EDUCATION
B.
Mus. (saxophone performance), Central Michigan University. Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan (summa cum laude). December
2005
M.M.
(saxophone performance), Michigan State University. East Lansing, Michigan. May
2008
AREAS OF INTEREST
Music
appreciation for non-majors; American popular music; jazz (specifically Miles
Davis, John Coltrane, and post-Coltrane lineages, e.g., David Liebman); Richard Wagner; the collaborative works of visual
artist Matthew Barney and composer Jonathan Bepler;
the saxophoneÕs use in popular music
LANGUAGES
English:
native
German:
reading, good; speaking, proficient
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
North American Saxophone Alliance
American Musicological Society
AFM Local 92 – Buffalo
MusiciansÕ Union
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011-16 Instructor. Center for Integrative
Studies in the Arts & Humanities, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
MSU Office of Study Abroad: Music, Art, and Language
in Bregenz, Austria
IAH 241A:
Integrative Arts and Humanities: Music in Western Europe and United States
since 1500
¥ Music appreciation for non-majors, focusing on
Western Art Music (i.e., classical music) from Renaissance to present, jazz,
popular music, and folk music
¥ Format: One section of ~12-18 students, utilizing
in-class and web-based environments. Study abroad course in Bregenz,
Austria including live performances and field trips in Bregenz,
Vienna, and Munich
2009-16 Adjunct Professor of Music. Spring
Arbor University, Spring Arbor, Michigan
MUS 338: Instrumental Methods
¥ Instrumental methods for Music Education
majors
¥ Format: Multiple students in an independent
study format utilizing in-class and web-based environments
MUS 314: History of Western Music, 1750 to Present
¥ Historical survey of classical music from the
Rococo and Classical periods through present day
¥ Format: ~20 students, utilizing in-class and
web-based environments. Previously taught two students collectively in an independent
study, utilizing in-class and web-based environments
MUS 313: History of Western Music to 1750
¥ Historical survey of classical music from
Ancient Greece through the Baroque
¥ Format: ~20 students, utilizing in-class and
web-based environments. Previously taught multiple students collectively in an
independent study, utilizing in-class and web-based environments
MUS 310/210: Applied Saxophone Lessons
¥ Private saxophone lessons
for music majors, music minors, and non-majors
MUS 152: Music Foundations
¥ Music appreciation for non-majors, focusing
on Western Art Music from Antiquity to present, jazz, popular music, and folk
music
¥ Format: Taught multiple sections ranging in
size from fifteen to forty-five students each, utilizing in-class and web-based
environments. Courses included
traditional fifteen-week terms, a four-week accelerated term, and a two-weekend
adult program term
2006-09 Graduate Teaching Assistant. College of
Music, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
IAH 241A:
Integrative Arts and Humanities: African and African American Music
¥ Music appreciation for non-majors, focusing
on folk and popular styles of African music, and folk and popular styles of
African American music
¥ Supervisor: Dr. Mark Johnson
IAH 241A:
Integrative Arts and Humanities: Music and Culture in the Modern World
¥ Music appreciation for non-majors, focusing on
classical music from the Classical era to present, jazz, popular music, and
folk music
¥ Supervisor: Dr. Mark Johnson
IAH 208: Integrative Arts and Humanities: Music and Culture (three
semesters)
¥ Music appreciation for non-majors, focusing on
classical music and art from Antiquity to present, and the parallels between
the visual and musical arts
¥ Supervisor: Dr. Dale Bonge
IAH 208: Integrative Arts and Humanities: Music and Culture
¥ Music appreciation for non-majors, focusing on
classical music and art from Antiquity to present, and the parallels between
the visual and musical arts
¥ Supervisor: Dr. Carol
Hess
MUS 211: History of Western Music to 1750
¥ Historical survey of
classical music from Ancient Greece through the Baroque
¥ Supervisor: Dr.
Kathryn Lowerre
2007-09 Writing Tutor
¥
Assisted international MSU College of Music doctoral students in preparation
for comprehensive written
examinations in music history
¥ Reviewed and provided feedback on dissertations for international MSU
College of Music doctoral students
1999-present Private Saxophone Instructor
¥ Private and group instruction, master classes,
and sectionals for beginners through college undergraduates in classical and
jazz styles
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
(professional)
2003-present Soprano,
alto, tenor saxophones, flute, piccolo, clarinet. Freelance
saxophonist in classical, jazz, musical theater, and popular styles.
