School of Music

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Team: Faculty

  • Sally Kang
    February 14, 2022 by

    Soyeon “Sally” Kang is a Music Education faculty member. “I am the K-6 general music specialist here at Ball State. I was born and raised in South Korea and moved to the United States with my husband in 2013. Before moving to the US both my husband and I taught in the K-12 environments and […]

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  • Rebekah Weaver
    February 14, 2022 by

    Rebekah Weaver is a member of the Music Education faculty. “I teach Percussion Techniques and co-teach Brass Techniques and Band Methods with Dr. Hourigan this semester. I also work with the music education practicum students and supervise student teachers. I taught percussion Techniques at Ball State and the University of Michigan when I was a […]

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  • Alan Alder
    November 2, 2021 by

    Dr. Alan Alder is the director of the University Singers and also teaches MUHI100. “My favorite part of my job is directing the University Singers because it is much more than just the singing and dancing…the other facets such as leadership training and working with the technicians, costumers, and instrumentalists are all very fulfilling. It […]

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  • Cynthia Smith
    October 6, 2021 by

    Voice faculty member Dr. Cynthia Smith is in her first year on faculty here at Ball State.   “Currently, I teach 1:1 applied voice lessons at the undergraduate and graduate levels. I love teaching voice lessons. Tailoring each class to the needs of the singer and watching growth in skills and musicianship in my singers […]

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  • Dan Porter
    March 1, 2021 by

    Daniel Porter is a professor of Music Media Production. “I am a drummer/percussionist and audio/music producer by training but pride myself on having performed as a multi-instrumentalist in nearly every genre within various groups/bands on tenor ukulele, electric bass, piano, hammered dulcimer, vocals, and Irish/Latin/African hand drums. After a failed attempt at saxophone in early […]

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  • Stephen Price
    January 22, 2021 by

    Stephen Price is a professor of organ and church music. “I teach applied organ lessons, music appreciation, music theory, and the freshmen experience class for music majors. Being the organ instructor, I enjoy sharing and learning with the organ students. I majored in organ performance throughout college as a student and it’s neat to approach […]

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  • Aaron Paige
    December 7, 2020 by

    Dr. Aaron Paige is a native of Detroit, MI. From 2012-2016, Dr. Paige was a member of the Singing Sergeants of the United States Air Force Band. He holds a BA in music from Morehouse College, an MM in voice performance from The Ohio State University, and a DMA in voice performance from the University […]

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  • Michael Pounds
    November 2, 2020 by

    Dr. Michael Pounds is the professor of music theory and composition, and a co-director of the Music Media Production program, from Maple Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. “I am finishing up my 20th year at Ball State. This is really my first job teaching music, so I have been teaching for 20 years. What I […]

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  • Elizabeth Crawford
    May 4, 2020 by

    Elizabeth Crawford, professor of music performance. Dr. Crawford teaches applied clarinet lessons, pedagogy, and literature. She also performs with the Musical Arts Quintet and has been teaching for over 30 years. This is her 14th year at Ball State University and she recently received a Fulbright Award to teach in Portugal next March! “I love the opportunity […]

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  • Professor Cassius Goens
    May 4, 2020 by

    Professor Cassius Goens is the instructor of jazz percussion at the School of Music. “I have been teaching 11 years, with 5 of those at Ball State. I have been playing the drums since age 11 and was always drawn to music and percussion. What I enjoy and love most about being a professor at […]

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