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Hi, I’m Naomi Katz Cohen, a New York–based music educator and performer with over two decades of experience building vibrant K–12 general music programs, guiding choirs, and creating engaging community music experiences. I blend Kodály and Orff methods to help students explore rhythm, melody, and song in joyful, age-appropriate ways, from early childhood through elementary grades. I collaborate with teachers and families to produce original operas and ceremonies, and I’ve led adult community choirs as well as Jewish music projects. I’m passionate about inclusive, reflective music education that honors diverse backgrounds and languages — Hebrew and English included — and I love helping students discover their voice and love of making music. I am an experienced singer and I am still active as a singer. I am hired as a ringer for amateur choirs and church choirs and I have been hired as a soloist for these groups as well.…Hi, I’m Naomi Katz Cohen, a New York–based music educator and performer with over two decades of experience building vibrant K–12 general music programs, guiding choirs, and creating engaging community music experiences. I blend Kodály and Orff methods to help students explore rhythm, melody, and song in joyful, age-appropriate ways, from early childhood through elementary grades. I collaborate with teachers and families to produce original operas and ceremonies, and I’ve led adult community choirs as well as Jewish music projects. I’m passionate about inclusive, reflective music education that honors diverse backgrounds and languages — Hebrew and English included — and I love helping students discover their voice and love of making music. I am an experienced singer and I am still active as a singer. I am hired as a ringer for amateur choirs and church choirs and I have been hired as a soloist for these groups as well.

Naomi Katz Cohen

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Hi, I’m Naomi Katz Cohen, a New York–based music educator and performer with over two decades of experience building vibrant K–12 general music programs, guiding choirs, and creating engaging community music experiences. I blend Kodály and Orff methods to help students explore rhythm, melody, and song in joyful, age-appropriate ways, from early childhood through elementary grades. I collaborate with teachers and families to produce original operas and ceremonies, and I’ve led adult community choirs as well as Jewish music projects. I’m passionate about inclusive, reflective music education that honors diverse backgrounds and languages — Hebrew and English included — and I love helping students discover their voice and love of making music. I am an experienced singer and I am still active as a singer. I am hired as a ringer for amateur choirs and church choirs and I have been hired as a soloist for these groups as well.…Hi, I’m Naomi Katz Cohen, a New York–based music educator and performer with over two decades of experience building vibrant K–12 general music programs, guiding choirs, and creating engaging community music experiences. I blend Kodály and Orff methods to help students explore rhythm, melody, and song in joyful, age-appropriate ways, from early childhood through elementary grades. I collaborate with teachers and families to produce original operas and ceremonies, and I’ve led adult community choirs as well as Jewish music projects. I’m passionate about inclusive, reflective music education that honors diverse backgrounds and languages — Hebrew and English included — and I love helping students discover their voice and love of making music. I am an experienced singer and I am still active as a singer. I am hired as a ringer for amateur choirs and church choirs and I have been hired as a soloist for these groups as well.

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Hi, I’m Naomi Katz Cohen, a New York–based music educator and performer with over two decades of experience building vibrant K–12 general music programs, guiding choirs, and creating engaging community music experiences. I blend Kodály and Orff methods to help students explore rhythm, melody, and song in joyful, age-appropriate ways, from early childhood through elementary grades.
I collaborate with teachers and families to produce original operas and ceremonies, and I’ve led adult community choirs as well as Jewish music projects. I’m passionate about inclusive, reflective music education that honors diverse backgrounds and languages — Hebrew and English included — and I love helping students discover their voice and love of making music. I am an experienced singer and I am still active as a singer. I am hired as a ringer for amateur choirs and church choirs and I have been hired as a soloist for these groups as well.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Hebrew (modern)

Intermediate

Work Experience

Lower School / Early Childhood Music Teacher at The Heschel School

January 1, 2012 - Present

Develop Kodály-inspired curriculum for N-5 integrating elements of the Orff and Kodály approaches; plan and direct general music lessons for grades N-5; plan and direct ceremonies for grades 1-5; created and directed the 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Choir; directed the adult community choir.

Music Teacher at Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2012

Taught grades 1-5 general music; created music curriculum grades 1-5 using Jewish music, based on Orff and Kodály methodologies; created and directed choir, grades 3-8; worked on ceremonies grades 1-4.

Music Teacher / Choir Director at The Chapin School

January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2007

Taught grades K-3 general music; created a 3rd grade choir; collaborated with drama and classroom teachers on Creating Original Opera with grade 3; directed all Lower School performances; directed Middle School Choir grades 4-7; co-directed Middle School and Upper School Musicals; directed Middle School Hand Bells; served on SEED Committee; served on Religious Diversity Committee.

Music Teacher at Pine Grove Manor School, Arts Magnet School

January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996

Taught grades K-2 general music; created a 5th grade choir; worked closely with all arts teachers.

Music Teacher at Lindenau Elementary School

January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1994

Taught grades 1-5 general music.

Music Teacher at Rutgers Preparatory School

January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1994

Music teacher, K-12 supportive music program.