Morgan Decker 
E-mail: deckeml@bgsu.edu, deckerml196@potsdam.edu, morgan_decker@yahoo.com 
Phone: 845 775 9803 

EDUCATION 
Minisink Valley High School, Slate Hill NY:​ September 2008 - June 22 2012  
Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors 
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam NY​:​ ​August 2012 - May 21 2016 
BM Music Education 
BM Music Performance 
● Minor: Theatre Studies 
● Concentration: Band Track 
● Concentration: Music in Special Education 
● Concentration: General Honors Program 
● Concentration: Trombone 
Summa Cum Laude  
GPA: 3.90 
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH: ​August 2016 - May 4 2018 
MM Instrumental Music Education 
GPA: 4.0 

WORK EXPERIENCE 
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 
● Graduate Assistant: Music Education 
● Band Director: St Patrick of Heatherdowns 
● Administrator/Conductor/Teaching Coach - Academy Band Program 
Chartwells, Bowling Green OH 
● Hostess: Black Swamp Pub and Bistro: August 2017 - May 2018 

St. Patrick of Heatherdowns School, Toledo OH 

● Band Director: August 2016 - May 2018: Teach band to students in grades 5-8  

Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam NY  

● Stage Manager: April 2014 - May 2016: prepare for concerts, building and stage maintenance  

SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam NY 

● TRiO Student Support Services Tutor: August 2013 - May 2016: Music Theory I, II Aural Skills I, II 

Port Jervis City School District, Port Jervis NY  

● Substitute Teacher: March 2014 - 2016 

● Substitute Cleaner: May 2013 - 2016: cleaning classrooms, organizing and moving furniture 
● Summer Laborer: June 2012 - 2016: building projects, outside manual labor/maintenance 
 

 
 
 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

St. Patrick of Heatherdowns School, Toledo, OH 

● August 2016 - May 2018: Band Director: Teach band to students in grades 5-8  

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH   

● August 2016 - May 2018: Academy Band Outreach Program: Administrator, Assistant Conductor, 
Sectional Coach, Teacher Coach for Middle School and High School Academy Bands 
● Spring 2018: Music Plus Program: Trombone Instructor - Grades 8 - 12 

Perrysburg High School, Perrysburg, OH 

● Spring 2018: Symphonic Band - 9th Grade 

Hull Prairie Intermediate School, Perrysburg, OH 

● Spring 2018: Beginning Band - 5th and 6th Grade 
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Toledo OH 
● Music Theory Instructor/Assistant Musical Director/Percussionist: June 26 - 30, 2017 
St. Mary’s School, Canton NY 
● Fall 2014: General Music: Kindergarten - 1st Grade 
● Spring 2015: Instrumental Music: 5th and 6th Grade Band 
Homeschool: ​Spring 2015: 5th and 6th Grade Band 
Brasher Falls Central School District, Brasher Falls NY 
● Student Teaching: Band 5 - 12: September - October 2015: Sponsor Teacher: Jamie LaBarge 
Potsdam Central School District, Potsdam NY 
● Student Teaching: Band 4 - 12: November - December 2015: Sponsor Teacher: Jill Rubio 
● Music in Special Education Practicum: Spring 2015: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade  
● Music in Special Education Practicum: Spring 2016: Grades 11 - 12 
Minisink Valley High School, Slate Hill NY:  
● Musical Director ​2010: ​The Matchmaker 
● Assistant Musical Director:​ ​2011: ​The Wiz ​2012: ​How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 
Different Stages Drama Club:​ ​Musical Director/ Conductor: ​ ​2012:​ Seussical, Jr. 

Private Lessons: ​2011 - PRESENT: all instruments, specializing in brass 

COLLEGE INVOLVEMENT 
Bowling Green Trombone Choir: ​Spring 2018 
Bowling Green Philharmonia: ​Spring 2017 
Bowling Green Afro-Caribbean Ensemble: ​Trombonist/Vocalist: Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018 
BGSU Middle School Honor Band Festival: ​Ensemble Chair: November 2016, May 2018 
BGSU High School Honor Band Festival: ​Ensemble Chair/Adjudicator: Jan. 2017, November 2017 
Crane Student Association: ​Music Education Representative: Spring 2014 
National Association for Music Educators (NAfME) Chapter 3: ​Treasurer 2013 - 2015 
Potsdam Pep Band:​ Founder, Vice President (2013-4), President/Conductor (2014-5): 2012 - 2016 
Crane Opera Ensemble:​ Assistant Stage Manager 
 
