Resume
Michael Gene Hayden,
2014 California Teacher of the Year
Educational History
1975-1979 Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, BME in Voice, May 1979
1981-1982 Oakland University, Rochester MI, 16 hours graduate credit in Choral Conducting
1982-1983 Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, MM Choral Conducting, May 1983
1988-1989 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, All coursework/recitals/exams completed toward Doctoral of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting. ABD, All But Dissertation
2007 California Teaching Credential, Single Subject: Music
2008 CLAD Certification completed
Teaching History
1979-1981 North Montgomery High School, Crawfordsville, IN Choral Director, Grades 9-12
1998-1999 Delta High School, Muncie, IN Choral Director, Grades 9-12
1999-2000 Pendleton Heights High School, Pendleton, IN Choral Director, Grades 9-12
1982-1983 Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY Graduate Teaching Assistant
1983-1988 Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN Instructor of Music, Tenured
1989-1994 Butler University, Indianapolis, IN Assistant Professor of Music
2007-Current Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, CA, Director of Choirs/ SAS, Student Support
2017 UCLA, University of California Los Angeles, Guest Lecturer, Vocal Techniques Class for Music Education Majors, Spring Quarter
Professional Memberships
1984-Current American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
2015-Current National Association for Music Education, (NAfME)
2007-Current Southern California Vocal Association (SCVA)
1990-Current Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses)
1992-1998 Director on the International Board of Directors GALA Choruses
Awards, Recognition of Teaching
2011 U.S. Presidential Scholar Program Teacher Recognition Award, U.S. Dept. of Education
2013 Teacher of the Year, Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, CA
2013 Teacher of the Year, Manhattan Beach Unified School District
2013 Teacher of the Year, Los Angeles County, One of Sixteen
2013 California Teacher of the Year, Semifinalist
2013 National GRAMMY® Music Educator Award, Nominee
2014 California Teacher of the Year, named by the California Department of Education. Second choral director to be named in the history of the program.
2014 Aria Award for Service to Music Education in the Greater LA Area, presented by Vox Femina, LA
2014 CMEA/Pearson-Silver Burdett Choral Educator Award, honoring excellence in choral education and performance.
2014 GRAMMY GOLD Signature School Award, one of three high schools in the United States to be honored for their outstanding music departments.
2020 Mira Costa Festival Choir has been selected to sing Holy Week in Italy, spring of 2020, which includes a concert in St. Agnes of Agony Cathedral in Rome on Palm Sunday, performances in masses in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Holy Monday, Mass in Florence on Holy Thursday and Mass on Easter Sunday in St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice. We are the first high school or university choir to perform Easter Sunday Mass in St. Mark’s Cathedral.
Conducting Awards and Activities
2009 Conductor of Vocal Ensemble from Mira Costa HS, selected as featured choir in LA Master Chorale’s High School Choral Festival, Walt Disney Concert Hall
2009 Conductor of Vocal Ensemble’s performance for BOHSA’s (Best of High School A Cappella) National Compilation CD, featuring 13 high schools from across the United States
2010 Conductor of Vocal Ensemble which was selected as the first high school choir for Festival of the Aegean, Syros Greece, performing with singers from the University of Corfu as the chorus for the opera, Carmen, and the only USA choir to be selected for a 30-minute solo performance in the Festival’s Sacred Sunset Series
2011 Rehearsal Conductor, SCVA, Southern California Vocal Association-Mixed Honor Choir
2012 Rehearsal Conductor, SCVA, Southern California Vocal Association-Treble Honor Choir
2012 Conductor of Advanced Women’s Chorale of Mira Costa HS, the first high school women’s choir to be featured in concerts with Vox Femina LA, LA’s Women’s Choir
