The faculty of the Department of Music are world class musicians whose expertise includes all areas of musical study, including music education, performance, composition, and world music.  They are recognized as scholars and artist-teachers on a regional, national and international stage.

Faculty Barry Bernhardt Director of University Bands     Seminary 304 bbernhardt@semo.edu (573) 651-2334 Brandon Christensen Applied Violin and Viola     Seminary 260 bchristensen@semo.edu (573) 651-2346 Robert Conger Applied Trombone & Euphonium, Director of Jazz Studies, Music Education, Department Webmaster     Seminary 354 rconger@semo.edu (573) 651-2398 Michael Dean Applied Clarinet and Saxophone     Seminary 362 mdean@semo.edu (573) 651-2535 Sara Edgerton Director of University Orchestra, Applied Low Strings     Seminary 259 sedgerton@semo.edu (573) 651-2140 John Egbert Vocal Music Education     Brandt Music Hall Room 111 jegbert@semo.edu (573)-651-2342 Robert Fruehwald Music Theory, Piano, and Composition     Seminary 357 rfruehwald@semo.edu (573) 651-2337 Marc Fulgham Trumpet / Chair: Winds & Percussion     Seminary 356 mfulgham@semo.edu (573) 651-2341 Rebecca Fulgham Director of Southeast Music Academy     Brandt 107 rlfulgham@semo.edu (573) 651-2378 Christopher Goeke Chair of Department of Music Applied Voice, Music Theater/Opera Workshop     Seminary 364 cgoeke@semo.edu (573) 651-2544 Steven Hendricks Director of Choral Activities / Music Education     Seminary 352 shendricks@semo.edu (573) 651-2345 Leslie Jones Applied Voice, Music Theater/Opera Workshop     Seminary 359 ljones@semo.edu (573) 651-2339 Charles Kelley Applied Tuba, Adjunct Faculty     Seminary 354 cwkelley@semo.edu (573) 651-2141 Carol McDowell Music Education     Seminary 364 cmcdowell@semo.edu (573) 986-6735 Gary Miller Associate Dean and Director, School of Visual and Performing Arts Theory, Organ & Harpsichord     Seminary 360 glmiller@semo.edu (573) 651-2553 Shane Mizicko Applied Percussion, Percussion Ensemble     Seminary 159 smizicko@semo.edu (573) 651-2343 Jeffrey Noonan Applied Classical Guitar, Music History and Graduate Coordinator     Seminary 258B jjnoonan@semo.edu (573) 651-2706 Patrick Rafferty Classical Guitar, Guitar Ensemble, Adjunct Faculty     Seminary 258B rprafferty@semo.edu (573) 651-2141 Jessie Reuter Applied French Horn, Adjunct Faculty     Seminary 363 jreuter@semo.edu (573) 651-2141 Laura Guyer Ross Double Reeds, Adjunct Faculty     Seminary 363 lross@semo.edu 573-651-2141 Timothy Schmidt Applied Voice     Seminary 358 tschmidt@semo.edu (573) 651-2141 Lori Shaffer Applied Voice, Adjunct Faculty     Seminary 364 ljshaffer@semo.edu (573) 651-2605 James Sifferman Applied Piano     Seminary 405 jsifferman@semo.edu (573) 651-2340 Paul Thompson Applied Flute, University Studies     Seminary 353 pthompson@semo.edu (573) 651-2333 Matt Yount Collaborative Piano     Seminary 253 myount@semo.edu (573) 651-2897

Staff Beverly Delph Administrative Assistant - Music Department     Seminary 254 bdelph@semo.edu (573) 651-2141