Marcia McCants, an Alexandria, VA native has a Bachelor of Music in Music Industry from James Madison University, a Master’s of Music Performance in Percussion from George Mason University, and a Master’s of Arts in Applied Psychology of Music from the University of Leeds. McCants has performed with the Colour of Music Orchestra in 2021 and 2024, and the Colour of Music Orchestra percussion section at PASIC in 2021. She also has performed with the Fairfax Wind Symphony Massanutten Brass Band, and the Brass Band of Northern Virginia. During her time at the University of Leeds, she co-founded the first percussion ensemble at the university through their student union, an ensemble that is still on going. She is also active within PAS, being a member of the Scholarly Research Committee since 2023 and the Diversity Alliance in. Her main focus of research is music performance and emotions.