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Department Chair

Stephen Mann  Profile of Stephen Mann  Office hours

Stephen Mann's office hours

Monday
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only

Remote office hours offered: Virtual office hours are by appointment only. Please email me at smann@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual appointment.

233 Lowe Center For The Arts
smann@uwlax.edu
608.785.6923

Specialty areas:

sociolinguistics; linguistic anthropology; American English dialects; language, gender, & sexuality; language attitudes & ideologies; folk dialectology

Academic Department Associate

David Bashaw  Profile of David Bashaw

234 Lowe Center For The Arts
dbashaw@uwlax.edu
608.785.8409

Faculty & Staff

Jon Ailabouni  Profile of Jon Ailabouni  Office hours

Jon Ailabouni's office hours

Tuesday
9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Assistant Teaching Professor
240 Lowe Center For The Arts
jailabouni@uwlax.edu
608.785.8417

Specialty areas:

Jazz Ensemble, Trumpet, Brass Quintet, Music Appreciation

Kourtney Austin  Profile of Kourtney Austin

Assistant Professor
138 Lowe Center For The Arts
kaustin@uwlax.edu
608.785.8419

Specialty areas:

Voice Pedagogy, Voice Science, Performing Arts Health

Jonathan Borja  Profile of Jonathan Borja  Office hours

Jonathan Borja's office hours

Monday
10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Remote office hours offered: Please email me for remote office hours link

Associate Professor
234 Lowe Center For The Arts
jborja@uwlax.edu
608.785.8410

Specialty areas:

Flute, Music History 

Derek Clark  Profile of Derek Clark

Lecturer
249 Lowe Center For The Arts
dclark@uwlax.edu
608.785.8409

David Dies  Profile of David Dies  Office hours

David Dies's office hours

Monday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Friday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment

Remote office hours offered: Available to current students via Microsoft Teams

Assistant Professor
133 Lowe Center For The Arts
ddies@uwlax.edu
608.785.6729

Specialty areas:

Music composition and theory

21st century music for voice and/or orchestral instruments

Michelle Elliott  Profile of Michelle Elliott

Music Coach
Lowe Center For The Arts
melliott@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Violin

Jeff Erickson  Profile of Jeff Erickson  Office hours

Jeff Erickson's office hours

Monday
3:20 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
1:10 p.m. to 2:05 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
1:35 a.m. to 2:05 a.m.
or by appointment
Friday
By appointment only

Teaching Professor
323 Lowe Center For The Arts
jerickson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8414

Specialty areas:

Jazz Studies, Saxophone, Jazz Composition and Arranging

Tammy Fisher  Profile of Tammy Fisher  Office hours

Tammy Fisher's office hours

Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only

Associate Professor
242 Lowe Center For The Arts
tfisher@uwlax.edu
608.785.6725

Specialty areas:

Marching and Symphonic Bands, Instrumental Music Education, Conducting, Percussion Studies

Martin Gaines  Profile of Martin Gaines  Office hours

Martin Gaines's office hours

Monday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only

Instructor
142 Lowe Center For The Arts
mgaines@uwlax.edu
608.785.8413

Specialty areas:

Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Conducting, Music Education, Clarinet, and Woodwind Pedagogy.

Christopher Hathaway  Profile of Christopher Hathaway  Office hours

Christopher Hathaway's office hours

Monday
noon to 1 p.m.
Wednesday
noon to 1 p.m.

Assistant Professor
319 Lowe Center For The Arts
chathaway@uwlax.edu
608.785.8411

Mary Tollefson  Profile of Mary Tollefson  Office hours

Mary Tollefson's office hours

Monday
10 a.m. to noon
or by appointment
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
10 a.m. to noon
or by appointment
Friday
By appointment only

Remote office hours offered: If you prefer to meet virtually, email me (mtollefson@uwlax.edu) and I'll set up a Zoom appointment.

Associate Professor
244 Lowe Center For The Arts
mtollefson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8418

Specialty areas:

Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Piano Proficiency, Music Appreciation

Mary Andersen  Profile of Mary Andersen

Music Coach
234 Lowe Center For The Arts
mandersen@uwlax.edu

Troy Birdsong  Profile of Troy Birdsong

Music Coach
Lowe Center For The Arts
tbirdsong@uwlax.edu

Daniel Driesen  Profile of Daniel Driesen

Lecturer
134 Lowe Center For The Arts
ddriesen@uwlax.edu

Busya Lugovier  Profile of Busya Lugovier

Lessons Instructor
234 Lowe Center For The Arts
blugovier@uwlax.edu

Keslie Pharis  Profile of Keslie Pharis

Oboe Instructor
234 Center For The Arts
kpharis@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Oboe & English horn

Brian Renkas  Profile of Brian Renkas

Music Coach
Lowe Center For The Arts
brenkas@uwlax.edu

Joe Greer  Profile of Joe Greer  Office hours

Joe Greer's office hours

Friday
By appointment only

Music Coach
234 Lowe Center For The Arts
jgreer@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Stephen Austin  Profile of Stephen Austin

Music Coach
234 Lowe Center For The Arts
saustin@uwlax.edu

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