Instrumental Student Resources
Forms & Resources
- Practice Room Request (fill out each time you need a practice room)
- Practice Room Agreement (fill out once a semester)
- Accompaniment Recording Request (MUAP Students Only)
- Instrumental Juries Feedback Form (for piano, see the link directly below)
- Piano Juries Feedback Form
- Request an audition or submit an audition video
- Schedule Change Form
- Music Scholarship Application
- AA in Music Degree Planning Worksheet
Instrumental Department Calendar
All listed events, outside of concerts and master classes, are open only to MUAP students. Information and ticketing information for public events may be found at lonestar.edu/UP-Events. Events are tentative and subject to change.
Music Department Auditions
Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. | VPA 112
Spring 2024 Music Auditions for scholarships, private lessons, and vocal and instrumental ensembles. Please visit Lonestar.edu/UP-Auditions for more information.
Music Faculty Recital
Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage
A free concert featuring faculty singers, instrumentalists, and composers, with musicology faculty Melissa Cummins emceeing.
Music Department Auditions
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 | 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. | VPA 112
Spring 2024 Music Auditions for scholarships, private lessons, and vocal and instrumental ensembles. Please visit Lonestar.edu/UP-Auditions for more information.
Woodwind Studio Class
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Woodwind Studio Class
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Woodwind Studio Class
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Orchestral Strings Studio Class
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 | 3:30 - 5:45 p.m. | B12.111
Studio class for student violinists, violists, and cellists in MUAP 1202 or 2202 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Apr. 19, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Woodwind Studio Class
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Orchestral Strings Studio Class
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 | 3:30 - 5:45 p.m. | B12.111
Studio class for student violinists, violists, and cellists in MUAP 1202 or 2202 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Woodwind Studio Class
Friday, March 1, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Mar. 8, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Woodwind Studio Class
Friday, March 8, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Woodwind Studio Class
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Orchestral Strings Studio Class
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | 3:30 - 5:45 p.m. | B12.111
Studio class for student violinists, violists, and cellists in MUAP 1202 or 2202 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, March 21, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Mar. 22, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Woodwind Studio Class
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Woodwind Studio Class
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Orchestral Strings Studio Class
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 | 3:30 - 5:45 p.m. | B12.111
Studio class for student violinists, violists, and cellists in MUAP 1202 or 2202 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, April 4, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Apr. 5, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Woodwind Studio Class
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Apr. 12, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Woodwind Studio Class
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Orchestral Strings Studio Class
Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024 | 3:30 - 5:45 p.m. | B12.111
Studio class for student violinists, violists, and cellists in MUAP 1202 or 2202 lessons.
Instrumental Recital
Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA 138
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Apr. 19, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Woodwind Studio Class
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, Apr. 26, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Woodwind Studio Class
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | B12.717
Studio class for student musicians studying flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon in MUAP 1222 or 2222 lessons.
Orchestral Strings Studio Class
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | 3:30 - 5:45 p.m. | B12.111
Studio class for student violinists, violists, and cellists in MUAP 1202 or 2202 lessons.
Percussion Studio Class
Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. | VPA 112
Studio class for student percussionists in MUAP 1258 or 2258 lessons.
Friday Recital
Friday, May 3, 2024 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | VPA 112
Weekly recital hour for student singers and instrumentalists. (Sign up to perform.)
