Hailing from Texas, Dr. Allyson Royal is a graduate of Sam Houston State University, where she earned
her Bachelor of Music in Music Education. She continued her musical endeavors at Florida State
University, earning both her Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees in String Performance.
Dr. Royal actively performs across Florida and southern Georgia, currently with the Tallahassee Symphony
Orchestra, the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the Albany Symphony Orchestra as a section
violist. She proudly serves as the Principal violist for the Panama City Symphony Orchestra. She is also
the violist in the Mina Quartet, the resident ensemble for the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.
Committed to enhancing music and string education, the quartet develops engaging and inclusive
programs for elementary and middle school students in Tallahassee.
Besides her performances, Dr. Royal is passionate about teaching. Her latest project is serving as the Co-
Creator and Lead Teacher of the TSO’s Lil’ Mozart’s, a free after-school violin program at Sabal Palm and
Pineview Elementary. This initiative also allows her to serve as orchestra director at Fairview and Nims
Middle Schools. She eagerly plans to expand this program to other elementary schools in Tallahassee,
where access to string education is limited. Though her advanced degrees are in performance, Dr. Royal
strives to inspire a love for music in the younger generation.
