PENDLETON MUSIC ACADEMY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Director
• Founder
• PCC DIRECTOR

Daniel holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Music Education from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He is a licensed K-12 general music and choral director. Daniel has been teaching at SMCSC since 2008 and has been instrumental (pun intended) in the growth and development of the choral music programs in the district as well as building interest and excitement surrounding music education in the town of Pendleton by offering private music lessons, group lesson classes, and special performance opportunities. Daniel is an alumni of the Ball State University Singers, the Chamber Choir, and BSU Opera Theatre. He has been teaching private voice lessons since 2002 and working as a public school choral director, in Indiana, since 2006. Under his direction, his high school and middle school show choirs and concert choirs have won numerous awards and earned several gold ratings at ISSMA organizational, as well as festivals. Private students of Gallion's have gone on to win music performance competitions, perform successful auditions, attend music school, begin teaching music themselves, and (maybe more importantly) enjoy music. He is a member of Indiana Choral Director's Association & American Choral Director's Association, National Association for Music Education, Phi Mu Epsilon, and Indiana Piano Teachers Guild. He is married to his best friend Amy and they have three incredible children: Carter, Gemma, and Thatcher (each of them are budding young musicians). As the owner of Fishers Music Academy and Pendleton Music Academy (PMA), Daniel teaches piano, voice, and guitar lessons. He is also the founder and director of the Pendleton Children's Choir.

Job Titles:

• ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
• PCC DIRECTOR

Mrs. Walton holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Millikin University in Decatur, IL., where she was active in University Choir, Show Choir, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Jazz Band. She has a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is a licensed K-12 vocal, instrumental, and general music specialist in her 20th year of teaching in the state of Indiana. She has taught K-5 general music, 5th and 6th grade band, middle school choir and general music, elementary choir, 5th and 6th grade drama, guitar classes, and bucket drumming classes. Mrs. Walton has experience teaching private voice, trumpet, french horn, and guitar lessons, and some of her students have gone on to audition for collegiate music theater and instrumental programs. She is a member of National Association for Music Education and Sigma Alpha Iota professional music fraternity. Mrs. Walton currently teaches K-6 general music and choir at East Elementary (South Madison Schools). She is passionate about musical theater, jazz, and helping kids find the tools they need to be intelligent and active consumers of music. Her husband of 20 years is an amazing chef/kitchen manager in Geist, and they have 2 very active teenagers that attend Mt. Vernon Schools.

Job Titles:

• ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
• PCC DIRECTOR