Meet Our Graduate Students

  • T.j. Anderson

    T.j. Anderson is currently pursuing his Master's of Music with an emphasis in Wind Conducting. In this position he serves as a graduate teaching assistant to the Appalachian Bands and studies with Dr. John Stanley Ross and Dr. Jason Gardner. A native of Conway, South Carlina, T.j. received his Bachelor's of Music from Coastal Carolina University where he studied percussion with Dr. Jesse Willis. He also spent time studying conducting with mentors including Dr. T. André Feagin, Mr. Garrett...
  • Alvin Carlisle

    Alvin Carlisle III is a Winston-Salem native who recently graduated from the undergraduate performance program at App State and is now pursuing his Master’s in Tuba Performance. He enjoyed a varied undergraduate career which involved acting as music director for a campus A Capella group, studying orchestral conducting at the Conductor’s Retreat at Medomak, and acting in leadership roles in music fraternities, Phi Mu Alpha and Kappa Psi. In his music-making, Alvin is passionate about diversity,...
  • Emily Cheek

    Emily Cheek is a board-certified music therapist from Charlotte, NC and is enrolled as a dual masters student in the Music Therapy and Marriage and Family Therapy programs. She previously graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy as well as a minor in Psychology. Emily completed her clinical internship at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, primarily focusing in neonatal intensive care and cardiac intensive care. Emily recently...
  • Kendall Davis

    Kendall Davis is a Graduate Student pursuing a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance. He graduated from Appalachian State University in 2022 with a Bachelors Degree in Trumpet Performance. Kendall serves as a graduate assistant to the trumpet studio under the direction of Dr.Stokes. In his free time he likes to be outside fishing or hiking with friends and family.
  • Maddi Dorrill

    Maddi Dorrill is a board-certified music therapist originally from Augusta, Georgia, and will be pursuing a Master of Music Therapy degree at Appalachian State University. She received her Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy from the University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia, and completed her music therapy internship at Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina. While at UGA, Maddi enjoyed playing horn in a quintet called “The Lunchables,” marching mellophone with the Georgia Redcoat...
  • Rebecca Dulaney

    Rebecca (Becka) Dulaney is pursuing a Master of Music Performance with a Composition Concentration as well as a certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy Research and Practice. They recently graduated with a Bachelor’s in Music Education from The University of Wyoming in May of 2020. At UW, Becka conducted research, under the McNair Scholars Program, into the relationship between aleatoric music and folk perception. Their research has been presented with The National McNair Symposium, The National...
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    Clement Edet

    Clement Edet is a dedicated and passionate Nigerian violinist pursuing his Master of Music Performance degree on the violin. He started playing the violin at the age of 16. He had his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music ( with a major in the violin) from the University of Uyo, Nigeria, and graduated with a first-class. He played for the Hope Waddell Society of Music Orchestra from 2013 - 2022 and was the concertmaster for the orchestra from 2017. He has also played for the KKB Philharmonic...
  • Elizabeth Elrod

    Elizabeth Elrod

    Elizabeth Elrod is a board-certified music therapist from Portsmouth, OH and is enrolled as a dual masters student in the Music Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling programs. Elizabeth graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy. Elizabeth completed her clinical internship at two University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) hospitals: the Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP). Elizabeth is additionally licensed...
  • Erin Fanning

    Erin Fanning

    Erin Fanning, better known by her last name, is a graduate student in the Equivalency and Masters of Music Therapy program. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and went to The Ohio State University for an undergraduate degree in composition. Fanning has composed a variety of works for solos, duets, small ensembles, and released an album for solo piano, as well as electronic and experimental music singles. As a former elite artistic swimmer, Fanning enjoys physical activities and all...
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    Joe Figliolo

    Joe Figliolo is pursuing a Master's of Music with an emphasis in Wind Conducting. He works with the Appalachian Bands as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and studies with Dr. John Stanley Ross and Dr. Jason Gardner. He is a recent graduate from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor's of Music where he studied music education with Dr. Evan Feldman and Mr. Jeffrey Fuchs. While at UNC, he received the “Earl Slocum Band Award” at the Chancellor Award Ceremony in 2022 and...