Mission College Music Department

Program Highlights

• GE Humanities courses – face to face and online
• Advanced Piano Masterclass, California Concerto Weekend
• Intro to MIDI, Digital Music Production I, II using ProTools Recording Software
• Annual Digital Music Summit featuring guests and performances by leaders in the Music Industry
• Symphony Orchestra
• Mission College Performing Arts Series
• Mission Chorus
• Music Scholarships!

 

Getting started!

How can I apply and register for music classes?
Start here with Admission & Records.

Full Time Faculty

Phil Hawkins, MM
Music Department Chair
World Music, Intro to MIDI, Digital Music Production I, II, Songwriting I, II
email: phillip.hawkins@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5285

Joseph Ordaz, MM
Beginning Piano, Intermediate Piano, Advanced Piano Masterclass, Symphony Orchestra, Music Appreciation, Fundamentals of Music Theory
email: joseph.ordaz@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5276

Keith Johnson, PHD
Liberal Studies Division Chair
Fundamentals of Music Theory, Music Theory II, II, IV, Survey of Rock and Popular Music, Songwriting I, II

Associate Faculty

Yoka Drion – Beginning Piano
Pam Murotsune – Beginning Piano
Phil Vargas – Beginning Guitar
Clinton Day – Survey of Rock and Popular Music
Michelle Hawkins – Mission Chorus