Janelle graduated from Sam Houston State University in July, 2010, after completing the American Band College's Master in Music with an emphasis in conducting in Ashland, Oregon.
Janelle received her Bachelors of Science in Music Education and her Oboe Performance Certificate from the Pennsylvania State University in May, 2006. She also graduated from the Penn State Schreyer's Honors College with her thesis entitled "Popular Songs in the Hungarian ESL Classroom: Effect on Student Pronunciation and Affective Response