About the Author

Nicole Hammer taught music in Junior High and High school in Belgium and Preschool in the United States for 47 years . She studied at the Royal Music Conservatory in Ghent, Belgium earn- ing a dual Masters in Music Theory and History . She has a diploma for Teaching Music from the Central Examination Commission in Brussels and is a certified Orff-Schulwerk teacher through the American Orff Schulwerk Association as well as a certified Montessori teacher . Nicole has presented numerous workshops for Preschool and Kindergarten teachers and written articles featured in periodicals such as the "Orff Echo" and various Montessori publications.