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Kerri Lynn Nichols has been a student and teacher of Orff-Schulwerk K-12 for 26 years. A prolific children's composer, author and recording artist, she presents courses across the country and abroad in music, movement and brain-based education. Her work includes inservices for schools, music and dance integration with academics and choreography for dance companies. She has been the featured guest clinician of the Chinese Orff Association where she trained 120 teachers and children in music and movement classes and traveled to Taiwan to continue this work. She received her Orff certification through University of Santa Cruz and Memphis State University and completed the International Course at the Orff-Institut in Salzburg, Austria. Kerri Lynn coordinates the The Olympia Orff-Shulwerk Course in Washington as well as The Summer Institute For Teachers. Currently, Kerri Lynn directs the Songlight Children's Choir in Olympia, a Summer Drama Camp Program and is the Artistic Director for Tree Frog Productions. An imaginative, playful and inspiring teacher, she nurtures her students to connect with music from the inside out.