Lenka Pospisilova

Lenka Pospisilova (born in 1960 in Prague) has finished her studies on the pedagogical faculty at the Charles University in Prague (branch: Music education and Czech language). In the following two years she was employed as a pianist accompanying dancers on the Conservatory in Prague and began to teach in a grammar school with special music education. She was an assistant at the excellent teacher and musician Pavel Jurkovic – a friend of Carl Orff and promoter of his methods in Czech Republic. With his help she was able to visit the summer courses on Carl Orff Institute in Salzburg (1988), thus having opportunity to deepen her expertise in this field and meet other pioneers of these ideas.

Since 1992 Lenka Pospisilova has been teaching in a grammar school in Letnany (children aged 6 – 15) where she founded the classes with special music education. In the timetable of obligatory school children have three lessons of music-education per week, every class being an orchestra as well as a choir as well. With these children she has the possibility to play on concerts in France, Hungary, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania and Holland.

As an externist she is also teaching didactic approaches to music on the Pedagogical faculty of the Charles University in Prague.

In her work, Lenka Pospisilova tries to unite various arts of music and other musical activities (singing, playing Orff and classical instruments, movement, listening, improvisation, drama etc.

To hand over her experiences in music she teaches in courses in many towns in Czech Republic and also abroad. She was teaching in seminars in Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, Poland, Lithuania, Slowak, Slovenien, Chroatia and Orff Institute in Salzburg (at summer courses).

With her husband she organizes courses for teachers, but also for whole families in the “Workshop of music and arts for children and parents”. (This was also their topic for the conference ISME on Florida, where they were invited in the year 1994).

Reinhold Wirsching

Reinhold Wirsching studied trombone at the Musikhochschule Würzburg. He received a diploma in “Elemental Music and Movement Education” at the Orff Institute in Salzburg. Besides teaching at the Orff Institute in the subject areas of general music studies, ensemble and conducting, solfeggio, elemental composition and practice teaching he is Professor for “Elemental Music Education” at the University Anton Bruckner in Linz/Austria.
He has given numerous international courses and is conducting choirs and vocal ensembles.

Sarah Reeve

Sarah Reeve is the Head Teacher of Music at Hunter School of the Performing Arts in Newcastle NSW. She is an Orff practitioner with extensive experience in the classroom and directing extra curricular ensembles. Sarah has presented at creative music conferences, Orff levels courses and workshops throughout Australia. She has a particular interest in found sound sources and contemporary Australian music. Sarah is an engaging and energetic educator, with a passion for music making.

Recent achievements include:                                                              

• Workshop presenter - Newcastle Conservatorium HSC Music Day March 08
  Pool Warm up facilitator – 15th Biennial Australian National Conference of Orff Schulwerk, Melbourne 08
  Key Presenter – ‘You’re the Voice’, Port Macquarie 07
  Key Presenter – NSW Orff Association Level 1 & 2, Sydney 06
  Workshop presenter – Hunter Regional Creative Arts  Teachers Conference, Pokolbin 06
  Workshop Presenter - Hunter Regional Independent Schools Music Teachers Conference, Newcastle 06
  Key Presenter – South Australian Orff Association Training & Development, Adelaide 06
  Workshop Presenter -  14th Biennial Australian National Conference of Orff Schulwerk, Sydney 06

Lynn Kleiner

Lynn Kleiner is founder and director of Music Rhapsody, a music school for parents and infants, toddlers and young children up through 8th grade Orff and recorder ensembles.  Lynn and her team of teachers have taught thousands of children in day care centers, preschools, elementary schools and at Music Rhapsody locations since 1983.  She has also directed Music Rhapsody’s summer music day camps since 1987.

 Lynn has been a guest lecturer at universities and educational organizations throughout the United States as well as Taiwan, Korea, Australia and Canada.  She has been keynote speaker and presenter for national and state music educator’s organizations (MENC), The American Music Therapy Association, the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA), VOSA, state Orff Chapters, AEYC, school districts and parent groups.

 Lynn is author of Kids Make Music, Babies Make Music Too! , In All Kinds of Weather, Kids Make Music!, The Sound Shape Play Book ,Jungle Beat and Kids Can Listen, Kids Can Move!  

 Lynn has her own line of instruments through REMO, known for their outstanding durability and high quality.  Lynn’s books, CDs and instrument/ DVD kits have received numerous awards including the prestigious Oppenheim award, the Dove Award, the iParenting Media award and the recommendation of the National Parenting Association.  They are known for their high quality and durability.  Her DVD, In All Kinds of Weather, Kids Make Music! was named Parenting Magazine’s DVD’s pick of the month.