School of Music

Pursue Your Passion

Team: Student

  • Mark Statler
    February 14, 2022 by

    Mark is in the second year of his DA in choral conducting and is from Rochester, IN.  “I have been singing in choirs for as long as I can remember, and I have conducted all levels of choirs (elementary, middle school, high school, collegiate, adult/community) since I graduated from Taylor University in 2010. My past […]

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  • Sam Peters
    February 14, 2022 by

    Sam Peters is a junior performance major from Portage, Indiana.   “I’ve been playing the bassoon for almost 10 years, but have been studying privately and pursing it seriously for 5 years. I was inspired to begin my career as a musician by many people, including my middle and high school band directors, and my high […]

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  • Caroline Nardino
    February 14, 2022 by

    Doctoral student Caroline Nardino is from Curitiba, Brazil.      “I have been studying voice for 14 years. I always liked music and always spent the afternoons in my bedrooms listening to music. At one point during my high school time, I discovered heavy metal and one of the styles combined heavy instrumental players with a […]

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  • Caroline Reel
    November 2, 2021 by

    Caroline Reel is a senior music media production major from Newburgh, Indiana.   “I have been playing trombone for about 10 years. My dad used to teach middle school band, so music has always played a big role in my life. I am not sure what drew me to the trombone specifically, but I know that I never […]

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  • Dulale
    November 2, 2021 by

    Dulale is a graduate violinist.   “I started playing the violin when I was 7 years old. My mom loves music. She heard there was a new violin studio open in my hometown, so she brought me there and that is where it all started. My previous violin professor introduced me Ball State. I had a lesson with Dr. Yu-Fang […]

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  • Maureen Hickey
    October 6, 2021 by

    Maureen Hickey is a third-year dual master’s student in orchestral conducting and violin performance and is from Cincinnati, OH.   “I have played violin for over twenty years since my parents started me VERY young in private lessons. Both of my parents were semi-professional musicians growing up and my two older sisters were already playing violin. I never specifically chose […]

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  • Nicholas Mark
    October 6, 2021 by

    Senior percussionist Nicholas Mark is from Fishers, Indiana and is majoring in music education.   “I have been studying percussion for 11 years. What inspired me to begin was seeing all of my friends join band because I was actually leaning towards learning cello. This year I will not be performing in the Showcase, but […]

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  • Jaelyn Hence
    September 16, 2021 by

    Jaelyn Hence is a senior from Elkhart, Indiana.  “I’ve been in several choirs for as long as I can remember, but I didn’t start studying voice until I came to Ball State. I was inspired to study voice because I had several great choir directors in high school. I then realized that I wanted to […]

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  • Benjamin Taubert
    September 16, 2021 by

    Benjamin Taubert is a percussionist majoring in music education and is the recipient of this year’s Barbara D. and Erwin C. Mueller Percussion Scholarship.   “I’ve been playing my instrument since around the age of ten years old. My father was a band director which means I always got to watch all the band contests. For […]

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  • Patricia Burton
    September 2, 2021 by

    Patricia Burton is a master’s student from Phoenix, Arizona studying cello performance and music education. Patricia will also be serving as the Graduate Assistant for Sursa Hall this coming year.   “I have studied the cello since the 4th grade, so for about 15 years now. I honestly wanted to play the cello in the 4th grade because […]

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