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Anna Gonzales
Anna Gonzales is a graduate student studying in the Equivalency and Master of Music Therapy Program. She graduated with a Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance from Eastern New Mexico University in 2021. During her time at ENMU, she was a participant of University Singers, Chamber Singers, and Swanee Singers, and received the Friends of Music Scholarship Award. She performed lead roles in Bizet’s Le docteur Miracle and Giannini’s Radio Opera, Beauty and the Beast, with ENMU. Since graduating, Anna... -
Kendall Hanson
Kendall Hanson is a board-certified music therapist originally from Acworth, Georgia. She is a graduate student in the Master of Music Therapy program. She recently completed the Equivalency program at App State. Kendall completed her music therapy internship with the Fulton County school system in Georgia, working in schools with children PreK-12 who had various mental and physical diagnoses. Prior to her music therapy studies, Kendall graduated from Jacksonville State University in... -
Sally Hatfield
Sally Hatfield is pursuing the combined Equivalency and Master of Music Therapy degree. She graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2023, with a degree in Music Studies and a certificate in Horn Performance. Sally is primarily a horn player and aspiring music therapist, but she also composes music for horn and performed as a vocalist, trumpet, horn, and keys player in indie and rock bands in Austin, Texas. -
Abby Hershauer
Abby Hershauer is pursuing the Master of Music Therapy degree at Appalachian State University. Abby is a vocalist with a desire to pursue the opportunities of healing through music therapy. Abby has been taking vocal and piano lessons since childhood culminating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a minor in Psychology at Western Carolina University located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. At Western Carolina University she was involved in many ensembles including the Concert Choir, Indonesian... -
Max Kinard
Max Kinard is a masters student studying trumpet performance. He is a native of Anderson, South Carolina and received a bachelor’s degree in instrumental music education. He will hold an assistantship position within the trumpet studio, guiding and helping other students better their musicianship. During his free time, Max likes to go on hikes and go to the lake. He also likes to play percussion aside from trumpet. Being a professional musician is his dream and he is excited for App State to... -
Jakobie Kindle
Jakobie Kindle is graduate student pursuing a Master of Music degree in performance and aJazz Certificate. In this position, he will serve as a graduate assistant for the trumpet studio ledby Dr.Stokes. He is a recent graduate of Austin Peay with a Bachelor’s in Music Performance.At APSU, he created the “Apollo Brass” quintet, was the featured soloist of the Jazz Collegians -
Haley Kruse
Hailing from Gilbert, Arizona, Haley Kruse is a graduate student in the Equivalency and Master of Music Therapy program. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Viola Performance with a minor in Psychology from the University of North Texas, where she served for four years as the violist of the Viridis Quartet through the Undergraduate String Quartet Program. While at UNT, she worked as an accessibility assistant through UNT’s Office of Disability Access, and as a coach with KinectAbility... -
Chris Mayhew
Chris Mayhew is a Graduate Student pursuing a Masters of Music degree in Percussion Performance. Currently, he is the Director of Marching Percussion at Lenoir-Rhyne University and a former teacher at Lincolnton Middle School where he spent 5 years building the Band/Choir program. A December 2015 graduate from the Hayes School of Music, he has received other honors during his undergraduate career including: The 2011 NC Teaching Fellow Scholarship, The Carl Anderson Jr. Memorial Music... -
Bethany McCabe
Bethany McCabe, or “Mickey” to her friends, is a graduate student in the combined Equivalency and Master of Music Therapy Program. A 2020 graduate of Western Carolina University, Bethany received her Bachelors of Arts in Music and her Bachelors of Science in Music Education, studying under Dr. Eldred Spell. While at WCU, Bethany volunteered with United Sound and completed her teaching internship under Mr. Craig Summers, a licensed music therapist. It was because of these... -
James McKenzie
James "Jimmy" McKenzie is working towards his Master's of Music in instrumental conducting. He is a graduate of James Madison University, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. He taught band and music history for two years at the elementary and middle school levels in Baltimore County, Maryland. James is a graduate assistant in the conducting program under the direction of Dr. John Stanley Ross and Dr. Jason Gardner.
