![New music building](/schools/art-design/_files/images/new-building-music.jpg)
Whether you want to be a professional performer or technician, a teacher, or work behind the scenes, our comprehensive programs give students the chance to develop technical skills, explore their creativity, and develop artistry in expressing the human experience through music, theater, film & dance.
Our faculty provide conservatory experiences that foster lifelong learning, university transfer, and direct entry into the workforce by embracing diversity, creativity, literacy, performance, technology, and engagement with the community.
Department Chairs
![Lou De La Rosa](/faculty/_files/de-la-rosa-louis/Lou_headshot_2017.jpg)
Lou De La Rosa
Music
Director of Choral & Vocal Studies; Performing Arts Department Chairperson
(408) 741-4663
[email protected]
Cilker 103N
Embedded Counselor
![Shamiran Badal](/faculty/_files/badal-shamiran/badal.jpg)
Shamiran Badal
Art and Design
Counselor
(408) 741-4013
[email protected]
Cilker 103Q
![Laura Lowry](/faculty/_files/lowry-laura/lowry.jpg)
Laura Lowry
Theater and Film
Director, Instructor, and Co-Chair, Performing Arts Department
(408) 741-4016
[email protected]
Office: TA 28A