Matt McKagan (born April 8, 1961) in Seattle, WA, is a former Grammy-nominated, award-winning Music Educator at Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura Hills, CA.[1][2]
Matt McKagan | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1961 Seattle, Washington |
| Occupation | Music Educator |
| Known for | 2023 Music Educator Award Grammy nominee semi-finalist |
National Awards
editOn 26 October 2022, McKagan was named a semi-finalist for the Grammy's 2023 Music Educator Award.[3]
McKagan previously won national music education awards including the Mr. Holland's Opus Award in 2017,[4] given at Carnegie Hall to the most inspiring Music Educators in the nation, along with the Los Angeles Music Center's 1999 BRAVO Award,[5] which honors innovation and creativity in arts education.
Under McKagan's direction, Lindero Jazz Band "A" or Combo (2018) won first place in the middle school division at Reno Jazz Festival during years: 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018.[6][7][8][9]
Performance career
editMcKagan performed as a hornist and recorded with his brother, Duff McKagan, on several Guns N' Roses albums including the "Live and Let Die" track on Use Your Illusion I.
References
edit- ^ "Area's top music man scores again". Thousand Oaks Acorn. 4 November 2022.
- ^ "A South Coast educator is short-listed for a prestigious national award". California Lutheran University. NPR. 21 November 2022.
- ^ "The Recording Academy & GRAMMY Museum Announce 25 Semifinalists For The 2023 Music Educator Award". Recording Academy. 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Music Teachers Honored by Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation". BMI. 30 April 2007.
- ^ "School, Band Director Each Win BRAVO Award". LA Times. 23 February 1999.
- ^ "Lindero Canyon Middle School's Jazz "A" Band Runs Away With Top Awards at 2 Recent Music Festivals". Patch. Patch.com. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Lindero jazz students win awards". The Acorn. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Lindero's Jazz Band Wins Big in Reno". Las Virgenes Unified School District. Blackboard, Inc. 5 May 2017.
- ^ "56th Annual Reno Jazz Festival winners announced". Nevada Today. University of Nevada, Reno. 4 May 2018.