110 faculty and 0 courses in Music at Northwestern University.
- R. Douglas Wright, Brass h-index 35
- A.J. Keller, Conducting and Ensembles h-index 19
- Richard Ashley, Music Theory and Cognition h-index 15
- Linda Austern, Musicology h-index 12
- Robert Taylor, Conducting and Ensembles h-index 3
- Drew Edward Davies, Musicology h-index 1
Colonialism, contemporary architecture, and a diversity of musical genres and practices. Professor Davies creates academic scholarship, editions and catalogs of primary sources, and frequently collaborates with performing groups such as
- Greg MacAyeal, Musicology h-index 1
Musical experimentalism since 1945, the music and writing of John Cage, and the “No Wave” arts movement. A 2018 fellowship at Northwestern’s Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities supported an inquiry on the intersection of John
- Adam Unsworth, Brass
- Alan Darling, Voice and Opera
- Alan Pierson, Conducting and Ensembles
- Alex Mincek, Music Composition
- Alexa Rinn, Music Composition
- Alyce Johnson, Woodwinds
- Andrew Megill, Conducting and Ensembles
- Andrew Raciti, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Andrew Talle, Musicology
Es on musical culture in the time of Johann Sebastian Bach ). He has published articles in the Bach yearbook , the Cöthener Bach-Hefte , and reports from the Leipzig historical society , among others. He is the editor of a collect
- Anne Waller, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Annie Hsiao, Piano
- Avi Friedlander, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Ben Bolter, Conducting and Ensembles
- Blair Milton, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Brannon Cho, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Brent Funderburk, Voice and Opera
- Calum Cook, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Carlos Henriquez, Jazz Studies
- Carol Cook, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Christopher Alan Mercer, Music Composition
- Christopher Guzman, Piano
- Clayton Dahm, Music Education
- D.J. Hoek, Musicology
- Daniel Shanahan, Music Theory and Cognition
- Danuta Mirka, Music Theory and Cognition
Encompass various aspects of structure and expression in Western art music of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the theory and analysis of meter and rhythm and the study of musical communication. She is particu
- Darius Hampton, Jazz Studies
- David Bilger, Brass
- David McGill, Woodwinds
- Derrick Gardner, Jazz Studies
- Desirée Ruhstrat, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Diego Pinto, Music Education
Music enculturation and perceptions of self in the musical context, world music pedagogy with a focus on music of the African diaspora, and perceptual response to vocal ensemble movement. Leveraging his research findings and his tea
- Donald Schleicher, Conducting and Ensembles
- Gavin Chuck, Music Theory and Cognition
- Gene Pokorny, Brass
- George Cederquist, Voice and Opera
- Gerardo Ribeiro, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Hans Jørgen Jensen, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Helen Callus, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Inna Naroditskaya, Musicology
And others don’t. Years ago, Ethnomusicology Forum published my much thought-about and experimented-with article, a cross-domain comparison of “Mugham and Carpet.” Music and Minorities Around the World includes my chapter, “Jews, Jazz, Ea
- James Giles, Piano
- Jay Alan Yim, Music Composition
- Jennifer Blackwell, Music Education
Applied music teaching expertise (from behavioral, cognitive, social, cultural, and affective perspectives), music performance expertise, popular music pedagogy, applications of authentic context learning paradigms, feedback in musi
- Jennifer Gunn, Woodwinds
- Jeremy Kahn, Jazz Studies
- Jesse Rosenberg, Musicology
The convergence of music with areas such as literature, poetry, theology, fascism, and the Holocaust. More recently his focus has been on the representation of Jewish identity in Italian musical culture. Rosenberg is a contributor t
- Jinjoo Cho, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Joachim Schamberger, Voice and Opera
- Joe Clark, Jazz Studies
- John McDonough, Jazz Studies
- John Moulder, Jazz Studies
- John Thorne, Woodwinds
- Jon Deitemyer, Percussion
- Jonathan Bailey Holland, Music Composition
- Jonathan Boen, Brass
- Jonathan Gmeinder, Voice and Opera
- Karen Brunssen, Voice and Opera
- Karen Kan-Walsh, Piano
- Kelley Sheehan, Music Composition
- Kenn Kumpf, Music Theory and Cognition
The history of tuning and temperament, extended vocal techniques, and the use of technology in musicianship training. Kenn is the creator of and administrator for the 1st-Year Toolkit, a suite of software practice tools used by all
- Kevin Fort, Jazz Studies
- Lam Wong, Piano
- Leslie Grimm, Woodwinds
- Marguerite Lynn Williams, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Matthew Ernst, Brass
- Matthew Gaunt, Brass
- Michael Henoch, Woodwinds
- Michael Mulcahy, Brass
- Michael Parker, Conducting and Ensembles
Ed on the transcription of selected movements from Sarah Kirkland Snider’s song cycle Unremembered for voice, chamber wind ensemble, and electronics. A passionate advocate for new music, Dr. Parker has commissioned and premiered multiple ne
- Nancy Gustafson, Voice and Opera
- Noah Jenkins, Music Theory and Cognition
- Norman Reinhardt, Voice and Opera
- Pamela Hinchman, Voice and Opera
- Patrice Michaels, Voice and Opera
- Randall Hawes, Brass
- Reed Capshaw, Brass
- Rob Dixon, Jazz Studies
- Robert Morgan, Woodwinds
- Robert Reinhart, Music Theory and Cognition
- Roger Pines, Voice and Opera
- Ryan Dohoney, Musicology
- Sarah Bartolome, Music Education
Participatory music making as social capital, world music pedagogy, gender expansive music education, and trauma-informed approaches in music education. Dr. Bartolome is a frequent clinician at regional, national, and international
- Scott D. Paulin, Musicology
- Shawn D. Vondran, Conducting and Ensembles
- She-e Wu, Percussion
- Stacia Spencer, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Stephen Alltop, Conducting and Ensembles
- Stephen Williamson, Woodwinds
- Steven Morrison, Music Education
- Susan Piagentini, Music Theory and Cognition
Integrate pedagogy with an emphasis on technology. A former recipient of the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence grants to develop web-based materials to supplement the undergraduate core curriculum, Piagentini participated in the E
- Susan Ramey Osborn, Piano
- Sylvia Wang, Piano
- Taimur Sullivan, Woodwinds
- Theresa Brancaccio, Voice and Opera
- Todd Levy, Woodwinds
- Tom Garling, Jazz Studies
- Vasili Byros, Music Theory and Cognition
- Vincent Ip, Music Theory and Cognition
- W. Stephen Smith, Voice and Opera
- Wei Yu, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Weijing Michal, Strings, Harp and Guitar
- Willie Jones III, Jazz Studies
- Yasuko Oura, Piano
- Yuan-Qing Yu, Strings, Harp and Guitar
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.