Faculty and Staff

Cera Babb

Assistant Professor of Music

Office: B0051 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-4078
Email: cera.babb@uwrf.edu 

• Concert Choir
• Treble Choir
• Chamber Singers
• Conducting I
• Conducting Lessons
• Vocal Pedagogy
• Choral Pedagogy
• Music Education

Thomas Barnett

Professor of Music

Office: B0058 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-4026
Email: thomas.barnett@uwrf.edu 

• Marching Falcons
• Pep Band
• Marching Band Methods
• Music Appreciation
• Applied Trumpet

Courtney Bell

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Email: courtney.bell@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Cello
• Orchestral String Techniques

Lisa Benz

Lecturer of Music

Office: Wyman Teacher Education
Phone: 715-425-4395
Email: lisa.benz@uwrf.edu 

• Student Teacher Supervision

Gary Bird

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: gary.bird@uwrf.edu 

• University Band

Paul Budde

Department Chair, Professor of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-4079
Email: paul.budde@uwrf.edu 

• Introduction to Music Education
• Elementary Methods - Classroom Music
• Rock History
• Music Education
• Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

Ben Bussey

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: benjamin.bussey@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Trombone
• Applied Euphonium/Tuba
• Brass Techniques
• Brass Ensemble
• Trombone Choir

Sean Conway

Dual Academic Credit Program (DACP) - Concurrent Enrollment Instructor, St. Croix Central High School

• Rock History
• Music and Movies

Patti Cudd

Distinguished Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Email: patti.cudd@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Percussion
• Percussion Techniques
• Percussion Ensemble
• Percussion Masterclass
• Contemporary Music Creators and Concepts
• New Music Ensemble
• Music Appreciation (Understanding Music)
• Music History

James DeVoll

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: james.devoll@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Flute

Deborah Fristad

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: deborah.fristad@uwrf.edu 

• Class Piano
• Applied Piano
• University Community Chorus
• Music Education

Shawn Gudmunsen

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: shawn.gudmunsen@uwrf.edu 

Secondary Methods - Music Performance

• Contemporary Topics in Music Education
• Applied Voice
• Tenor/Bass Ensemble
• Music Education

Joseph Hagedorn

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0050 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3778
Email: joseph.k.hagedorn@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Guitar
• Guitar Ensemble
• Classroom String Techniques - Guitar and Ukulele
• Guitar Masterclass

Erika Hammerschmidt

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: erika.hammerschmidt@uwrf.edu 

• Applied French Horn

Jenny Hansen

Group Processor

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: s.jenny.hansen@uwrf.edu

Craig Hara

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: craig.hara@uwrf.edu 

• Jazz Ensemble
• Symphony Band
• St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra
• Music Appreciation (Jazz History)
• Applied Percussion (Drumset)
• Applied Strings (Bass)
• Jazz Masterclass

Ivan Konev

Assistant Professor of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Email: ivan.konev@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Piano
• Piano Ensemble
• Music History
• Musicianship and Aural Skills
• Keyboard Masterclass

Margret Krasin

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: margret.krasin@uwrf.edu 

Matt Lamb

Dual Academic Credit Program (DACP) - Concurrent Enrollment Instructor, Glenwood City High School

• Rock History

Ji Young Lee

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Email: jiyoung.lee-1@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Piano

Ruth LeMay

Lecturer of Music

• Adaptive Music
• Music Education

Sam Libra

Lecturer 

Office: Kleinpell Fine Arts
Email: samuel.libra@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Organ
• Technology for the Musician

David Milne

Professor of Music

Email: david.a.l.milne@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Improvisation
• Music Business

Joshua Neuenschwander

Assistant Professor of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Email: joshua.neuenschwander@uwrf.edu 

• Secondary Methods - Music Performance
• St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra
• Student Teaching Preparatory
• Symphony Band
• Conducting

Nick Ober

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: nicholas.ober@uwrf.edu

• Applied Bassoon

Patrick O'Keefe

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3778
Email: patrick.okeefe@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Woodwinds (Clarinet and Saxophone)
• Clarinet Ensemble
• Music Appreciation (World Music)
• World Music Ensemble
• Introduction to Music Studies
• Woodwind Masterclass

Casey Palbicki

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: casey.palbicki@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Composition
• Composition
• Composition Masterclass
• Music Appreciation (Music and Movies, Video Game Music)
• Musicianship and Aural Skills
• Digital Creativity Lab Manager

Ian Snyder

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: ian.snyder@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Violin
• Applied Viola

Justin Staebell

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: justin.staebell@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Voice

LeAnn Stein

Lecturer of Music

• Secondary Methods - General Music
• Music Education

Irving Steinberg

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Email: irving.steinberg@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Bass

Momoko Tanno

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: momoko.tanno@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Voice
• Diction I: IPA and Italian
• Diction II: German and French

Carrie Vecchione

Lecturer of Music

Office: B0046 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3390
Email: carrie.vecchione@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Oboe