Faculty by Area

Brass

• Andrew Classen, Professor of Trumpet
• Dr. Robert Parker, Teaching Artist of Low Brass
• Dr. Vincent Kenney, Associate Professor of Low Brass
• Joshua Johnson, Teaching Artist of Horn

Conducting & Ensembles

• Dr. Eric Barnum, Professor of Music & Director of Choral Activities (The Drake Choir & spēro)
  
• Robert Meunier, Professor of Percussion & Director of Bands (Wind Symphony)
• Dr. Vincent Kenney, Associate Professor of Low Brass & Assistant Director of Bands (Symphonic Band, Marching Band, & Bulldog Brass)
• Dr. Héctor Agüero, Associate Professor of Music & Director of Orchestral Studies (Symphony Orchestra)
• Ted Brimeyer, Teaching Artist of Choirs (Borealis)
• Greg Sojka, Teaching Artist of Choirs (Drake University Community Chorus)

Jazz Studies

• Seth Hedquist, Teaching Artist of Jazz Guitar
• Andrew Classen, Professor of Trumpet & Fred and Patty Turner Professor of Jazz Studies (Jazz I Director)
• Dr. James Romain, Assistant Director of Jazz Studies
• Dave Altemeier, Teaching Artist of Jazz Bass
• Paul Bridson, Teaching Artist of Jazz Wind Instruments
  
• Jackson Churchill, Teaching Artist of Jazz Trombone
• Mark Grimm, Teaching Artist of Jazz Percussion
• Chad Jacobsen, Teaching Artist of Jazz Recording Techniques
• Nick Leo, Teaching Artist of Jazz Piano
• Colin Young, Teaching Artist of Saxophone (Jazz II Director)

Musicology & Music Theory

• Dr. Eric Saylor, Professor of Music History & Musicology
• Dr. Rika Uchida, Associate Professor of Music Theory
• Dr. Jennifer Wohlenhaus Bloomberg, Teaching Associate of Music Theory
• Dr. Stanley Fink, Visiting Associate Professor of Music Theory & Composition
• Dr. Dana Sloter, Teaching Artist of Music Theory

Music Business

• Thomas Kutz, Lecturer of Music Business

Music Education

• Dr. Nicole Ramsey, Assistant Professor & Director of Music Education

Percussion

• Robert Meunier, Professor of Percussion

Piano & Organ

• Dr. Nicholas Roth, Professor of Piano
• Dr. Rika Uchida, Associate Professor of Piano
• Cynthia Giunta, Teaching Artist of Piano
  
• Amanda Jones, Teaching Artist of Piano
• Robert Stinnett, Teaching Artist of Organ

Strings

• Dr. Ashley Sandor Sidon, The Briggs Endowed Professor of Cello 
• Dr. Maureen Yuen, Assistant Professor of Violin & Viola
  
• David Crabbs, Teaching Artist of Guitar
  
• Michele Senger, Teaching Artist of Cello
• Phil Peters, Teaching Artist of String Bass

Voice

• Dr. Eric Barnum, Director of Choral Activities
  
• Dr. Ann Cravero, Professor of Voice
• Leanne Freeman-Miller, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Voice 
• Christine Blanner, Teaching Associate of Voice
• Dr. Isaiah Feken, Teaching Associate of Voice & Director of Drake Opera Theatre
• Dr. Alyssa Becker, Teaching Associate of Voice
• Ted Brimeyer, Teaching Artist of Choirs
• Greg Sojka, Teaching Artist of Choirs
• Cassie Makeeff, Teaching Artist of Vocal Coaching

Winds

• Dr. Leslie Marrs, Associate Professor of Flute
• Clarence S. Padilla, Professor of Clarinet
• Dr. James Romain, Professor of Saxophone
• Dr. Jennifer Wohlenhaus Bloomberg, Teaching Associate of Oboe & Bassoon
• Timothy M. Gale, Teaching Artist of Bassoon
• Dr. Dana Sloter, Teaching Artist of Clarinet
• Colin Young, Teaching Artist of Saxophone