Music
Our people
Department Chair
233 Lowe Center For The Arts
mtollefson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8418
Specialty areas:
Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Piano Proficiency, Music Appreciation
Academic Department Associate
Faculty & Staff
Assistant Teaching Professor
240 Lowe Center For The Arts
jailabouni@uwlax.edu
608.785.8417
Specialty areas:
Jazz Ensemble, Trumpet, Brass Quintet, Music Appreciation
Assistant Professor
138 Lowe Center For The Arts
kaustin@uwlax.edu
608.785.8419
Specialty areas:
Voice Pedagogy, Voice Science, Performing Arts Health
Associate Professor
234 Lowe Center For The Arts
jborja@uwlax.edu
608.785.8410
Specialty areas:
Flute, Music History
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
Music Coach
Lowe Center For The Arts
melliott@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
Violin
Teaching Professor
323 Lowe Center For The Arts
jerickson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8414
Specialty areas:
Jazz Studies, Saxophone, Jazz Composition and Arranging
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
Instructor
142 Lowe Center For The Arts
mgaines@uwlax.edu
608.785.8413
Specialty areas:
Wind Ensemble and Orchestra, Conducting, Repertoire, Music Education, and Woodwind Pedagogy.
Assistant Professor
319 Lowe Center For The Arts
chathaway@uwlax.edu
608.785.8411
Ad-hoc Faculty
![Mary Andersen](/contentassets/edebd3ccb9cf4baba281daf21b54c062/mandersen.jpg/small)
![Troy Birdsong](/contentassets/cd00a7d50c5b4baf8391c063840ca8c7/noprofileimage.jpg/small)
![Dan Driesen](/contentassets/3a63ae506d8f4d87978b0212d1f10627/noprofileimage.jpg/small)
![Mike Forbes](/contentassets/d6048fc601a54cbaa0c5330e6d457a50/mforbes.jpg/small)
![Busya Lugovier](/contentassets/af9305fe504e4b78ba6e545fe6482722/noprofileimage.jpg/small)
![Keslie Pharis](/contentassets/0a2709c6165d4ef1b60da8f474b84a6b/noprofileimage.jpg/small)
![Brian Renkas](/contentassets/90a35ee58fca49129ee287c073b273a6/noprofileimage.jpg/small)