School of Music

Pursue Your Passion

Team: Student

  • Emery Tackett
    April 26, 2021 by

    Emery Tackett is a senior music composition major from Clarksville, Indiana. “I chose Ball State because of its well-developed composition and theory programs, the variety of different composition professors here, and our wonderful facilities like the all-Steinway designated practice rooms and music media production studios. “My fondest memory at Ball State definitely has to be […]

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  • Jacob Smith
    April 19, 2021 by

    Jacob Smith is a junior majoring in jazz bass performance from Portage, IN. “My fondest memory at Ball State so far is being a part of Jazz 1 when we were selected to play at Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center in New York. The time leading up to that performance was some of the hardest […]

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  • Rachel Spodek
    April 13, 2021 by

    Rachel Spodek is a first-year master’s student in voice performance from Muncie, IN. “Because I grew up in Muncie, I actually began taking voice lessons with my current voice teacher, Dr. Mei Zhong, when I was a junior in high school. She really encouraged me to pursue music and voice in college and then encouraged […]

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  • JJ Peil
    April 5, 2021 by

    JJ Peil is a senior music education major (with a minor in Spanish) from Middletown, Ohio. “I have been studying piano since the age of 9, choosing to play because I had always loved listening to music and was fascinated by watching others perform. I originally wanted to play the violin, but my mom made […]

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  • Arterus Young
    April 5, 2021 by

    Arterus Young, a junior music media production major from Evansville, IN. “I chose Ball State for its music production program. I saw the studios for the first time and instantly fell in love with them. Seeing all the equipment really made me want to come here and learn as much of it as I could. I […]

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  • Kathy Spangler
    April 5, 2021 by

    Kathy Spangler is a 3rd year Doctor of Arts student with a primary emphasis in music education. She currently serves as the director of bands, assistant professor of music, and chair of the Department of Performing Arts at Marian University. “I have been teaching music for 23 years, 19 of those in public schools in […]

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  • Rory Sullivan
    March 15, 2021 by

    Rory Sullivan is a sophomore music education major from South Bend, IN. “I’ve studied piano for 11 years and flute for 9 years. When I was in elementary school, I’d play on my grandma’s piano, making mini compositions and playing from a “Disney’s Classics” book after school. My main inspiration was my grandma, she was […]

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  • KC King
    March 15, 2021 by

    KC King is a freshman Music Media Production major and jazz minor from Fishers, IN. “My primary instrument is voice, and I’ve been studying it for one year. I’ve been singing all my life, just like anyone else, but it wasn’t until my high school AP Music Theory teacher told me I had a good […]

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  • Aron Callard
    March 1, 2021 by

    Aron Callard is a first-year master’s student studying trombone performance from Baldwinsville, NY. “I have been playing the trombone for 15 years. Music runs in my family as my mom was a music teacher and my grandfather was an unnamed musician on some of the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass albums. I applied to […]

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  • Lindsay Fields
    February 22, 2021 by

    Lindsay Fields is a senior music education major. Originally from Wilkinson, IN, Lindsay’s primary instrument is voice and her secondary is horn. “My fondest memory at Ball State has working with the The Prism Project. I’ve been with the organization since my freshman year, and every performance with them is a surreal experience. We get […]

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