Feeling the second-semester slump? Join experienced music educators who work with students in kindergarten through fifth grade for a session packed with student-tested activities designed to re-energize your classroom. Participants will leave with practical, adaptable lessons and strategies that have been successfully used with students to keep learning both meaningful and engaging through the remainder of the school year.
Christy Bock is an elementary music educator with twenty-six years of experience in Knox County Schools. She is fully certified in Orff-Schulwerk and has been active in music education leadership at both the local and state levels. Bock is involved in local chapters of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the East Tennessee General Music Association.
Emily Knight teaches elementary music in Camden, Tennessee, and has sixteen years of experience as an elementary music educator. She is fully certified in Orff-Schulwerk and is a founding member and past president of the Quad State Orff Chapter. Knight holds a bachelor’s degree from Webster University and a master’s degree from Kent State University. She frequently presents for Orff chapters around the nation.
Abbi Miller is in her eighth year of teaching elementary music and currently teaches in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She is fully certified in Orff-Schulwerk and is working toward Kodály certification. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University, a master’s degree from Anderson University, and an education specialist degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of West Florida.