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2026
October 1-3

​July 6-17

​April 11

​February 11-14
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January 6
2025

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​Research Poster: The Impact of Singing and Purposeful Movement on Music Listening Skills in Fourth Grade Students,"  NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference
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Orff Schulwerk 
Movement and Level 1 Basic instructor, 
Florida State University

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"Better Together: Blending the Approaches," North Texas AOSA

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“Recorder Magic with American Folk Songs,” Texas Music Educators Convention

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“Sound in Motion: Listening, Singing, and Moving in the Elementary Music Classroom,” Royse City ISD
November 12-13


​October 15

​July 20-26

July 7-18

May 7
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March 5-7


​February 17

​February 1
“Dancing Across Borders: Folk Dance in the Elementary Music Classroom,” OAKE Southwest Division, November 12-13, 2025

"Making Cultural Connections: Around the World with Songs, Games, and Dances," McKinney ISD

​Orff Schulwerk Clinician, Bible and Church Conference, Massanetta Springs


Orff Schulwerk Movement and Level 1 Basic instructor, Florida State University

Crandall ISD Choir Festival Clinician​

"Leave the Passport - Take the Recorder!" Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE), Chicago

"Better Together: Blending the Approaches," Rockwall ISD

​Frisco Elementary Honor Choir Clinician
2024
September 21

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​August 1

July 25-27
"Melodies and Tales: Integrating Children's Literature into the Elementary Music Classroom," Green County Oklahoma Orff

"Better Together: Blending the Approaches," Wylie ISD

​“Sing, Play, and Move Toward Scripture Memory,”
Texas Choral Directors Association
​July 8-19
May 14

​April 3
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​February 7-10
Orff Schulwerk Movement and Level 1 Basic instructor, Florida State University
Rockwall ISD Music Fest Clinician

​Crandall ISD Choir Festival clinician


"Better Together: Blending the Approaches," Texas Music Educators Convention
2023
November 2-4


​October 26-28
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​​July 10-21

June 5-16

May 17
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April 12-14

​March 24


​January 26-28
"Leave the Passport--Take the Recorder” American Orff Schulwerk Association National Conference

“World Song! Multicultural Books with Musical Moments” “Better Together: Blending the Approaches” “Leave the Passport—Take the Recorder!” South Dakota MEA
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Orff Schulwerk Movement and Level 1 Basic instructor, Florida State University

Orff Level I Basic instructor, Lee University Orff Course, Cleveland, TN.


Crandall Choir Festival clinician​

​Forney ISD Music Fest clinician

Rockwall ISD Music Fest clinician

Colorado Elementary All-State Choir and Music Educators Conference
2022
November 3-5


October 8

​July 11-22
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June 6-17

June 1

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​May 6

April 29

​April 11-13

March 3-5


February 9-12 
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January 27-29




​January 4

January 3
"Weaving the Schulwerk Through a Story” and “It’s Music to Their Ears!” American Orff Schulwerk Association National Conference

"A Pocketful of Orff Ideas!" Heart of Texas Orff Chapter

​Orff Schulwerk Movement and Level 1 Basic instructor, 
Florida State University

Movement Levels I and III, Lee University Orff Course, Cleveland, TN.

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"Serious Singing, Serious Fun!" and "Using Children's Literature to Teach Melodic Literacy" Lamar Consolidated ISD

"Introduction to Orff Schulwerk," Prosper ISD

​Rockwall ISD Music Fest Clinician, Rockwall, TX

​Forney ISD Music Fest Clinician, Forney, TX

​"Routes to Improvisation and Composition," Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE)

"Routes to Improvisation and Composition," Texas Music Educators Convention (TMEA)


"Let's Journey Around the Globe I and II," "Using Children's Literature to Teach Music Literacy Skills," Colorado Music Educators Association, Colorado Music Educators Association


​"Better Together: Blending the Approaches," Round Rock ISD

"Journey Around the Globe with Recorder!" Northwest ISD

2021
November 6

​October 9

August 11

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August 10

​August 5

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August 4​


​July 6-17


​June 2

​​April 10

​January 5
"Listen Up, Children!" TMEA Region 8

​"Listen Up, Children!" Gulf Coast Orff Chapter
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"Making Cultural Connections: All Around the Globe with Songs, Games, and Dances," Fort Worth ISD

​"Serious Singing...Serious Fun!," Rockwall ISD

"Story Magic! Children's Literature in the Elementary Music Classroom" and "Just Go with It! Improvisation in the Elementary Music Classroom, Irving ISD


