Dr. Michael Chandler
Originally from McKenzie, Tennessee, Michael Chandler taught music and movement to elementary school children in Texas public schools for
16 years, most of them in the Lewisville Independent School District, where he was
named Teacher of the Year at two campuses. In 2005, 2007, and 2013 his student ensembles were selected to perform
at the TMEA Clinic and Convention in San Antonio. Dr. Chandler has presented workshops
in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for TMEA, TCDA, AOSA, and
numerous state MEA organizations. He has taught in AOSA-approved Orff Schulwerk teacher
education courses at Southern Methodist University, the University of Central Arkansas,
the Hartt School, Oregon State University, the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota),
the University of Memphis, and Education Through Music in New York City. He is a past-president
of the North Texas Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) and served
as a Regional Representative on the AOSA National Board of Trustees. Dr. Chandler
was a pianist for the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas (CCGD) for 10 years and
the organist and pianist at Round Grove United Church (UCC) in Lewisville for 17 years.
He is the author of Everyday Recorder, Recorder Everyday!, an Orff Schulwerk approach to integrating recorder into the general music classroom.
His publications have also been featured in Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, The Orff Echo, and The Southwestern Musician. Dr. Chandler earned the Bachelor of Music degree in music education from Union University
in Jackson, Tennessee; the Master of Music degree in piano performance from the University
of Arkansas in Fayetteville; the Master of Arts degree in music education from the
University of St. Thomas in Minnesota; and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in music
education from the University of North Texas.