Lois Kaarre, Hyekyung Sia Lee, Rudolf Ozolins, Amanda Sabelhaus, Hannah Watson, I-Chen Yeh (instrumental accompanying coordinator)

Oakland University Community Music: Elizabeth Medvinsky, director

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Music, B.A.  

Bachelor of Music

Instrumental Performance, B.M.  

Music Education and Performance, Choral and General Music, B.M.   

Music Education and Performance, Instrumental and General Music, B.M.  

Music Education, Choral and General Music, B.M.   

Music Education, Instrumental and General Music, B.M.  

Music Technology, B.M.   

Piano Performance, B.M.  

Piano Performance, B.M., Specialization in Pedagogy  

Piano Pedagogy, B.M.  

Voice Performance, B.M.  

Certificate

Piano Performer’s Certificate  

Non-degree

Music Minor  

Music, Liberal Arts Minor  

Music Theory Minor  

Jazz Studies Minor  

World Music Minor  

Multi-disciplinary course

MTD 3001 - Performing Arts Experiences for Children  

Schedule of classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes

 

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