Scott Teeple serves as a professor of music, director of bands, and chair of the conducting area at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In this role, he conducts the wind ensemble, teaches graduate conducting, and oversees all aspects of the UW–Madison Band program.

Mr. Teeple is in demand as a clinician and guest conductor. He is regularly invited to guest conduct throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. In addition, he is in demand as a teacher, serving as a clinician at conducting symposia around the country.

Under his leadership, the ensembles at UW–Madison have toured, recorded, and participated in numerous commissions. Most recently, the UW–Madison Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Angélica Negrón’s “blooming artifacts.” Recent guest composers and soloists also include: Eighth Black Bird, Stacy Garrop, Will Healy, Omar Thomas, and UW Faculty Tom Curry, Matthew Koester, and Jean Laurenz. The UW–Madison Wind Ensemble has been invited to give performances at the College Band Directors National Association, the Wisconsin School Music Association, and Carnegie Hall, and has toured throughout the Midwest.

Teeple’s ensembles and graduate conducting students have collaborated with internationally renowned artists, including Eugene Corporon, Craig Kirchhoff, Michael Mulcahy, Marianne Ploger, H. Robert Reynolds, John DeMain, and Edo de Waart. His ensembles have collaborated with multi-media artists, dancers, and actors, exploring the creative process between ensemble musicians and artists in various mediums throughout the rehearsal and performance cycles.

Under Teeple’s leadership, his ensembles have engaged with audiences through pre-concert date video program notes, pre-concert talks, and intermission “Press Conferences” encouraging audience members and performers to engage with one another through question/answer and discussion.

Before his appointment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Teeple served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. Prior to earning his Masters he served as Instrumental Music Educator at Port Huron Northern High School (MI). He is president-elect of the North Central Region of the College Band Directors National Association. He is a member of the American Bandmaster’s Association, past president of the Big Ten Band Directors Association and a former vice president of the Wisconsin School Music Association.

Mr. Teeple received degrees in Music Education and Conducting from the University of Michigan, where he studied with H. Robert Reynolds. He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, the National Association for Music Education, and the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles.

In 2024, his national peers inducted him into the American Bandmasters Association. He is the recipient of the UW–Madison Edna Weicher’s Award. Other honors include membership in Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Phi Eta Sigma.