Matthew Hanne

Matthew is Assistant Professor of Music Education at California State University - Bakersfield, where he teaches courses related to music education and voice. He previously served as the Director of Fine Arts at The Independent School and was on the faculty of Newman University, both in Wichita, KS. He currently serves as the Archivist for the Organization of American Kodály Educators. 

Matthew completed three summers of training at the International Kodály Seminar in Kecskemét, Hungary, studying with Peter Erdei, László Nemes, and Árpád Tőth. Matthew earned his Kodály certification through OAKE at Wichita State University, and has taught solfege, conducting, pedagogy, and materials Kansas, California, Kentucky, and Missouri. 

Matthew has presented workshops and clinics related to choral music and the Kodály philosophy at the California All-State Music Conference, NAfME National Conference, and multiple OAKE National conferences. Matthew is an active adjudicator and guest conductor throughout the state and he has been published in The Kodály Envoy, and Hungarian Cultural Studies.