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Michael B. Eagle
Percussionist
Music Educator, Performer, Composer, Manager
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Mission Statement for Teaching: To give students at any age or level the full knowledge of
their musical field. Their goals, aspirations, and applied methodology will be generated and formulated by their enthusiasm towards the great musicians and ensembles that would be properly and regularly exposed to them.
Performance Philosophy: Enhancing the artistry of percussive music through all possible venues
thereby creating a unique and musical line of communication that can be heard and
understood by the world over.
Composition Focus: An everlasting longing for emotion through sound and movement.
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Objective
- Professional performer, pedagogue, composer, and entrepreneur in the world of academia and greater
music industry.
Formal Education
- 2007 MM Percussion Performance, The University of Texas at Austin
- 2004 BA Music Education with percussion performance and composition emphasis, University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
- 1999 Lincoln High School Graduate, Lincoln, AR
Educational Experience
- 10 years experience as a percussion instructor.
- Instructor, writer, arranger, or consultant for numerous school districts
•Alabama
•Arkansas
•Kansas
•Missouri
•New York
•Oklahoma
•Ohio
•Texas
- 2008- present Instructor- NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
•NYU Pipes & Drums Drum Sergeant
•1001BAG
- 2008 Adjunct Professor- St. Louis Community College at Forest Park
•Introduction to Music Technology, teaching Reason music software
- 2008 Gateway World Indoor WGI, St. Louis, MO
•Drumline visual and logistics
- 2008 Synergy Indoor, St. Louis, MO
•Drumline tech
•Visual tech
- 2008 St. Charles High School, St. Louis, MO
•Spring Activities Director
oResponsible for HS Winter drumline and Color Guard
- 2006-2007 University of Texas Teaching Assistantship
•Non-Major Applied Percussion Instructor
- 2005-2006 University of Texas Teaching Assistantship
•Longhorn Band Drumline
oAll writing, arranging, organizing, and teaching responsibilities
o2005 NCAA Football Champions
- 2005-2006 Music 26, Austin, TX
•Head Percussion Director
•Instructing drum set and basic music lessons to students 8 to 12 years of age
- 2004 Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps.
•Tenor drum tech.
•Drumline Visual tech
- 2004 River Valley Regiment Independent Winter Drum Line, Van Buren, AR
•Battery Caption Head
- 2004- 2005 District Percussion Director for Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D. in Edcouch, TX (XV-AAAA)
•Responsible for all district percussion students (6-12)
•(1) Texas UIL Solo & Ensemble First Division Soloist
•Founder of Full Metal Jackets: The Edcouch-Elsa Winter Drumline
o3rd Annual Valley Drumline Competition
♣Standstill Division Champions
♣Total Points Champions (376/400)
♣Individual Snare Drum Champion- Jonathan Leal
oSan Benito Drumline Competition
♣Standstill Champions
♣Total Points Champions (383/400)
♣Individual Snare Drum Champion- Jonathan Leal
•2005 University of Texas Pan American Day of Percussion Guest Artists
•Invitation to perform for Weslaco, TX Wal-Mart Grand-Opening
•Students attended clinics by Bob Becker, Kenwood Dennnard, Walfredo Reyes Jr., Shelly Irvine,
Brian West, Sergio Bellotti, Trommel Percussion Ensemble, Lamar Burkhalter, Aaron Collins,
Tyler Dempsey, Dr. Mark Ramirez, Dr. Scott Ney, Dr. Thomas Burritt, Phillip Mikula, and
Leigh Howard Stevens.
•4 students accepted to the Leigh Howard Stevens South Texas Pre-Collage Marimba Seminar
- 2003- 2004 Student Internship and Percussion Director at Alma C.S.D. in Alma, AR.
•Responsible for all district percussion students (6-12)
•Founder of THE A.P.E. (Alma Percussion Ensemble)
•Founder of the Alma Middle School Percussion Ensemble
•Founder of the Alma Beginning Percussion Ensemble
•Elementary Music training and teaching
Managerial Experience
- President, Eagle Artist Management
•June 2008 to present
•Managerial and Artistic Director for
oAxiom Percussion, chamber Percussion group
oMetro Line: The East Coast All-Star Drumline
oFormal Marimba, professional, formal solo marimba services
oEagle Made Products
•Manage, organize, and facilitate professional musical services
- President, Landspeed Artist Management
•Accepted position- June 2008 to present
•Managerial services for the instrumental group Cordis from Boston, MA.
