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Matthew Steckler Performer on Woodwinds, Vocals, Keyboards Composer/Arranger for Concert, Film, Theatre, Licensing Educator in Jazz/Popular Music, Composition, Theory & History ASCAP/ACF/AMC/CMA/CMS/JEN Member 250 23rd Street • Brandon, MB R7B 1V4 • Canada [email protected] • skype: matthewsteckler www.mattsteckler.com • mobile (718) 916-9203 EDUCATION New York University Ph.D. in Music Composition, Spring 2013. Recipient of NYU Global Research Initiative Dissertation Fellowship, Florence (It.) 2012. M.A. in Music Composition from Steinhardt School of Education, May 2007 Academic Departmental Distinction Award in Composition and Theory Winner: Departmental Composition Competition (2008) Composition with Justin Dello Joio, Jerica Oblak, Jim McNeely, Marc Consoli, Dinu Ghezzo Studies with Ira Newborn & Ron Sadoff (film scoring), Panos Mavromatis & Anton Vishio (theory) 1st Chair Alto SaX in Jazz Orchestra; performances with Joe Lovano, Jon Hendricks, Lee Konitz. New England Conservatory of Music M.M. in Jazz SaXophone Performance with academic honors, 1999 Performance studies with Jerry Bergonzi, Danilo Perez, Cecil McBee, Paul Bley Studies with Lee Hyla (orchestration), Richard Hoffman (theory), George Russell (theory), Everett Longstreth (arranging). 1st Chair Alto SaX in Jazz Orchestra; performances with Marty Ehrlich, George Lewis, Gunther Schuller, George Russell. Wesleyan University Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors in Music, May 1997. Studies with Anthony BraXton (Composition), Neely Bruce (theory), Melvin Strauss (conducting), Jon Barlow (theory and music history), T. Viswanathan (Indian music), Peter Standaart (flute). Winner of Wesleyan Concerto Competition. 1st Chair Alto SaX in Jazz Orchestra directed under Jay Hoggard. Additional Studies and Professional Development Jazz Education Network Conference, New Orleans, 2020. BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, 2009-11. NYS Arts Summit Conference, 2009. NYC Department of Education Workshops: NY Philharmonic, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2005. IAJE and CMA Conference, 2004. Plaza Cuba Program at Havana National Conservatory, February 2002. Simmons College Teacher Institute, 2000. Internship in Arts Administration at American Symphony Orchestra, Fall 1994. Internship in Arts Administration at Composers Recordings, Inc. Fall 1994. Private SaXophone Studies with Thomas Chapin, 1994-96. Private SaXophone Studies with Nick Brignola, 1991-92. PROFESSIONAL TEACHING & ORGANIZATION Higher Education Brandon University School of Music. Assistant Professor in Saxophone/Jazz Studies, 2017-20. Coursework taught: Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Composition, Aural Skills & Keyboard, History of Jazz, Grad Seminar in Performance Lit., private studio and ensembles. Colleagues with Michael Cain, Eric Platz, Greg Gatien, Keith Price, Leanne Zacharias, Pat Carrabré, Meg Masaki, Catherine Wood, Ed Bach, Kerry DuWors. Additional professional activity: • Clinician/recruiter at area high schools, school division jazz workshops, provincial honour band, BU Open House and Brandon Jazz Festival • BU Research Council grant for new research/recording in embodied composition • Music education and graduate programs collaboration (conference presentation; co-teaching; student teaching faculty supervision) • Committee work: tenure & promotions, performance auditions, scholarships, jazz program long-term strategy, music library acquisitions, senate research, international activities • Juror for end-term juries, recitals, entrance auditions & festival competitions • Participant/organizer in several community performances, jam sessions and visiting artist clinics • Substitute instructor for big band and other improvisation classes Bennington College. Substitute Instructor in Jazz Theory & Performance, Spring 2015. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Adjunct Faculty in Music, Fall 2012. Music Theory & Aural Skills: Developed a syllabus drawing on Common Practice and jazz/popular music texts, online instructional technologies, group activities and student works. History of Jazz: Implemented journal-based discussions, contemporary criticism, concert reviews and group presentations to supplement text readings. New York University. Adjunct Faculty in Music. 2010-2014. Private Studio in Composition: Taught undergraduate majors and non-majors, focusing on harmony/counterpoint, orchestration, issues in electroacoustic music and multimedia, songwriting, film scoring, repertoire analysis and career counsel. Bergen Community College. Adjunct Faculty in Music. 