John Allemeier
Director of the School of Music
John Peterson
Associate Director, School of Music; Associate Professor
Amy Birdsong
Director of Recruitment; Music Education Area Coordinator; Lecturer
William Dabback
Professor; Director of Graduate Studies and Admissions
Jeanette Zyko
Associate Professor, Oboe; Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Sarah Macomber
Music Operations Coordinator
Daisey Kludt
Administrative Assistant; Instructor
Kimberley Jordania Velazquez
Administrative Assistant
Donna Wampler
Administrative Assistant
Kirk Weaver
Administrative Assistant, Bands
Chris Carrillo
Professor, Trumpet; Brass/Percussion Area Coordinator
Andrew Lankford
Professor, Trombone
Kevin J. Stees
Professor, Tuba and Euphonium; Director, JMU Brass Band
Ian Zook
Professor, Horn
John Abbracciamento
Instructor, Trumpet
Daisey Kludt
Administrative Assistant; Instructor
Amy Birdsong
Director of Recruitment; Music Education Area Coordinator; Lecturer
Joshua Borths
Assistant Professor; Director of Opera
Christopher Cicconi
Professor; Director of Bands
Chris DeVona
Assistant Director of Bands; Director of Pep Band
Chuck Dotas
Professor; Director of Jazz Studies
Bryce Hayes
Professor; Associate Director of Choral Activities
Kira Omelchenko
Associate Professor; Director of Orchestras
Scott Rikkers
Director of the Marching Royal Dukes; Associate Director of Bands
Kevin J. Stees
Professor, Tuba and Euphonium; Director, JMU Brass Band
Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy
Professor of Choirs, Conducting, and Music Education; Director of Choral Activities
Greg Thomas
Instructor, Jazz Band
Stephen P. Bolstad
Professor Emeritus
Andrew Connell
Professor
Jonathan Gibson
Professor
Joseph Taylor
Professor
Tanya Corcuera
Instructor
Rose Guo
Instructor
Josephine Suwanpoh
Instructor
Aleksandra Velgosha
Instructor
Chuck Dotas
Professor; Director of Jazz Studies
Andrew Connell
Professor
Masa Ishikawa
Assistant Professor, Jazz Piano
David Pope
Professor, Saxophone (Sabbatical Fall 2025)
Sam Suggs
Associate Professor, Double Bass
Brian Caputo
Instructor, Drum Set
Adam Larrabee
Instructor, Jazz Guitar
Greg Thomas
Instructor, Jazz Band
Natalie Doughty
Director and Primary Piano Instructor, JMU Music Academy
Thaddeus Jackson
Guitar Instructor, JMU Music Academy
Georgia Orfandies
Voice Instructor, JMU Music Academy
Linlin Uta
Aural Skills Instructor; Music Theory Instructor, JMU Music Academy
Amy Birdsong
Director of Recruitment; Music Education Area Coordinator; Lecturer
William Dabback
Professor; Director of Graduate Studies and Admissions
Rachel Grimsby
Assistant Professor
Bryce Hayes
Professor; Associate Director of Choral Activities
Annie Savage
Assistant Professor
Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy
Professor of Choirs, Conducting, and Music Education; Director of Choral Activities
Scott Zane Smith
Instructor; Class Piano Coordinator, Supervisor, & Instructor
Rhonda Stees
Instructor
Laura Mulligan Thomas
Instructor, String Music Education
David Cottrell
Professor; Music Industry Area Coordinator
Joseph Taylor
Professor
Mikael Glago
Instructor
Allison Lyttle
Music and Media Metadata Specialist; Interim Music Liaison Librarian
Karen Snively
Music Library Services Manager
Judith Ofcarcik
Assistant Professor; Composition/Theory Area Coordinator
Eric Guinivan
Professor
Jason Haney
Professor
Gui Hwan Lee
Assistant Professor
John Peterson
Associate Director, School of Music; Associate Professor
David Newman
Instructor
Dominic Baldoni
Instructor
Stas Omelchenko
Instructor
Linlin Uta
Aural Skills Instructor; Music Theory Instructor, JMU Music Academy
Pedro Aponte
Associate Professor, Musicology Area Coordinator
Andrew Connell
Professor
Jonathan Gibson
Professor
Jingyi Zhang
Assistant Professor
Katherine Axtell
Instructor
Casey Cangelosi
Associate Professor, Percussion
Brian Caputo
Instructor, Drum Set
Aaron Trumbore
Instructor, Percussion
Paulo Steinberg
Professor, Piano; Piano Area Coordinator
Gabriel Dobner
Professor, Piano
Lori Piitz
Professor, Piano
Eric Ruple
Professor, Piano; Steinway Artist
Masa Ishikawa
Assistant Professor, Jazz Piano
Jocelyn Chan
Lead Piano Technician
Scott Zane Smith
Instructor; Class Piano Coordinator, Supervisor, & Instructor
John Veitch
Piano Technician
Carl Donakowski
Professor, Cello; String Area Coordinator
Wanchi Huang
Professor, Violin
Diane Phoenix-Neal
Associate Professor, Viola
Sam Suggs
Associate Professor, Double Bass
Adam Larrabee
Instructor, Jazz Guitar
Anastasia Pike
Instructor, Harp
Sonya Baker
Professor
Kirsten Blair
Lecturer in Voice
Joshua Borths
Assistant Professor; Director of Opera
Michael Hadary
Lecturer in Voice
Bryce Hayes
Professor; Associate Director of Choral Activities
Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy
Professor of Choirs, Conducting, and Music Education; Director of Choral Activities
Jamison Walker
Associate Professor
Bridgid Eversole
Instructor, Voice
David Newman
Instructor
Scott Zane Smith
Instructor; Class Piano Coordinator, Supervisor, & Instructor
Brenda Witmer
Instructor
Beth Chandler Cahill
Professor, Flute; Woodwind Area Coordinator
Sue Barber
Professor, Bassoon
Šarūnas Jankauskas
Associate Professor, Clarinet
David Pope
Professor, Saxophone (Sabbatical Fall 2025)
Jeanette Zyko
Associate Professor, Oboe; Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Wayne Tice
Interim Saxophone Instructor
