2012-2013 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]   
						Music Department
						
					
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College of Arts and Humanities 
Ellensburg 
Music Building, room 144 
 
509-963-1216 
Fax: 509-963-1239 
www.cwu.edu/music 
    See website for how these programs may be used for educational and career purposes. 
 
Faculty and Staff 
Chair 
Todd Shiver, DMA 
 
Associate Chair 
Chris Bruya, MM, jazz studies 
 
Professors 
Joseph Brooks, MM, clarinet, saxophone, woodwind methods 
Larry D. Gookin, MM, bands, low brass, music education, conducting 
Carrie Rehkopf-Michel, MM, violin, chamber music, Kairos String Quartet 
John Michel, MM, cello, chamber music, pedagogy, Kairos String Quartet 
Hal Ott, DM, flute, literature 
John F. Pickett, DM, piano, literature, pedagogy 
Vijay Singh, MAT, jazz studies, choir, voice 
Jeffrey Snedeker, DMA, horn, brass methods, music history, theory 
 
Associate Professors 
Nikolas Caoile, DMA, orchestra, conducting 
Mark Goodenberger, MM, percussion 
John Harbaugh, MME, trumpet, jazz studies 
Daniel Lipori, DMA, music history, bassoon, double reed methods 
Bret Smith, PhD, music education, string pedagogy 
 
Assistant Professors 
Gayla Blaisdell, PhD, voice, opera 
Mark Lane, MM, music education, band 
John Neurohr, DMA, trombone, theory 
Gary Weidenaar, DMA, choir, conducting, music education 
 
Lecturers 
Tim Betts, MM, viola, Kairos String Quartet 
Tor Blaisdell, MM, voice 
James Durkee, MM, guitar, music literature 
Neil Flory, DMA, theory, composition 
Brent Hages, BM, oboe 
Jon Hamar, MM, string bass 
Sidney Nesselroad, DMA, voice 
Heather Netz, MM, violin, music appreciation, Kairos String Quartet 
Kristen Neurohr, DMA, theory 
Curtis Peacock, MM, tuba, euphonium, history of jazz 
Barbara Pickett, MM, piano, class piano 
Maria Roditeleva-Wibe, PhD, music history, theory, world music 
Florie Rothenberg, DMA, clarinet 
Melissa Schiel, DMA, voice 
Leslie Schneider, MM, music education 
Emelie Spencer, MM, voice, theory  
 
Staff 
Marcie Brown, program assistant 
Star Heger, fiscal specialist 
Allen Larsen, hall manager, audio technician, web manager 
Harry Whitaker, piano technician 
Tinja Wyman, office supervisor 
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