School of Music

Pursue Your Passion

Team: Student

  • Emma Anderson
    September 2, 2021 by

    Emma Anderson is a senior from Austin, Minnesota. Emma is a violinist majoring in music performance and is the recipient of this year’s Hilary Hahn Scholarship.  “I have been playing violin for 10 years. The event that really sparked an interest in the violin specifically was when I went to a concert with my mom […]

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  • Jay Pettit
    September 2, 2021 by

    Jay Pettit is a senior from Fort Wayne, IN. Jay is majoring in music education (instrumental/general) and is the recipient of this year’s George Wolfe Saxophone Scholarship.   “I have been playing saxophone since 2011. I had relatives that were in band when they were younger and it was something I always wanted to do. I had never […]

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  • Grace Arndt
    September 2, 2021 by

    Grace Arndt is a senior from Centerville, IN. Grace is majoring in music education (vocal/general) and is the recipient of this year’s Rebecca Reichert Scholarship in Music Education. “I’ve been singing practically since I was born since both of my parents are music educators. My sisters and I would always be singing and harmonizing together […]

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  • Jian Shang
    September 2, 2021 by

    Jian Shang is a doctoral violist. “My name is Jian Shang, and I was born and raised in China. I then moved to the United States to study music and just finished my second year of the Doctor of Arts degree in viola performance here at Ball State. I started playing violin when I was […]

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  • Emily West
    September 2, 2021 by

    Senior Emily West is a harpist from Gaston, IN. Emily was one of this year’s Undergraduate Concerto Competition winners and performed Maurice Ravel’s “Introduction & Allegro” with the Ball State Symphony Orchestra this past Spring. “I started playing the harp my freshman year of high school. My family and I attended a seminar where one […]

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  • Joshua Melocoton
    September 2, 2021 by

    Joshua Melocoton is a senior clarinetist from Chicago, IL. “Ever since I started playing clarinet at the age of 10, I found that playing the instrument helped me express myself as someone who was a shy kid. It created an outlet to express how I felt. One of the biggest reasons I chose Ball State […]

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  • Amber Grooms
    September 2, 2021 by

    Amber Grooms is a senior from Floyds Knobs, IN. Amber is a mezzo-soprano and is this year’s CNAfME Outstanding Future Music Educator Award winner.  “I have loved singing and reading music ever since I joined choir! My high school choral director has been an inspiration ever since middle school, and her exemplary model as a musician and as […]

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  • Matthew Ambrosen
    September 2, 2021 by

    Matthew Ambrosen is a senior Music Education major from Goshen, IN.   “I’ve been involved with singing every year since 5th grade, being active in IMEA’s Circle the State with Song, as well Choir in Middle School and High School. High School is where I got really into voice, being involved with the Advanced Choir, Show Choir, Men’s […]

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  • Alyssa Santiváñez
    September 2, 2021 by

    Alyssa Santiváñez is a senior from Fresno, California. Alyssa studies flute with Mihoko Watanabe and was recently announced as the 2021 Presser Undergraduate Scholar. “I began to play the flute when I was 10 years old and I credit my family for being so supportive to me. As one of the few musicians within my […]

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  • Jeffrey Clark
    September 2, 2021 by

    Jeffrey Clark is a Doctor of Arts candidate from Forth Worth, Texas. “I am in the third year of my doctorate in Music Theory and Composition, with a secondary in Emerging Media Design and Development. I’m originally from Fort Worth, Texas, but I’ve lived in a number of different states over the years. I moved to […]

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