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Matt Schneider DMA Percussion Recital

Matt Schneider and Melissa Wang, percussion

With more than a decade of experience playing percussion and a diverse teaching background, Matt Schneider enjoys performing and helping students pursue music and develop the skills to excel in the current musical setting. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Texas A&M University-Commerce, a master’s degree and performer’s certificate in Percussion Performance from Northern Illinois University, and is currently working on his Doctor of Music Arts in Percussion Performance from the University of Wisconsin.

Alongside his studies in classical percussion, Schneider has studied numerous world musics, including Middle Eastern drumming, Javanese Gamelan, and Brazilian music. Additionally, he has studied engineering and instrument building, which was the focus of his doctoral minor. He currently teaches at Olivet Nazarene University.