Faculty by Area of Teaching

BAND
Bobby Francis, BM, MM, Director of Bands*
James McNair, BME, MME, Assistant Director of Bands, Coordinator of Instrumental Music Education
Brian Youngblood, BME, MME, Associate Director of Bands

BRASS STUDIES
Jon Burgess, BM, MM, DMA (Trumpet)*
Alton Adkins, Jr., BM, MM (French Horn)
Mike Hayes, BM, MM (Trombone)
Richard Murrow, BME, MM (Euphonium,Tuba)
Aaron Pino, BM, MM (French Horn)

CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC
Germán Gutiérrez, BM, MM, DA, Director*

CHORAL ACTIVITIES
Ronald Shirey, BM, MM, Director of Choral Activities*
Sheri Neill, BME, MEd, PhD, Associate Director of Choral Activities

CONDUCTING
Bobby Francis, BM, MM
John Giordano, BME, MM
Germán Gutiérrez, BM, MM, DA
Miguel Harth-Bedoya
Ronald Shirey, BM, MM

JAZZ STUDIES
Curt Wilson, BME, MM, Director of Jazz Ensembles*
Thomas Burchill, BFA, MME (Jazz Guitar)
Joey Carter, BM, MM (Percussion)
Joseph Eckert, BM, MM (Saxophone)
Al Malacara, BM, MME (Jazz Piano)
Paul Rennick, BM, MM (Jazz Drumset)
Paul Unger, BM (Jazz Bass)
Brian West, BM, MM, DMA (Percussion)

MUSIC EDUCATION
Sheri Neill, BME, MEd, PhD*
Bobby Francis, BM, MM
James McNair, BME, MM
Brian Youngblood, BME, MME

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
Gerald Gabel, BM, MA, PhD*
Paul Cortese, BM, MM
Guillermo Martinez, BM, MM

MUSICOLOGY
Michael Meckna, BA, PhD*
Sheila Allen, BM, MM, DMA
H. Joseph Butler, BA, MM, DMA
Robert Garwell, BFA, MFA, DMA
Jennifer L. King, BME, MM, PhD
Gloria Lin, BM, MM, DMA
Ruth Thompson, BA, MA, MM
Curt Wilson, BME, MM
David J. Yeomans, BMus, MS, DMA

OPERA STUDIES
Richard Estes, BM, MM, Director of TCU Opera Studio*
Mark Metcalf, BM
Matthew Riordan, BM

ORCHESTRA
Germán Gutiérrez, BM, MM, DA*
John Giordano, BME, MM

ORGAN/CHURCH MUSIC
H. Joseph Butler, BA, MM, DMA*

PERCUSSION STUDIES
Brian West, BME, MA, DMA*
Joey Carter, BM, MM
Richard C. Gipson, BM, MM, DMA
Jeffrey S. Hodge , BM, MM
Paul Rennick, BM, MM

PIANO
John Owings, BM, MM, Gold Medalist, 1975 Casadesus Competition*
Jose Feghali, Gold Medalist, 1985 Cliburn Competition, Artist-in-Residence
Ann Gipson, BM, MM, PhD, Director of Piano Pedagogy
Yoheved Kaplinsky, BM, MM, DMA
Leanne Kirkham, BM, MM, Director of Preparatory Division
Gloria Lin, BM, MM, DMA
Harold Martina, Pianist-In-Residence
Guillermo Martinez, BM, MM
Janet Pummill, BM, MM
Tamás Ungár, LMusA, MM, DMA, Director-PianoTexas International Academy & Festival

STRINGS
Germán Gutiérrez, BM, MM, DA*
Thomas Burchill, BFA, MME (Jazz Guitar)
Jesús Castro-Balbi, BM, MM, DMA (Cello)
Chip Christ, BM, MM (Guitar)
Misha Galaganov, BM, MM, DMA (Viola/Violin)
John Giordano, BME, MM
Laura Logan, BM, MM, DMA (Harp)
Curt Thompson, BM, MM, DMA (Violin)
Yuan Xiong Lu, BM, MM (Double Bass)

THEORY/COMPOSITION
Blaise Ferrandino, BM, MM, DMA*
Martin Blessinger, BM, MM, DM
Joey Carter, BM, MM
Julie Dean, BM, MM
Gerald Gabel, BM, MA, PhD
Robert Garwell, BFA, MFA, DMA
Trey Gunter, BME, MM
Guillermo Martinez, BM, MM
Till MacIvor Meyn, BM, MM, DMA
Richard Murrow, BME, MM
Curt Wilson, BME, MM

VOICE
Sheila Allen, BM, MM, DMA*
J. David Brock, BM, MM
Jennifer Carr, BM, MM
Nancy Elledge, BM, MM
Richard Estes, BM, MM (Director, Opera Studio)
David Grogan, BM, MM
San-ky Kim, BM, MM, DMA
Kathleen Terbeek, BA

WOODWIND STUDIES
Gary Whitman, BME, MME (Clarinet)*
Karen Adrian, BM, MM (Flute)**
Helen Blackburn, BM, MM (Flute)
Joseph Eckert, BM, MM (Saxophone)
Charles Hall , BM, MM (Bassoon)
Victoria Luperi , BM (Clarinet)
Stewart Williams, BM, MM (Oboe)

* Division Chair