Learning from the best
Each year, educators, musicians, and conductors from around the country and internationally convene on UW-Madison’s campus to teach and work with the next generations about music in as many facets as possible. Get to know our faculty.
Summer Music Clinic Faculty 2025
Junior Session Faculty
Junior Session Faculty
Charlene Adzima
Fiddle Band
Pacal Bayley
Learn to DJ, Music Business, Score Creation
Monica Bertrand
Choir, Voice, Musical Theatre, Musical Concepts and Ideas
Grant Blschka
Double Bass, Rock Band, Free Improvisation
Erica Breitbarth
Choir, Voice, Musical Theatre, Sight Singing, Aural Skills, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians
Laura Burns
Viola, Chamber Strings
Jenny Christian
Harp
Prenicia Clifton
Vocal Coaching
Patrick Coughlin
Drumline
Justin Coyne
Trombone
Kirsten Diederichs
Oboe
Stephen Dubetz
Clarinet
Kagen Dunn
Visual Music
Rob DZ
Songwriting, Hip Hop Performance
Shannon Farley
Violin
Audrey Ferrero
Singing/Piano Exploration
Kevin Friermood
Tuba/Euphonium
Vince Fuh
Accompanist
Sam Funk
Acting
Scott Gendel
Accompanist
Emily Glick
Acting for Musicians
Todd Hammes
Percussion and Percussion Ensemble
Evie Henricksen
Body Awareness, Dance for Musicians
Richard Hildner
Guitar
AJ Jaurez
Dance for Musicians
May Kohler
Voice, Musical Theatre
Amy Lewis
Musical Creativity through Improvisational Play, Jazz Ensemble
Ben Lokuta
Becoming an Octupus, Rudimental Ear Training, Progressive Drumming
Audrey Martinovich
Sound Design for Content Creation, Digital Audio Production
Ricky Medina
Flute
Louis Menchaca
Orchestra
Luis Mendoza
Saxophone, Mariachi Ensemble
Evan Metcalf
Guitar
Mary Pat Michels
Orchestra, Violin, Viola
Kristin Miller
Piano
Max Moeck
Saxophone, Woodwinds
Chris Mosley
Guitar, Jazz Styles, String Improv
Nicole Nelson
Dance for Musicians
Adam Nissenbaum
Trombone
Payam Pahlevanian
Piano, Accompanist
Hanul Park
Bassoon
Louka Patenaude
Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Guitar
Titus Peck
Band, Jazz, Woodwinds
Matt Pickart
Viola, Violin, Fiddle Band
Emma Potter
Horn
Will Preston
Piano, Collaborative Piano, How to Work with an Accompanist
Leonardo Quintero
Guitar
Jesse Rathgeber
Musical Making, Listening to and Talking About Music, Ukulele Jam
Zou Zou Robidoux
Cello
Tom Ross
Brazilian Drumming, Percussion
Katherine Schmit
Trumpet
John Scoville
Accompanist
Sam Speer
Voice, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Muscians, Choir, Composition and Arranging, Sight Singing
Leotha Stanley
Gospel Choir, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians
Emily Talley
Band, Clarinet, Woodwinds
Daria Tennikova
Piano, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians, Composition and Arranging
Ben Therrell
Cello
Chris Thomas
Film Music History, Film Scoring, How to Mix Like a Pro, Video Game Soundtracks
Lawren Brianna Ware
Piano, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians, Composition and Arranging, Music History of African Americans, Women in Music
Charles Weise
Band, Jazz, Percussion
Jeff Weiss
Double Bass
Corey Whitmore
Multimedia, Beat Making, Digital Audio Production
Beth Wilson
Accompanist
Justin Wright
Spoken Word
Nathan Wysock
Guitar, Guitar Ensemble
Senior Session Faculty
Senior Session Faculty
Charlene Adzima
Fiddle Band
Josh Baker
Saxophone
Madison Barrett
Voice
Pacal Bayley
Learn to DJ, Music Business, Score Creation
Emilie Bertram
Chamber Winds
Grant Blschka
Double Bass, Rock Band, Free Improvisation
Chris Bolduc
Violin
Madlen Breckbill
Viola
Erica Breitbarth
Choir, Voice, Musical Theatre, Sight Singing, Aural Skills, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians
Marcellus Brown
Band, Conducting
Sahada Buckley
Violin, Pop Strings Collective
Danielle Bullock
Voice
Laura Burns
Viola, Chamber Strings
Mitch Butler
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Jazz Improv
Jenny Christian
Harp
Prenicia Clifton
Vocal Coaching
Isla Coronado
Flute
Patrick Coughlin
Drumline
Justin Coyne
Trombone
Tom Curry
Tuba/Euphonium
Liam Davis
Rock Band, Writing Melodies for Songs, Harmony and Song Structure in Popular Music, Who Are You?
