Director
Tammie Walker
Title/Position
School of Music Director
Professor of Piano
Assistant to the Director
Claire Thede
Title/Position
Administrative Services Coordinator and Assistant to the Director
Associate directors
Eric W. Bush
Title/Position
Associate Director of Bands
Director of the Hawkeye Marching Band
Professor of Instruction
Associate Director, Instructional Support & Enrollment Management
Benjamin Coelho
Title/Position
Bassoon
Professor
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
John Manning
Title/Position
Tuba/Euphonium
Associate Professor
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Marian Wilson Kimber
Title/Position
Musicology
Professor
Associate Director of Faculty Development
Area heads
Jean-François Charles
Title/Position
Composition, Digital Arts
Associate Professor
Composition/Music Theory Co-Area Head
Mary Cohen
Title/Position
Music Education
Professor
Music Education Area Head (Spring 2026)
Abbigail Coté
Title/Position
Director of Opera
Assistant Professor
Voice Area Co-Head
Abbey Dvorak
Title/Position
Music Therapy
Associate Professor
Music Therapy Area Head
Nicole Esposito
Title/Position
Flute
Professor
Woodwinds Area Head
Michael Gause
Title/Position
Trumpet
Assistant Professor
Brass Area Head
Richard Mark Heidel
Title/Position
Director of Bands
Professor
Ensembles Area Head
Réne Lecuona
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Piano Area Co-Head
Jeremy Manternach
Title/Position
Choral Music Education
Associate Professor
Music Education Area Head (Fall 2025)
William Menefield
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Piano
Assistant Professor
Jazz Studies Area Head (Fall 2025)
David Meyer
Title/Position
Voice
Assistant Professor
Voice Area Co-Head
Kati Meyer
Title/Position
Music Theory
Visiting Assistant Professor
Composition/Music Theory Co-Area Head
Ksenia Nosikova
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Co-Piano Area Head
Volkan Orhon
Title/Position
Bass
Professor
Strings Area Head
Damani Phillips
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Professor
Jazz Studies Area Head (Spring 2026)
Nathan Platte
Title/Position
Musicology
Associate Professor
Musicology Area Head