Department of Music
ADVISING POLICIES
Students should seek on-going advising from their principal teachers on matters specific to their various concentrations such as choice of elective classes while in the Department, career opportunities, choice of graduate schools, competitions, special opportunities for financial aid or internships, and the like. Generally speaking, the music education faculty will provide this kind of support for students in music education, studio teachers for those in the performance options, and music history/literature/theory faculty for those in the Music as a Liberal Art option.
Mandatory Advising
All music majors are REQUIRED to schedule a meeting with a member of the Department's undergraduate advising committee before registering for courses each semester. Without this conference, students cannot receive credit for Music 20 and will have an advising block placed on course registration until advising is complete. Normally mandatory advising begins two weeks before students are allowed to register for courses in the subsequent semester.
Advisers
Eight faculty members serve on the undergraduate Departmental advising committee. Before registering for classes each semester, all students must see one of these faculty members, who will assist in scheduling courses and check to make sure students have satisfied all prerequisites for the courses in which they wish to enroll. The advising committee will also help the student maintain "satisfactory progress" through the degree program.
Members of the advising committee will be available at designated special office hours during the bi-annual (twice per year) advising period listed above prior to the online registration period for each upcoming semester. Watch for announcements of hours. Current members of this committee are:
DR. EMILY MASON: MUSIC EDUCATION – ALL A-G
(All Intended/Approved – LAST NAMES A-H) M-218; 278-8863 emason@csufresno.edu
DR. TONY MOWRER: MUSIC EDUCATION – ALL H-R
(All Intended/Approved – LAST NAMES H-R) M-246; 278-4260 tmowrer@csufresno.edu
DR. MATTHEW DARLING: MUSIC EDUCATION – ALL S-Z
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-144; 278-2840 matthewd@csufresno.edu
DR. THOMAS HIEBERT: INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE – BOWED STRINGS
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-240; 278-4096
tomh@csufresno.edu
DR. THOMAS HIEBERT: INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE - BRASS & WOODWIND
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-240; 278-4096
tomh@csufresno.edu
DR. COREY WHITEHEAD: INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE - GUITAR
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-240; 278-2670
cwhitehead@csufresno.edu
DR. MATTHEW DARLING: INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE - PERCUSSION
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-144; 278-2840 matthewd@csufresno.edu
DR. THOMAS HIEBERT: INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE – PIANO
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-159; 278-4096
tomh@csufresno.edu
Dr. Maria Briggs: VOCAL PERFORMANCE
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-163; 278-2655
mbriggs@csufresno.edu
Prof. Richard Giddens Jr : JAZZ STUDIES
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-142; 278-1200
rgiddensjr@csufresno.edu
DR. KENNETH FROELICH: COMPOSITION
(ALL Intended/Approved) M-250; 278-1349 kfroelich@csufresno.edu
DR. JOHN KARR: MUSIC AS A LIBERAL ART
(ALL Intended/Approved - LAST NAMES A-M) M-242; 278-7255
jkarr@csufresno.edu
DR. TONY MOWRER:MUSIC AS A LIBERAL ART
(ALL Intended/Approved - LAST NAMES N-Z) M-246; 278-4260 tmowrer@csufresno.edu
DR. EMILY MASON: MUSIC MINOR ADVISOR
(All Intended/ Approved) M 163; 278-8863 emason@csufresno.edu
Dr. Donald Henriques: GRADUATE ADVISOR
(All Grad Non-Credential) M 242; 278-2620 dhenriques@csufresno.edu
IMPORTANT: IF QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
Advising Chairs
Dr. Tony Mowrer in Fall, tmowrer@csufresno.edu.
Dr. Emily Mason in Spring, emason@csufresno.edu