Dr. Matthew H. Spieker

Matthew H. Spieker has been a music educator for nearly 35 years and has taught all levels of orchestra and general music in the U.S. school districts of South Carolina and Colorado. From 2005 to 2007, Dr. Spieker taught at the John F. Kennedy Schule in Berlin, Germany, and since 2016, he has taught music education at Ball State University. Dr. Spieker continues to work with young musicians through the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana.

Dr. Spieker is frequently requested as a guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and all state/ honor orchestra conductor throughout the United States. He has also worked abroad in cities such as Brussels, Vienna, Geneva, and Beijing. For twenty years, Dr. Spieker was the conductor of the Internationales Orchester Camp in Lüchow, Germany.

As a clinician, Dr. Spieker has presented at numerous state conferences and at several national conferences including the American String Teacher’s Association (ASTA), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Directors’ Academy, the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE), and the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.

Published articles include journals such as NAfME’s Teaching Music, General Music Today, Research Issues & Music Education, ASTA, and the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. Dr. Spieker’s interests include string pedagogy, the philosophy of music education, and the use of figurative language. Recent publications are compositions for orchestral ensembles. More can be found at www.mystringcoach.com.

The best part of Dr. Spieker’s life is being a husband to Roberta, father to Brittney and Lyndsey, and now Grumps (Grandpa) to his four grandchildren

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