Presentation
Upcoming Presentations & Courses
~2025~
January 23-25- Michigan Music Conference (MMC)- MMEA Uke Jam Fest (Grand Rapids, MI)
October TBD- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association (MMOSA)- Winter Is Coming (Lansing, MI)
~2027~
March 6- West Michigan Orff Chapter (WMOC)- TBD (Grand Rapids, MI)
Past Presentations & Courses
~2024~
November 6- Carnegie Hall- Grant Writing For The Music Educator (Online)
November 5- Oakland Schools Election Day Professional Development- Grant Writing For The Music Educator (Bloomfield Twp, MI)
October 5- New Mexico Orff-Schulwerk Assocation (NMOSA)- Back To Basics (Albuquerque, NM)
October 4- Four Corners Orff-Schulwerk Association (FCOSA)- TBD (Farmington, NM)
June 24-28- Anderson University (IN)- Grant Writing For The Music Educator Graduate-Level Course (Online)
April 13- Fox Valley Orff-Schulwerk Chapter (FVOSC)- SPRING Into Spring! Engaging Activities & Games For Post-Spring Break (Sugar Grove, IL)
March 28- Michigan State University Running Start & MSU NAfME- Raising Money For Your Public School Program Panelist (East Lansing, MI)
March 24- Central Michigan University Professionalism in Music Education Conference- Integrating Into Your School As A "Specials" Teacher (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
March 19- Lansing Symphony Orchestra: Lansing Area Teachers Link Up Professional Development: The Orchestra Moves! (Lansing, MI)
March 7-8- Michigan Education Association- Interest-Based Bargaining: It Worked For Us - It Can Work For You Too! (Detroit, MI)
January 25-27- Michigan Music Conference (MMC)- (Grand Rapids, MI)
Session I: Using The Google Platform For Sub Plans
Session II: Uke Can Do It!
~2023~
November 16- Teacher PD- Grant Writing For The Music Educator (Online)
September 27- Central Michigan University NAfME Chapter- Recorder & Ukulele Boot Camp (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
July- Orff-Institut Summer Course- Country Lesson Share (Salzburg, Austria)
June 26-30- Anderson University (IN)- Grant Writing For The Music Educator Graduate-Level Course (Online)
March 18- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association (MMOSA)- SPRING Into Spring! Engaging Activities & Games For Post-Spring Break (Lansing, MI)
March 3- Central Michigan University Teacher Candidate Conference- Music, Art, Gym...Oh My! The World Of "Specials" (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
February 25- Central Michigan University Professionalism in Music Education Conference- Grant Writing for the Music Educator (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
February 14- Michigan State Board of Education (SBE)- Elementary Arts In Our Michigan Schools (Lansing, MI)
February 3- Directors and Representatives of Teacher Education Programs in Michigan (DARTEP)- Region 6 Teacher of the Year Panelist (Online)
January 19-21- Michigan Music Conference (MMC)- Using The Google Platform For Sub Plans (Grand Rapids, MI)
January 5- New Mexico Music Education Association (NMMEA) All State Conference (Albuquerque, NM)
Session I: Grant Writing for the Music Educator
Session II: Recorder Boot Camp
~2022~
November 17- Carnegie Hall's Great Music Teaching Framework Webinar- Inquiry & Agency (Online)
October 27- Meemic's Defeat The Label: Community Conversation On Bullying- Region 6 Teacher of the Year Panelist (Online)
October 13- Center for Leadership & Learning (MEA)- How To Establish & Maintain A Cheap & Easy Website (Online)
October 8- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association (MMOSA)- Back To Basics: Beginning Practices With Instruments, Dance, & Song (Lansing, MI)
September 26- Music ConstructEd- The Curriculum Puzzle: Finding The Pieces That Work For You (Online Six-Part Series)
Part I- An Introduction To The Series
Part II- Vygotsky, Piaget, and Maslow...Oh My!
