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Cara G. Luffey

Adjunct Faculty
Music

Office Building: Fox Fine Arts Center
Office Room: 437
Phone:
Email: cgluffey@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Music Performance Bassoon, Carnegie Mellon University (2001)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital - Selections from French and Latin American Chamber Music (07/14/2020-07/26/2020). Clear Creek Music Festival. Halfway, OR. Cherry Duke. Cara Luffey. Nayeli Dousa.
Other - Cara Luffey and Andy P. Smith with Joy Zalkind (02/04/2019-02/04/2019). Faculty Recital Series: Cara Luffey and Andy P. Smith with Joy Zalkind. UTEP Department of Music. El Paso, TX, USA. Andrew Smith. Cara Luffey.
Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Voyage: French and Latin American Chamber Music (11/05/2020). Lubbock, TX, USA. Cherry Duke. Cara Luffey. Nayeli Dousa.
Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Voyage: French and Latin American Chamber Music (02/02/2020). UTEP Music Faculty Recital Series. El Paso. Cherry Duke. Cara Luffey. Nayeli Dousa.
Faculty Performances at UTEP - Faculty Recital Series - Andy P. Smith, Percussion (02/27/2019). El Paso, TX. Andrew Smith. Cara Luffey.

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	21170
Spring 2025	MUSA 1190 - Individual Instruction	23609
Spring 2025	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	20740
Spring 2025	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	20722
Spring 2025	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	21033
Spring 2025	MUSA 3391 - Individual Instruction	22341
Fall 2024	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	12421	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSA 1190 - Individual Instruction	13623	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	10313	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	12446	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	12475	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSA 3391 - Individual Instruction	12497	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	10809	Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	21292	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	20821	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	21134	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	12835	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSA 1190 - Individual Instruction	14371	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	12889	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	10944	Syllabus
Spring 2023	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	21406	Syllabus
Spring 2023	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	20893	Syllabus
Spring 2023	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	20874	Syllabus
Fall 2022	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	15472	Syllabus
Fall 2022	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	10966	Syllabus
Fall 2022	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	15547	Syllabus
Fall 2022	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	11741	Syllabus
Spring 2022	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	21776	Syllabus
Spring 2022	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	21149	Syllabus
Spring 2022	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	21554	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	15424	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	10964	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	15499	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	11741	Syllabus
Spring 2021	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	21942	Syllabus
Spring 2021	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	21702	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	15697	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	11011	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	15772	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	11835	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MUSG 5389 - Graduate Recital II	24406	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	22217	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	21431	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	21943	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MUSA 5391 - Appl Lessons for Perf Majors	16264	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	16130	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	11075	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	16208	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MUSE 5397 - Pedagogy of Instrumental Music	16058	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	11955	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MUSA 5391 - Appl Lessons for Perf Majors	24053	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MUSG 5388 - Graduate Recital I	24711	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	22355	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	21515	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MUSA 5391 - Appl Lessons for Perf Majors	16854	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	16711	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	11153	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	16797	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MUST 1311 - Music Fundamentals I	11209	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	12099	Syllabus
Summer 2018	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	36120	Syllabus
Spring 2018	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	22525	Syllabus
Spring 2018	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	21600	Syllabus
Spring 2018	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	22223	Syllabus
Fall 2017	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	11203	Syllabus
Fall 2017	MUSA 1290 - Individual Instruction	17817	Syllabus
Fall 2017	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	12197	Syllabus
Spring 2017	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	22628	Syllabus
Spring 2017	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	21654	Syllabus
Spring 2017	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	21627	Syllabus
Spring 2017	MUSA 1290 - Individual Instruction	21628	Syllabus
Spring 2017	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	22311	Syllabus
Spring 2017	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation (C)	21678	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	10944	Evaluation
Fall 2022	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	11741	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	11741	Evaluation
Fall 2020	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	11835	Evaluation
Fall 2019	MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II	11955	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Music Performance Bassoon, Carnegie Mellon University (2001)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Start Date

2020-07-14

End Date

2020-07-26

Type

Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital

Title

Selections from French and Latin American Chamber Music

Start Date

2019-02-04

End Date

2019-02-04

Type

Other

Title

Cara Luffey and Andy P. Smith with Joy Zalkind

Start Date

End Date

2020-11-05

Type

Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital

Title

Voyage: French and Latin American Chamber Music

Start Date

End Date

2020-02-02

Type

Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital

Title

Voyage: French and Latin American Chamber Music

Start Date

End Date

2019-02-27

Type

Faculty Performances at UTEP

Title

Faculty Recital Series - Andy P. Smith, Percussion

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

21170

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 1190 - Individual Instruction

Section

23609

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

20740

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

20722

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

21033

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 3391 - Individual Instruction

Section

22341

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

12421

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 1190 - Individual Instruction

Section

13623

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

10313

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

12446

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

12475

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 3391 - Individual Instruction

Section

12497

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

10809

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

21292

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

20821

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

21134

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

12835

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSA 1190 - Individual Instruction

Section

14371

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

12889

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

10944

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

21406

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

20893

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

20874

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

15472

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

10966

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

15547

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

11741

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

21776

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

21149

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

21554

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

15424

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

10964

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

15499

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

11741

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

21942

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

21702

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

15697

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

11011

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

15772

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

11835

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MUSG 5389 - Graduate Recital II

Section

24406

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

22217

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

21431

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

21943

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MUSA 5391 - Appl Lessons for Perf Majors

Section

16264

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

16130

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

11075

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

16208

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MUSE 5397 - Pedagogy of Instrumental Music

Section

16058

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

11955

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MUSA 5391 - Appl Lessons for Perf Majors

Section

24053

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MUSG 5388 - Graduate Recital I

Section

24711

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

22355

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

21515

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MUSA 5391 - Appl Lessons for Perf Majors

Section

16854

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

16711

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

11153

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

16797

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MUST 1311 - Music Fundamentals I

Section

11209

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

12099

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

36120

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

22525

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

21600

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

22223

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

11203

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

MUSA 1290 - Individual Instruction

Section

17817

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

12197

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

22628

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

21654

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

21627

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

MUSA 1290 - Individual Instruction

Section

21628

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

22311

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation (C)

Section

21678

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

10944

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

11741

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

11741

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

11835

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MUSA 2277 - Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II

Section

11955

Evaluation

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