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Areas of Expertise:
Elementary Music
Orff

Nicole M. Greggs received her Bachelor of Music Education Magna cum Laude from the University of Miami in 1991, after studying two semesters at the Orff Institute & Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. She immediately began her teaching career, split between West Hollywood Elementary & Plantation Park Elementary. In 1993 & 1994, Mrs. Greggs completed Orff Certification Levels 1 & 2 under Jim & Mary Helen Solomon through Jacksonville University, & soon became President of both the Broward Elementary Music Teachers Association & the South Florida Orff Chapter. She completed Phyllis Weikart’s Rhythmically Moving Level 1 Training & in 1994, began coursework for her Master of Arts in Teaching degree from �鶹��Ʒ��Ƶ. By 1993, Mrs. Greggs became full-time at Plantation Park Elementary & presented her first district-level workshops. Newly married in 1995, Mrs. Greggs conducted both a children’s choir demonstration recital, & sang a full vocal performance recital program.to complete her Master’s Degree in 1997. She was the Florida’s Singing Sons Training Choir Director from 1994-1998, working with Mr. Jeffri Bantz until the birth of her first child.

Always striving to hone her skills, Mrs. Greggs founded MusicMakers! Summer Camp, an innovative, Orff-based, laboratory-style program, in 1998 in conjunction with the City of Coral Springs Parks & Recreation Department. Over the camp’s 20-Season tenure, Mrs. Greggs has developed over thirty All-State musicians & inspired many more to become music educators or performers. Mrs. Greggs also began hosting music education interns in 1999. To date, she has trained seven music teachers & served as professional educator to three first year teachers. In 2004, she earned National Board Certification in Early/Middle Childhood Music, which she renewed in 2014. Mrs. Greggs co-authored the 1995 Broward County Elementary General Music Curriculum, & developed an electronic curriculum planning tool (ECPT) capable of originating & organizing lesson plans based on the Sunshine State Standards (now updated with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, Marzano Strategies, Repertoire & Activities Lists, & Strategies for Special Needs Learners). She has developed both music workbooks & End-of-course Assessment tests for Grades K-5 Music, which develop & measure student mastery of NGSSS content. Mrs. Greggs has presented multiple state and local workshops, including: “Digital Music Curriculum Planning & Assessment”; “Using the Electronic Curriculum Planning Tool”; “Time-Saving Tips for Music Teachers: Making Every Minute Count”; “Some of This, Some of That: 11 Tricks from a Musical Hat”; “Circling the World: Multicultural Folk Dances”; “Developing Creativity Through Music: Evolving from Musical Experience to Understanding & Innovation… Part I: Laying the Foundation with Rhythm & Movement; Part II: Adding the Rest- Melody, Harmony, & Form”; “Elementary Music: Secrets Revealed”; “Some of This, Some of That: 11 More Tricks from a Musical Hat” & “Literature to Lyrics: Composing with Kids”. She has published articles in the Florida Music Director, has had multiple news articles written about her music & camp programs, & maintains her own website, www.musicmakerscamp.com, which includes not only camp information, but also houses pages for the Plantation Park Elementary General Music program, Chorus, Chorus Booster Club, and a Teacher Training Hot Spot. Mrs. Greggs was the 2006 Runner-up for Broward County Teacher of the Year, & was featured on Broward School Beat television show. In 2008, Mrs. Greggs won the prestigious Broward County Arts Teacher of the Year Award, and in 2011 she was named �鶹��Ʒ��Ƶ School of Education’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.