Emma Bassett is an Orff-Shulwerk Certified educator in Houston Texas, and has served as the Alvin ISD Orff-Shulwerk Levels Course Director since 2024. She is currently a Texas Gulf Coast Orff Association Member At Large.  Bassett graduated from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 2011 with degrees in Music and Psychology.  Since beginning her career, Mrs. Bassett has taught all levels and genres of Music in grades K-8 including Choir, Band, Orchestra, and General Music. Currently, she is the founding Music Specialist at Nichols Mock Elementary (Alvin ISD). She previously directed the Pomona Pirate Choir, a 2022 TMEA invited performing group. In 2020, she was named a top 10 finalist for Alvin ISD District Teacher of the Year.  She is a frequent clinician for local school districts and music educator clinics in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

Matthew Stensrud is an award-winning Elementary Music and Movement Teacher and currently teaches PK-4 music and movement at Sidwell Friends Lower School in Washington, DC. He received his Master of Music Education from George Mason University and Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, is an Orff Schulwerk approved Teacher Educator of Movement, and teaches Movement Levels in Portland, Oregon and outside New York City. Matthew is currently the President-Elect of the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA), was previously on the National Board of Trustees of AOSA as Trustee for Region V, was on The Orff Echo Editorial Board, and was a key content contributor to the book Responsive Classroom for Music, Art, PE and Other Special Areas. He is also well-known on social media as @MisterSOrff on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, and offers newsletters through this website www.mistersorff.com and mentoring, lesson plans, and more on his Patreon page, www.patreon.com/mistersorff.