"Let’s Start at the Very Beginning! The Kodály Sequence for Teaching Melodic Music Reading," KIPP Texas Public Schools

Orff Schulwerk Movement and Level 1 Basic instructor, Florida State University



​"World Song! Multicultural Books with Musical Moments" 
Region X Fine Arts Summit

"World Song! Multicultural Books with Musical Moments" North Texas AOSA

"Keep Moving Along! Movement Ideas for Self Space" Houston KIPP Texas Public Schools

2020

October 17

​​September 26


August 6​

August 5

​July 13-24

June 29-July 10

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June 21-27

​February 17


​​January 24-25


"World Song! Multicultural Books with Musical Moments," Bill Martin Jr Symposium

“Keep Moving Along! Movement Ideas for Self Space,” Capital Area Orff Chapter


"A Pocketful of Orff Ideas!" Wylie ISD

​"Making Cultural Connections" and "It's Music to Their Ears" Terrell ISD

​Orff Schulwerk Level 1 Basic instructor, Oregon State University  (Cancelled due to COVID-19)


Orff Schulwerk Basic Level I, Movement Level II instructor, University of South Florida (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

Movement Instructor, Blast of Brass Summer Music Conference

​"Using Creative Movement to Teach Rhythm and Meter" and "Making Cultural Connections: All Around the Globe with Songs, Games, and Dance," Richardson ISD

​"Looking Beyond Echo-Singing: Ideas for Introducing Songs," "Spring into Action! Listening Lessons with Movement and Drama," "Singing Games and Dances for Older Children," "Raise Sounds of Joy! Instruments in the Children's Choir Setting," Children's Worship University, Dallas TX

2019

November 11​

​November 1

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​September 7


​August 8-9


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​July 23



​July 18

​June 23-27

​June 6

April 17-18

March 21-22


March 8

March 6-7

Feb 29-March 1

​February 14

January 7

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"Routes to Recorder Improvisation," Garland ISD

"Let's Start at the Very Beginning: The Kodály Sequence for Melodic Music Reading" and "The Soprano Recorder in the Kodály Context," Mission ISD

"Making Cultural Connections: All Around the Globe ​with Songs, Games, and Dance," TMEA Region VIII. 


“It’s Music to Their Ears! Listening Lessons for the Elementary Music Classroom” “Serious Singing, Serious Fun!” “Using Creative Movement to Teach Rhythm and Meter” “”Let’s Start at the Very Beginning,” Killeen ISD

"The Soprano Recorder in the Kodály Context,” “It's Music to Their Ears! Listening Lessons for the Elementary Music Classroom," “Serious Singing...Serious Fun!” Texas Choral Directors Convention

"Serious Singing...Serious Fun!" Forney ISD

 BLAST OF BRASS Chamber Music Camp, movement instructor

​"Serious Singing...Serious Fun!" Arlington ISD

​Forney ISD Elementary Music Fest, clinician
 
“It’s Music to Their Ears! Listening Lessons for the Elementary Music Classroom” and “The Soprano Recorder in the Kodály Context.”  Organization of American Kodály Educators
 
“The Soprano Recorder in the Kodály Context,” West Virginia Music Educators Convention
 
Royse City Elementary Honor Choir, guest conductor
 
Mesquite Elementary Music Festival, guest conductor
 
“Storytelling and Song for Older Elementary Students,” Texas Music Educators Convention
 
“Let’s Start at the Very Beginning” and “Using Creative Movement to Teach Rhythm and Meter” Terrell ISD

2018
November 8


November 1

October 27

June 24-30

April 7

March 1-2

February 1-3


​January 18-20
“It’s Music to Their Ears! Listening Lessons for the Elementary Music Classroom” poster session National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
 
“The Power of Creative Movement in the Music Classroom,” Carrollton/Farmer’s Branch ISD
 
“The Power of Creative Movement in the Music Classroom,” Central Texas AOSA
 
BLAST OF BRASS Chamber Music Camp, movement instructor
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“Sing, Move, and Play with Recorder!” Heart of Texas AOSA
 
Mesquite Elementary Music Festival, guest conductor
 
“Using Children’s Literature to Teach Rhythmic and Melodic Literacy.” Idaho Music Educators Convention
 
“Story Magic!” and “Journey Around the Globe with Recorder!” Alabama Music Educators Association
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