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Andy Abad
Guitar
Popular Music
Andrae Alexander
Music Industry
Jeffrey Allen
Popular music
Popular Music, Musical Theatre
Pete Anthony
Screen Scoring
David Arnay
Piano
Jazz Studies
Michael Arrom
Keyboard
Popular Music
Jonathan Azu
Music Industry
Adriana Balic
Keyboard
Songwriting
Popular Music
Bobby Borg
Music Industry
Jeff Brabec
Music Industry
Todd Brabec
Music Industry
Jon Burlingame
Screen Scoring
Jeanine Cowen
Screen Scoring
Jae Deal
Music Technology
Adam del Monte
Flamenco Guitar
Studio Guitar
Vivian Wang Donohue
Music Industry
Siobhán Dougall
Screen Scoring
Peter Erskine
Percussion
Jazz Studies
Bruce Forman
Guitar
Studio Guitar
Michael Garcia
Music Industry
Jason Goldman
Saxophone
Jazz Studies
Mark Goldstein
Music Industry
Kathleen Grace
Vocal Arts
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Jeremy Gruber
Music Industry
Charles Gutierrez
Music Technology
Sean Holt
Popular Music, Music Technology
Paul Jackson, Jr.
Guitar
Popular music
Lyndia Johnson
Popular Music, Musical Theatre
Michael Kaminsky
Music Industry
Will Kennedy
Drums, Percussion
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Patrick Kirst
Screen Scoring
Tim Kobza
Guitar
Studio Guitar, Popular Music
Andrew Leff
Music Industry
Edwin Livingston
Bass
Jazz Studies
Ginny Luke
Popular Music Violin
Popular Music
Kevin Lyman
Music Industry
Brian Malouf
Music technology, music industry
Andy Martin
Trombone
Jazz Studies
Roy McCurdy
Percussion
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Ronald C. McCurdy
Trumpet
Jazz Studies
Loren Medina
Music Industry
Vince Mendoza
Composition
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Bob Mintzer
Saxophone
Jazz Studies
Alex Nickson
Music Industry
Darek Oles
Bass
Jazz Studies
Alan Pasqua
Piano
Jazz Studies
Doug Petty
Keyboard
Popular Music
Timo Preece
Music Technology
Patrice Rushen
Popular Music
Christopher Sampson
Songwriting, Popular music teaching and learning
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Rick Schmunk
Music Technology, Popular Music
Garry Schyman
Screen Scoring
Aarón Serfaty
Percussion
Jazz Studies
Bob Sheppard
Saxophone
Jazz Studies
Lawrence Shragge
Screen Scoring
Richard Smith
Guitar
Studio Guitar, Popular Music
Michael “Smidi” Smith
Music Technology
Michael Stever
Trumpet
Jazz Studies
Nick Stoubis
Guitar
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Katie Thiroux
Bass, jazz voice
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John Thomas
Trumpet
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Steve Trovato
Guitar
Studio Guitar, Popular Music
Cynthia Tucker
Music Industry
Richard Wolf
Music Industry
Lindsay Wolfington
Music Industry
Christopher Young
Screen Scoring

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