Colin Taylor

Visual and Performing Arts

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Music Performance and Music Education
• Boise, Idaho

Involvement

Section leader of the Cougar Marching Band; president of the Low Brass Collective; member of the Mu Phi Epsilon music fraternity; group leader at Cougar Kids’ Camp; secretary and treasurer of the WSU Collegiate National Association for Music Education

Favorite WSU experience

Born into a musical family, Colin Taylor started playing piano when he was 5, then went on to play cello and trombone before settling on the euphonium in his senior year of high school. One of his favorite experiences at WSU was ESPN GameDay in October 2019. WSU played Oregon—but the two marching bands were joined by the funk and jazz brass band Lucky Chops to form a 400-plus-member ensemble. “That was exhilarating!” Taylor recalls. He contrasts this with the School of Music’s Mug Club, where he got to socialize with fellow students and get to know faculty member—and drink coffee.

Future plans

Next fall, Taylor will be student teaching at schools on the Palouse, as well as preparing for auditions for graduate school. Taylor hopes to earn a master’s degree in musical performance before going on to earn a doctorate and teach studio lessons at a university.