Matthew McKagan explained

Matt McKagan
Caption:Photo credit: Rachel McKagan
Occupation:Music Educator
Known For:2023 Music Educator Award Grammy nominee semi-finalist
Birth Date:8 April 1961
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington

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]

National Awards

On 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

McKagan 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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Area's top music man scores again . Thousand Oaks Acorn . 4 November 2022.
  2. News: A South Coast educator is short-listed for a prestigious national award . NPR . California Lutheran University . 21 November 2022.
  3. News: The Recording Academy & GRAMMY Museum Announce 25 Semifinalists For The 2023 Music Educator Award . Recording Academy . 26 October 2022.
  4. News: Music Teachers Honored by Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation . BMI . 30 April 2007.
  5. News: School, Band Director Each Win BRAVO Award . LA Times . 23 February 1999.
  6. Web site: Lindero Canyon Middle School's Jazz "A" Band Runs Away With Top Awards at 2 Recent Music Festivals . Patch . 12 April 2011 . Patch.com . 11 February 2023.
  7. News: Lindero jazz students win awards . 11 February 2023 . The Acorn . 17 May 2012.
  8. Web site: Lindero's Jazz Band Wins Big in Reno . Las Virgenes Unified School District . Blackboard, Inc. . 5 May 2017.
  9. News: 56th Annual Reno Jazz Festival winners announced . University of Nevada, Reno . Nevada Today . 4 May 2018.

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