Matthew Ball holds a B.A. in both Music & History with honors from Oakland University.  He has authored 4 piano transcriptions, is an active performer, and has maintained a successful teaching studio for almost 25 years.  Matthew teaches all ages and levels of study and offers instruction in everything from classical to Boogie-Blues & Traditional Jazz. 

His students have been the recipients of many recognitions, but most prominent are those of two pupils receiving university music scholarships--the first with an award of $10,000 in 2002, and another with an award of over $4,000 in 2006.  More recently, Matthew had two additional students win scholarship awards exceeding $800 to attend the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and a graduating pupil named as a 2010 winner of The  Pontiac-Oakland Symphony Young Artist Competition.

In 2011 Matthew began teaching online with Skype, and by 2012 a young blues & boogie-woogie student of his located in Colorado placed 1st in a 'Stars of Tomorrow' contest, which awarded him financial prizes totaling $2,250, an invitation to perform in a local jazz festival, and a performance and interview appearance on both radio and television. He teaches to people around the globe today, including places like Israel, Malaysia, England, Germany, France, and throughout the entire U.S. and Canada.