Music

Program Level: Pre-Majors/Transfer
Department: Arts
Institute: Creative & Communication Arts
College: SAC

What is the Music program?

As a discipline, music has an emotional resonance unlike any other artistic expression. The musical sounds made by the voice and various instruments have had centuries of influence on human experience and are reflected universally in cultures all over the world. As an individual act or in an ensemble, the study and performance of music provides opportunity for students to develop both creativity and mastery.

What will I learn?

The music program provides students the opportunity to explore classical and popular musical forms and to understand their historical/cultural origins. For majors, students will develop skills with music theory, notation, aural skills, and applied skills that are the foundations of performance, and will develop knowledge, experience, and confidence in live performances. Private lessons are available on all standard orchestral instruments, plus piano, organ, saxophone, guitar, and electric bass; and ensembles include concert choir, guitar ensemble, wind ensemble, string ensemble, brass ensemble, jazz ensemble, Latin jazz, chamber singers, percussion ensemble, and SAC’s award-winning mariachi ensemble.

What can I do with this course of study?

The music program is designed to prepare students for study in a bachelor's degree in the following areas: performance, music education, music industry, music marketing, music therapy, composition, theory, and musicology. Students take courses in music theory, music literature, applied instruction in voice or instrument, and ensemble participation.

What is special about this program?

The facilities of the music program include several piano labs, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, and specialized instruction from faculty who are widely known, with regular performances both regionally and nationally. Also, the program features regular performances at the college, using the 1,004-seat McAllister Fine Arts Auditorium as its primary venue.

 
Faculty

Daniel Anastasio
Piano
MCFA 102B
(210) 486-0477
danastasio@alamo.edu 

Andrew Gignac
Brass (trumpet)
MCFA 102D
(210) 486-0269
agignac@alamo.edu 

Cindy Sanchez
Voice
MCFA 201
(210) 486-0264
csanchez324@alamo.edu

Tom Sprayberry
Guitar
MCFA 129B
(210) 486-0241
tsprayberry@alamo.edu

Mark Alexander
Piano
MHA 106
malexander27@alamo.edu

Tim Birt
Voice
MHA 113
tbirt@alamo.edu

 

Joe Caploe
Percussion
MCFA 125
jcaploe@alamo.edu

David Deering
Brass (tuba, trombone)
MCFA 125
ddeering1@alamo.edu

Gary Fair
Clarinet
MHA 115
gfair2@alamo.edu

Steve Gollihar
Theory
MHA 111
(210) 486-0265
sgollihar@alamo.edu 

Beth Johnson
String (violin, viola)
MCFA 125
bjohnson115@alamo.edu

Thomas Kurtz
Saxophone
MHA 115
tkurtz4@alamo.edu

 

John Lopez
Mariachi
MHA 107
jlopez796@alamo.edu

Kerri Morgan
Voice
MHA 113
(210) 486-0265
kmorgan31@alamo.edu

Geraldine Ong
Piano
MHA 106
gong@alamo.edu

 

Georgie Padilla Santiago
Percussion
MCFA 125
jpadilla63@alamo.edu

Jean Park
Piano
MHA 106
jpark82@alamo.edu

Zlatan Redzic
String (bass)
MCFA 125
zredzic@alamo.edu

Aurelia Rocha
String (cello)
MCFA 125
(210) 486-0478
arocha17@alamo.edu 

Becky Walker
Voice
MHA 117
(210) 486-0269
bwalker2@alamo.edu

 

 

Contact Us

Kevin Conlon
Chair
MLC 639
(210) 486-0494
kconlon3@alamo.edu

Kerri Morgan
Discipline Coordinator for Performing Arts
LSC 220
(210) 486-0267
kmorgan31@alamo.edu

Mandy Derfler
Academic Unit Assistant
MLC 636B
(210) 486-0258
aderfler@alamo.edu