Welcome to the Cypress College Music Department!
We offer more than 70 classes in all areas of music study including:
- Applied Music
- Music Theory
- Music History
- Music Appreciation
- Piano
- Commercial/Jazz/Pop Music
- Electronic Music and Recording Arts
- A variety of vocal and instrumental performance ensembles
Staff
Diane Villegas, Music Department Office Manager
T: (714) 484-7140
E: dvillegas@cypresscollege.edu
Bradley Hampton, Staff Accompanist
T: (714) 484-7023
E: bhampton@cypresscollege.edu
Faculty
Full-Time
| Gary Gopar — Instrumental Music, Band, Theory, Hip-Hop, Film Music. E: ggopar@cypresscollege.edu |
| Marcus McMillan — Commercial Music, Music Tech. and Recording Arts, Songwriting, Guitar. E: mmcmillian@cypresscollege.edu |
| Terra Hurdle — Choir, Voice, Theory, Jazz History, Jazz Improv. E: thurdle@cypresscollege.edu |
Adjunct
| Rex Amend — Music Appreciation (online). E: ramend@cypresscollege.edu |
| LaVaun Beyer — Piano, Music Fundamentals. E: lbeyer@cypresscollege.edu |
| Duane Broberg — American Popular Music. E: dbroberg@cypresscollege.edu |
| Peter Buck — Applied Music, Percussion, Jazz History. E: pbuck@cypresscollege.edu |
| Rose Chen — Piano, Music Fundamentals, Keyboard Skills. E: rchen@cypresscollege.edu |
| Brian Curtin — History of Rock (online), Music Appreciation (online). E: bcurtin@cypresscollege.edu |
| Dana Decker — Audio Production for Film and Gaming. E: dadecker@cypresscollege.edu |
| Tristen (Vincent) Hizon — History of Rock. E: vhizon@cypresscollege.edu |
| Dimitry Koudymov — Guitar, Intro to Piano. E: dkoudymov@cypresscollege.edu |
| Dana Parker — Music Tech. E: dparker@cypresscollege.edu |
| Andreas Preponis — Class Voice, Applied Voice. E: apreponis@cypresscollege.edu |
| Ron Segovia — Music Fundamentals, History of Rock. E: rsegovia@cypresscollege.edu |
| Jim Simmons — Music Fundamentals (online). E: jsimmons@cypresscollege.edu |
Music Department
Location: Fine Arts, Room 212
T: (714) 484-7140