MICHAEL R.

CLEMENT
130 East 1500 South Bountiful, Utah 84010
(801) 295-0546 Home (801) 600-4593 Cellular

Highly motivated, hardworking high school student with extensive piano

performance experience. Seeking employment as classical pianist, jazz
pianist, or studio musician.
EDUCATION
B.A. Jazz Studies; B.A. Piano Performance
University of North Texas School of Music, Denton, Texas 2012-2013
- Recipient of the following scholarships: The Eastman Piano
Scholarship, the UNT Jazz Piano Scholarship, the UNT Regents
Scholarship and the UNT Distinguished Freshman Scholarship
- Pianist for the UNT 5 Oclock Lab Band
Woods Cross High School, Woods Cross, Utah Graduated May 2012
- Graduated with a 3.99 Cumulative GPA (4 Point Scale)
- 5/5 on the following AP exams: BC Calculus, American History,
Music Theory, and Physics B
- 4/5 on the following AP exams: English Literature, English
Language
- 31/36 ACT Score
ACCLIMATION
- 2-Time Winner of the University of Utah SummerArts Piano
Competition with 1st in Performance, Music Theory, Quick Study and
Teaching
- Deseret News Sterling Scholar Competition 2nd Place Winner
(2012)
-Winner of Soloist Awards at the Peaks Jazz Festival (2011-2012)
and UMEA State Jazz Festivals (2010-2012) for Outstanding Jazz
Piano Solos
-1st Place Winner of the Weber State University Piano Competition
(2010)
-Utah All-State Jazz Band Pianist (2011)
- Utah Division MTNA Piano Competition Finalist (2012)
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
-Hired at the following venues as a solo pianist: The Joseph Smith
Memorial Building, The Roof Restaurant (JSMB), The Eaglewood Golf
Course Clubhouse, etc.
-Hired at the following venues as part of the Michael Clement Piano
Trio: The Eaglewood Golf Course Clubhouse, The Blue Lemon
Restaurant and Reception Center, and for various other wedding
receptions and parties.
-Played in the March 2013 CES General Fireside, accompanying a
150-piece choir
-Pianist for the Crescent Octet (2011-2012)
LEADERSHIP
-Jazz Band President, Percussion President, and Student Wind
Ensemble Conductor at Woods Cross High School (2010-2012)

REFERENCES
Lenora Brown
Dr. Michael Huf
Dr. Steven Harlos

Adjunct Professor of Music, University of Utah (801)

936-5333
(Current Private Piano Teacher)
Professor of Music, Utah State University
(801) 2958570
UNT Keyboard Department Director
(940) 5653728