Teachers:
Linzie Mullins
Linzie Mullins is an Orff Music Specialist at Snowden School, where she also currently serves as a District Mentor Teacher with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, and an AOSA Orff Movement Teacher Educator. Mullins is a recent recipient of the CMA Teacher of Excellence Award (2019, 2021, & 2024) and the TnMEA Outstanding Young Music Educator of the Year (2019). She currently serves as the General Music State Chair for TnMEA and the Memphis Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association (MCAOSA) president. In the past, she has served as the president of WTGMEA. She has presented several workshops including the First Timers Workshop at the AOSA Conference in Denver Colorado, TN Music Educators Association, and District Learning Days for Shelby County Schools. Linzie earned her undergraduate degree in K-12 Music Education from the University of Tennessee at Martin, a master's degree in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership as well as her English as a Foreign Language Certificate from The University of Memphis, and her Administrator's Certification from Christian Brothers University. She also attained Orff Levels I, II, III, and Masterclass through the University of Memphis. She is a mom of two sons, Jesse and Bentley, and the wife of Ray Mullins, who is also an Orff music specialist.
Betsy Carter
Betsy Carter is an Orff Music specialist at Snowden School in Memphis, TN, where she teaches grades K-5. She is a 2023 CMA Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence. Betsy is also an AOSA Orff Pedagogy Teacher Educator and has taught Orff Level I and II Basic Pedagogy at Lee University, and Level I at Anderson University and The University of Memphis. Betsy has presented workshops at the AOSA National Conference, Tennessee MEA Conference, Mississippi MEA Conference, and for Orff Chapters in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia. She has served as an Orff Mentor teacher and curriculum writer for Memphis Shelby County Schools for 10 years and currently serves as the Memphis Chapter AOSA President. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Betsy completed her Orff Levels at the University of Memphis, masterclasses at Trinity University and Anderson University, and her apprenticeship at Anderson University. Betsy is a National Board Certified Teacher in Early and Middle Childhood Music and has written several articles for the Orff Echo. Her specialties are curriculum development, grant writing, and community partnerships. She is a co-creator of the Side by Side Orff Orchestra partnership with the Memphis Symphony and led the project's first performance in 2015. When not teaching Orff, Betsy also performs in the trumpet section of the Memphis Symphony. She is married to MSO violinist Erin Kaste and they have two young adult children. Together, they have road tripped 41 states!
Upcoming Events:
School Programs (click the event for more info):
Thursday, October 3 at 8:45am - Dance Ensemble and Music Club perform Multicultural Program in the auditorium
Thursday, December 5 at 8:45am & 6pm - Winter Program, Grades 2-3 in the auditorium
Thursday, February 6 at 8:45am - Black History Program, Grades 4-5 in the auditorium
Thursday, March 6 at 1:30pm - Side by Side, All Elementary Students Perform in the gym
Thursday, May 1 - Kindergarten and First Grade Program 1:30pm in Auditorium
Upcoming Events:
TnMEA
Treble Honor Choir
F Major Mrs. Mullins Singing
My country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims’ pride,
From ev’ry mountainside
Let freedom ring!
Volunteer sign ups:
Coming soon!
Supplies Always Needed and Appreciated:
Kleenex
Paper Towels
Sanitizing Wipes
