Dynamic Music Room seeks to help out music teachers, parents, and musicians of all kinds including:
- General Music Teachers (Elementary and Secondary)
- Band Directors
- Choir Directors
- Orchestra Directors
- Music Technology
- Music Theory
To this end, we use different contributing authors. Here are the author bios for each of our regular contributors.
Zachery VanderGraaff
Zach has been teaching music since 2010 in Michgan, mainly in K-5 general music.
He completed his Master’s and Undergraduate Degrees in Music Education from Central Michigan University. It’s also at CMU where he took Kodaly Level I and II.
Zach then earned his Kodaly Certificate from Indiana University and their Kodaly Summer Program where he took Level III with help from the Organization of American Kodaly Educator’s Jeno Adam Scholarship.
Mr. V (as his students like to call him) is also involved in presenting regularly at state-level conferences, served as Executive Secretary of the Midwest Kodaly Music Educators Association, helping out as President of the Michigan Kodaly Educators, and contributing to journals such as the Kodaly Envoy, MKMEA Bulletin, and Michigan Music Educators Association Spotlight.
When not teaching, playing, or writing about music, Zach enjoys playing with his 3 crazy boys and his wife, Chelsea (also a music teacher).
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Check out more from Zach:
- 4 Ways To Harness Student Energy and Enthusiasm (Music Ed Matters Podcast)
- Interview With Musical-U Founder, Christopher Sutton (Podcast)
- Solfege.io Blog
- 5 Ways MAEIA Assessments Can Improve Your Teaching
- 5 Simple Ways To Recharge From Elementary Music Teacher Burnout
- 8 Reasons To Teach Camp Songs In Music Class
- Contrabass Conversations (Podcast)
Read more about the Dynamic Music Room philosophy.
Check out my poor attempt at making music games!
Schedule a presentation with Zach!
