Daniel Jolly
Level II Pedagogy
BM and MM, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Daniel Jolly is a National Board Certified Teacher with a Bachelor’s in Music Education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He completed his Orff levels at UNLV and has been teaching in Las Vegas for 11 years. He has been published in AOSA’s Orff Echo and has presented both locally and at AOSA’s national conference. Daniel is currently serving as the Past-President of Nevada’s Desert Valley Chapter of AOSA.
Evan Billings
Level I Pedagogy
Bachelors of Music Education, University of Kansas
Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Evan Billings has been teaching K- 5 General Music since 2007. He holds a Bachelors of Music Education from The University of Kansas and a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has completed all three levels of training in both Orff-Schulwerk (UNLV) and Kodály (WSU). Evan is a past-president of Nevada's Desert-Valley Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. He has served as chair of the Clark County School District Orff Festival, and his groups represented CCSD as featured performers at the 2015 American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Professional Development Conference in San Diego, CA. His students have performed in events across the valley, including with the Las Vegas Philharmonic at The Smith Center and with Barry Manilow.
Vivan Murray Cuputo
Level III Pedagogy
BA from Miami University
All Levels and Masterclass at the University of Memphis
Vivian Murray Caputo has taught in public and private schools for many years. She has presented workshops for AOSA chapters and for NAfME and AOSA National Conferences, and she is an instructor for Levels II, and III Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education. She served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees as Region V Representative and as Co-Chair of the 2005 AOSA National Conference in Birmingham. She was Co-Chair of the International Orff Symposium in Rochester, NY in 2000. She has been an instructor for IAJE Teacher Training Institutes, and she sings with various jazz ensembles. She has performed and recorded with Phil Woods and the Gregory Caputo Big Band. She continues to explore and delight in the many possibilities offered by Orff Schulwerk. Vivian is the author of Earth Dance, A Celebration of Canons, and is the recipient of the AOSA Distinguished Service Award in 2025.
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Rachel Marie-DelaCruz Rivera
Movement
Bachelors of Music Education, University of Nevada, Reno
Masters of Music: Music Education with Orff Schulwerk Emphasis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Rachel is a National Board Certified Teacher. She completed her Orff Level certification at UNLV. She has taught K-5 General Music in the Clark County School District since 2008. Rachel has served on the local Orff board (NDVC) as President, treasurer, scholarship chair, and programing chair. She has presented locally, nationally and at AOSA’s national conference. She co-chaired the CCSD Orff Festival from 2014-2015. Rachel believes that movement is for everyone, and using the Schulwerk to teach movement makes the possibilities of creativity endless.
