Mike's Music Studio

Assistant Professor of Piano and Theory at Limestone University

DMA, Piano Performance, North Dakota State University

Master of Music in Theory Pedagogy, North Dakota State University

Master of Music, Piano Performance, Boise State University

Dr. Michael Langer is Assistant Professor of Piano and Theory at Limestone University in Gaffney, SC, where he teaches Applied Piano, Music Theory, Aural Skills, History, and Class Piano, and serves as accompanist for student and faculty recitals and ensembles.

Previous to moving to South Carolina, he lived in Bismarck, ND, where he taught at the University of Mary, North Dakota State University, Bismarck State College, and Dickinson State University. At these institutions, Michael taught Applied Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Class Piano, Theory, Music Appreciation, directed Jazz Ensembles, and served as accompanist. He has presented piano master classes at Dickinson State University and the University of North Dakota and taught at International Music Camp on the border of North Dakota and Manitoba.

In 2007, Langer completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Performance at the University of Mary in Bismarck. In 2010, he received his Master of Music degree in Piano Performance at Boise State University in Idaho, studying with Dr. Mark Hansen. At BSU, he served as assistant director of the Marching Band and performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 3 with the BSU Symphony Orchestra. He went on to win a national audition to perform a solo recital in McCall, Idaho. He earned a DMA in Piano Performance and a second Masters in Music Theory Pedagogy at North Dakota State University where he studied with Dr. Tyler Wottrich.

Leading a diverse concert life, Michael has worked as percussionist and pianist with theater, opera, dance companies, orchestras, jazz combos, and touring ensembles in Boise and Bismarck. Notable performances include Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 1 with the Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra and Schumann’s Piano Quintet with the Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet. He has directed music at many Lutheran and Catholic churches. He served as President-Elect for the North Dakota Music Teachers Association and presented on the piano music of John Adams at the 2016 NDMTA state conference. He is currently a member of SCMTA and has been invited to present at the NCMTA 2023 state conference. He was invited to present a lecture-recital on the piano music of Frederic Rzewski at the 2023 CMS Great Lakes Conference. His students have won competitions at both local and regional levels. A composer in his spare time, Michael’s choral works have been premiered by the BSC Concert Choir and the vocal group Inspirare. He was commissioned by NDTMA to write a piece for the 2018 state conference, resulting in a multi-media work for piano, video, and recorded audio.