The Hillsdale College Music Department has over 30 faculty members, including nine full-time positions and over twenty part-time instructors ranging from double bass to flute and Scottish percussion. Our faculty includes well-established and active performers, teachers, published scholars, commissioned composers and church musicians. They present recitals and lectures, play with local and national ensembles and orchestras (including the Detroit Opera, Windsor Symphony, Jackson Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony and Toledo Symphony to name a few) as well as lead our own College/Community Orchestra and other departmental ensembles.
Chair
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James A. Holleman,
Chairman and Associate Professor of Music, Choirs, Orchestra and Conducting
Choirs
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Debra Wyse,
Artist/Teacher of Music, Choir Accompanist and Assistant Conductor
Jazz
Keyboard
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Brad Blackham,
Artist/Teacher of Music (Piano), Director of Keyboard Studies
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Debra Wyse,
Artist/Teacher of Music (Piano), Choir Accompanist
Music History, Music Theory and Composition
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Renée Clark,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (music history)
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Omri Shimron,
Assistant Professor of Music (music theory, piano)
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Music Education
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Melissa Knecht,
Associate Professor of Music, Supervisor of Music Certification Program
Percussion
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Eric Jones,
Artist/Teacher of Percussion, Director of Percussion Studies and Percussion Ensemble
Strings
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Melissa Knecht,
Associate Professor of Music, Violin, Viola, Chamber Music, String Pedagogy, Director of String Studies
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Judy Bixler,
Adjunct Instructor, Violin, String Pedagogy
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Tulloch Ard: Scottish Highland Pipes and Drums
Wind Symphony
Woodwind and Brass
Voice
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Melissa Osmond,
Artist/Teacher of Voice, Director of Voice Studies, Director of Opera Workshop
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