Music

Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Faculty

David Kopplin

Music Department Chair
Commercial Music, Composition

Rickey Badua

Associate Professor of Music
Beginning & Instrumental Conducting, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band

Nita Baxani

Assistant Professor of Music
Music Education/Pre-credential Studies, Early Childhood Music

Kevin P. Green

Assistant Professor of Music
Music Industry Studies, Music Research, Commercial Music, Hip-Hop Culture, Jazz

Ernest "EJ" Harrison

Assistant Professor of Music
Musicology, Ethnic Studies, General Music

Janine Riveire

Professor of Music
Orchestras, Bowed Strings Music Education/Pre-credential Studies

Isaac Schankler

Associate Professor of Music
Music Industry Studies, New Music Ensemble

Nadia Shpachenko

Professor of Music
Piano Studies, Piano Ensemble

Niké St. Clair

Assistant Professor of Music
Choirs, Choral Conducting, Musicianship

Jessie Vallejo

Associate Professor of Music
Ethnomusicology, Mariachi

Evan Ware

Assistant Professor of Music
Theory, Composition

Arthur Winer

Professor of Music
Audio Technology, Music Industry Studies, Songwriter Showcase

Staff

Karen Schlitt

Department Coordinator

Zach Lovitch

Technician

Iris Shiotsuki

Staff Pianist

Dalia Puentes

Concert Specialist & Publicist

Part-Time Faculty

Name

Specialty

Email

Barrett, Emily

Studio Guitar

nebarrett@cpp.edu

Blumberg, Kira

Viola

kablumberg@cpp.edu

Canchola, Shannon

Flute

srcanchola@cpp.edu

Chubb, Mark

Music for Media

machubb@cpp.edu

Cohan, Timothy

Publishing, Copyright & Licensing

tacohan@cpp.edu

Deutsch, Elliott

Intro to Music Technology

emdeutsch@cpp.edu

Elefante, Baba

Electric Bass

cjelefante@cpp.edu

Fenderson, Lisa

Musicianship, Theory, Piano

lcfenderson@cpp.edu

Gaspard Bolin, Marc 

Low Brass

gaspardbolin@cpp.edu

Goknar, Evren

Mastering and Digital Delivery

eigoknar@cpp.edu 

Graulty, Philip

Guitar, Music Fundamentals

pjgraulty@cpp.edu

Gravelle, Buzz (Darren)

Theory, Guitar

drgravelle@cpp.edu

Guerra, Yalil

World Music Ensemble

yguerra@cpp.edu

Hernandez, Francisco

Mariachi

franciscoh1@cpp.edu

Jung, Michael

Piano Studies

mhjung@cpp.edu

Katznelson, Marci

MIS, Protocols, Music Fundamentals

mkatznelson@cpp.edu

Lacoste, Steve

Form & Analysis, Theory

smlacoste@cpp.edu

Langham, Andy

Jazz/Commercial Studio Piano

alangham@cpp.edu

Lee-Song, Christine

Strings

cslee1@cpp.edu

Lovitch, Zachary

Music Appreciation

zlovitch@cpp.edu

Low-Atwater, Elizabeth

Bassoon

ealowatwater@cpp.edu

Luer, Tom

Jazz Band, Woodwinds, Improv, Sax, Soul Music

tdluer@cpp.edu

Lundahl, Christine

Trumpet

celundahl@cpp.edu

Maldonado, Ana Maria

Fundamentals, Cello

ammaldonado@cpp.edu

Martinez, David

Intro to Music Tech

dmartinez@cpp.edu

Millar, Michael

Careers in Music

mwmillar@cpp.edu

Narro, Oscar

Live Sound Production

ojnarro@cpp.edu

Pitts, Laura

Musicianship

lkpitts@cpp.edu

Propst, Paula

World Music

pdpropst@cpp.edu

Pylko, Wendy

Voice

wkpylko@cpp.edu

Schlitt, Bill

Percussion

wpschlitt@cpp.edu

Shiotsuki, Ryan

Western Classical Traditions

rishiotsuki@cpp.edu

Silva, Linda

Clarinet

lgsilva@cpp.edu

Snyder, Vernon

Piano Studies, Fundamentals

vgsnyder@cpp.edu

Stuntz, Lori

Trombone, Brass Ensemble

lastuntz@cpp.edu

Taylor, Joel

Drumset

jltaylor@cpp.edu

Vuk, Kendra

Voice Coordinator

klynch@cpp.edu

Wallin-Huff, Sarah

History of Music Tech

sjwallin@cpp.edu

Wilson, Joel

Secondary Choral Methods

jhwilson@cpp.edu