Instructor
Katie Traxler teaches PK-5 music at PS 51 Elias Howe, a public elementary school in New York City. In addition to teaching general music classes, she leads a chorus, two recorder ensembles, an orff ensemble, and after-school piano, guitar, ukulele, and music and movement classes. Committed to collaboration and arts integration, Traxler works closely with the visual art, dance, and classroom teachers to maintain a rich curriculum integrating music, movement, drama, and visual art within the social studies, math and ELA content across all grade levels.
Traxler works as a clinician for various organizations in NYC including the Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall, and has presented music education workshops for Orff Chapters, School Districts, and Universities across the United States. She served on the AOSA (American Orff Schulwerk Association) NBT as Region V Rep, is a past president of NYCCAOSA, and teaches Basic Pedagogy for the NYC Orff Certification Program and NJPAC Summer Orff course.