 

​ Spring 2013​: Mozart: ​The Impresario, ​Rossini: ​Il Signor Bruschino ​Fall 2013:​ ​Ragtime: The Musical 
After School Creative Arts Program:​ Stage Manager 
Crane Wind Ensemble: ​Spring 2016 
Crane Concert Band: ​Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015- Principal 
Crane Symphonic Band:​ Spring 2013, Fall 2014 - Principal 
Crane Jazz Ensemble:​ Spring 2016 
Crane Jazz Band: ​Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015 
Crane Trombone Ensemble: ​Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015 
Crane Brass Quintet:​ Spring 2013, Spring 2014 

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 
Room for Seconds: ​Secondary Instrument Ensemble: Conductor/Alto Saxophone: Spring 2018 
Eastwood High School:​ Pit Orchestra: Trombone 
2​018​: ​Crazy for You 
Highland Stage Company:​ Pit Orchestra: Trombone 
​2010​: ​Gypsy ​2011​: ​Hairspray ​2012​: ​Oklahoma! ​2013​: ​Anything Goes   
2014​: ​Thoroughly Modern Millie 2016​: ​Damn Yankees 
Different Stages Drama:​ ​Musical Director/ Conductor: ​ ​2012:​ Seussical, Jr. 
Orange County Music Educators Association Summer Music Institute:  
College Student Assistant: Summer 2012 - 2015 
Clarkson Theatre Company:​ Pit Orchestra: Trombone: ​ 2012: ​Once Upon a Mattress 
New York Swing Exchange:​ Substitute Trombone 
Northern Symphonic Winds: ​Trombone: February 2016 
Souza Scholarship Program: ​Pit Orchestra: Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba 
​2013​: ​The Mystery of Edwin Drood ​2014​: ​How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 
Trombone/ Euphonium Seminar with Paul Bellino, Jack Schatz, and Brad Ward:​ 2014, 2015 
Masterclass: George Curran:​ Bass Trombonist: NY Philharmonic: December 2014 
Masterclass: Dr. Charles Hopkins:​ Trombonist: Phoenix Symphony: October 2014 
Masterclass: George Father: ​ Trombonist/Staff Arranger of United States Air Force Band: December 2014 
Masterclass: Joseph Alessi: ​Principal Trombonist NY Philharmonic: February 2016 
Skidmore Brass Festival: ​Skidmore College: February 2016 
Clinic with Composer Eric Whitacre:​ April 2010 
Crane School of Music: Music Education Symposium:​ September 2012 
Dr. Millard and Ruth Harmon Student Leadership Conference:​ August 2014 
Dalcroze Eurhythmics Workshop with Dr. David Frego:​ November 2014 
Introduction to Orff Workshop with Dr. Lonel Woods:​ April 2015 
Teacher Education Student Association (TESA) Conference: ​April 2015 
“Classroom Management: Creating Positive Environments for Learning” with Phil Greco: ​April 2015 
St. Lawrence County Music Educators’ Association Staff Development Day:​ October 2015 
 
 

Ohio Music Educator’s Association Workshop: ​March 2018 

Minisink Valley High School:​ Pit Orchestra: Trombone 
​2009​: ​State Fair ​2009​: ​The Apple Tree ​2010​: ​All Shook Up! ​2011​: ​The Wiz! 
2012​: ​How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying  

AWARDS and HONORS 

Pi Kappa Lambda: ​Music National Honor Society: Inducted May 2016 
SUNY Potsdam Center for Diversity Heritage Award for Scholarship: ​May 2016 
Certificate of Merit: ​Crane School of Music: May 2016 
Phi Kappa Phi:​ National Honor Society: Inducted Spring 2015 
Alpha Psi Omega: ​National Theatre Honor Society: Inducted Spring 2014 
Phi Eta Sigma:​ National Honor Society: Inducted Spring 2013 
John Philip Sousa Band Award: ​June 2012 
Teddy Harden Spirit Award: ​June 2012 
Caitlin Hammaren Memorial Foundation and Arts Institute Award: ​June 2012 
Josephine Giacco Memorial Music Award: ​June 2012