Draft:Richard Meyer (composer)
| Submission declined on 27 May 2024 by Iwaqarhashmi (talk). This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
Richard Meyer | |
|---|---|
 Meyer in 2019 | |
| Born | June 22, 1957 |
| Education | California State University (CSU) |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, conductor |
| Spouse | Rose Meyer |
Richard Meyer (born June 22, 1957) is an American teacher, strings editor, and best selling musical composer. Many of his 190 compositions[1] are a part of musical curricula from around the world, which are frequently performed by high school and middle school orchestras.
Education
Richard Meyer was born in Santa Monica, CA[2]. He received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from California State University, Los Angeles in 1980[2][3]. After that, he went on to teach in the Pasadena Unified School District and remained there for 12 years.
Compositions
Richard Meyer has made many compositions, of which some notable ones are listed below:
- Dragonhunter
- Sahara Crossing
- Night Shift
- Moonlight Tango
A lot of his works are for string orchestra, at beginner to intermediate level, however he does have some repertoire for wind instruments. This is why his works are so often used in school orchestras. His works usually utilize the notes from a particular scale, making them simple to play, but mature sounding.
- ^ "Richard Meyer". Alfred Music. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "Richard Meyer". Wind Repertory Project. Retrieved 5/27/24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "Richard Meyer | composer / arranger". HeBu Musikverlag GmbH. Retrieved 5/27/24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)
- AfC submissions declined as lacking reliable third-party sources
- Declined AfC submissions
- AfC submissions by date/27 May 2024
- Draft articles on biographies
- Draft articles on music
- AfC submissions on living persons
- Content moved from mainspace to draftspace from May 2024
- All content moved from mainspace to draftspace
- CS1 errors: dates