Other LSC-UP Music Resources
- UP Library Music Research Guide: A guide to research for music courses, designed by the digital resource professionals in the SLRC, with the assistance of music faculty
- UP Music Library: Sheet music owned by Lone Star College-University Park and used in our music classes
- Other Music Resources
Sight-Reading Piano Library
Students enrolled in any level of Class Piano or MUAP Private Piano Lessons may check out these books from the circulation desk of the Student Learning Resource Center (8th floor of building 12) to practice their sight-reading:
Beginner Level
| Book | Composer | Type |
| Masterworks Classics 1–2 | Various | Classical Anthology |
| Piano Adventures Performance Book 1 | Faber, Nancy and Randall | Method Collection |
| Piano Adventures Performance Book 2A | Faber, Nancy and Randall | Method Collection |
| Piano Adventures Performance Book 2B | Faber, Nancy and Randall | Method Collection |
| Succeeding at the Piano Recital Book 1A | Marlais, Helen | Method Collection |
| Succeeding at the Piano Recital Book 1B | Marlais, Helen | Method Collection |
| Succeeding at the Piano Recital Book 2A | Marlais, Helen | Method Collection |
| Succeeding at the Piano Recital Book 2B | Marlais, Helen | Method Collection |
| Alfred's Premier Piano Course 1B | Various | Method Collection |
| Alfred's Premier Piano Course 2A | Various | Method Collection |
| Alfred's Premier Piano Course 2B | Various | Method Collection |
| Hal Leonard Solos 2 | Various | Method Collection |
| Hal Leonard Solos 3 | Various | Method Collection |
| The Best of Dennis Alexander, Book 1 | Alexander, Dennis | Single Composer Collection |
| Mikrokosmos, Book 1 | Bartók, Béla | Single Composer Collection |
| Melody Bober's Favorite Solos, Book 1 | Bober, Melody | Single Composer Collection |
| Catherine Rollin's Favorite Solos, Book 1 | Rollin, Catherine | Single Composer Collection |
| Celebrated Piano Solos 1 | Vandall, Robert | Single Composer Collection |
Intermediate Level
| Book | Composer | Type |
| Masterworks Classics 3 | Various | Classical Anthology |
| Masterworks Classics 4 | Various | Classical Anthology |
| Piano Adventures Performance Book 3A | Faber, Nancy and Randall | Method Collection |
| Piano Adventures Performance Book 3B | Faber, Nancy and Randall | Method Collection |
| Piano Adventures Performance Book 4 | Faber, Nancy and Randall | Method Collection |
| Succeeding at the Piano Recital Book 3 | Marlais, Helen | Method Collection |
| Alfred's Premier Piano Course 3 | Various | Method Collection |
| Hal Leonard Solos 4 | Various | Method Collection |
| Accent on Gillock (8 volumes in 1) | Gillock, William | Single Composer Collection |
| Accent on Solos (3 volumes in 1) | Gillock, William | Single Composer Collection |
| Short Pieces for the Piano | Kabalevsky, Dmitri | Single Composer Collection |
| Album for the Young, Op. 58 | Schumann, Robert | Single Composer Collection |
| Celebrated Piano Solos 2 | Vandall, Robert | Single Composer Collection |
Faculty
Aaron Alon, DMA
Department Chair & Director of Music
Aaron.Alon@LoneStar.edu
Mark Buller, DMA
Adjunct Instructor of Composition
Mark.A.Buller@lonestar.edu
Lamar Burkhalter
Adjunct Instructor of Percussion
Director of the Percussion Ensemble
Lamar.Burkhalter@LoneStar.edu
Ying-Chieh Chen, DMA
Adjunct Instructor of Piano
Ying-Chieh.Chen@LoneStar.edu
David Dietz, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Cello
David.Dietz@LoneStar.edu
Katie Hart, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Oboe & English Horn
Katherine.Hart@LoneStar.edu
Julian Hernandez, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet
Julian.Hernandez@LoneStar.edu
Garrett Hudson, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Flute
Garrett.Hudson@lonestar.edu
Mary Grace Johnson, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Violin
Mary.Johnson@lonestar.edu
Justin Langham, DMA
Adjunct Instructor of High Brass
Director of the UP Chorale
Justin.R.Langham@lonestar.edu
Carlos Lara, BM
Director of the Symphony Orchestra
Carlos.Lara@LoneStar.edu
Phuong Son Bao Nguyen, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Piano
Phuong.Nguyen@LoneStar.edu
Samuel Park, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Violin
Samuel.Park@lonestar.edu
Matt Power, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Percussion & Bass Guitar
Director of the Jazz Ensemble
Matthew.Power@LoneStar.edu
Ryan Rongone, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Low Brass
Ryan.Rongone@LoneStar.edu
Jacob Schafer, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Violin
Jacob.Schafer@LoneStar.edu
Mary Katherine Schober, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Music
Mary.Schober@LoneStar.edu
Daniel Silliman, PhD
Adjunct Instructor of Composition
Daniel.Silliman@LoneStar.edu
Sean Stone-Ashe, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Guitar
Sean.StoneAshe@LoneStar.edu
John Vidovic, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Guitar
John.Vidovic@LoneStar.edu
Matthew Weathers, MM
Adjunct Instructor of Viola
Matthew.Weathers@lonestar.edu
Additional faculty to be announced soon!