2012 Conductor of all Mira Costa Choirs who participated in Worldstrides National Choral Festival Honor Choir at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, Conductor of Vocal Ensemble as the featured high school choir for the festival
2012 Conductor of Vocal Ensemble of Mira Costa HS, one of three high schools which performed at the American Choral Directors Association, ACDA, Western Division Conference, Reno, NV
2013 Guest Conductor, CMEA Central Honor Choir, California Music Educators Association
2014 Rehearsal Conductor, SCVA, Southern California Vocal Association-Treble Honor Choir
2015 Rehearsal Conductor, SCVA, Southern California Vocal Association-Treble Honor Choir
2015 Conductor of Vocal Ensemble of Mira Costa HS, one of four high schools nationally which performed at the American Choral Directors Association, ACDA National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
2015 Paris/London Mira Costa Festival Choir Tour singing Mass in Notre Dame Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral, and concerts in Canterbury Cathedral, Oxford Christchurch Cathedral, Grosvenor Chapel and St. Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle
2016 Conductor of Mira Costa High School’s Spring Tour with Vocal Ensemble and Advanced Women’s Chorale Tour San Francisco performing at Palo Alto HS, Sonoma State University and St. Mary’s Cathedral
2016 Rehearsal Conductor, SCVA, Southern California Vocal Association-Treble Honor Choir
2017 Rhine River Tour Holy Week Tour with Mira Costa Festival Choir and 100 friends and family with Amawaterways River Cruises. Full Charter Choir tour on the Rhine River singing concerts in Oude Lutherese Kerk, Amsterdam, Cologne Cathedral, Abbey of Hildegarde von Bingen and High Holy Thursday Mass in Strasbourg Cathedral
2018 Guest Conductor, Irvine USD Mixed Honor Choir, Segerstrom Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa
2019 Selected as member of the 200-voice American Choral Directors Association ACDA Legacy Teacher/Professor Chorus to sing at the Legacy Concert at the National Conference in Kansas City, MO
2019 Choral Union, the advanced SSAA choir of Mira Costa High School, is one of eight choirs chosen from forty choirs across the state of California to sing at the first CCDA State Conference (California Choral Directors Association), St. Joseph’s Basilica, San Jose, CA
Professional Development Activities, Presentations
2003 Presenter to The International Workshop, Biarritz, France
2004 Presenter to The International Workshop, Graz, Austria
2009 Master Teacher to university students from USC, CSU Fullerton, CSULB
2010-2013 MBUSD Coordinator for Visual and Performing Arts K-12
1994-2018 Presenter in Master Class Conductor/Attendee, Choral Conductors Retreat, Cannon Beach, Oregon, a summer choral workshop under the direction of Rodney Eichenberger
2011 Presenter to California ACDA Fall In-Service Workshop, SATB Choral Repertoire, CSU Fullerton
2013 Mentor to MBUSD Elementary Choral Teacher, Jeremy Pease
2013 Presenter to CSU Fullerton Student Teacher Seminar
2014 Presenter to CSU Fullerton Student Teacher Seminar
2015 Foreign Expert in the International Training Program at Beijing Institute of Education, Chaoyang Branch, Beijing, China. Taught a weeklong professional development workshop on classroom choral techniques to forty music teachers
2015 Presenter to CSU Fullerton Student Teacher Seminar
2015 Guiding Teacher to Student Teacher, Paul Sielbach, CSU Fullerton
2016 Featured Speaker for StandUp4Music Advocacy Day sponsored by CMEA, Capital Building steps, Sacramento, CA
2016 Presenter to UCLA Music Class, Vocal Techniques for Music Educators
2016 Guiding Teacher to Student Teacher, Kris Ornelas, CSU Fullerton
2016 Presenter for Music Teacher’s Professional Development In-service, San Juan Capistrano School District
2017 Presenter at GALA Symposium Weekend, Palm Springs, CA, Artistic Directors/ Singers Track
2019 Guiding Teacher to Student Teacher, Rosalind Neisinger, UCLA
2019 Guest Conductor, GALA Symposium Choir, GALA Symposium Weekend, Tuscson, AZ, 130-voice LGBTQ Festival Choir
2021-22 CHORALSPACE, International Academy for Choral Arts. One of 38-global faculty teaching online courses to 150 students world-wide, comprised of conductors, teachers and singers.