2008-present Soprano,
alto, tenor saxophones, flute. Collaboration with guitarist/composer Matt Borghi (including Matt Borghi & Michael Teager, Teag & PK, Now Know Quartet, and Olagra);
studio work and regular performances throughout the Midwest and nationally,
improvised and original/arranged in various styles including ambient,
electronic, and folk. East Lansing, Michigan & Buffalo, New York
2019-present Tenor, alto
saxophone, flute, piccolo. Boneshakers Blues Band; blues, rock, and pop cover
band; live performance; Buffalo, New York
2012-present Tenor, alto
saxophone.
White Gold Scorpio; rock band; studio work; Brooklyn, New York
& Detroit, Michigan
2008-present Soprano, alto,
tenor saxophones. West Michigan Symphony. Muskegon, Michigan
2012-16 Tenor
saxophone, flute. The Fencemen; indie rock band; studio
work and live performance; Lansing, Michigan
2012-16 Tenor,
soprano saxophones, flute. Levi Taylor & Friends; funk and jazz band; live performance; Ann Arbor,
Michigan
2008-11 Soprano,
alto, tenor saxophones, flute. The Elevator Conspiracy;
rock-based ensemble featuring original and improvised music with regular
performances in mid-Michigan. Lansing, Michigan
2010-11 Soprano,
tenor saxophones. Zentropy; jam band with regular
performances throughout the Houston/Galveston area. Houston, Texas
2009-10 Soprano,
tenor saxophones, flute. First
Flight; funk/fusion ensemble with regular performances throughout southeast
Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan
2008-10 Tenor
saxophone. Salsa Verde; salsa and Latin-jazz ensemble with
regular performances and clinics in mid-Michigan. East Lansing, Michigan
2004-09 Tenor
saxophone. The French Henchmen; jazz trio then duo
emphasizing standards and originals with performances throughout Michigan.
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
2006-08 Tenor
saxophone. Cosima Saxophone Quartet; chamber ensemble emphasizing contemporary music
with regular performances and clinics locally and nationally. East
Lansing, Michigan
2007 Tenor
saxophone. Lansing Symphony Orchestra. East Lansing, Michigan
2004/07 Tenor
saxophone. Lansing
Symphony Big Band. East Lansing, Michigan
2006 Alto
saxophone. Bijou Orchestra. Saginaw, Michigan
2006 Soprano,
alto, tenor saxophones, flute, clarinet; daily performances of jazz sets, production
shows, and cabarets with a variety of guest artists. Regent Seven Seas Cruises M/S Seven Seas Navigator; United States, Caribbean,
Europe
2005 Tenor
saxophone. Saginaw
Bay Symphony Orchestra. Saginaw, Michigan
2003-05 Soprano,
alto, tenor saxophones, flute. The Dirty River Jazz Band;
jazz and fusion ensemble emphasizing original compositions and collective
improvisation with regular performances throughout Michigan. Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan
DISCOGRAPHY
2020 Subterranean Bearings, Matt Borghi
& Michael Teager; Slo.Bor Media
2020 ÒVanishing Point,Ó Matt Borghi & Michael Teager; episode #89 of the Ambient Soundbath podcast
2020 Vol. 1, Spirochete Session; Down Peninsula Audio
2016 Lakshmi, Iam Saums; Kingdom of Sound
2015 StarÕs End
Special Edition: Winter Solstice 2015, Matt Borghi &
Michael Teager; unreleased commission
2015 Winter Eyes, Olagra; Slo.Bor
Media, SBM046
2014 Seek Harmony
EP,
White Gold Scorpio; Down Peninsula Audio 10311979
2014 Shades of
Bending Light, Matt Borghi & Michael Teager; Slo.Bor Media, SBM044
2014 Old Slow Sad Ones 2002-2006, Sean Madigan Hoen; Down Peninsula Audio, DPA 10311977
2014 Beyond the Borders: Ultima Thule Ambient,
Vol. 2,
Matt Borghi & Michael Teager; Ultimate Thule
Ambient Media, UTAM 002
2014 Ambient Music
to Heal: An Album for Our Wounded Warriors, Matt Borghi
& Michael Teager; Wayfarer Records,
