Michael Lee Dean (born in
Dallas, Texas) is an American clarinetist and university professor.
He studied at the
University of Texas at Arlington, the
University of Colorado at Boulder, and
Texas Tech University. He teaches at the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts at
Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...
. He has performed and taught at a number of institutions in the United States and England including the
Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education ...
, the
Eastman School of Music,
California State University Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...
,
California State University Long Beach, and the
University of North Texas. Michael Dean has lectured at the Clarinet Fest, Music Educators National Convention, and the Texas Music Educators National Association clinic and convention. He is the president of the National Association of Collegiate Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI).
Discography
* ''Desertscape: New Music for Clarinet''
* ''Red Mesa Trio,'' LMB Resources, 2000.
Books and articles
* ''Clarinet on Campus''
* ''Preparation and Effort: Tips on Applying John Wooden's Concepts,'' NACWPI Journal, 2009.
* ''Business Masterclass: Applying to Graduate School,'' Windplayer Magazine.
* ''Building ARTC Musicians Approach,'' in the column ''It Works for Me,'' Southwestern Musician.
External links
Michael Dean Home Page
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American clarinetists
Living people
Musicians from Dallas
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Texas at Arlington alumni
University of Colorado Boulder alumni
Texas Tech University alumni
Southeast Missouri State University faculty
21st-century clarinetists