•Organize and produce promotional videos and advertisements
•Aiding in show design and personnel selection
•Promoting and corresponding with different booking agencies worldwide
- President, Eagle Made Products
•June 2008 to present
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• Overseer of all EMP product divisions
oEagle Made Percussion Covers
oEagle Made Mallet Racks
•Design and develop all products, employee management, fulfill all sales
- Partner, Beall Percussion Specialties
•Accepted position- December 2007 to present
•In charge of marketing, advertising, new product development, customer correspondence, designer correspondence, manufacturer correspondence, and website development.
•Eagle Made Product Division Head
Performance Experience
- Orchestral and Wind Band
•2008- present Garden State Philharmonic member (sub. position)
•2000-2003 North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (sub. position)
•2007 Opera Theater of St. Louis Performances
•2006 Debussy Congress, Principal Timpani position
•2005-2007 UT Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Orchestra
•2004 Performances with New York Dance Company
•2000 U of A Wind Symphony Carnegie Hall Performance, New York City, NY
•2000 U of A Wind Symphony Oklahoma Band Masters Association performance
•1999-2003 University of Arkansas Wind Symphony
•1997-1998 Ozark Mountain Brass Band
•1997-2000 Arkansas Winds Community Band
•1995-1999 Lincoln High School Concert Band
•Numerous honor bands, commissions, guest artists, and guest clinicians
- Marching Venue
•2001-2002 Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corp Snare Drum
•2002 DCI I&E Snare Individuals, 7th place
•2002 DCM Snare Individuals, 3rd place
•2002 DCM All-Star Drumline member
•2001 & 2002 PASIC Collegiate Rudiment Champion
•2001 & 2002 PASIC Collegiate Individual Snare competition
•2000 Magic of Orlando Drum & Bugle Corp Bass 2
•1999 Arkansas State Rudimental Champion
•1999-2002 University of Arkansas Razorback Band Snare Drum
•1995-1999 Lincoln High School Band Snare Drum
- Percussion Ensemble
•2008 Guest Conductor for University of Missouri at St. Louis Percussion Ensemble
•2006 PASIC Colligate Ensemble Winner- UT Percussion Ensemble
•2005-2007 UT Graduate Percussion Ensemble member
•2005-2007 UT Percussion Ensemble member
•1999-2003 “Momentum”, the University of Arkansas Percussion Ensemble, 1999-2003
•2003 Okalahoma P.A.S performance
•2002 Arkansas P.A.S performance
•2000 Arkansas All-State performance
•Founder of Lincoln High School Percussion Ensemble, 1998
•Writing and arranging experience
- Solo Marimba
•Commission of ‘Olympus Mons’ by Joseph Pastor, published through Bachovich Music Publications
•2007 Southwestern University Day of Marimba Performance- Northern Lights by Eric Ewazen
•2003 LHS Marimba Seminar in Asbury Park, N.J.
•Current study of Stevens 4-mallet technique
•Owner of a Malletech 5.0 Roadster
•Wide range and body of literature
•Writing and arranging experience
•Published works through Bachovich Publications.
- Bagpipe Band
•Open Class Scottish Side Drummer
•2008- present New York University Pipes & Drums Drum Sergeant
•2007 Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band member
•2003-2006 North Texas Caledonian member from Dallas
•2003-2006 EUSPBA Southwest Branch Grade II Snare Champion
•2004-2007 Winter Storm Conference participant
•200-2003 Ozark Highlander Pipe Band- Lead Drummer
•Undefeated in Individual and Drumline competitions (Grades III, and IV)
•Writing and arranging experience
- World Music Studies
•2007 UT Middle Eastern Ensemble (section leader)
•2007 UT Gamelan Kriton ensemble
•2007 UT Tabla studies
•2003 University of Arkansas Salsa Band
•2001-2003 “Steel Pandamonium”, the University of Arkansas Caribbean Steel Pan Band
•Performance experience on common Latin applications, Djembe, Doumbek, Frame Drum, Riqq, and Bodhran.
