Faculty & Staff
Liberty University’s School of Music is proud to include world-class musicians as their faculty and staff. These professors are committed to the mission of the School of Music: to train and equip musicians to be Champions for Christ!
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Contact School of Music faculty and staff by emailing som@liberty.edu
Administrative Faculty
Dr. Stephen Müller
Dean, School of Music
Dr. Sean Beavers
Online Dean, School of Music
Dr. Paul Rumrill
Associate Dean, Center for Music & Worship
Dr. Gabriel Miller
Associate Dean, Center for Music Education & Performance
Department Chairs
Scott Bullman
Chair, Department of Music and Worship; Associate Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Mark Greenawalt
Chair, Department of Applied Music studies; Professor of Music, Voice
Dr. David Hahn
Chair, Department of Commercial Music; Associate Professor of Music and Worship, Voice
Dr. John W. Hugo
Chair, Department of Ensembles; Professor of Music, Voice, and Conducting
Dr. Rebecca Watson
Chair, Department of Music Education; Associate Professor of Music Education and Double Reeds
Dr. Brenda Widger
Online Chair, School of Music
Instrument Area Coordinators
Dr. Michael Brennan
Coordinator of Guitar Studies; Professor of Music, Guitar
Dr. Cassandra Hibbard
Coordinator of Woodwind Studies; Assistant Professor of Music, Clarinet
Dr. Taeseong Kim
Coordinator of Keyboard Studies; Professor of Music, Piano
Dr. Samantha Miller
Coordinator of Vocal Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Voice
Dr. Andrew Phillips
Coordinator of Brass Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Brass
Dr. Luca Trombetta
Coordinator of Strings Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Viola & Violin
Jay Ware
Coordinator of Percussion and Drum Set Studies; Assistant Professor of Music, Percussion
Residential Faculty
Kyle Bailey
Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Dr. Zachary E. Bruno
Professor of Music
Dr. Patricia Campbell
Professor of Music, Voice
Dr. Kevin Chiarizzio
Associate Professor of Music Education, Brass
Keith Cooper
Associate Professor of Music, Guitar
Dr. Mindy Damon
Associate Professor of Commercial Music, Voice
Dr. Yevgeniy Dovgalyuk
Associate Professor of Music, Violin
Daryl Duff
Assistant Professor of Music, Voice
David Feldman
Associate Professor of Music, Cello and Bass
Dr. Tommy Goddard
Assistant Director of Athletic Bands & Drumline
Adjunct Professor of Music, Percussion
Everett Godwin
Adjunct Professor of Music
Kevin Haglund
Adjunct Professor of Voice
Dr. Tad Hardin
Adjunct Professor of Piano
Dr. Stanley Harris
Assistant Professor of Music Education; Assessment Coordinator
Joseph Henson
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Alycia Hugo
Adjunct Professor of Flute
Dr. Rick Jupin
Associate Professor of Music and Worship, Voice
Dr. Woori Kim Smith
Associate Professor of Music, Piano
Dr. Wayne Kompelien
Professor of Music, Voice; Director of Opera Workshop
Clifford Lambert
Adjunct Professor of Music and Voice
Don Marsh
Associate Professor of Music and Worship, Songwriting
Nicholas Martinez
Adjunct Professor of Voice
Daniel Mixer
Associate Professor of Sound Recording & Music
Dr. Leon Neto
Associate Professor of Music, Guitar and Voice
Kim Parker
Adjunct Professor of Piano
Dr. Giovanni A. Perez
Assistant Professor Music, Global Music, and Flute
Chris Piorkowski
Associate Professor of Film Scoring
Dr. Paul Randlett
Associate Professor of Worship and Music
Nirva Ready
Assistant Professor of Commercial Music, Voice
Dr. David Schmal
Coordinator of Film Scoring; Professor of Commercial Music
Dr. Larry Seipp
Director of Athletic Bands, Assistant Professor of Music
Dr. James Siddons
Adjunct Professor of Music
Dr. Curtis Smith
Adjunct Professor of Piano
Dr. Dwight Spencer
Associate Professor of Music, Guitar
Dr. Daniel Suttles
Associate Professor of Music, Piano, and Conducting
Kristin Szandzik
Adjunct Professor of Harp
Adelaide Trombetta
Assistant Professor of Music; Voice Director of Opera Workshop
Madison Warren
Adjunct Professor of Voice
Dr. Kathryn Wert
Associate Professor of Music Education, Piano
Dr. Samuel Wellman
Professor of Music, Piano, and Composition
Jon Werking
Assistant Professor of Commercial Music & Entrepreneurial Studies
Kim Witt
Assistant Professor of Keyboard Pedagogy
Nathan Zwald
Associate Professor of Audio Engineering & Music Production; Director of Audio Production
Online Faculty
Dr. Douglas Anthony
