Department of Music

Potter Hall 114
816.271.4420

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Full-Time Faculty & Staff

Dr. Matt Gilmour
  • Dr. Matt Gilmour - Professor and Chair
  • B.M., Missouri Valley College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Potter Hall, 113 - (816) 271-4421 - gilmour@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Dr. Michael Austin
  • Dr. Michael Austin - Assistant Professor and Director of Music Technology and Audio Recording
  • (B.M., University of Texas at San Antonio; M.M., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas)
  • Potter Hall - (816) 271-4420 - maustin4@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Dr. David Benz
  • Dr. David Benz - Director of Choral Activities, Artistic Director of the St. Joseph Community Chorus and Artistic Director of Verses and Voices
  • B.M., B.M.E., Southwest Baptist University; M.M. Conducting, University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Potter Hall, 112C - (816) 271-4428 - dbenz@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Dr. Susan Carter
  • Dr. Susan Carter - Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • B.M., University of Texas; M.M., Texas Christian University; D.M.A., Texas Tech University
  • Potter Hall, 102 - (816) 271-4420 - scarter10@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Dr. Matthew Edwards
  • Dr. Matthew Edwards - Associate Professor and Director of Keyboard Studies
  • B.M. and M.M., Bob Jones University; D.M.A., Peabody Conservatory of Music
  • Potter Hall, 222 - (816) 271-4420 - tedwards7@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Dr. Roger Hale
  • Dr. Roger Hale - Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education and Voice
  • B.M.E., and M.M., University of Utah; Ph.D., Florida State University
  • Potter Hall, 109 - (816) 271-4516 - rhale2@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Dr. Lee Harrelson
  • Dr. Lee Harrelson - Assistant Professor and Theory Coordinator, Low Brass Studies
  • B.M., University of Southern Mississippi; M.M. and D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Potter Hall, 213 - (816) 271-4420 - rharrelson1@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Jeffrey Hinton
  • Jeffrey Hinton - Assistant Professor and Director of Bands
  • B.M.E., M.A., Northeast Missouri State University
  • Potter Hall, 108 - (816) 271-4429 - hinton@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Bob Long
  • Bob Long - Assistant Professor and Director of Jazz Studies
  • B.M.E., Truman State University, M.A., Truman State University
  • Potter Hall, 218 - (816) 271-4430 - long@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Dr. Nathanael May
  • Dr. Nathanael May - Assistant Professor, Piano, Piano Pedagogy
  • B.M., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., University of Kansas
  • Potter Hall, 112-A - (816) 271-4420 - nmay@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Rico McNeela
  • Rico McNeela - Director of Orchestral Activities, Conductor and Music Director of the St. Joseph Symphony, Violin, Viola
  • B.M., M.M., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
  • Potter Hall, 100-A - (816) 271-4511 - rmcneela@missouriwestern.edu
  • Biography
Dr. Dennis Rogers
Carol Criss