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Dr. Héctor Agüero Associate Professor of Music & Director of Orchestral Studies
Fine Arts Center 402
515-271-2244
Dr. Emily Airhart Teaching Artist of String Bass
Fine Arts Center 421
515-271-1824
Dr. Eric Barnum 
Professor of Music & Director of Choral Activities Fine Arts Center 322
515-271-2841
eric.barnum@drake.edu
Dr. Alyssa Becker Teaching Associate of Voice
Fine Arts Center 237
515-271-3534
Christine Blanner
Teaching Associate of Voice & Director of Drake Opera Theatre Fine Arts Center 239 
515-271-2315
christine.blanner@drake.edu
Theodore Brimeyer Teaching Artist of Choirs
Fine Arts Center 242
515-271-1824
Paul Brizzi Teaching Artist of Music Education
Fine Arts Center
Jackson Churchill
Teaching Artist of Jazz Trombone
Fine Arts Center 408
515-271-1824
Andrew Classen Professor of Trumpet & Patty & Fred Turner Professor of Jazz Studies  Turner Jazz Center 120
515-271-3785
andrew.classen@drake.edu
David Crabbs Teaching Artist of Guitar  Fine Arts Center 242 
515-271-1824
david.crabbs@drake.edu
Dr. Ann Cravero  Professor of Voice & Director of Drake Vocal Jazz Fine Arts Center 427
515-271-3847
ann.cravero@drake.edu
Dr. Stanley Fink Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Fine Arts Center 428
515-271-2275
Leanne Freeman-Miller Ellis & Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Voice
Fine Arts Center 430
515-271-2154  
Timothy Gale Teaching Artist of Bassoon 
Fine Arts Center 429
515-271-1824
Haley Gibbons Teaching Artist of Music Education
Fine Arts Center
515-271-1824
Cynthia Giunta

Teaching Associate of Piano/Keyboard Lab & Director of DUCSOM

Fine Arts Center 236
515-271-2832
cynthia.giunta@drake.edu
Mark Grimm Teaching Artist of Percussion Fine Arts Center 016
515-271-1824
mark.grimm@drake.edu
Seth Hedquist Teaching Artist of Jazz Guitar
Fine Arts Center 242
515-271-1824
Chad Jacobsen Teaching Artist of Jazz Recording Techniques 
Turner Jazz Center 120
Amanda Jones Teaching Artist of Piano Fine Arts Center 424
515-271-4948
amanda.jones@drake.edu
Dr. Vincent Kenney Associate Professor of Low Brass & Assistant Director of Bands Fine Arts Center 025 & 403
515-271-2323 & 515-271-2189
vincent.kenney@drake.edu
Thomas Kutz
Teaching Artist of Music Business
Fine Arts Center
515-271-1824

Cassie Makeeff

Teaching Artist of Vocal Coaching
Fine Arts Center 235
515-271-1824
Dr. Leslie Marrs
Associate Professor of Flute  Fine Arts Center 426
515-271-2808
leslie.marrs@drake.edu
Robert Meunier Professor of Percussion & Director of Bands Fine Arts Center 026
515-271-3963
Band Office: 515-271-3164
robert.meunier@drake.edu
Susan Odem Teaching Artist of Music Education
Fine Arts Center
515-271-1824
Wayne Page Teaching Artist of Jazz & Music Education
Fine Arts Center 244
515-271-1824
Dr. Robert Parker Teaching Artist of Low Brass
Fine Arts Center 423
515-271-1824
Dr. Brandt Payne Teaching Artist of Band
Fine Arts Center 025
Band Office: 515-271-3164
Dr. Nicole K. Ramsey Assistant Professor & Director of Music Education
Fine Arts Center 326
515-271-3195
Dr. James Romain  Professor of Saxophone & Department Chair Fine Arts Center 401 & 266B
515-271-3104 & 515-271-3879
james.romain@drake.edu
Kristen Ronning Teaching Artist of Horn
Fine Arts Center 423
515-271-1824
Dr. Nicholas Roth  Professor of Piano  Fine Arts Center 327
515-271-2857
nicholas.roth@drake.edu
Dr. Ashley Sandor Sidon 
The Briggs Endowed Professor of Cello Fine Arts Center 324 
515-271-2887
ashley.sidon@drake.edu
Dr. Eric Saylor Professor of Music History & Musicology  Fine Arts Center 323
515-271-1989
eric.saylor@drake.edu
Michele Senger Teaching Artist of Cello Fine Arts Center 423
515-271-1824
susan.senger@drake.edu
Dr. Dana Sloter Teaching Artist of Clarinet Fine Arts Center 238
515-271-2690
dana.sloter@drake.edu
Greg Sojka Teaching Associate of Voice & Choirs
Fine Arts Center 240
515-271-1824
Nathan Sparks Teaching Artist of Jazz Piano
Turner Jazz Center 120
515-271-1824
Katelyn Stessman Teaching Artist of Saxophone
Fine Arts Center 233
515-271-1824
Joshua Stine Teaching Artist of Flute (Spring 2025)
Fine Arts Center
515-271-1824
Robert Stinnett Teaching Artist of Organ
Fine Arts Center 013
515-271-1824
Seth Tack Teaching Artist of Voice (Spring 2025)
Fine Arts Center
515-271-1824
Dr. Rika Uchida Associate Professor of Piano & Music Theory Fine Arts Center 425
515-271-2823
rika.uchida@drake.edu
Rebecca Vieker Teaching Artist of Violin & Viola
Fine Arts Center
515-271-1824
Dr. Jennifer Wohlenhaus Bloomberg  Teaching Associate of Music Theory & Double Reeds Fine Arts Center 429
515-271-2860
jennifer.wohlenhaus@drake.edu
Jorge Romero-Castro
Administrative Support Specialist for Department of Music
Fine Arts Center 266
515-271-3975

 

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