ABOUT NPS MUSIC & SOUND
NPS Music & Sound is the independent studio of Nathaniel (Nate) Stottlemyer, a broadly experienced technology and music educator, composer, and producer.
Educator | Composer | ProducerNATHANIEL STOTTLEMYERNathaniel Stottlemyer (DMA Candidate, Music Education, Boston University; MA, Ethnomusicology, Liberty University; BM, Orchestral Percussion, The Catholic University of America; Professional Certificate, Studio Production, Berklee College of Music) established NPS Music & Sound as a means to facilitate musical creativity for both himself and his students. His interests lay on the convergence of programming and music. Mr. Stottlemyer's projects include his hybrid computer music builds and the electronic musical experimentations of Der Stahlwald. He provides his students with exceptional individualized instruction in computer music, composition, piano, and percussion.
Mr. Stottlemyer is a knowledgeable and engaging educator, facilitating student creativity as a secondary-level computer science and music teacher at Collegium Charter School in Exton, PA, and clinical educator cooperating with the University of Delaware, West Chester University, and Towson University. During his career, Mr. Stottlemyer has concertized with Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed artists, including: Jenny Oaks Baker, Rachid Halihal, José Antonio Almeida Prado, and Luis Garay, among others. He's presented on music technology and world music throughout the United States, including sessions at the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Annual Conference (2020), Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA) Fall Conference (2013), New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) Summer Workshop (2010), and Dupage Clinic (2010). He's composed 14 chamber works and recorded 1 solo album of experimental electronic music titled Corkscrew under the moniker, Der Stahlwald. Mr. Stottlemyer is an elected member of the American Society for Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), in addition to being an active member of the CSTA, TI:ME, Sabian Education Network and the D’Addario Education Collective. Create Digital Music called his students' compositions “M-nus grade”, referencing the Berlin-based electronic music label (2018). In 2017, Mr. Stottlemyer was recognized by the MMEA for having “inspired the creative potential of students who submitted works for evaluation” to MMEA’s Young Composer Project. |
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TESTIMONIALS
"I was consistently impressed by Nate’s passion for world music, his desire to learn about and share about diverse cultures through their music, and his depth of knowledge of music technology."
-Angela Adams, President, Maryland Music Educators Association
"Mr. Stottlemyer is an outstanding musician and has wide and diverse expertise in music education."
-Henry Pearlberg, President, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
"Nate was a great drum set/percussion teacher for me in high school. He understood how to teach the material to me and was patient while I figured it out. Every lesson was very enjoyable and I looked forward to lessons every weekend."
-Wesley Greer, Independent percussionist and past student
-Angela Adams, President, Maryland Music Educators Association
"Mr. Stottlemyer is an outstanding musician and has wide and diverse expertise in music education."
-Henry Pearlberg, President, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
"Nate was a great drum set/percussion teacher for me in high school. He understood how to teach the material to me and was patient while I figured it out. Every lesson was very enjoyable and I looked forward to lessons every weekend."
-Wesley Greer, Independent percussionist and past student
