Department of Music
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For faculty and staff with no contact information, please contact the Music Office at 859.572.6399 or e-mail at musicoffice@nku.edu

Name Position Areas Office Phone Email
Boris Astafiev Adjunct Professor Bass - - astafievb1@nku.edu
Katie Barton Adjunct Professor Conductor of Northern Chorale & Women's Ensemble - - bartonm2@nku.edu
Diana Belland Professor Coordinator of Piano Pedagogy, Keyboard FA 235 859.572.5640 bellandd@nku.edu
Pablo Benavides Adjunct Professor Latin Jazz Combo - - benavidesp1@nku.edu
Joy Burdette Adjunct Professor Voice, Appreciation FA 369 859.572.5375 wallacejo@nku.edu
Phil Burkhead Adjunct Professor Jazz Keyboard, Jazz Combos, Faculty Jazz Ensemble FA 234 859.572.5274 burkheadp1@nku.edu
Scot Buzza Adjunct Professor Musicianship & Literature - - buzzas1@nku.edu
Jeff Carwile Adjunct Professor Clarinet FA 375 859.572.6982 carwilej1@nku.edu
Michael Cavaglia Adjunct Professor Aural Skills - 859.572.5805 ciavagliam1@nku.edu
Ya-Liang Chang Adjunct Professor Keyboard, Class Piano FA 234 859.572.5274 changy@nku.edu
Kun Dong Adjunct Professor The Rhine Quartet, Violin - 859.572.6150 dongk1@nku.edu
Dan Dorff Adjunct Professor Jazz Drum Set FA 130 - dorffd1@nku.edu
David Dunevant Associate Professor Trombone, Euphonium, Faculty Brass Quintet FA 367 859.572.5792 dunevant@nku.edu
Joe Galyon Adjunct Professor Keyboard, Piano Proficiency FA 234 859.572.5274 galyonj1@nku.edu
Stan Ginn Adjunct Professor Percussion, Steel Drum Band FA 132 859.572.6983 ginnw1@nku.edu
Gayle Grout Professor Voice, Alexander Technique, KIIS Director of Salzburg FA 364 859.572.5622 grout@nku.edu
Michelle Gwynne Adjunct Professor Harp, Appreciation - 859.572.5805 gwynnem@nku.edu
Russell Hinkle Adjunct Professor Bassoon FA 375 859.572.6982 hinkler1@nku.edu
William B. Hogg Assistant Professor Director of Jazz Studies, Saxophone FA 361 859.572.5885 hoggw1@nku.edu
Bill Jackson Adjunct Professor Jazz Bass, Faculty Jazz Ensemble FA 238 - jacksonw1@nku.edu
Richard Jensen Adjunct Professor Percussion, CSO Member FA 128 859.572.6983 jensenri@nku.edu
Gary Johnston Associate Professor Orchestration & Arranging, Music Technology, Online Appreciation FA 330 859.572.5687 johnston@nku.edu
Jennifer Jolley Adjunct Professor Theory - 859.572.5805 jolleyj2@nku.edu
Tom Jordan Adjunct Professor Electronic & Computer Music, Appreciation FA 218 - jordant@nku.edu
Ted Karas Adjunct Professor Guitar, R&B Combo FA 238 - karast1@nku.edu
Brant Karrick Associate Professor Director of Bands, Marching Band Methods, Conducting, Faculty Brass Quintet FA 362 859.572.5284 karrickb@nku.edu
Eric Knechtges Assistant Professor Coordinator of Theory & Composition FA 337 859.572.5643 knechtgese1@nku.edu
Grant Knox Assistant Professor Voice, Opera Workshop FA 359 859.572.1563 knoxg1@nku.edu
Scott Lang Lecturer II Percussion Ensemble, Director of Percussion Studies, Music of World Cultures FA 237 859.572.5410 langs@nku.edu
Catherine Lange-Jensen Adjunct Professor The Rhine Quartet, Violin - 859.572.6150 langejensc1@nku.edu
Owen Lee Adjunct Professor Bass, CSO Member FA 238 - leeo@nku.edu
Jeff Luft Adjunct Professor World Music - - luftj1@nku.edu
Esther Nam Adjunct Professor Voice FA 369 859.572.1563 name@nku.edu
Song Nam Adjunct Professor Keyboard, Class Piano FA 369 859.572.1563 nams@nku.edu
Yukitada Onitsuka Adjunct Professor Tuba FA 375 859.572.6982 onitsukay1@nku.edu
Dwight Parry Adjunct Professor Oboe, CSO Member - - parryd1@nku.edu
Randy Pennington Associate Professor Director of Choral Activities FA 365 859.572.5286 pennington@nku.edu
Nina Perlove Adjunct Professor Flute FA 375 859.572.6982 perloven1@nku.edu
Dale Poling Adjunct Professor Music Education - - polingd1@nku.edu
Sergei Polusmiak Artist-in-Residence Keyboard, Piano FA 363 859.572.6988 polusmiak@nku.edu
Holly Pratt Adjunct Professor World Music - 859.572.5805 pratth1@nku.edu
Alan Rafferty Adjunct Professor The Rhine Quartet, Cello - 859.572.6150 raffertya1@nku.edu
Francisc Restesan Assistant Professor Director of Orchestras FA 360 859.572.5644 restesanf1@nku.edu
Raquel Rodriquez Assistant Professor Trumpet, Brass Choir, Brass Methods, Concert Band, Faculty Brass Quintet FA 366 859.572.5289 rodriquezr1@nku.edu
Kurt Sander Associate Professor Theory & Composition FA 253D 859.572.6922 sanderk@nku.edu
Karen Schneider Adjunct Professor French Horn, Faculty Brass Quintet FA 375 859.572.6982 schneiderk7@nku.edu
Elise Schowalter Adjunct Professor Theory FA 375 859.572.6982 schowaltere@nku.edu
Elizabeth Steva Adjunct Professor String Methods, Appreciation - - stevae1@nku.edu
Michael VanPelt Lecturer Saxophone FA 368 859.572.5649 vanpeltm1@nku.edu
David Webber Adjunct Professor Music Education - - webberd@nku.edu
Andrew Winner Adjunct Professor Guitar, Guitar Ensemble FA 328 859.572.1550 winnera1@nku.edu
Joanne Wojtowicz Adjunct Professor The Rhine Quartet, Viola - 859.572.6150 wojtowiczj1@nku.edu
John Zappa Adjunct Professor Jazz Appreciation - 859.572.5805 zappaj1@nku.edu
W. Jonathan Gresham Emeritus Trumpet, Brass Choir, Brass Methods, Trompeterchor - - gresham@nku.edu
Carolyn Hagner Emeritus Keyboard, Piano Pedagogy - - hagner@nku.edu
Philip Koplow Emeritus Theory & Composition - - koplowp@nku.edu
Nancy Dysart Martin Emeritus Voice - - martinna@nku.edu
John Westlund Emeritus Music Education, History - - music@nku.edu