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MUSIC DEPARTMENT FACULTY & STAFF

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.
 

Full-Time Faculty

  Teaching Assignment Phone Office
Robert Bowen Professor, Music Theory and Technology 4320 2M-M
Dustin Barr

Director of Bands

4682 2M-131
Jason Chevalier Professor and Department Chair 4330 2M-113
Jeffrey Ellwood Director of Instrumental Jazz studies 4305 2M-109A
William McIntosh Professor and Choral Music Director 4335 2M-111
Bruce Rogers Professor and Director of Choral Activities 4334 2M-108A
Stephen Wilkerson Professor, Jazz History and Music Fundamentals 4336 2M-115
       

Katherine Calkins

Retired, Professor Music History

   

Accompanists

Kevin Wiley Accompanist / Music Librarian 4331 2M-116
Porfirio Mojica Accompanist / Music Librarian 4333 2M-114

Staff

Jeannie DeVito Department Secretary 4426 2M-103

 

Adjunct Faculty

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

 

Lynette Haddock
Fundamentals of Music

MME – Tulsa University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
BME – Evangel University, Springfield, Mo.

 

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

Melissa McIntosh-Landis
Elementary Voice, Intermediate Voice, Collegiate Chorale, Private Voice

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

 
 
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