The daughter of James and Linda Knotts of Lakeland, she is a candidate for a bachelor of music education degree with an emphasis in violin. She has studied under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Alvaro Gomez, an internationally-acclaimed violinist. Knotts will be accompanied in her recital program by Edit Palmer on piano and organ.
All senior recitals are open to the public without charge.
Knotts has earned academic honors at Stetson including a music scholarship and dean's scholarship. She also has been named to the Dean's List and was first runner-up for the Ruth Eckerd Hall Music Scholarship. Knotts is a member of Phi Eta Sigma honorary society, the national honorary Mortar Board, Kappa Delta Pi education honorary, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Collegiate Music Educators National Convention, and the Student Advisory Council of the School of Music. In addition to her academic and service activities, she is employed by the Stetson University Community School of the Arts and at a DeLand-area medical laboratory. A comprehensive university committed to undergraduate teaching, Stetson also emphasizes faculty-student research and has distinctive graduate programs in law , business , and education that offer students many opportunities beyond graduation.