Meet the Faculty
View applied music faculty listed by instrument.
Dean
Associate Deans
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, School of Music; ProfessorPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3576Email: droyse@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 205
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, College of the Arts; ProfessorPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3795Email: jesimons@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 237
Professors
Professor of Piano, Department of Music PerformancePhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3205Email: ealcalay@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 215
Professor; Director of Keyboard StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3592Email: jclifft@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 217
Associate Chair, Graduate Programs; Professor of MusicologyPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3573Email: cfedoruk@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 219
Professor of Keyboard and Organ StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3574Email: jharms@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 243
Professor; Director of Music TechnologyPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3860Email: mlee@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 231
Chair, Department of Music Studies; Professor; Director of Music Theory & CompositionPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3577Email: pshackleton@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, 207
Professor; Director of Choral Activities; Conductor of Choral Scholars; Conductor of University Choir; Choral ConductingPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3581Email: jsutton@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 201
Associate Professors
Chair, Department of Commercial Music; Director, Jazz EnsemblePhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3580Email: dbeatty@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 229
Associate Professor; Conductor, Men's Chorale; Director of Vocal StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3589Email: hclousing@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 225
Associate Professor, Vocal StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3587Email: mgalloway@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 213
Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Music Education; Conductor of Symphonic Band; Director of Azusa Conservatory of Music Community Music SchoolPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3583Email: akoops@apu.eduOffice location: Ronald Building, Room 136B
Associate Professor; Director, Guitar Studies; Music TheoryPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3578Email: mkozubek@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 209
Associate Professor, Department of Music StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3575Email: dneufeld@apu.eduOffice location: Ronald Building, Room 105
Chair, Department of Music Performance, Associate Professor; Conductor of Symphony Orchestra; Instrumental ConductingPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2003Email: cprussell@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 233
Assistant Professors
Program Director, Music Entrepreneurship; Assistant Professor, School of MusicPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3575Email: halonzo@apu.eduOffice location: Ronald Building, Room 105
Director of Vocal Studies; Applied Instructor, VoicePhone: (646) 737-4397Email: ablasi@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 225
Assistant Professor; Director of Instrumental Studies; Director of BandsPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2029Email: jburdett@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 211
Instructor, Vocal StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3588Email: pedwards@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 225
Assistant Professor; Conductor of Bel Canto Women's Choir; Choral Conducting; Vocal StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3108Email: dhughes@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 215
Assistant Professor; Commercial Guitar Studies; Music TheoryPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3209Email: thynes@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 209
Assistant Professor; Conductor of Chamber Singers; Music EducationPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3202Email: mjensen@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 118
Assistant Professor; Director of Music and WorshipPhone: (626) 815-6000 x3109Email: smartin@apu.eduOffice location: Ronald Building, Room 136B
Assistant Professor, Violin StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3198Email: arussell@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 227
Assistant Professor; Cello Studies; Director of String Studies and Chamber MusicPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3206Email: marek@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 227
Lecturers
Lecturer, Vocal StudiesPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3860Email: bboocock@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 231
Lecturer, Practical MusicianshipPhone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3574Email: eastclair@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 241
Applied Instructors
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Applied Instructor, Saxophone Studies; Director of Jazz WorkshopPhone: (562) 547-7717Email: rustyhiggins@aol.com
Applied Instructor, ViolinPhone: (213) 271-7902Email: huangxika713@hotmail.comOffice location: School of Music
Applied Instructor, Commercial VoicePhone: (818) 522-3530Email: david@rejoycemusic.comOffice location: Warren Music Center-
Applied Instructor, ViolinPhone: (626) 815-3848Email: armnerk@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center
Applied Instructor, ClarinetPhone: (626) 574-7660Email: jshowalter1@aol.comOffice location: Warren Music Center
Applied Instructor, French HornPhone: (626) 664-3330Email: sstetson@apu.eduOffice location: School of Music
Applied Instructor, Tuba; Brass Chamber Music CoachPhone: (818) 331-6910Email: thndrlips@aol.comOffice location: Warren Music Center, Room 122a
Adjunct Professors
Adjunct Professor, Guitar StudiesPhone: (805) 701-1833Email: cbarbato@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center
Adjunct Professor, College of the ArtsPhone: (626) 815-4600Email: gluciano@apu.eduOffice location: College of the Arts
Adjunct Professor, Vocal StudiesPhone: (626) 812-3020Email: rgenzink@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center
Adjunct Professor, Vocal StudiesPhone: (626) 824-1505Email: dharmel@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center
Adjunct Professor, Vocal Studies; Director, Vocal Jazz ChoirPhone: (949) 280-3563Email: tmcpherson@apu.eduOffice location: School of Music
Adjunct Professor, Piano StudiesPhone: (323) 810-3777Email: uscpianoart@hotmail.comOffice location: Warren Music Center
Adjunct Professor, Department of Commercial MusicPhone: (626) 815-3848Email: hpullen@apu.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center
Director, Artist Certificate Program; Adjunct Professor of KeyboardPhone: (626) 812-3022Email: crivette@apu.edu
Adjunct Professor, Vocal StudiesPhone: (520) 245-5297Email: croe@apu.eduOffice location: School of Music
Adjunct Professor, PercussionPhone: (626) 533- 0565Email: billschlitt@icloud.comOffice location: Warren Music Center, Percussion Studio, Room 119
Adjunct Professor, Director of Woodwind StudiesPhone: (818) 371-6678Email: garyw@usc.eduOffice location: Warren Music Center
Note: This information is current for the 2018-19 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.