Phil mattson biography

Phil Matson

Australian rules footballer and coach

Australian rules footballer

Phil Matson

Phil Matson circa 1923

Full name Phillip Henry Matson
Date of birth(1884-10-22)22 October 1884
Place of birthPort Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death 13 June 1928(1928-06-13) (aged 43)
Place of deathPerth, Western Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Utility
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1904West Perth 1 (0)
1904–05South Bunbury
1906–08Boulder City
1909–10Sturt 24 (13)
1911North Fremantle 13
1912–17Subiaco 79 (70)
1918–23East Perth 35 (35)
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
1908, 1911, 1914Western Australia 10
1909–10South Australia 4
Total14
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
1913–14Subiaco
1918–24, 1926–28East Perth
1923, 1926–27Western Australia
1925Castlemaine

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.

2 Representative statistics correct as of 1914.

3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1928.

VoicesIowa : Without A Song - Tribute To Hoagy Carmichael

Review: Renowned jazz educator Phil Mattson's sure touch is everywhere on "Without A Song;" all the arrangements are his, and he produces and plays light piano on the CD (bass and drums are also included on some cuts). Mattson protegees VoicesIowa, students or alumni of prestigious Southwestern Community College's School for Music Vocations (4 men, 2 women) have a bright, effortless sound that invites comparison with the Real Group and The Idea of North. Technically there are just 5 cuts on the CD, but on the first cut, for instance, a sleepy "Without A Song," segues into a scattish "The Song Is You," continues with a sweetly jazzy "You Are The Sunshine of My Life before returning to an upbeat "Without A Song" refrain; and cut 4, "A Hoagy Carmichael Tribute," includes the lightly accompanied "The Nearness of You," "Heart and Soul," "I Get Along Without You Very Well," "Georgia On My Mind," "Ole Buttermilk Sky," "Stardust," "Lazybones," "Two Sleepy People," "Skylark" and "Lazy River." Two a cappella tunes, "Alfie" and t

Mattson leaves a legacy of fine musicianship at SWCC

Phil Mattson was already considered an innovator in the music industry when he changed the way the music was taught at Southwestern Community College.

When Mattson started his career at SWCC in 1991, the school had a traditional program which prepared students to transfer to a four-year program.

Known as the “School for Music Vocations”, Mattson’s new program was unique in the field of music education because it was a career and technical program, meaning students who graduated were prepared to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation.

“There was a program at SWCC that was a very good music program led by Dick Baumann back in the day,” said SWCC music instructor Jeremy Fox. “It’s not that it became a better music program, but it became a very different music program when Phil arrived.”

Mattson retired from teaching in 2008

“We have been fortunate over the years since Phil’s retirement to have strong leadership for the program through Jeremy Fox, Lucas Mattson, Jason Smith and other,” said SWCC president Barbara Crit

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