Music educator, teacher educator, researcher

Qualifications:

• 2022- Doctoral student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

• 2003 – Master in Music Education, VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, USA

• 2000 – Master in Music, Middlesex University, London, UK

Professional Experience:

• Music Teacher – Latin School of Chicago

• Adjunct Professor - VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, USA

• Orff Schulwerk Levels Teacher Educator

• Vice president – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) for AOSA

• President for Illinois Music Educators Association, elementary general music division

• Past Director – Midway Community Choir, Chancel Choir, Good Shepherd Church, Chicago

Research Interests:

International Orff Schulwerk teacher education, responsive curriculum design, Indian music for children 

Manju is a frequent clinician at state, national, and international conferences. She has publications in Musicplay Online, Orff Echo, Reverberations, Illinois Music Educators Journal, General Music Today, and the Journal of the Council for Research in Music Education. Her publications with Hal Leonard include InterAct with Music Assessment Levels 1 and 2, InterAct Levels 1&2 Student Activities for Devices and Print, Technology in Today’s Music Classroom and Dancing Around the World with Music Express Magazine.