Rachel Aupperle

Rachel Aupperle is a Lecturer at VanderCook College of Music, where she serves as an Orff Schulwerk Levels Recorder Instructor and MECA Instructor. She concurrently teaches K-12 general music and choir at Ridgeview CUSD #19 in Central Illinois. A资深音乐教育者, she holds a bachelor's and master's in music education, with certifications in all three levels of Orff Schulwerk training and Feierabend FAME Curriculum (Conversational Solfege I and First Steps of Music).

She currently serves as President of the Heart of Illinois Orff Chapter and President of the Elementary General Music Division for the Illinois Music Education Association. An active presenter, she has delivered sessions at local, state, and national conferences, focusing on creating inclusive and engaging music learning environments.