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Daniel Dávila
Popular Music
Andy Abad
Popular Music
Andrae Alexander
Music Industry
Christian Amonson
Music Technology; Screen Scoring
Amy Andersson
Screen Scoring
Pete Anthony
Screen Scoring
David Arnay
Piano
Jazz Studies
Michael Arrom
Popular Music
Jonathan Azu
Music Industry
Crystal Barron
Popular Music
Mark Batson
Popular Music
Amy Blackman
Music Industry
Bobby Borg
Music Industry
Haleigh Bowers
Popular Music
Jeffrey Brabec
Music Industry
Todd Brabec
Music Industry
Jon Burlingame
Screen Scoring
Jeanine Cowen
Screen Scoring
Jane Davidson
Music Industry
Adam del Monte
Studio Guitar
Bruce Forman
Studio Guitar; Jazz Guitar
Michael Garcia, CVE
Music Industry
Jason Goldman
Saxophone
Jazz Studies
Kathleen Grace
Vocal Arts
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Charles Gutierrez
Music Technology
Tom Hall
Music Technology
Jon Hatamiya
Trombone
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Sean Holt
Popular Music; Music Technology
Lyndia Johnson
Popular Music
Michael Kaminsky
Music Industry
Will Kennedy
Popular Music, Jazz Studies
Patrick Kirst
Screen Scoring
Tim Kobza
Popular Music; Studio Guitar
Andrew Leff
Music Industry
Edwin Livingston
Bass
Jazz Studies
Kevin Lyman
Music Industry
Brian Malouf
Music Technology; Music Industry
Ronald C. McCurdy
Trumpet
Jazz Studies
Loren Medina
Music Industry
Vince Mendoza
Composition
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Molly Miller
Studio Guitar; Popular Music
Josh Nelson
Piano
Jazz Studies
Alex Nickson
Music Industry
Darek Oles
Bass
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Natasha Pasternak
Popular Music
Clarence Penn
Percussion
Jazz Studies
Doug Petty
Music Technology, Popular Music
Greg Phillinganes
Popular Music
Joe Poindexter
Music Industry
Kevin Randolph
Popular Music
Sophie Reeves
Music Industry
Lolita Ritmanis
Screen Scoring
Otmaro Ruiz
Piano
Jazz Studies
Rick Schmunk
Music Technology
Garry Schyman
Screen Scoring
Aarón Serfaty
Percussion
Jazz Studies
Lawrence Shragge
Screen Scoring
Richard Smith
Studio Guitar
Michael “Smidi” Smith
Music Technology
Luciana Souza
Jazz voice
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Ken Stacey
Popular Music
Michael Stever
Trumpet
Jazz Studies
Nick Stoubis
Studio Guitar; Popular Music
Katie Thiroux
Bass, jazz voice
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Thanh Tran
Music Technology; Screen Scoring
Steve Trovato
Studio Guitar; Popular Music
Cynthia Tucker
Music Industry
Richard Wolf
Music Industry
Lindsay Wolfington
Music Industry
Christopher Young
Screen Scoring

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