Chris Judah-Lauder taught elementary and middle school music for 40 years. She is a regular presenter at state, national conferences, Canada, China, and South Korea. She is a Past President of AOSA, chaired the AOSA Digital Mentorship Committee and was the National Conference Chair for the 2009 and 2017 AOSA Conferences. Chris also serves as a consultant.

Chris teaches AOSA-approved Teacher Education Courses at various universities across the United States, has sixteen publications including Drum with a Passion, Games, Groups, and Gems, Recorder Games, Hand Drums on the Move.

Aimee Curtis Pfitzner has defined her thirty-plus year career working with children and teachers as a combination of joyful and purposeful music and learning. She holds a Masters of Music degree from UNC-Greensboro and completed Level I Orff -Schulwerk Training at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, Level II and III at University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and Master’s Level at the University of Memphis.  Aimee is a frequent presenter at music workshops and conferences in the US and internationally and is an approved Level 1 Teacher Educator. Her multiple resources for music teachers are available from Beatin’ Path Publications.  She is passionate about music making, singing, gardening, adoption, and anything and everything creative; painting, zendoodling, making jewelry, and sewing. When not teaching or singing, writing music or creating, she can be found musically musing on her blog, www.ofortunaorff.com.