Mr. Langlois

Mr. Langlois

  • Hello! My name is Matt Langlois and I am the high school director of bands at Lakewood Public Schools. I am originally from Coopersville, Michigan where I spent my formative years discovering my love of music.

    Before coming to Lakewood, I was the K-12 music teacher at another school near Kalamazoo called Mendon for 2 years. Before that, I attended GVSU where I got my Bachelor’s Degree in Music education with Tuba Performance Honors. During my time there, I played in a number of music ensembles, like marching band, pep band, orchestra, and brass quintets. I also performed at Carnegie Hall back in 2019 (a bucket list item of mine!) where I played with a collegiate level honors band. I performed in the GVSU Wind Ensemble all four years and we recorded an  album called “Under Western Skies” that you can find on Spotify! After college, some fellow tuba friends and I created a polka tuba quartet called the “Bierkeller Boys Oompah Band” where we played German music in Grand Rapids, Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Louis, and even as far as Denver. We also have an album called “Dive In” on Spotify. 

    When I am not teaching, I am often doing other nerdy things like playing video games, watching Gordon Ramsay shows, and even reading sometimes. I enjoy all things music, especially musical theater. I have a dream to one day perform in a show, but I have been too chicken to actually do it yet… but I love to watch and listen to shows! 

    When I was in about 8th grade, I discovered that I wanted to be a musician and that I loved working with younger people. From there, I made it my life’s goal to be a band director and be the best musician I could be. It is a great privilege to be your band director, and you guys have made my dreams a reality. Thank you, Lakewood band family!