Doug Goodkin is currently in his 35th year at The San Francisco School, where he teaches music and movement to children between three years old and eighth grade.
He also directs the San Francisco Orff Certification Course and his own course on Jazz and Orff-Schulwerk.
He is a frequent special guest teacher at the Orff Institut in Salzburg.
He regularly gives workshops for Orff Chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as presenting at State and National Conferences.

He is an internationally recognized practitioner of Orff-Schulwerk, teaching Orff courses throughout Europe (Austria, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey), Asia (China, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa.
He received the distinguished Pro Merito Award for his contributions to Orff-Schulwerk in July, 2000.

Doug is the author of several books: 
A Rhyme in Time, Name Games, Sound Ideas (Alfred Pub.),
Play, Sing and Dance: An Introduction to Orff Schulwerk (Schott),
Now's the Time: Teaching Jazz to All Ages (Pentatonic Press),
The ABC’S of Education: A Primer for Schools to Come (Pentatonic Press)
and Intery Mintery: Nursery Rhymes for Body, Voice and Orff Ensemble (Pentatonic Press).

Doug is also a founding member of Xephyr, an Orff-based performing group that has performed at the International Symposium in Salzburg, Austria (1995 and 2000) the Orff Centenary Celebration in St. Paul, Minnesota, (1995), the AOSA National Conference in Dallas (1995), Seattle (1997) and Phoenix (1999), and in several independently produced concerts in San Francisco.

Doug is particularly known for his innovative application of Orff-Schulwerk to the teaching of jazz and multi-cultural music and his ideas connecting Orff-Schulwerk to the greater world of education, culture and human potential.

www.douggoodkin.com