•Writing and arranging experience for Pan Band, Salsa Band, and Middle Eastern drum ensemble
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Endorsements/Sponsors
- Innovative Percussion (2004)
- Tree Works Percussion (2004)
- StickTape.com (2006)
- Beall Percussion Specialties (2008)
Professional Performance Ensembles
- Axiom Percussion, chamber percussion group (2008- present)
- The Metroline: The East Coast All-Star Drumline (2008- present)
- Formal Marimba (2008- present)
- The Tartan Terrors, Celtic Theater Group (2007- present)
- Scottish Mayhem, Celtic Rock Group (2006- present)
- The Procrastinators, Percussion Theater Group (2006- present)
- Kalia Earsley, Austin, TX Singer/Songwriter (2006-2007)
- Bad Shiner, Traditional Irish Group (2006-2007)
- Independent solo and chamber works on various percussion (2003-present)
Published Works and Arrangement through Bachovich Music Publications
- “To Perseverance”, for marimba and selected woodwind duet (pub. 2007)
- “Etude No. 1”, for marimba and selected woodwind duet (pub. 2007)
- “Piano Sonata No. 8, op. 13, mvt. II”, written by L.V. Beethoven, arr. 2003 (pub. 2008)
Associated Websites
- Personal Website
- Beall Percussion Specialties
- Bachovich Music Publications
- Landspeed Artists Management
- Instrumental Rock Group Cordis
University and High School Clinic Performances/Lectures
- “An Introduction to the Bagpipe Band Idiom”
•2008- St. Louis Community College at Forest Park with Matt Pantialoni and Chris Apps
•2007- University of Texas at Austin with members of the North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums
•2006- Westlake High School- Austin, TX
•2003- Veteran’s Administration Auditorium- Fayetteville, AR with members of the Ozark Highlanders
- “A Musical Approach to Contemporary Rudimental Drum Composition”
•2006- Westlake High School with Jonathan Leal
- Travis High School with Jonathan Leal
•2007- St. Charles West High School- St. Charles, MO (All with Jonathan Leal and Randy Briggs)
- Pattonville High School- Maryland Heights, MO
- University of Missouri at St. Louis- St. Louis, MO
- Ft. Fumwalt West High School- O’Fallon, MO
- St. Charles High School- St. Charles, MO
- Grove Port Madison High School- Columbus, OH
- “Graduate School Audition Preparation”
•2007- Southwestern University- Georgetown, TX
- “Teaching the Marching Percussion Section”
•2006- University of Texas at Austin
- “Preparing and Auditioning for Drum Corps”
•2005- University of Texas Pan America Day of Percussion
- “College Percussion Techniques”
•2004- Lincoln High School- Lincoln, AR w/ Trevor Bessner
- Prairie Grove High School- Prairie Grove, AR w/Trevor Bessner
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Stand-Out Student Credits
- Jonathan Leal
•2008 Acceptance- University of North Texas
•2006-2008 Revolution Drum & Bugle Corps snare (2008 Section Leader)
•2007 Percussive Arts Society International Convention,
High School Snare Drum Competition- 5th place
•2007 DCI I&E Snare Solo- 2nd place
•2006 DCI I&E Snare Solo- 4th place
•2006 Percussive Arts Society International Convention,
High School Snare Drum Competition- 1st place
•2005 Percussive Arts Society International Convention,
High School Snare Drum Competition- 1st place
•2005 South Texas Snare Champion
•2004 PASIC H.S. Snare competition- 10th place, Rudiment- 1st place
- Randy Briggs
•2008 Acceptance- Middle Tennessee State University
•2007 Percussion Arts Society International Convention,
College Tenor Drum Competition- 1st place
•2006 Percussion Arts Society International Convention,
College Tenor Drum Competition- 2nd place
•2005 Percussive Arts Society International Convention,
High School Tenor Drum Competition- 1st place.
•2005 National American Music Merchant’s Fastest Drummer- 1st place
•2004 Memphis Sound Drum & Bugle Corps tenor
•2004 DCI Individual Tenor- 6th place
•2004 DCI Fastest Drummer Competition- 1st place.
