Kristie Fudge and Alexandra Dalman are accomplished music educators who are currently working as Music Education Coaches for the Music Education Strategy (South Australian Department for Education). In this role, they mentor and upskill educators in schools and preschools across South Australia.

Kristie has worked as a classroom teacher and a Performing Arts Specialist for over 20 years. She is the president of the Orff-Schulwerk Association of SA, and is a regular presenter at workshops. Kristie has been the Music Director for the Southern Metropolitan Music Festival since 2016 and in her spare time, enjoys singing with Adelaide’s Soul Factor Gospel Choir.

Alexandra completed her undergraduate in performance at Sydney Conservatorium before completing her Master of Music at ANU. Alexandra further studied her postgraduate in Education and has been working as a Music Specialist for many years, with SCEGGS Darlinghurst being her last school prior to taking her current role in South Australia.

Mark retired from the Department of Education (2020) after 41 years of teaching, the last 22 of these as a Music Specialist with primary and special needs students.

Mark’s music teaching still revolves around Orff principles, now with private guitar students and Mountain Echoes, a vocal ensemble of children of all ages (1 – approx 80 years old!).

Mark’s first Orff experience was at TOSA’s Summer School Level Courses in Jan 1999 and that formed the basis of his Music Teacher training. A handful of National Conferences led to finally sharing some of his Music at REMIX, Adelaide 2023.

Mark’s best student endorsement was from a prep student who pointed him out to his mother when being collected after school.

It was something like this:

“Mum, look! There’s Mr McC, the Music Teacher. We don’t do any work in his class. We just play!”

Mark feels that as teachers, we know of the benefits and educational outcomes from Music. More than ever, we need involvement in making Music for our mental health and for building community. Come and Sing!

Hi, I’m Lisa.

I am an established SA presenter with more than a decade of experience as a primary performing arts educator, currently working for the Department of Education in Adelaide’s North Eastern suburbs.

I hold a Bachelor of Education (Major in Music) and I am passionate about public education and Arts advocacy. I have a strong commitment to the SA Public Primary School’s Music Festival in my role as a choir trainer, concert manager, and regional festival coordinator. As a musician with a focus on choral singing, I have successfully established choral music programs in primary schools.

I have been an active member of the Orff-Schulwerk Association of SA since 2011 and have completed Level 3. This will be my fourth national conference, my second as a presenter. I strive to support teachers in their journey to provide quality music education to children and look forward to meeting you.

Marcel Pusey is a Composer, Educator and bass-player based in the UK.

He manages Award Winning Production Company, Bassistry Music providing World Music, Music Tech & Composition Workshops in schools and colleges in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Australia and USA.

Live Workshops:

Bassistry Music’s Rhythm, Song & Dance workshops are wholly interactive, use original songs and explore a wide range of music genres. Marcel adapted the content to create an online music library called ‘Cool4School’ which is now used in over 13 counrties.

Music Technology:

Marcel’s company O-Music Ltd, co-developed the composition and learning app, O-GenPlus. He provides music technology song writing workshops for primary & high schools.

O-Music Ltd sold the company in 2022 to US publishers in 2022. They continue to manage the business.

Composer:

Marcel has composed and produced 4 albums for his band, Bassistry, which works across genres from R&B, Soul, Latin, African to Jazz Groove.
He is a curator and composer for production company, MediaTracks, writting music for film, television, advertising, syncs, radio and podcasts.

Marcel has been a key note speaker, presenter and workshop leader at events in Australia (MTEC 2009, MTEC 2011), USA (T:I:M:E 2011), Norway (Musictek 2016), Sydney 2018 & Adelaide 2020 (DayTime Music) and Bangkok, Thailand (FOBISIA 2022).

Markus Soegiarto Hartono is a dynamic educator and music innovator who has revolutionized the teaching of Indonesian Kolintang music. Blending the rich heritage of Orff-Schulwerk with modern pedagogical techniques, he is dedicated to fostering musical creativity and holistic education for all learners, including the deaf community.

As the driving force behind kolintang.co.id, Markus inspires students of all ages and abilities, helping them unlock their musical potential. His teaching aligns with the Orff method, emphasizing learning through movement, rhythm, and play, creating a vibrant and inclusive environment. His unique approach has resulted in over 90% of his students achieving proficiency in music Kolintang within their first year.

Markus believes that music is a universal language, and he extends this philosophy to his work with the deaf community, using innovative methods to make music accessible to everyone. He is pursuing a Master of Ministry from STT Amanat Agung and a Master of Education at the University of the People, complementing his civil engineering degree from Trisakti University.

An active advocate for Kolintang music, Markus engages a global audience through social media, sharing the cultural significance of this traditional Indonesian instrument. As a speaker at Orff and other educational conferences, Markus bridges traditional and modern approaches to music education, making him a valuable resource for educators worldwide.

