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Sydney Burton is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Flute at Oklahoma State University. She recently graduate from the University of Florida, earning a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Flute Performance (2025). Sydney earned an MM in Flute performance at Oklahoma State University (2022) and a BM degree in Flute Performance from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (2020). Along with her musical endeavors, Sydney received a BS degree in Middle Level Math Education from Slippery Rock University. Her primary teachers include Dr. Kristen Stoner, Dr. Erin Murphy, Dr. Cassandra Eisenreich, and Darlene Black.
Professionally, Sydney is a member of the National Flute Association, the Florida Flute Association, the Pittsburgh Flute Club, and the Oklahoma Flute Society. Sydney is a certified KinderFlute teacher and maintains a private studio of all ages both online and in person. She is currently on faculty at the Academy of Music and Art in Gainesville, Florida where she teaches flute of all levels and beginning piano.
Sydney's doctoral research involved hypermobility in the fingers and its impact on flute performance. She has both presented on her experience with this topic at the national level in 2019 and 2020 at the National Flute Association annual conventions.
Professionally, Sydney is a member of the National Flute Association, the Florida Flute Association, the Pittsburgh Flute Club, and the Oklahoma Flute Society. Sydney is a certified KinderFlute teacher and maintains a private studio of all ages both online and in person. She is currently on faculty at the Academy of Music and Art in Gainesville, Florida where she teaches flute of all levels and beginning piano.
Sydney's doctoral research involved hypermobility in the fingers and its impact on flute performance. She has both presented on her experience with this topic at the national level in 2019 and 2020 at the National Flute Association annual conventions.
