MATC Music Occupations Program - Success Stories - Jeff Schroedl

"The MATC Music Department provided a great environment for taking my music skills to a higher level. The combination of experienced, pro teachers and ambitious students helped push me to become a better all-around musician. I entered the program as a decent guitarist but graduated only two years later with enough ability to work full-time as a music transcriber, performer, and teacher. I always thought I'd have to go on to a music school like Berklee or North Texas State to put myself in a position to be successful with music, but it wasn't necessary. I was hired by Hal Leonard Corporation as a guitar editor shortly after finishing at MATC, and am now Vice President of Pop & Standard Publications."

http://www.halleonard.com/ 

"I've authored several best-selling instructional books, negotiated print deals with artists from Frank Sinatra to Jimi Hendrix, served as Editor-in-Chief of two guitar magazines, played more than 1,000 gigs, recorded several CDs, and written music for a film. I'm also on the Board of the Music Publishers' Association of the United States. Music has been very good to me, and my time at MATC gave me the foundation for my career."

Jeff Schroedl
http://www.alteredfive.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ0SlprxjQM