Faculty & Staff of The Music Institute

The Music Institute and the Music Department of Howard Community College share their wonderful faculty. Most of our instructors have a master's degree, while many have doctoral degrees, and they perform locally, nationally, and internationally. Our faculty is highly trained, experienced, motivated, and, most importantly, they are dedicated teachers who love what they do.

The Music Institute Departments

To get started, click through to each department to find out more about our faculty and their approaches.

If you'd like to go ahead and initiate the registration process, contact the Coordinator below.

Strings & Guitar 

Coordinator: Dr. Benjamin Myers

Music Therapy 

Coordinator: Melanie Avery

Piano 

Coordinator: Dr. Kristina Suter

Voice 

Coordinator: Dr. Deborah Kent   

Winds, Brass, Percussion 

Coordinator: Dr. Kyle Coughlin

Jazz Studies 

Coordinator: Dr. Kyle Coughlin

The Music Institute Staff

Dr. Hsien-Ann Meng, Director
James Bailey, Program Manager
Anne Jang, Office Assistant