
Pam Orals
What instrument(s) do you play?
I play piano and sing. I also play lots of classroom instruments, recorder and a little ukulele.
Top five songs?
“Blackbird” by the Beatles
“Nightswimming” by REM
“Mars” from Gustav Holst’s The Planets
“Concerto in F” by Gershwin
Children’s Song #3 by Chick Corea.
What was the biggest “boost” to your musical education?
There were many boosts. First: my piano teacher in high school who inspired me. Second: earning a full scholarship for college and loving my music professors. Third: discovering Orff Schulwerk – it really changed my teaching and I can’t imagine teaching any other way!
If I weren’t a music teacher I would probably be _______
a PE teacher or a park ranger!