School of Music and Dance {College of Liberal & Creative Arts}

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Academic Advising

Faculty Advisers in the School of Music and Dance are based on degree emphasis. All School of Music and Dance Students should schedule an appointment with their advisers during the first two weeks of classes.

Piano Performance

Dr. Victoria Neve (Also BA Classical Adviser)
docvic@sfsu.edu
415.338.1340

Dr. Roger Woodward
rogwoodwa@aol.com
415.405.3977

Instrumental Performance

Dr. Martin Seggelke (Winds, Brass and percussion)
seggelke@sfsu.edu
415.338.6118

Dr. Wendell Hanna (winds)
whanna@sfsu.edu
415.405.0487

Professor Jassen Todorov (strings)
todorov@sfsu.edu
415.338.7760

The Alexander String Quartet (strings)
415.405.0688

Dr. Cyrus Ginwala (Classical Guitar)
cginwala@sfsu.edu
415.405.0486

Music Education

Dr. Wendell Hanna
whanna@sfsu.edu
415.405.0487

Vocal Performance

Christine Brandes
cbrandes@sfsu.edu
415.405.0941

Jazz

Dr. Dee Spencer (jazz piano, voice, strings)
deejazz@aol.com
415.338.1566

Professor Andrew Speight (jazz brass, woodwinds)
speight@sfsu.edu
415.405.0689

World Music

Hafez Modirzadeh
fezmo@sfsu.edu
415.338.3883

Music History and Literature

Dr. Dean Suzuki (also BA Adviser)
dsuzuki@sfsu.edu
415.338.1065

Music Minors

Dr. Dean Suzuki (also BA Adviser)
dsuzuki@sfsu.edu
415.338.1065

Composition and Electronic Music

Dr. Richard Festinger
raf@sfsu.edu
415.338.1051

Dance

Ray Tadio
rtadio@gmail.com
x86182
Majors who entered before F2010; Dance Minors

Dr. Yutian Wong
ytw@sfsu.edu
x52941
Majors who entered F2010 or later

Professor Susan Whipp
swhipp@sfsu.edu
415.338.6374
Students graduating F'11 or S'12

Music Graduate Students

Dr. Cyrus Ginwala
cginwala@sfsu.edu
415.405.0486

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