2010-2013. Careers in Music: Facilitated examination of contemporary issues affecting the music industry, including 360 deals, copyrights, licensing, social media promotion, etc.; as well as a survey of current career options available to students. Emphasis on group research and presentations. Music Appreciation: Led a survey course in the world’s musical cultures, with an emphasis on critical listening and analysis, music’s functional and social contexts, and historical movements. Applied Music: Taught lessons in saxophone technique, repertoire and improvisation. University of Iowa. Visiting artist ensemble. Taught performance of own original works and facilitated application of compositional/group improvisational strategies. 2003/2011. University of Northern Iowa. Visiting artist ensemble. Taught performance of own original works and facilitated application of compositional/group improvisational strategies and evaluated student combos on their performance and arrangements. 2011. Union College. Visiting artist. Conducted a master class in a professional ensemble and assisted in student work realizations. 2007. Longy School of Music. Recurring visiting artist in composition. Realized original works with student performers. 2003-present. Washington University (St. Louis). Visiting artist ensemble. Taught performance of own original works and facilitated discussion of compositional/group improvisational strategies. 2003. Salem State University (Salem, MA). North American Saxophone Alliance Region 8 Conference – workshop and performance with Dead Cat Bounce, March 2013. Musical director of summer theatre and alumni productions, 2002-03; 2009. New England Conservatory. Guest lecturer in music business. Offered perspectives drawn from own experiences in the music industry as an ensemble leader and promoter. 2001. Wesleyan University. Teaching assistant in Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Arranging and Elementary Russian. 1995-96. Ensemble assistant for Roswell Rudd residency 1996. Papers Embodied Music Composition: Uncovering Layers of Meaning Through a Collaborative Process. BU Research Connection. 2019. Dissertation: The Play Space in Embodied Composition: A Study of Social Process in the Creation of Music for Improvisers. 2012. Better Ourselves From Without/Within: Relevant Utopian Jazz Interventions in an Age of Globalization. 2008. An Eclectic Phenomenological Analysis: Music from Once Upon a Time in The West, Sunset Boulevard, Delicatessen. 2008. Expressing the Inexpressible: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 as Inner-Narrative. 2006. The Cuban Guaguancó and its Popularizations in Socio-Economic Context. 2006. Lectures Brandon University (2017) and Framingham State University (2014): Embodied Composition – Indeterminacy Reimagined? New York University-Steinhardt School Collegium. Proposal for The Play Space in Embodied Composition: A Study of Social Process in the Creation of Music for Improvisers. 2009. New York University – Steinhardt School Colloquy in Music. Collective Improvisational Strategies and Energy Transference in the Music of Braxton and Zorn. 2007. Secondary School Instruction The Dorset School. Music Teacher/Department Chair at one of the top-ranked K-8 schools in VT. Led band, choral & general music instruction, concert production, committee and volunteer service, curriculum design, purchasing. Green Hills Music Camp Co-Director. 2014-present. Urban Assembly High School of Music & Art. Music Teacher at forward-thinking NYCDOE public high school. Directed a project/portfolio-based curriculum in music performance, theory and technology/production. Coordinated performances with part-time XStudio Arts Faculty. 2013- 14. Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. Band & woodwind Faculty: P.S. 29, I.S. 171. 2009-2013. Children’s Aid Society. Jazz ensemble coach at Harlem Milbank and Drew Hamilton Centers. 5 performances annually both on and off-site: (Radio City Music Hall, Museo Del Barrio). Partnership with Jazz Museum of Harlem. 2008-2013. Education Through Music. General music instructor K-8 at St. Anthony’s School in the Bronx. Extensive workshop training year round incorporating Orff, Kodaly methods. On-site original student composition projects recorded and performed. Extensive solfege instruction using American and world music repertories. Cross-curricular instruction through music. 2006-08. NYC Public Schools. Band, choral and general music instructor grades 5-12 at Queens Gateway School. Chaired planning, purchasing and implementation for a new music department. Recruited and directed the band and chorus in the school’s incipient performance program. Wrote & taught a pioneering general music curriculum on multiculturalism, music-in-technology, music fundamentals, composition to 300 students. Gained support from VH1/Save the Music and Digidesign. PD from school and citywide mentorships and seminars. 2004-06. Cambridge Public Schools. Music instructor 5-7, 9-12. Taught & directed citywide performances in instrumental & vocal music, jazz and synthesizers. Organized,