The NIU School of Music faculty is committed to excellence in instruction, creativity, scholarship, and public and professional service. Faculty members come from all parts of the United States as well as Germany, Israel, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Korea, and Taiwan. Recognized by numerous awards, grants, commissions, and fellowships, the NIU music faculty is active professionally throughout the United States and around the world, including performances, recordings, publications, presentations, and guest lectures.
Each faculty member's name below links to his/her biography and contact information,and may also have a link to a personal home page.
| Name | Areas of Expertise |
| Clifford Alexis | steel pans |
| Orna Arania | voice, diction |
| Gregory Barrett | clarinet |
| Paul Bauer | trombone, chamber music |
| Greg Beyer | percussion |
| Tim Blickhan | music theory, composition |
| Tom Bough | Huskie Bands, Wind Symphony |
| Ronald Carter | jazz studies |
| Ricardo Castaņeda | oboe |
| Robert Chappell | percussion, jazz, world music |
| Glenda Cosenza | music education |
| Art Davis | trumpet, jazz |
| Anthony Devroye | viola, chamber music |
| Mary Lynn Doherty | music education |
| Steve Duke | saxophone, saxophone quartet, FeldenkraisŪ |
| John Fairfield | horn, chamber music |
| Robert Fleisher | music theory, aural skills, composition |
| John Floeter | string bass |
| Tom Garling | trombone, jazz studies |
| William Goldenberg | piano, chamber music, accompanying |
| Fareed Haque | guitar, jazz |
| Brian Hart | music history |
| Janet Hathaway | music history, Early Music Ensemble |
| Ted Hatmaker | music theory, aural skills, composition |
| Nancy Henninger | voice |
| Richard Holly | percussion, jazz |
| Richard Hoskins | organ, harpsichord |
| Eric Johnson | choral activities |
| Harold Kafer | piano, conducting, theory |
| JeongSoo Kim | piano pedagogy & literature, applied piano |
| Edward Klonoski | music theory, aural skills |
| William Koehler | piano, piano literature |
| Cheng-Hou Lee | violoncello, chamber music |
| Blaise Magniere | violin, chamber music |
| David Maki | music theory, aural skills, composition |
| Peter Middleton | flute, recording techniques |
| Ann Montzka-Smelser | violin, viola |
| Myron Myers | voice, diction |
| John Novak | music theory, aural skills |
| James Phelps | electronic and computer music |
| Willie Pickens | jazz piano |
| Mark Ponzo | trumpet |
| Diane Ragains | voice, diction |
| Amy Rhodes | bassoon |
| Joseph Rodriguez | trombone |
| Charles Schuchat | tuba, euphonium |
| Faye Seeman | Harp |
| Timothy Semanik | Philharmonic |
| Kelly Sill | jazz bass |
| Robert Sims | voice, diction |
| Linc Smelser | string techniques |
| Mathias Tacke | violin, chamber music |
| Liam Teague | steel pan |
| James Tucker | Opera Workshop |
| Rodrigo Villanueva | jazz studies, Jazz Lab Band |
| Jui-Ching Wang | world music, music education |
| Marie Wang | violin, chamber music |
| Ronnie Wooten | music education, Wind Ensemble |
| Richard Young | viola, chamber music |