Adjunct Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology
Kyle Bailey
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Zeb Balentine
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Sean Beavers
Online Dean, School of Music; Professor of Music
Dr. John Benham
Adjunct Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology
Dr. Michael Brennan
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Hanna Byrd
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Joshua Carver
Adjunct Professor of Music Theory
Dr. Scott Connell
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Keith Cooper
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Tony Cooper
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Doug Crawley
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Mark Greenawalt
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. David Hahn
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Lee Harland
Adjunct Professor of Worship and Music History
Dr. Stanley Harris
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Joseph Henson
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Dr. Allen Hightower
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. John W. Hugo
Chair, Department of Ensembles; Professor of Music, Voice, and Conducting
Dr. Gregory Janicki
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Taeseong Kim
Associate Professor of Music, Piano
Dr. John D. Kinchen III
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Stephen Klingbeil
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Don Marsh
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Kimberly Martin
Adjunct Professor of Worship and Ethnomusicology
Dr. George McDow
Adjunct Professor of Ethnomusicology
Dr. Philip McFarland
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Kelsey McGinnis
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Jeff Meyer
Adjunct Professor of Ethnomusicology
Dr. Gabriel Miller
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Samantha Miller
Coordinator of Vocal Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Voice
Daniel Mixer
Associate Professor of Sound Recording & Music
Dr. John Mohler
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Becky Morrison
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Stephen Müller
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Leon Neto
Adjunct Professor of Ethnomusicology
Dr. Janicka Newbill
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Jerry Newman
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Chris Pfeifer
Adjunct Professor of Commercial Music and Music History
Dr. Andrew Phillips
Coordinator of Brass Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Brass
Dr. Eddie Robinson
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Paul Rumrill
Associate Dean, Center for Music & Worship
Dr. David Schmal
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Thomas Seel
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Timothy Sharp
Adjunct Professor of Conducting
Dr. James Siddons
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Wayne Singleton
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Curtis Smith
Adjunct Professor of Piano
Dr. Dwight Spencer
Associate Professor of Music, Guitar
Dr. Brian Stiffler
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Nathan Street
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Monica Taylor
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Rebecca Watson
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Jon Werking
Adjunct Professor of Commercial Music
Dr. Kathryn Wert
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Rodney Whaley
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Vernon Whaley
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Sue Whittaker
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Brenda Widger
Online Chair, School of Music; Adjunct Professor of Worship
Nathan Zwald
Adjunct Professor of Worship
School of Music Staff
Alissa Passburg
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean
Kaitlyn Collier
Fiscal Operations Coordinator
E. Joy Davis
Guest and Student Services Coordiator
Pat Edmiston
Director of Programming and Special Events, School of Music
Stephanie Wilkinson
Facilities & House Manager
John Leggett
Piano Technician
Dr. Christy Solomon
Administrative Director, Coordinator of Publishing/Copyright Management
Patrick Shorts
Accompanist and Arranger; Assistant Director of LU Praise
Joshua Tomes
Director of Communications
Kevin Williams
Production Manager