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Music Faculty and Staff
Our talented faculty is composed of active performers and composers trained to teach and mentor the individual student. Committed to your success, School of Music faculty members are established educators and leaders in their disciplines, widely respected for their elevated level of enthusiasm and excellence.
Meet the School of Music's Adjunct Faculty
Western’s School of Music faculty shares a wealth of academic experience and real-world knowledge with students to help prepare for careers in today’s ever-broadening field of music opportunities.
| Will Peebles | D.M.A.; Director; Professor, Bassoon/Music History/Gamelan |
| Andrew Adams | D.M.A.; Assistant Professor, Piano |
| Terri Armfield | D.M.A.; Assistant Professor, Oboe/Music Theory |
| Mary Kay Bauer | Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Voice (Soprano) |
| Travis Bennett | D.M.A.; Assistant Professor, French Horn |
| Bob Buckner | Director: Pride of the Mountains Marching Band |
| Amy Cherry | Visiting Instructor, Music Appreciation |
| Dan Cherry | M.M.; Assistant Professor, Trombone/Euphonium |
| Bruce Frazier | D.M.A.; Professor, Carol Grotnes Belk Endowed Chair Commercial and Electronic Music |
| Mario Gaetano | D.M.A.; Professor, Percussion Studio |
| Dan Gonko | Assistant Professor, Commercial and Electronic Music |
| Matt Henley | Assistant Director, Pride of the Mountains Marching Band |
| Jon Henson | Assistant Director, Pride of the Mountains Marching Band |
| Robert Holquist | D.M.A.; Professor, Choral Activities |
| Ian Jeffress | M.M.; Visiting Assistant Professor, Saxophone |
| Robert Kehrberg | D.M.A.; Professor; Dean, College of Fine and Performing Arts |
| Michael Lanford | M.M.; Visiting Instructor, Music History |
| Brad Martin | M.M.; Assistant Professor; Director, Musical Theatre Program |
| William Martin | D.M.A.; Assistant Professor, Voice (Tenor) |
| Timothy Rolls | D.M.A.; Visiting Assisting Professor, Music Theory |
| Michael Schallock | Ph.D; Assistant Professor, Tuba/Music Education |
| Eldred Spell | Ph.D; Professor, Flute |
| Shannon Thompson | D.M.A.; Associate Professor, Clarinet |
| P. Bradley Ulrich | D.M.A.; Professor, Trumpet Studio |
| John West | Ph.D: Professor, Saxophone; Director of Bands; Associate Dean, College of Fine & Performing Arts |
| Pavel Wlosok | Master in Jazz Studies; Assistant Professor, Jazz Studies |
| Stephen Wohlrab | M.M.; Assistant Professor, Jazz Guitar |