faculty - music
The Faculty offers students an extraordinary 1:9 teacher to student ratio, ensuring personal attention from teachers who get to know their students. As highly accomplished performers and academic experts in their field, our excellent faculty members bring to teaching an important balance of scholarship and experience.
Dr. Larry Schou
Department Chair and Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts
Phone: 677-5275 or 677-5712
Email: Larry.Schou@usd.edu
Dr. Darlene Fett
Associate Department Chair
Phone: 677-5275
Email: Darlene.Fett@usd.edu
Department Secretary: Laurie Brown
Keyboard Faculty:
Dr. Susan Keith Gray, DMA, studio piano, class piano, Rawlins Piano Trio;
677-5724; skgray@usd.edu
Dr. Larry Schou, DMA, chair, studio organ, harpsichord, world music;
677-5275; lschou@usd.edu
Dr. Susanne Skyrm, DMA, studio piano, class piano; 677-5723; sskyrm@usd.edu
Music Education Faculty:
Dr. Darlene Fett, Ph.D., associate chair, music education, music literature;
677-5720; dfett@usd.edu
Electronic Music Faculty:
Dr. Gary L. Reeves, DMA, horn, conducting, instrumental methods, bands;
677-5715; greeves@usd.edu
Dr. Stephen Yarbrough, DMA, music theory, composition, electronic studio;
677-5717; syarbrou@usd.edu
Music History Faculty:
Dr. David Moskowitz, Ph.D., music history, Coordinator of Graduate Studies;
677-5716; dmoskowi@usd.edu
Percussion Faculty:
Dr. Darin Wadley, DMA, studio percussion and methods, percussion
ensembles, steel drum band, music theory, marching band;
677-5730; dwadley@usd.edu
String Faculty:
Dr. Marie-Elaine Gagnon, DMA, studio cello, music appreciation, Rawlins
Piano Trio; 677-5186; MarieElaine.Gagnon@usd.edu
Dr. Richard Rognstad, DMA, studio bass, string methods, music theory,
orchestra, American music; 677-5722; rrognsta@usd.edu
Dr. John Thomson, DMA, studio violin & viola, chamber orchestra,
Rawlins Piano Trio; 677-5725; jathomso@usd.edu
Theory/Composition Faculty:
Dr. Richard Rognstad, DMA, studio bass, string methods, music theory,
orchestra, American music; 677-5722; rrognsta@usd.edu
Dr. Darin Wadley, DMA, studio percussion and methods, percussion
ensembles, steel drum band, music theory, marching band;
677-5730; dwadley@usd.edu
Dr. Stephen Yarbrough, DMA, music theory, composition, electronic studio;
677-5717; syarbrou@usd.edu
Voice Faculty:
Dr. Tracelyn Gesteland, DMA, studio voice, diction; 677-5719;
Dr. David Holdhusen, PhD, Director of Choral Activities, studio voice,
choral literature; 677-5721; David.Holdhusen@usd.edu
Rick Piersall, ABD, studio voice, opera workshop,
vocal solo, literature and techniques; 677-5718;
Woodwind and Brass Faculty:
Dr. Holly Haddad, DMA, adjunct clarinet; 677-5274; hhaddad@usd.edu
Dr. Christopher Kocher, DA, studio saxophone, woodwinds,
jazz studies; 677-5728; ckocher@usd.edu
Stephanie Kocher, M.Mus., adjunct flute; 677-5274; skocher@usd.edu
Dr. Rolf Olson, DMA, studio trumpet, brass choir, jazz ensemble, marching band;
677-5727; rsolson@usd.edu
Dr. Gary L. Reeves, DMA, horn, conducting, instrumental methods, bands;
677-5715; greeves@usd.edu
Dr. Steven Sudduth, DMA, studio low brass, Director of Bands,
677-5726; Steven.Sudduth@usd.edu
Loretta Thomas, M.Mus., adjunct bassoon; 677-5274; Loretta Thomas email
Emeriti Faculty:
Usher Abell (deceased)
Frank Aiello, faiello@usd.edu
Bea Chaffee (deceased)
Paul Cherry, pdcherry@bellsouth.net
Ray DeVilbiss (deceased)
Robert Marek (deceased)
Lawrence L. Mitchell, Lawrence.Mitchell@usd.edu
Jack Noble
Courtland 'Skip' Swenson
Larry Torkelson, (deceased)
