School of Music

Pursue Your Passion

Team: Student

  • Jesarela Villarreal
    May 4, 2020 by

    Jesarela Villarreal is a sophomore from Wauconda, Illinois pursuing a duel degree in music performance and music media production. “Singing has been my form of expression since the very beginning. I never fully studied what my voice does or what it is capable of until my vocal fold was diagnosed with a polyp. This small […]

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  • Ben Davis
    May 4, 2020 by

    Ben Davis is a sophomore music education major (and jazz minor) from Elkhart, IN. “I have been playing piano for fourteen years, and viola for ten. My fondest memory so far at Ball State has been getting to rehearse and perform with the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles and the Ball State Symphony Orchestra. They’re both fun and […]

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  • Grant Winternheimer
    May 4, 2020 by

    Grant Winternheimer is a junior music education major from Newburgh, Indiana. “My greatest memory at Ball State has been the first orchestra concert I got the chance to listen to here. The BSSO performed Holst’s ‘The Planets’ and it absolutely transported me to an ethereal plane unlike anything I’ve ever experienced in my life. As […]

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  • Theo Hicks
    May 4, 2020 by

    Theo Hicks is a doctoral student pursuing a DA in choral conducting with a secondary in vocal performance. “I received my music education degree from Anderson University in 2010 and taught vocal music in Indiana public schools for 7 years. In 2017, I decided to continue my career goals and work on getting a doctorate to […]

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  • Sierra Watson
    May 4, 2020 by

    Sierra Watson is a junior music performance major from Cincinnati, Ohio. “I started playing bassoon in the 7th grade when my middle school band director suggested that I should try it. It really stuck with me and I’ve been playing for over 8 years. My fondest memory so far would have to be any of […]

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  • Ísis Jarnicki de Carvalho
    May 4, 2020 by

     Ísis Jarnicki de Carvalho, a doctoral student from Brazil studying voice performance. “I began studying music when I was 8 years old and never really stopped. I started with the piano, and in my teen years I served as an accompanist for a community choir, helping singers to learn and practice their parts. That was […]

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  • Ben Przybylski
    May 4, 2020 by

    Ben Przybylski is a junior music education major from South Bend. “I love being a part of The Ball State “Pride of Mid-America” Marching Band! There are countless fond memories I have from the marching band including all the section nights with the trumpet section, the grand pause in the ‘Thanks for the Memories’ show, […]

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  • Ozzie Johnson
    May 4, 2020 by

    Ozzie Johnson, a doctor of arts student in piano performance from Arlington, Virginia. “I have been playing piano since the tender age of 5-ish, with my mother first teaching me how to play. My passion for piano music, however, did not happen until high school, when several events occurred that lit the fire inside: sitting in […]

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  • Fallon Carpenter
    May 4, 2020 by

    Fallon Carpenter is a second year Doctor of Arts student (primary-music theory; secondary-music education) from Oakman, AL. “During my undergrad, music theory was my favorite subject and I would often tutor other students. The summer before my senior year, I attended a theory workshop for a week at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, […]

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  • Cameron Clevenger
    May 4, 2020 by

    Cameron Clevenger is a sophomore vocal performance major from Albany, IN. “My fondest memory so far at Ball State was last semester when I had the honor of performing the role of Masetto in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Ball State Opera Theatre. It was such an immersive experience and I got to work with many talented students […]

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