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Nick Stow (2015)
After graduating from Landrum High School in 2008, I attended Clemson University as a performing arts major. Emphasizing in music, I studied saxophone under Dr. John Bleuel, whom also has a studio at Western Georgia University. Ensembles that I took part in early on were jazz band, TigerBand, and saxophone quartet. In my last years at Clemson, I joined the concert band, played in the pit for the student production of Guys and Dolls, and played in a gigging cover band. As I was playing with all... -
Cynthia Tate (2015)
Cindy Tate has worked as a music therapist since 2005. She completed the Master of Music Therapy degree with a focus on body-centered therapy at Appalachian State University in 2014. She currently serves children with autism and other developmental disabilities through the public school systems in Watauga county, as well as in private practice. As lecturer in the Music Therapy Program, Cindy teaches Functional Piano and supervises undergraduate music therapy practicum students. Cindy is also an... -
James Van Druten (2015)
Praised by Stephen Robinson for playing with "great expression and feeling", guitarist James Van Druten has delighted audiences with his mature and refined style of playing. James is currently completing a Master of Music Degree in guitar performance under Douglas James at Appalachian State University. In 2013, James graduated from Stetson University with a Bachelor of Music Degree. As a soloist, he has won numerous awards including Fourth Prize in Division I of the 2014 Appalachian State... -
Carey Barwick (2014)
Carey Barwick is a board certified music therapist who earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Coastal Carolina University and the Equivalency in music therapy and Master of Music Therapy degree in 2014. Her thesis was a study of factors that influence moments of response in people with late-stage dementia in music therapy sessions. She is music therapist with Community Hospice of Northeast Florida in Jacksonville, FL. -
Gregory Dills (2014)
Greg Dills is completed a master’s degree in Music Performance at Appalachian State University in Boone North Carolina. He was the graduate assistant for the percussion studio and the Marching Mountaineers Percussion Section. While at ASU, Greg participated in a number of ensembles including the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Steely Pan Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Mid-East Ensemble and the New Paradigm Percussion Quartet. Prior to ASU, Greg attended Western Carolina... -
Bradley Green (2014)
Bradley Green completed the graduate music theory and composition program. He is a recipient of the GRAM (Graduate Research Associate Mentoring) award, which paired him with Dr. Jennifer Snodgrass to assist in performing original research to create a textbook that will teach music theory through popular and classical music. He received his undergraduate education from Campbell University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education and music composition. While there, he acted... -
Brooke Humfeld (2014)
Brooke Humfeld graduated with a Master's in Music Education with an emphasis in Band Directing. She currently holds an assistantship with the University bands and is a conducting student of John Stanley Ross and Kevin G. Richardson. After completing her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Delaware, Brooke served as the Director of Bands at Patuxent High School in Lusby, MD for three years. Upon completing her degree she plans to pursue a Doctorate of Musical Arts in... -
Matthew Jones (2014)
Matthew Jones, originally from Northern VA, graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelors of Music in 2012 . While there, he studied Music Industry and Classical Guitar Performance under Keith Stevens. Matthew then continued pursuing the Classical Guitar under Dr. Douglas James at Appalachian State University, earning a Masters in Music Performance Degree in 2014. While studying at ASU, Matthew worked in graduate admissions-first for the Hayes Graduate School of Music, and then... -
Joyu Lee (2014)
Program of Study: Music Therapy, Equivalency Program.Current Residence: Raleigh, NCCurrent Occupation: Creative/Expressive Arts Therapist at Cherry Hospital, Goldsboro, NCRecent performances, publications, awards: N/AWhat did you value most about your graduate experience in the Hayes School of Music? The music therapy department at App. State is absolutely phenomenal. I feel truly grateful to be a part of the music therapy family. The coursework, clinical training and person-centered philosophy... -
Shelby Rosenblum (2014)
Shelby Rosenblum, MA, MMT, NCC, PLPC, CIT, MT-BC graduated from Appalachian State University in 2014 with Masters Degrees in Music Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Graduate Certificates in Addiction Counseling and Expressive Arts Therapy. She is currently employed at Addiction Recovery Resources in Metairie, Louisiana as an Intensive Outpatient Program Counselor. She has been a Board Certified Music Therapist since 2007 and a Nationally Certified Counselor since 2014. She is...