- Student Acceptances
•Arkansas Tech University
•Blue Coats Drum and Bulge Corps
•Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps
•Georgia Tech
•Kansas University
•Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps
•Middle Tennessee State University
•Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps
•Oklahoma State University
•Southwest Oklahoma State
•University of Arkansas
•University of Central Arkansas
•University of North Texas
•Numerous Arkansas and Texas All-Region, All-State, and All-State Jazz Band recipients
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References
- Niechelle Bielinski, Owner of 26-Music Studio in Austin, TX
•(512) 266-6823
- Dr. Thomas Burritt, Professor of Percussion- University of Texas at Austin
•(512) 471-0818
- Christopher Deane, Professor of Percussion- University of North Texas
•(940) 565-3714
- Tony Edwards, Austin Symphony Orchestra Principal Timpanist/UT Austin Percussion Professor
•(512) 431-0954
- John Greene, Pipe Band Champion/Austin drum set artist
•(512) 445-4407
- Richard Grimes, Concert Cimbalom Master/Cordis/Axiom Percussion
•(617) 314-9099
- Chalon Ragsdale, Professor of Percussion- University of Arkansas
•(479) 575-5838
- Gary Smith, Drum Sergeant- North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums
•(214) 562-2594
- Dr. Thomas Zirkle, Music Department Head- SCC Forest Park, St. Louis, MO
•(314) 644-9769
Previous Percussion Instructors/Associates
- Bob Becker, Nexus Percussion Group
- Andrew Beall, Lion King/American Symphony/Axiom Percussion
- Dr. Lonnie Benoit, Professor of Percussion- McNeese University
- Lemar Burkhalter, Percussion One/Trommel Percussion Group
- Michael Burritt, Professor of Percussion- Eastman School of Music
- Dr. Thomas Burritt, Professor of Percussion- University of Texas
- Christopher Deane, Professor of Percussion- University of North Texas
- Tyler Dempsey, Georgetown High School, Austin, TX
- Chris Doolittle, owner PCI Productions
- Tony Edwards, Professor of Percussion- University of Texas, Austin Symphony Orchestra
- Anthony Falcone, Associate Director of Bands- University of Nebraska
- Jon Fisher- Pipe Band Champion and drum set artist
- John Greene, Pipe Band Champion and drum set artist
- Richard Grimes, Concert Cimbalom Mast/Cordis/Axiom Percussion
- Dr. Tom Hasenpflug- Professor of Percussion- Idaho State University
- Matt Henry- Director of Percussion- University of Missouri at St. Louis
- Jim Kilpatrick MBE, Pipe Band Champion- Shotts & Dykehead Caledonian Pipeband
- Sean Lane, creator of “Virtual Drumline”, Siloam Springs High School
- Brian Mason, Professor of Percussion- Morehead University/Santa Clara Vanguard
- Jeff Moore, Professor of Percussion- University of Central Florida
- Jeremy Pratchard, Associate Director of Bands- University of Arkansas
- John Quigg, Pipe Band Champion- City of Washington
- Chalon Ragsdale, Professor of Percussion- University of Arkansas
- Dr. Mark Ramirez, Professor of Percussion- University of Texas Pan American
- Tom Robinson, Pipe Band Champion, American Bagpipes
- Dr. Sonia Seaman- Middle Eastern Studies- University of Texas
- Dr. Steven Slawek, Ethnomusicology- University of Texas
- Leigh Howard Stevens, Malletech/KP3/Keboard Productions
- Gordon Stout, Malletech/Professor of Percussion- Ithaca University
- Kevin Tabb, Memphis Sound, Houston High School
- Dr. Blake Tyson, Professor of Percussion- University of Central Arkansas
- She-E Wu, Professor of Percussion- Director of Percussion- Northwestern University
- Dr. Thomas Zirkle- Music Department Head- St. Louis Community College at St. Louis
With experience in many different musical communities, Michael is active in performance, private student and public teaching, writing, consulting, product design, artist management, and as a clinician. Currently, Mr. Eagle operates out of New York City, NY where he is a music instructor for the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development serving as the Drum Sergeant for the NYU Pipe & Drums. Michael is the owner of Eagle Artist Management which organizes several of his performing groups including Axiom Percussion, Metro Line: The East Coast All-Star Drumline, and Formal Marimba. Mr. Eagle is the also the president Eagle Made Products, a unique percussion product distributor; and Landspeed Artist Management, acting as operations manager for the instrumental rock group Cordis (www.cordismusic.com). In addition, Michael is a partner and product designer for Beall Percussion Specialties (www.beallpercussion.com).