WR 051714-27
2014 Awaken the
Electric Air: Live on StarÕs End, 10.20.2013, Matt Borghi
& Michael Teager; Slo.Bor Media, SBM043
2013 After Otherwise, Matt Borghi; Mareld
– Substream, mareld57
2013 Convocation, Matt Borghi & Michael Teager; Slo.Bor Media, SBM042
2012 2012 Holiday
Sampler,
The Fencemen; Suburban Sprawl Music / Neighbor Neighbor LTD, NNLTD-002
2012 Halloween Island, White Gold Scorpio; Old
Point Light, OPL-002
2012 Times Are Alright, The Fencemen; Neighbor Neighbor LTD, NNLTD-001
2012 3-Way Singles Club, Vol. 10, Teag & PK; It Takes
a Village To Make Records, ITAV #20
2011 Metal & Fire: Songs That Low Taught Us, Cardboard Academy; It
Takes A Village To Make Records, ITAV #016
2010 Amidst the
Drifting Symmetry, Matt Borghi & Michael Teager; inaugural
release of VagueTerrainÕs Audio Editions
2010 Live at WCBN 04.28.10, The Elevator
Conspiracy; independent release
2010 Sky Tunes, First Flight; independent
release
MEDIA
2018 Hearts of Space (Hearts of Space). Featured
artist on episode #1180, ÒFLOATING
WINDS.Ó
2016 Critical
praise and comprehensive review by between sound and silence: ÒMatt Borghi
& Michael Teager: Illuminating Through ShadowÓ
2014 Critical
praise of Shades of Bending Light on StarÕs End, textura, and The Hypnagogue
2014 Hearts of Space (Hearts of Space). Featured
artist on episode #1035, ÒSAXOPHONIC.Ó
2014 Critical
praise of Awaken the Electric Air
from Disquiet, StarÕs End, textura., and Hypnagogue
2014 Echoes (Public Radio
International). Featured
artist on 01.09.14 podcast including in-studio
interview in support of Convocation.
2014 Echoes (Public Radio International). Featured
artist on 01.08.14 episode including in-studio
interview in support of Convocation.
2013 Echoes (Public Radio International). Featured artist on 11.06.13
episode
including Living Room Concert in support of Convocation.
2013 Critical
praise of Convocation from textura, Hypnagogue, StarÕs End, and Aural Innovations.
2013 StarÕs End (WXPN; Philadelphia, PA).
Live in-studio performance on 10.20.13.
2013 StarÕs End (WXPN; Philadelphia, PA). Convocation selected as a ÒTop 15Ó album
for March 2013.
2013 Echoes (Public Radio International). Convocation selected as a ÒTop 25Ó album
for March and November 2013.
ADJUDICATION
2010-15
Woodwind
– Solo & Chamber. Jackson Area Home Educators Solo
& Ensemble; Spring Arbor University
2013 Senior
Woodwind – Solo. State Competition (Michigan); Music Teachers
National Association
HONORS AND AWARDS
2006-09 Graduate
Teaching Assistantship, Michigan State University
2005 Pi
Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society
2005 Robert
Hayes Jazz Award, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
2005 Outstanding
Soloist, Elmhurst Jazz Festival, Elmhurst, Illinois
2002 National
Society of Collegiate Scholars
2001-05 Music
Scholarship, Central Michigan University
2001-05 Michigan
Merit Award
SERVICE
2020-present Chair
(2021), board member. Town of West Seneca Ethics
Board, West
Seneca, New York
2020-present Member.
West Elementary PTA, West Seneca Central School District, West Seneca, New York
2020 Secretary.
West Seneca CitizensÕ Budget Advisory Group, West Seneca, New York
2014-16 Vice
Chair (2016), commissioner. City of East Lansing Arts
Commission. East Lansing, Michigan
2008-09 Graduate
student representative. Michigan State University College of Music Academic
Integrity Committee, East Lansing, Michigan
2006-08 Secretary,
representative. Michigan State University College of Music Student Advisory
Council, East Lansing, Michigan
2006-08 Student
representative. Michigan State University College of Music Graduate Committee,
East Lansing, Michigan
2007-08 Steward.
