The faculty of the College of Music has modeled the DMA degree programs at CU Boulder after the guiding principles outlined by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). As defined by NASM, the Doctor of Musical Arts degree is intended for those seeking "the highest level of professional practice emphasizing the creation or performance of musical works and the application and transmission of knowledge about musical works, or pedagogy... Creation, performance, and teaching are highly disciplined efforts; inquiry and investigation, and often research and scholarship, are components of performance practice" (NASM Handbook, 2009–10: 116).
Faculty
While many faculty teach both undergraduate and graduate students, some instruct students at the undergraduate level only. For more information, contact the faculty member's home department.
Aaholm, Philip
Professor Emeritus
Austin, James R.
Professor; PhD, University of Iowa
Barnett, Michael T.
Instructor; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder
Bartels, Justin P.
Lecturer
Berg, Margaret H.
Professor, Associate Dean; PhD, Northwestern University
Bernstein, Giora
Professor Emeritus
Bird-Arvidsson, Jennifer
Associate Professor; MM, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Brody, James M.
Associate Professor; MM, Indiana University Bloomington
Bruns, Steven M.
Associate Professor; PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Caballero, Carlo
Associate Professor, Faculty Fellow; PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Carthy, Nicholas R.
Associate Professor; BA, Guildhall School of Music, London (England)
Chang, Philip C.
Senior Instructor; PhD, University of Rochester
Chellis, Matthew Wren
Associate Professor; MM, Manhattan School of Music
Coleman, Bertram E.
Professor; PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Conlon, Joan Catoni
Professor Emerita
Cooper, Peter W.
Senior Instructor; BM, Northwestern University
Cooperstock, Andrew B.
Professor; DMA, Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Cremaschi, Alejandro M.
Professor; DMA, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Davis, John S.
Professor, Dean; DMA, University of Northern Colorado
Dockendorf, Matthew Paul
Assistant Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, Michigan State University
Drumheller, John E.
Senior Instructor; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder
Dunn, James M.
Associate Professor; MM, Arizona State University
Dusinberre, Edward
Faculty Fellow, Artist in Residence; Diploma, The Juilliard School
Eakin, Charles
Professor Emeritus
Eckert, Erika L.
Associate Professor; BM, University of Rochester
Ellsworth, Oliver
Professor Emeritus
Erhard, Paul M.
Professor; DMA, The Juilliard School
Farr, Elizabeth G.
Professor Emerita; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Fejer, Andras
Faculty Fellow, Artist in Residence; Diploma, Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Fink, Robert
Professor Emeritus
Galm, John
Professor Emeritus
Gardner, Ryan
Associate Professor; DMA, Manhattan School of Music
Garland, Andrew B
Assistant Professor; MM, University of Cincinnati
Gentry, Gregory R.
Associate Professor, Faculty Director, Faculty Fellow; DMA, University of Missouri–Kansas City
Goode, Bradley M.
Associate Professor; MM, DePaul University
Graham, Larry
Professor Emeritus
Gunther, John G.
Professor, Faculty Director; PhD, New York University
Hata, Kuniaki
Professor Emeritus
Hayes, Deborah
Professor Emerita
Hayghe, Jennifer C.
Associate Professor; DMA, The Juilliard School
Heil, Leila
Associate Professor; PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Hill, Robert Stephen
Professor, Endowed Chair; PhD, Harvard University
Holman-Johnson, Leigh
Associate Professor; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder
Ishikawa, Yoshiyuki
Professor; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Jackson, Dennis
Professor Emeritus
Jenkins, Jeff
Instructor; Studied, Univeristy of North Texas
Jennings, Christina A.
Professor; MM, The Juilliard School
Kearns, William
Professor Emeritus
Keister, Jay
Associate Professor; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Kim, Suyeon
Instructor; DMA, University of Texas at Austin
Korevaar, David J.
Distinguished Professor, Faculty Fellow; DMA, The Juilliard School
Lehnert, Doris Pridonoff
Professor Emerita
Lehnert, Oswald
Professor Emeritus
Leong, Daphne
Professor; PhD, University of Rochester
Lewis, Gary J.
Professor, Endowed Chair; MM, Texas Tech University
Lin, Hsiao-Ling
Instructor; DMA, Northwestern University
Malin, Jonathan
Associate Professor; PhD, University of Chicago
Maloy, Rebecca
Professor, Faculty Fellow, Endowed/Named Professor; PhD, University of Cincinnati
Mason, Patrick C.
Professor Emeritus; MM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
McCarthy, Kevin
Professor Emeritus
McDonald, Margaret M.
Associate Professor; DMA, University of California, Santa Barbara
McKee, Paul
Associate Professor; MM, University of Texas at Austin
McKinney, Donald J.
Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
McMurray, Allan
Professor Emeritus
Meneghini-Stalker, Tamara L.
Associate Professor; MFA, Northern Illinois University
Miranda, Martina L.
Associate Professor; DMA, Arizona State University; PhD, Arizona State University
Moteki, Mutsumi
Professor, Faculty Fellow; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Myer, Tom R.
Associate Professor; MM, East Texas State University
Nguyen, Alexandra
Associate Professor; DMA, University of Rochester
Nims, Abigail Andrews
Associate Professor; MM, Westminster Choir College
Nytch, Jeffrey C.
Associate Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, Rice University
Okigbo, Austin Chinagorom
Associate Professor; PhD, Indiana University Bloomington
Pann, Carter N.
Professor, Faculty Fellow; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Peterson, Patti H.
Professor Emerita
Pinkow, David
Professor Emeritus
Reger, Jeremy J.
Assistant Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Requiro, David
Assistant Professor; MM, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Rhodes, Harumi B.
Associate Professor, Faculty Fellow, Artist in Residence; MM, New England Conservatory of Music
Riis, Thomas L.
Professor Emeritus
Roeder, Matthew J.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder
Romero, Brenda M.
Professor Emerita; PhD, University of California-Los Angeles
Sable, Barbara Kinsey
Professor Emeritus
Sampsel, Laurie
Professor; PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Sawchuk, Terry M.
Associate Professor Emeritus; MM, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Schranz, Karoly
Senior Instructor; Diploma, Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Schut, Joel
Instructor; DMA, Michigan State University
Scott, F. Wayne
Professor Emeritus
Seesholtz, John
Associate Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, University of North Texas
Shay, Robert S.
Dean, Professor; PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Sher, Daniel
Professor, Dean Emeritus; EdD, Columbia University
Silver, Daniel S.
Professor; MM, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Sim, Claude
Assistant Professor; BM, Oberlin Conservatory
Smith, Jeremy L.
Professor; PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Spera, Nicolo Ruggero Ferruccio
Associate Professor; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder
Spillman, Robert
Professor Emeritus
Stanley, William J.
Associate Professor; DMA, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Steinmetz, Branden
Instructor, Faculty Director; DMA, Michigan State University
Swadener, Marc
Professor Emeritus
Swanson, Elizabeth
Assistant Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, Northwestern University
Teitelbaum, Benjamin Raphael
Associate Professor; PhD, Brown University
Theodore, Michael
Associate Professor; PhD, University of California, San Diego
Thomas, Susan
Professor, Faculty Director; PhD, Brandeis University
Thornton, Michael Robert
Professor; BM, Temple University
Walter, Douglas W.
Professor; DMA, Temple University
Waters, Keith John
Professor; PhD, University of Rochester
Weiss, Meta
Senior Instructor; DMA, The Juilliard School
Wetherbee, Charles Tyler
Associate Professor; BM, Curtis Institute of Music
Wolzien, Charles
Professor Emeritus