Music Teaching & LearningRachael SanguinettiPhD in Music Teaching & LearningSTUDENT PROFILE Rachael Sanguinetti is a fifth year PhD student in music education. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Musical Arts, Minor in Social Psychology, Arts Leadership Certificate from the Eastman School of Music (2015), and a Masters of Music in Music…
Music Teaching & LearningM. Jacob FactorPhD in Music Teaching & LearningSTUDENT PROFILE Jacob Factor is a 3rd year PhD student in music education. He earned his Masters of music and Bachelor degrees in performance and education from Ithaca College. His teaching experience largely centers around providing the utmost in personalized experiences through one-on-one private lessons.…
Music Teaching & LearningZhilin ZhangPhD in Music Teaching & LearningSTUDENT PROFILE Zhilin Zhang is a second year PhD student. She received her BM in Music Education from Henan University and an MM in Music Education from the University of Michigan. She has diverse teaching experience in both China and the U.S. Zhilin taught for two…
Music Teaching & LearningKimia PeykarzadehDMA in Music Teaching & LearningSTUDENT PROFILE Kimia Peykarzadeh is a first year DMA student in music education. She earned a M.M in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at University of Colorado Boulder and B.M in Piano Performance at University of Tehran, Iran. Her research interests include piano pedagogy, group piano class,…
Music Teaching & LearningSamantha WebberPhD in Music Teaching & LearningSTUDENT PROFILE Samantha Webber is a 3rd year PhD student. She has a bachelor’s degree in music education/flute performance and a Master of Arts in teaching from Christopher Newport University. She also has a Master of Arts in music education from Case Western Reserve University. Since 2016,…
Music Teaching & LearningJohnathan A. FleischmanPhD in Music Teaching & LearningSTUDENT PROFILE Jonathan Fleischman is a first year PhD student in music education. His BM is in Music Education and Viola Performance from Ithaca College, and his MA in Music Education is from Eastman. He taught elementary and middle school orchestra in Liverpool, NY, for three…
Music Teaching & LearningKelton BurnsidePhD in Music Teaching & LearningSTUDENT PROFILE Kelton Burnside is a second year PhD student in music education. He earned a Master of Music in music education from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, and a Bachelor of Music in music education from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. Prior to doctoral…
Music TheoryEvan MartschenkoMA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Evan Martschenko (he/him) is a music theorist, pianist, vocalist, harpsichordist, and first-year PhD student at the Eastman School of Music. Evan’s research centers around musical reactions to contemporary historical events, focusing on American and Polish politics since the late twentieth century and furthering studies of composers such as Frederic…
Music TheoryRyan GalikPhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Ryan Galik is a music theory PhD student and Sproull fellow in his first year at Eastman. His research investigates the intersections of genre theory, media studies, and music perception and cognition in ambient, minimalist, and avant-garde music. Ryan is also an avid cinephile who explores cinematic diegeses through literature…
Music TheoryMarina LeeMA/PhDSTUDENT PROFILE Marina Lee is a second-year PhD student and Sproull Fellow in music theory. Her research interests include music cognition, gender studies, post-tonal music and composers, methods of analysis that involve quantitative data, and geometrical constructions in musical works both tonal and non-tonal. Marina’s current research project focuses on the application of…
