Elementary General: A Music Learning Theory Approach

Herbert Marshall, Ph. D. is an Assistant Professor specializing in early childhood and general music teacher education. He holds degrees from Michigan State University, Syracuse University, and Temple University, and taught for 11 years in upstate New York. He has completed teacher education courses in Orff-Schulwerk, Music Learning Theory, Weikart, and Laban. He is the author of Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre and serves on Music Educators Journal’s advisory board.

Jennifer Bailey is an elementary music specialist for Farmington Public Schools with twenty-five years of experience teaching. Jennifer holds a B.M. in flute performance from Michigan State University, a teacher certification from the University of Houston, and an M.M. Ed. from Temple University. She was named Music Educator of the Year by the Michigan Music Education Association and Arts Educator of the Year by Michigan Youth Arts in 2018.

Jennifer is a GIML professional development faculty member in the areas of Early Childhood and Elementary General Music. She also served as president for the Mid-Atlantic and Michigan chapters as well as GIML past-present. Jennifer’s website, singtokids.com, hosts her blog, where she discusses a variety of music education topics. She is the author of Sing To Kids Songbooks and a co-author of the Jump Right In Elementary Music Series. Jennifer is a frequent presenter at clinics for state and regional music education conferences.