Michigan State University Graduate Employees Union Stewards Council, East
Lansing, Michigan
WRITING
2009-present MT-Headed
Blog. (http://mtheadedblog.com) Music-centric
and pan-stylistic blog with international readership. 200+ essays cover
topics including performance, pedagogy, business, criticism, and reviews. Administrator and writer. Articles have been featured by PRISM Quartet, Dave Liebman, Tord Gustavsen, Etymotic Research, Inc., University Musical Society, Yale University Art Gallery, Chicago Lyric Opera, The Wagnerian, and LansingÕs City Pulse.
2015-2017 East
Lansing Info. (https://eastlansinginfo.org) Non-profit citizen-run
local news cooperative of the people, by the people, and for the people of East
Lansing, MI providing free, local, non-partisan news. Citizen-reporter
contributing original reporting on government and the arts.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
2008-present
Business Manager. Up and Running Software,
Inc. Ames, Iowa (telecommute)
¥
Manage accounting processes; coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
to ensure prompt
processing, delivery, and receipt
¥ Work with CEO to manage company-wide business
(administrative, sales, marketing, accounting) operations
¥ Serve as companyÕs administrative, non-technical
point of contact for clients of all sizes, from startups to billion-dollar
corporations
¥ Produce and edit copy for internal
(administrative) and external (marketing, sales) efforts
¥
Manage distributed team; coordinate, assign, and monitor tasks
¥
Work independently and collectively with internationally distributed coworkers
in a virtual environment
PERFORMANCES AT CONFERENCES
2008 Quartet
performance of William AlbrightÕs Fantasy
Etudes. Biennial conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance,
Columbia, South Carolina
2007 Solo
performance of Augusta Read ThomasÕs Chant
and Daniel GonkoÕs Two Movements for Saxophone. Quartet performance
of William AlbrightÕs Fantasy Etudes for
saxophone quartet. Regional
meeting of the North American Saxophone Alliance, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Quartet
performance of Robert SchumannÕs GesŠnge der FrŸhe [transcription], ensemble performance with
Michigan State Saxophone Collective. United States Navy Band Saxophone
Symposium, Washington, DC
2004 Quartet
performance of Jakob ter VeldhuisÕs Pitch
Black, solo performance of Benjamin BooneÕs Election Year. World Saxophone Congress, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2002 Quartet
performance of Russell HowlandÕs Quartet
No. 4. National meeting of North American Saxophone Alliance, Denton, Texas
ACADEMIC RECITALS
2008 Solo
recital, classical. Works by Thomas, Berio,
Cornelison, Albright, Bennett. Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan
2008 Saxophone
quartet. Works by Schmitt, Donatoni, Adler,
Scarlatti, Albright, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
2007 Saxophone
quartet. Works by Albright, Maslanka, Dubois,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
2005 Solo
recital, classical and jazz. Works by Albright, Desenclos,
Gonko, Shorter, Young, Central Michigan University,
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
2005 Solo
recital, classical and jazz. Works by Albright, Berio,
Coltrane, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
2004 Solo
recital. Works by Dahl, Torke, Poulenc, Heath,
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
2003 Solo
recital. Works by Desenclos, Muczynski,
Heath, Villa-Lobos, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
MASTER CLASSES
02.12.08 Christophe
Bois (Donatoni: Rasch)
11.30.07 Jean-Michel
Goury (Adler: Line
Drawings)
10.12.05 Claude
Delangle (Albright: Sonata)
04.02.05 Timothy
McAllister (Albright: Sonata)
04.08.03 Otis
Murphy (Veldhuis: Pitch
Black)
PRIVATE STUDY
2006-08 Joe
Lulloff, Distinguished Artist Professor of Music
– Saxophone, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
2000-05 John
Nichol, Professor of Saxophone, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan
2003-05 Robbie
Smith, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, Central Michigan University, Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan
12.10.05 John
Sampen, Bowling Green, Ohio
08.26.05 David
Liebman, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
05.23.04 John
Harle, London, England
05.21.04 Gerard
McChrystal, London, England
10.16.03 James
Umble, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
REFERENCES
Available
upon request