School of Music

Pursue Your Passion

Team: Student

  • Peter Douglas
    January 9, 2019 by

    Peter Douglas is a second year doctor of arts student from Dalton, Ohio. Peter is studying piano chamber music and accompanying with a secondary in music theory. “I am blessed to be the organist for First Presbyterian Church in Muncie. Organ is one of my creative outlets and I cherish my time coming up with […]

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  • Kathy Burrell
    January 9, 2019 by

    Kathy Burrell is a graduate cello student and backstage manager from Crown Point, Indiana. “I had two years of working as a Sursa Hall backstage staff member before taking on the backstage manager assistantship last year. This year, I had the privilege to help run the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis concerts. One […]

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  • Zac Biddle
    December 13, 2018 by

    Zac Biddle is a junior vocal performance major, from Jeffersonville, IN who studies with Craig Priebe. “Studying under Dr. Priebe, Dr. Truitt, and Dr. Chowning has pushed my skills towards what I’ve been striving for since discovering my interest in music as a career. In terms of who I’ve become as a person, my peers and teachers […]

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  • AnneMarie Kelly
    December 13, 2018 by

    AnneMarie Kelly is a freshman percussion music education major, from Warsaw, Indiana. “My experience at Ball State has positively shaped me in a variety of ways. I have performed in various ensembles such as the Drumline in the Marching Band, Symphony Band, and Percussion Ensemble. All of these ensembles have individually taught me to be […]

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  • Max Engler
    October 23, 2018 by

    Max Engler, a senior cello performance major from Indianapolis. “I was inspired to start playing an instrument by movie music that I heard as a kid. I loved the power music had to influence emotions and create atmosphere in movies. I didn’t immediately want to play the cello, but when I tried out the instruments […]

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  • Emma Nossem
    October 13, 2018 by

    Emma Noseem  is an undergraduate vocal performance major who will be performing as La Zia Principessa in “Suor Angelica” as part of the Ball State Opera Theatre production of Puccini’s “Il Trittico”. ”The Principessa is a character with traits far removed from ones of my own personality. She is stern, royal, and is ultimately convinced her views are […]

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  • Malissa Tong
    October 12, 2018 by

     Malissa Tong (@assilamtong) is a 3rd year Doctor of Arts student from Brooklyn, New York pursuing a degree in collaborative piano with a secondary in music education. “I was not raised in a family of musicians. Growing up, my grandma made sure I practiced every day and made sure I didn’t miss a practice. My […]

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  • Zayla Carter
    October 12, 2018 by

    Zayla Carter is a Junior Music Media Production student. “Music has always been a big part of my life and it always seemed intuitive to me that I wanted to do it for the rest of my life. I never really struggled with any subjects in high school and always felt bored, but music has […]

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  • Rory Wallace
    October 12, 2018 by

    Rory Wallace, a graduate vocal performance student, originally from Trinidad. “I can never really remember the exact day that music took a hold of me. I remember playing cassette tapes of a choir that my father sang with in Trinidad and singing all the voice parts of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus when I was around 5 […]

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