Mt. SAC's Music Department faculty are accomplished musicians, educators, and authors who offer their students exceptional vocal and instrumental instruction, as well as private coaching, to bring out their best potential. As a result, they are highly regarded by their students, many of whom have been inspired to pursue careers as professional musicians, vocalists, conductors and educators.
Each faculty member brings his and her own personal accomplishments, which contributes to Mt. SAC's reputation as having one of the most distinguished collegiate music programs anywhere.
The faculty are supported by Department Secretary Jeannie DeVito, (909) 274-4426.
David Adele
Beginning Guitar, Intermediate Guitar, Advanced Guitar
MM – Classical Guitar Performance – California State University, Fullerton
BM – Classical Guitar Performance – California State University, Fullerton
Matthew Altmire
Percussion Ensemble, Individual Percussion Instruction
MM – Percussion Performance – UCLA
BA – Music Education – UCLA
Stephen J. Anastasia
Applied Voice
MFA – Vocal Performance – UC Irvine
BM – Choral/Vocal Music, Cal State University, Long Beach
Dennis Anderson
Music Appreciation, History of Rock Music, Music Theory, Music Fundamentals, Music Technology
AA – Orange Coast College
BM – California State University
MM – University of Michigan
Fulbright Scholar 1978-1979 Krakow Music Academy
Fulbright Scholar 1979-1980 Krakow Music Academy
Aram Barsamian
Private Voice Instruction
BM – Voice, California State University, Fullerton
MM – Voice, University of Southern California
Jeremy Brown
Private Instruction – Jazz Drum Set
BM – Music Education, Instrumental Music, Percussion – Baylor University
DMA – Percussion Performance with Jazz Emphasis – University of Texas, Austin
MM – Percussion Performance with Jazz Emphasis – University of Texas, Austin
Matthew Cahow
Rock Music History, Beginning Class Guitar, Studio Guitar, Guitar Ensemble
BA – Guitar Performances – Cal State San Bernardino
MM – Guitar Performances – Cal State Fullerton
Ph.D – Musicology (In Progress) – Claremont Graduate University
David Cahueque
Music Appreciation, Fundamentals of Music, Musicianship, Guitar Ensemble, Studio Guitar
DMA – Claremont Graduate University
MA – U.C. Riverside
BA – Cal Poly, Pomona
Don Carroll
Rock Music History, Jazz History, World Music, Music Appreciation
Ph.D. – Musicology – University of Southern California
MA – Musicology – University of Southern California
BA – Piano – UC Irvine
Angelis Chevalier
Piano, Piano Lab, Music Appreciation
MM – Cal State University of Long Beach (Piano)
BM – School of Music and Fine Arts of Parana, Brazil
Tim Curle
Latin Jazz, Drumset & Percussion
BA – University of Oregon
MA – University of Southern California
Cameron Domingues
Fundamentals of Music, Individual Instruction-Bassoon
MM – University of Southern California
BM – Cal State University, Fullerton
Kenneth Foerch
Individual Saxophone Instruction, Fundamentals of Music
DMA – University of Southern California
MM – Eastman School of Music
BM – Michigan State University
Janice Haines
Beginning and Intermediate Piano, Fundamentals of Music, Individual Piano Instruction
MM – Composition – California State University, Fullerton
BM – Composition – California State University, Fullerton
ARCT – Piano Pedagogy – University of Toronto, Canada
Jeff Jones
Music Fundamentals, Music Appreciation, History of Rock Music
MM – Composition – Cal State University, Fullerton
BM – Guitar Performance – Cal State University, Fullerton
Karin Kantenwein
Flute Ensemble, Individual Flute Instruction
MM – Flute Performance – University of North Texas
BM – Flute Performance – University of Southern California
Masako Okamura Klassen
Piano
DMA – Piano Performance – University of Southern California
MM – Cal State University, Fullerton
BM – Musashino Academia Musicae, Japan
MM – Oklahoma City University
BM – Southern Nazarene University
Barbara Laronga
Trumpter Instructor, Fundamentals of Music Instructor
MM – Manhattan School of Music
BM – UMASS, Lowell
Joe LoPiccolo
Group Guitar, World Music, Guitar Improvisation, Individual Guitar
MFA – California Institute of the Arts
BFA – California Institute of the Arts
Steven Mahpar
Horn lessons, brass quintet, tuba ensemble
BM – Cal State Fullerton, Horn Performance
MM – Cal State Fullerton, Theory and Composition
Margot Martin
Music Appreciation Survey, Introduction to World Music
Ph.D. – Music/Music History – UCLA
MA – Harpsichord Performance – San Jose State University
BA – Music – San Jose State University
Ryan McGillicuddy
Margaret S. Meier
Piano and Music Education
Ph.D – Music Composition – UCLA
MA – California State University, L.A.
BM – Eastman School of Music
Laurel Myers McKenzie
Flute Instruction, Fundamentals of Music
MM – Flute Performance – University of Southern California
BM – Flute Performance – Chapman University
Roger Shew
Rock History
BM – Washington State University
MM – Washington State University
Aaron Spoor
Guitar Private Instruction, Classical Guitar, Fundamentals of Music Theory, Rock History
MM – Music Performance, Classical Guitar – Chicago College of Performing Arts
BM – Music Performance, Classical Guitar – Metropolitan State College of Denver
Carol Stephenson
Private Voice Lessons
M.M., B.M. from the University of Southern California.
Greg Stier
Music Appreciation, Fundamentals of Music
MA – California State University, Fullerton
BA – UC Irvine
Lori A. Stuntz
Music Fundamentals, Individual Instruction, low brass
DMA – Trombone Performance – University of Southern California
MM – Trombone Performance -University of Southern California
BA – Trombone Performance -San Jose State University
Barbara Varellas
Piano
MLA – University of Southern California
BM – University of Southern California
Margaret Worsley
Individual Clarinet Instruction, Music Appreciation
BM – California State University, Fullerton
AD – Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada
MM – University of Michigan
Scott Zeidel
Music Appreciation
PhD Candidate – Musicology – University of California, Santa Barbara
MA – Guitar Performance – California State University, Fullerton
BM – Guitar Performance – California State University, Fullerton