Dec 22, 2025  
2009-2010 Graduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Music


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Director: Paul Bauer

Graduate Faculty

Orna Arania, assistant professor, M.M., Northwestern University
Gregory Barrett, associate professor, D.Mus., Indiana University
Paul Bauer, professor, D.M., Northwestern University
Gregory Beyer, assistant professor, D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music
Tim Blickhan, professor emeritus, D.M.A., University of Illinois
Thomas Bough, assistant professor, D.M.A., Arizona State University
James Russell Brown, applied artist, M.M., New England Conservatory
Ronald Carter, professor, M.S., University of Illinois
Ricardo Castañeda, applied artist, M.M., Northwestern University
Robert Chappell, Distinguished Teaching Professor, M.M., University of North Texas
Glenda Cosenza, associate professor, D.M.A., Temple University
Arthur Davis, assistant professor, M.M., University of Illinois
Mary Lynn Doherty, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Stephen Duke, Distinguished Research Professor, M.M., North Texas State University
John Fairfield, professor, M.M., Northwestern University
Robert Fleisher, professor, D.M.A., University of Illinois
William Goldenberg, Distinguished Teaching Professor, D.Mus., Indiana University
Fareed Haque, associate professor, B.M., Northwestern University
Brian Hart, associate professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
Janet Hathaway, assistant professor, Ph.D., New York University
Ted Hatmaker, visiting assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa
Richard T. Holly, professor, M.M., East Carolina University
Eric Johnson, associate professor, D.M.A., University of Illinois
Harold Kafer, professor, Ph.D., University of North Texas
JeongSoo Kim, associate professor, M.A., New England Conservatory
Edward Klonoski, associate professor, Ph.D., Ohio State University
William Koehler, Distinguished Teaching Professor, D.M.A., University of Texas
David Maki, assistant professor, D.M.A., University of Michigan
Peter Middleton, professor, M.A., University of California, San Diego
Myron Myers, professor, M.M., University of Southern California
John K. Novak, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Texas
James Phelps, associate professor, D.M.A., University of North Texas
Willie Pickens, applied artist, B.S., University of Wisconsin
Mark Ponzo, professor, D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Diane Ragains-Slawin, professor emeritus, M.M., Chicago Conservatory of Music
Charles Schuchat, associate professor, B.M., Northwestern University
Robert L. Sims, associate professor, Artistic Diploma, Northwestern University
Mathias J. Tacke, professor, Diploma, Northwest German Music Academy
Liam Teague, assistant professor, M.M., Northern Illinois University
James Tucker, applied artist, M.M., University of Wisconsin
Rodrigo Villanueva, assistant professor, M.M., University of North Texas
Jui-Ching Wang, assistant professor, M.M., Northern Illinois University
Ronnie Wooten, associate professor, D.M.A., Michigan State University

The School of Music offers the M.M. degree and a Performer’s Certificate in music. The School of Music is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

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