I am thrilled to be joining the Bach Brass roster as a Trumpet Artist! I proudly perform on Bach trumpets and have always felt like Bach trumpets are home. 

I am very excited to be joining Trompettes Soniques! A nonprofit organization that serves, “to encourage and empower female musicians and trumpeters to strive for their life goals by experiencing the highest levels of performance, education, composition, and commissions.”

I am honored to be a member amongst these amazing women. We will be performing at ITG 2022. Check us out at: trompettessoniques.com

Melissa was awarded a Colburn Social Innovation Grant for her non-profit Brass Out Loud's second annual virtual workshop. The 2021 Social Innovation Grants were awarded to projects that directly support members of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community.

I will be on trumpet faculty this summer at Tidewater Brass Institute, taking place June 26 - July 2 at Old Dominion University. Come make friends, work with world-class artists, perform alongside our incredible faculty, and make life-changing memories! Registration open now!

Join Brass out Loud on 10/3 at 4pm Eastern for a panel discussion titled: Future Change Makers featuring Christopher Bill, Shanyse Strickland, Abigail Lannan, and Melissa Muñoz. Panelists will discuss how they built their multi-faceted music career, challenges faced, as well as offering advice to young musicians seeking diverse careers. 

Along with colleagues Kate Amrine and Chloe Swindler, Melissa presented "Breaking Boundaries: Diversity in the Trumpet World," at the 2021 International Trumpet Guild Conference. The lecture featured two online performance collaborations with 18 female trumpeters from around the world.

I am so thrilled to share my first published article with The Collective. In this article I discuss the literary concept of Mirrors and Windows and how music educators can use this tool in our own curriculums. Check it out!

Out of a pool of 160 applicants, Melissa is one of 35 musicians accepted into the inaugural class of Cleveland Institute of Music's Future of Music Faculty Fellowship. The program is designed to represent “a critical step forward in creating a culture of diversity within the music academy and beyond."