Kagen Dunn
Visual Music
Rob DZ
Songwriting, Hip Hop Performance
Matt Endres
Jazz Drums, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo
Shannon Farley
Violin
Lindsay Flowers
Oboe, Audition Crushing
Vince Fuh
Accompanist
Mimmi Fulmer
Voice
Scott Gendel
Accompanist
Brian Gnojek
Clarinet, Compositional Sign Language
Ben Grochowsky
Chamber Winds
Todd Hammes
Percussion and Percussion Ensemble
Anne Heaton
Writing Melodies, Harmony and Structure/Songwriting/Hip Hop Performance
Evie Henricksen
Body Awareness, Dance for Musicians
Shawn Holmes
Vocal Coaching
Tim Ishii
Jazz Combo, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Improv
AJ Jaurez
Dance for Musicians
Trace Johnson
Cello, Pop Strings Collective
Eleni Katz
Bassoon
Heidi Keener
Flute
Beth Kille
Rock Band
Erica Von Kleist
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Jazz Improv
Pam Klena
Band, Conducting
Isabelle Kramar
Music AND…
Jane Krasovich
Violin
Brendin Larson
From Gretchen to Gaga
Trygve Lebakken
What’s Going On In the Score – Inside the Mind of a Composer
Madison Leischner
Clarinet
Amy Lewis
Musical Creativity through Improvisational Play, Jazz Ensemble
Dennis Llinás
Band, Conducting, What’s Going On In the Score
Ben Lokuta
Becoming an Octupus, Rudimental Ear Training, Progressive Drumming
Arun Luthra
Jazz Theory, Jazz Combo, Konnakol, History of the Blending of Indian Musics and Jazz
Mandjou Mara
West African Drumming
Lo Marie
Rock Band
Audrey Martinovich
Sound Design for Content Creation, Digital Audio Production
Sarah Marty
Music/Arts Business and Administration
Luis Mendoza
Saxophone, Mariachi Ensemble
Kristin Miller
Piano
Max Moeck
Saxophone, Woodwinds
Nick Moran
Latin American Music, Jazz Bass, Afro Cuban Ensemble
Eliza Morris
Voice
Chris Mosley
Guitar, Jazz Styles, String Improv
Nicole Nelson
Dance for Musicians
Adam Nissenbaum
Trombone
Payam Pahlevanian
Piano, Accompanist
Louka Patenaude
Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Guitar
Herb Payung
Marching Band Techniques
Soma Pierce-Smit
Chamber Strings, Fiddle Band
Bert Pinsonneault
Choir, Conducting
Emma Potter
Horn
Will Preston
Piano, Collaborative Piano, How to Work with an Accompanist
Leonardo Quintero
Guitar
Jesse Rathgeber
Musical Making, Listening to and Talking About Music, Ukulele Jam
Tom Ross
Brazilian Drumming, Percussion
Julia Rottmayer
Voice
Chris Rottmayer
Jazz Piano
Oriol Sans
Orchestra
Katherine Schmit
Trumpet
Elijah Schuh
Chamber Strings
John Scoville
Accompanist
George Philip Shoultz
Choir, A Cappella
Sam Speer
Voice, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Muscians, Choir, Composition and Arranging, Sight Singing
Michael Stanek
Musical Theatre, Choreography
Leotha Stanley
Gospel Choir, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians
Adam Steffen
Musical Theatre
Noah Strube
From Gretchen to Gaga
Daria Tennikova
Piano, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians, Composition and Arranging
Chris Thomas
Film Music History, Film Scoring, How to Mix Like a Pro, Video Game Soundtracks
Matthew Treviño
Voice
Christie Chiles Twillie
Musical Theatre
Louis Vajda
Chamber Winds
Ryan Valdivia
Trumpet
Jennifer Vosters
Acting for Musicians
Chris Wagoner
String Improv, Alternative String Styles
Johannes Wallmann
Jazz Ensemble
Lawren Brianna Ware
Piano, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians, Composition and Arranging, Music History of African Americans, Women in Music
Jeff Weiss
Double Bass
Corey Whitmore
Multimedia, Beat Making, Digital Audio Production
Beth Wilson
Accompanist
Hannah Wolkstein
Cello
Cynthia Woods
Orchestra, Chamber Strings
Justin Wright
Spoken Word