About Matt...I've been teaching music in the Novi Community School District since the Fall of 2000. In that time I've served as Assistant Director of Bands and Percussion Director at Novi High School, and K-4 Music Teacher at Parkview Elementary. As Percussion Director at NHS, I directed the Novi Percussion Winter Drumline from 2003 to 2008, during which time the ensemble was named Michigan State Champions on three occasions, and WGI World Finalist twice. I am currently serving as the Acting Principal of Parkview Elementary School.
At Parkview Elementary I teach a comprehensive approach to music education aligned to our district curriculum that is focused on both elements of music (melody, rhythm, harmony, tone, form, and expression) as well as performance (recorder, ukulele, and concerts). Techniques are utilized from the Orff-Schullwork, Kodaly, and Dalcroze approaches. Each year Parkview presents a 4th Grade musical that evolves over the winter months in a project based format that encompasses all strands of the music curriculum. Last year, the performance was attended by nearly 500 audience members and viewed live online for friends and family in seven different countries. In 2015 I was awarded a grant by the Novi Educational Foundation in the amount of $2400 to purchase ukuleles for the Parkview Music Room. We use these instruments to assist in the teaching of the unit on harmony (multiple notes played together) as well as another dimension of our instrumental performance instruction. I have served in various leadership roles in the building and district such as the Teacher Advisory Council, Curriculum Council, Novi Education Association, District Report Card Committee, Customer Service Team, Program Evaluation Team, and School Improvement Team. Outside of school, I have served as the Music Adjudication Administrator for the Michigan Competing Band Association for the past six years, the premier organization for competitive marching band in the State of Michigan. I enjoy spending time with my family and attending to the events in which they are involved. My wife Julie owns a preschool/daycare center in Waterford Michigan (I occasionally show up there with my guitar to sing with the kids), my son is a current member of The Cavaliers and is currently touring the nation, and my daughter is a two-time WGI Percussion World Finalist and high school junior. |
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