Matthew Myers

Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Choral Activities

Matthew Myers serves as associate director of choral activities and assistant professor of choral music education at WSU. He conducts the University Singers and Treble Choir and teaches courses in music education methods, choral conducting, and voice pedagogy.

He earned his DMA in choral conducting at Louisiana State University, his master’s degree in choral conducting at Northern Arizona University, and his bachelor’s degree in vocal performance and music education at Luther College. After completing his degree at Luther, he taught grades 6-12 choir at The American International School of Muscat in Oman. For the following five years, he worked as director of choirs and musical theatre at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford, Illinois. In addition to conducting five choirs, he taught AP music theory, class piano, and critical thinking and coordinated a middle school choral program at four of Boylan’s constituent grade schools.

Myers has served as conductor of the NAU Vox Montes and Chamber Singers, the LSU Chamber Singers, the Master Chorale of Flagstaff, and the Flagstaff Youth Chorale and has held church music positions in Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, and Alabama. Prior to his time at WSU, Matthew Myers taught at the University of Alabama, where he conducted two choirs and taught courses in music appreciation, choral literature, vocal pedagogy, and diction.

Myers serves as Artistic Director of the Palouse Choral Society and co-host of the Choir Fam Podcast. He sings professionally with the Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers and Male Ensemble Northwest. He serves the American Choral Directors Association as the Northwest ACDA Regional Membership Chair and as a member of the Washington ACDA Diversity Initiatives Committee.

He is a frequent choral clinician, guest conductor, presenter, and adjudicator. He has conducted the WSU Treble Choir in performance at Northwest NAfME in Bellevue, WA, in February 2023, and the Palouse Choral Society at Northwest NAfME in Spokane, WA, in February 2025. He conducted the Idaho Middle School All-State Choir in 2023 and had his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall leading a performance of Bach’s Magnificat in June 2025. He has led singers in international performances through the Classical Musical Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria, and Washington Ambassadors of Music tours in London, England; Paris, France; Crans-Montana, Switzerland; Rothenburg, Germany, and Bad Hofgastein, Austria.

Conference Presentations
Setting the Tone: Voice Placement for Choirs (with Dean Luethi)
2025 ACDA National Conference, Dallas, Texas
2025 CMS National Conference, Spokane, Washington
2025 Idaho Music Educators Association Conference, Lewiston, Idaho
2024 Washington Music Educators Association Conference, Yakima, Washington
2023 NAfME Northwest Conference, Bellevue, Washington

Breaking the Ice: Building Respectful Culture in the School Choral Program
2025 Idaho Music Educators Association Conference, Lewiston, Idaho
2024 ACDA Midwestern Conference, Omaha, Nebraska (with Sara Bray)
2024 ACDA Northwest Conference, Spokane, Washington
2024 Washington Music Educators Association Conference, Yakima, Washington
2023 NAfME Northwest Conference, Bellevue, Washington
2022 NAfME National Conference, National Harbor, Maryland (with Sara Bray)

One Voice: Vocal Pedagogy Concepts for Solo and Choral Singing (with Alisa Toy)
2026 ACDA Northwestern Conference, Tacoma, Washington
2025 Idaho Music Educators Association Conference, Lewiston, Idaho

Choral Music and Storytelling: Building Engagement Through Program Flow (with Raul Dominguez)
2025 NAfME Northwest Conference, Spokane, Washington
2024 ACDA Southwest Conference, Denver, Colorado
2024 GALA Choruses Spring Webinar Series

Choral Chameleons: Adjusting Vocal Technique for Various Styles
2022 Washington Music Educators Association Conference, Yakima, Washington
2022 Idaho Music Educators Association Conference, Nampa, Idaho

Authentic Assessment: Invigorating Choral Pedagogy Using National Standards
2022 Washington Music Educators Association Conference, Yakima, Washington
2022 Idaho Music Educators Association Conference, Nampa, Idaho