ABOUT THE ARTIST
Allison is an aspiring performer currently completing her degree in Music at Southeastern University’s School of Music in Lakeland, FL.
Studying music on various levels for the past 9 years, Allison is focusing on pursuing a career in Performance with an emphasis on percussion and conducting.
Amongst other things, Allison has a passion for education. She is currently the Drum Line technician for the George Jenkings Highschool “Dream Maker Band” while also teaching private lessons to local high school students.
Allison also has a passion for vocal performance, performing with OKMEA All-state Chorus in her earlier years, singing in SEU’s chamber choir, and song writing and recording in her free time.
experience:
In her earlier years, Allison’s love for music started with choral performance, and later developed into a passion for the percussive arts. She started learning percussion in middle school, and later joined with a competitive percussion program in high school. This program pushed her to perform at a competitive level, receiving consecutive superior ratings, becoming an All-State percussionist, and performing at PASIC ‘17.
She continues to study percussion as her primary instrument with Dr. Tyson Voigt at Southeastern University.
Allison’s performance of “Log Cabin Blues” by Hamilton Green arr. by Bob Becker. Performed with Southeastern University School of Music’s percussion ensemble.
Allison conducting Skyward by Kathy Copley with the Southeastern University Wind Ensemble.
As well as percussion, Allison has been studying to be a conductor. She studies privately Dr. Jason T. Aylward at Southeastern University.
She attended the Pierre Monteux school and music festival the summer of ‘24 as well as local conducting symposiums.
