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Alyssa Kimpel (2016)
Alyssa Kimpel, MT-BC, completed the Equivalency program in Music Therapy at Appalachian State University. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with University Honors from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Music degree in music performance and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda and Psi Chi, nternational honor societies in music and psychology, respectively. She is working as a music therapist at Innovations in Learning in Merriville,... -
Caroline Kimrey Talbert (2016)
Caroline Kimrey Talbert studied with Dr. Steve Hopkins to complete her Master of Music in Choral Conducting in the Fall of 2016. During her graduate work, she served as the Music Ministry Director at First Baptist Church, West Jefferson where she led the Sanctuary Choir, Children's Choir, and Handbells. Caroline currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee while pursuing a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University. She is also a member of the Nashville Symphony Chorus. -
Kristin King (2016)
Kristin King, MMT, MT-BC, completed the combined Equivalency and Master of Music Therapy degree with a certificate in expressive arts therapy. Kristin earned her Bachelor’s degree in professional music with an emphasis in songwriting and a minor in visual culture and new media studies from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She combined her passion for songwriting through her clinical work and her thesis, The Practice of Teaching Therapeutic Songwriting: A Survey of... -
Cynthia Morris (2016)
Cynthia Morris, MT-BC completed the Master of Music Therapy degree at Appalachian State University in 2016. She obtained a Bachelor's in Music Education, with a general music focus, from the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, TN. She completed an equivalency in music therapy from Appalachian State in December 2014. Cynthia is a Creative/Expressive Arts Therapist at Central Regional Hospital in Butner. -
Abby Neesen (2016)
Abby Neesen, MT-BC, completed the Equivalency program in Music Therapy at Appalachian State University.. She graduated from Christopher Newport University in Virginia with a Bachelor of Music with concentrations in flute performance and instrumental education and minors in leadership studies and psychology. She is currently employed as music therapist at the Genesee School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -
Onsby Rose (2016)
Onsby C. Rose hails from Royal Oak, Mi but grew up primarily in Abingdon, Va. Upon graduation from Abingdon High School in 1993, Mr. Rose attended the University of South Carolina as a music education major. After three years of studies, Onsby auditioned and was accepted a trombone instrumentalist for the US Marine Corps Fleet Band system. He then attended recruit training in Parris Island, SC, and Marine Combat training in Camp Lejurne, NC. Private First Class Rose was then transferred to... -
Sarah Cave (2015)
Sarah Cave graduated with her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, and she is very excited to be working with such talented musicians and notable professors at Appalachian State University. Sarah performs her graduate assistantship duties as the mezzo-soprano in ASU’s graduate quartet, Quintessential!, and is studying under the instruction of Dr. Joseph Amaya... -
Jacob Cook (2015)
Jacob Cook graduated from the Hayes School of Music with a Master's in Voice Performance. Jacob also did his undergraduate work at Appalachain State University, where he graduated with two bachelor’s degrees in Voice Performance and Choral Music Education. He is a member of the graduate ensemble Quintessential! and is working on the role of Dr. Falke in the Appalachian Opera Workshop’s Fall, 2013 production of Die Fledermaus. Recently, he has traveled to Vancouver, B.C. and performed the roles... -
Alexa Dorris (2015)
Alexa Dorris, MT-BC completed the Master of Music Therapy degree December 2015. Her thesis was titled "Music Therapy When Death Is Imminent: A Phenomenological Inquiry." She is currently working as music therapist in the children's hospice and palliative care program of Cincinnati Children's Hospital. -
Amanda Gentile (2015)
Amanda Gentile completed a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance. She received her Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Psychology degrees from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and received a Graduate Certificate in Violin from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Amanda has held the concertmaster position of the UNC Charlotte Chamber Orchestra and Opera and currently holds the concertmaster position of the Appalachian State Orchestra. She is currently a graduate...