Part III- Bloom & Bruner: Building A Curriculum
Part IV- Curricular Facets: What You Use And How You Use It
Part V- Curricular Facets: The Language You Use And How You Use It
Part VI- The Unanswered QuestionsAugust 17- Music ConstructED- Dough-Re-Mi Workshop (Online)
August 4- Center for Leadership & Learning (MEA)- How To Establish & Maintain A Cheap & Easy Website (Online)
June 6-15- Music ConstructEd & Colorado State University (Pueblo)- Grant Writing for the Music Educator Graduate-Level Course (Online)
May 23- Oberlin College- The Orchestra Sings for Music Educators (Online)
April 26- Center for Leadership & Learning (MEA)- Grant Writing For Arts Educators (Online)
March 7- Michigan Music Education Association (MMEA)- The Music Educator's Guide To Grant Writing (Online)
February 12- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association (MMOSA) Chapter Share- Movement Matters (Lansing, MI)
January 27-29- Michigan Music Conference (Grand Rapids, MI)
Session I: Spiral The Sequence To Augment The Approach
Session II: Grant Writing For The Music EducatorJanuary 18- Center for Leadership & Learning (MEA)- Grant Writing For Arts Educators (Online)
~2021~
November 4-6- American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA)- Grant Writing For The Music Educator (North Charleston, SC)
September 20- Florida Music Education Association (FMEA)- The Music Educator's Guide to Grant Writing (Online)
September 13- Music ConstructED- Recorder Boot Camp: Basic Training (Online)
June 30- Center for Leadership & Learning (MEA)- Grant Writing For New Educators: Where To Begin (Online)
June 21-25- Anderson University (IN)- Grant Writing For The Music Educator Graudate-Level Course (Online)
June 22- Michigan Music Education Association (MMEA) Special Topic: What The ESSER Is Going On?! (Online)
May 26-27- Carnegie Hall: Link Up National Conference Presenter & Panelist (Online)
May 24- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association (MMOSA)- Covid Trauma & Healing For Music Students & Educators (Online)
May 3- Music ConstructED- Bite Size Grant Writing & Funding Tips (Online)
April 18- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association (Chapter Share): Pure Michigan (Online)
April 5- Music ConstructED Online PD- Using ASL In The Music Classroom (Online)
March 19- Michigan State University Guest Speaker- Funding For New Educators: Where To Begin (Online)
March 1- Music ConstructED Online PD- MARCH Into Reading Month (Online)
February 20- Virginia Elementary Music Education Association (VEMEA)- Tips For Successful Planning & Teaching During And After The Pandemic (Online)
February 19- Carnegie Hall: The Orchestra Moves, Even In A Pandemic (Online)
February 6- Ohio Music Education Association's (OMEA) Virtual Professional Development Conference: The Music Educator's Guide To Grant Writing (Online)
January 23- New Mexico American Orff-Schulwerk Association (NMAOSA): Sing, Say, Dance, Play, Click! A collaboration with Cat Woo (Online)
January 14- Michigan Music Education Association (MMEA) Lesson Share (Online)
January 9- New Mexico Music Education Association's All State Conference: The Music Educator's Guide To Grant Writing (Online)
~2020~
October 24- The Wharton Center for Performing Arts Fine Arts Teacher PD: Grant Writing for Arts Educators (Online)
October 18- Anderson University's NAfME Chapter- Grant Writing For New Educators: Where To Begin (Online)
October 17- Michigan Music Education Association's Fall General Music Workshop: Grab Your Peanut Butter...It's A Recorder Jam! (Online)
September 19- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulerk Association Get the Grant Writing Workshop Follow-Up (Lansing, MI & Online)
August 20- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association: Get the Grant Writing Workshop (Lansing, MI & Online)
April 23- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association (Chapter Share): Tech With A Twist: Using iMovie (Online)
April 22- Carnegie Hall Webchat: Online Offerings for Educators (Online)
January 18- The Michigan Music Conference: Get The Grant! The Music Educator's Guide To Grant Writing (Grand Rapids, MI)
~2019~
December 3- Lansing Symphony Orchestra: Greater Lansing Area Teachers Link Up Professional Development: The Orchestra Swings! (Lansing, MI)
October 18-19- Michigan Music Education Association's Fall General Music Workshop: Choose Your Own Adventure: How To Craft A Folk Dance (Holland, MI)
May 22-23- Carnegie Hall: Link Up National Conference Presenter, Panelist, and Educational Liaison (New York City, NY)
March 9- Detroit Orff-Schulwerk Association: March Into Reading Month! (Detroit, MI)
February 23- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association: March Into Reading Month! (Haslett, MI)
February 1- The Music Matters Podcast: Children's Lit in the Music Room (Interview) Click here to listen.
January 23- The University Of Michigan: Investigating Advances in Orchestral Concert Music Education Listening and Participation for the General Music Population (Ann Arbor, MI)
~2018~
November 28- Lansing Symphony Orchestra: Lansing Area Teachers Link Up Professional Development: The Orchestra Rocks! (Lansing, MI)
October 12-13- Michigan Music Education Association’s Fall General Music Workshop: Let The Literature MOVE You! (East Lansing, MI)
February 26- Carnegie Hall’s 1st Ever Peer-To-Peer Webchat: Link Up Teacher Recruitment & Strategic Growth (Online)
January 18- Lansing Symphony Orchestra: Lansing Area Teachers Link Up Professional Development: The Orchestra Moves! (Lansing, MI)
~2017~
October 28- Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association: A Lot With A Little: Link Up With Grant Writing Tips! (Haslett, MI)
January 19- Lansing Symphony Orchestra: Lansing Area Teachers Link Up Professional Development: The Orchestra Sings! (Lansing, MI)
~2016~
July 14- The University Of Michigan: Grant Writing Best Practices (Ann Arbor, MI)
~2015~
November 3- Western Michigan University: Grant Writing Best Practices and Workshop with Students (Kalamazoo, MI)