Departments and Areas
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Department of Academic Music
| Department Head | |
| Steve Rodgers Lori Kruckenberg, Acting Head Winter 2026 |
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| Areas | Area Chairs |
| Composition | Rob Kyr |
| Music Education | Melissa Brunkan |
| Music Technology | Akiko Hatakeyama |
| Musicology/Ethnomusicology | Zach Wallmark |
| Theory and Musicianship | Drew Nobile |
Department of Dance
| Department Head | |
| Patty Delaney |
Department of Music Performance
| Department Head | |
| Sharon Paul | |
| Areas | Area Chairs |
| Brass | Henry Henniger |
| Conducting | David Jacobs |
| Jazz Studies | Paul Krueger |
| Keyboard | Alex Dossin |
| Percussion | Pius Cheung |
| Applied Popular Music | Steve Rodgers and Sharon Paul |
| Strings | Leslie Straka |
| Voice, Choral, and Opera | Craig Phillips |
| Woodwind | Melissa Peña |
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Updated 07/14/2025