Steph began her teaching career in 2009, as a new graduate teaching Primary Music at Christ Church Grammar School. Since then, she has taught boys from Pre-Kindy through to Year 12, and enjoyed attending a variety of Orff workshops and Level Courses.

In 2019 she was invited to teach the Primary Education students Music, at the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle. She enjoyed imparting her knowledge and classroom experience to young adults through the Orff approach.

Stephanie has completed Orff Level 1 training, and been using the methodology for over 15 years. She loves the creativity in allows, the energy it infuses into young students, the use of movement and the accessibility for all students.

She has three young children and now teaches part time as a specialist music educator in the Early Learning Centre (Pre K – Year 2) at Christ Church Grammar School. Stephanie enjoys reading, pilates, spending time with her family, going to live music and being a member of the WAOSA community.

Rachel studied saxophone from age 7, and in Year 10, was inspired by her high school music teacher (who also introduced her to Orff), to pursue her passion of teaching. After graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium with Honours in Music Education in 2013, she began teaching Music in a range of primary and secondary schools and in 2017, she received her Masters of Special and Inclusive Education.

Rachel completed Level 4 of her Orff-Schulwerk training in 2014 and enjoys the challenge of finding repertoire to teach to high school students to help them embody music through the Orff approach. She has presented twice before in Sydney.

Rachel is currently at Sydney Montessori School, teaching Years 1- 9 and is looking forward to taking the school’s first senior classes through the International Baccalaureate diploma in a few years.

On her days off, she enjoys spending time in nature with her husband and their young son, and watching him explore the world and music with much enthusiasm and gusto!

Noriko is a passionate Japanese language teacher with over 28 years of experience working with adults and children.
Noriko has spent the last 20 years teaching young children. During this time, she discovered the Orff Approach, a powerful creative tool to unleash a student’s full potential.

She has completed Orff Levels 1-3 and continues her professional development in this field by attending various Orff workshops and courses, including the Salzburg Orff Summer International Course, Slovakia Orff Summer International Course and International Orff-Schulwerk Forum Salzburg.

In collaboration with music teacher Michele Ellis, Noriko has developed a range of educational tools that have been incorporated into school events and projects.

Noriko collaborated on two STEAM programs based on Japanese cultural events: Star Festival Tanabata and Children’s Day Celebration Kodomo no Hi. One of Noriko’s career highlights was working with Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum as a Tanabata storyteller during the summer school holiday period.

In addition to being a passionate teacher, she is also a member of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, plays the violin for North Sydney Orchestra, and performs in musicals and operas. She has a passion for stage work and finds that this experience enhances her ability to arrange major collaborative works.

Tina began teaching music in Secondary schools, and in the last 13 years has worked as a Primary Classroom Music Specialist at Pine Community School, a play-based, democratic, community school on the northside of Brisbane. Tina is now living in Fremantle, WA, and working at Bannister Creek Primary School.

Tina discovered the Orff approach when she enrolled in Level One in 2010. It gloriously fulfilled her need to connect core values and intentions in a learner-centred, playful, classroom space with practical, joyful, music-making activity and movement.

Completing all four levels of the Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training Courses has greatly supported her ability to facilitate joyful, inclusive and collaborative music-making spaces with people of all ages. Tina has facilitated participatory music spaces in the broader school community, at various National and International education conferences, and also a women’s community choir in Brisbane for many years.

Tina began regularly presenting for QOSA in 2021 initially under the mentorship of Nikki Cox. She is passionate about creating opportunities for the creative and playful Orff-Schulwerk approach to be accessible and experienced by all.

To this end, Tina joined the QOSA committee in 2019 and served as Vice-President in 2022 – 2023 until her move to WA.

Tina has begun her journey toward Levels presenting under the mentorship of Bethany Ellen and Christoph Maubach in Brisbane in 2022.

It is her absolute delight to share in the music creating at PINNACLE 2025.

Robyn is a Performing Arts (Dance, Drama and Music) teacher at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Primary School in Adelaide where she has been for 23 years.  She teaches Reception to Year 6 Performing Arts classroom lessons, as well as Band, Choir, Drumbeat and Liturgical Dance.

She has completed Levels 1 and 2 as well as the Orff Leadership course (SA).  She is a regular presenter for OSASA.  She has also completed training with Lynn Kleiner, John Feierabend and more recently was lucky enough be part of a week’s jazz course with Doug Goodkin in January 2024.

Robyn is also a Music Mentor for Musica Viva SA, as well as working with pre-service teachers at Magill Campus of UniSA.  On Saturday mornings she teaches private students at her home.

Robyn has organised Jon Madin’s visits to SA schools for around 15 years and is thrilled to share with you not only Jon’s amazing songs but she will also demonstrate how she teaches them to her students.