Mr. Eagle received his MM in Percussion Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. While at UT he studied with Dr. Thomas Burritt and Tony Edwards, instructed the Longhorn Band Drumline in 2005, performed principal timpanist duties for the 2006 Debussy Congress, directed the percussion section for Bereket: the UT Middle Eastern Ensemble, and was part of the UT Percussion Ensemble, the winner of the 2006 PASIC Collegiate Percussion Ensemble competition. While in Austin, Mr. Eagle also studied Scottish snare drumming with Jon Greene and performed with the North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums from Dallas, TX, Celtic Rock group Scottish Mayhem, traditional Irish group Bad Shiner, Percussion Theater group The Procrastinators, and Austin singer/songwriter Kalia Earsley.
Michael received his Bachelors in Music Education with emphasis in performance and composition from the University of Arkansas. At Arkansas he studied under Chalon Ragsdale and was part of the Wind Symphony that toured the east coast including a performance at the illustrious Carnegie Hall. Mr. Eagle also orchestrated two original productions that were presented as his student recitals: Words Unspoken and Uneven Souls. Both shows are of original concepts fusing many different facets of art including dance, poetry, and popular percussive works. In the summer of 2003, Michael participated in the 24th annual Leigh Howard Stevens marimba seminar in Asbury Park, N.J where he studied marimba performance with world-renowned marimbists She-E Wu and Leigh Howard Stevens.
As an educator, Mr. Eagle has taught or performed in master classes and clinics for dozens of public schools and colleges in 6 different states. His students have received individual and group awards from the local to national levels. He has given performance and lecture clinics at the University of Texas, UT Pan-American, Southwestern University, the University of Missouri at St. Louis, and SCC Forest Park. Upon receiving his Bachelors, he taught at Alma High School in Alma, AR where he began the Alma Percussion Ensemble Groups and co-founded River-Valley Regiment winter drumline. Mr. Eagle then moved to south Texas and served as the Percussion Director for the Edcouch-Elsa School District (XV-AAAA) in Edcouch, TX where his group and individual soloists were undefeated in Winter Drumline competitions. Michael’s drumline experiences include marching for Magic of Orlando in 2000 and for Phantom Regiment in 2001 and 2002. As a snare soloist, Michael finished in the top 10 at DCM, DCI, and PASIC competitions while winning the rudiment caption at PASIC in 2001 and 2002. In 2004 Mr. Eagle also served on the Memphis Sound Drum Corps staff as the tenor drum and drumline visual technician.
An avid promoter of the Celtic arts, Michael has studied pipe band drumming since 2000 receiving instruction from such top players as Jim Kilpatrick, John Fisher, Eric Ward, Reid Maxwell, Tom Robinson, and Jon Greene. Eagle is the 3-time EUSPBA Southwest Branch Grade II Snare Champion and currently competes in the open-class category. After a 4-year run with the North Texas Caledonians from Dallas, TX, he joined the Grade II Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band from Niagara Falls, ONT in 2007. The band performed consistently in 07, including top performances at the North American Championships in Maxville, Canada and the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Michael’s next venture to Scotland and ‘The Worlds’ was with the Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums from Austin, TX in 2008.
Along with writing scores for numerous drumlines, Michael is a novice composer creating original works and arrangements for various percussion instruments. Some of his works for marimba and various percussion can be purchased through Bachovich Publications and performed by Axiom Percussion. He is currently working on a compilation of movements from different Beethoven Piano Sonatas arranged for solo marimba. Mr. Eagle has also written several percussion theater skits including an original bit for Canada’s Tartan Terrors.
Michael is an active member of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), Texas Music Educators (TMEA), Pipe Band Society of Ontario (PBSO), and the Beethoven Society. He is a sponsored educator/artist for Innovative Percussion, Tree Works Percussion, Sticktape.com, and Beall Percussion Specialties. Please visit www.michaeleagle.com for more information.
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