Elisabeth Crabtree is teaching assistant and PhD student in music education at the University of Washington. She has taught children for 20+ years in Pre-K-8th grade general music, rock band, choir, and other electives. She is certified in both Orff Schulwerk and Kodály, and she frequently presents workshops in both approaches. She is the past president of the Northern California American Orff-Scuhlwerk Association. Her research focuses on the globalization of Orff Schulwerk, and the pedagogical transmission of techniques to teach creativity.