About Robbin L Marcus

 Robbin L Marcus lives in Atlanta, Georgia and is 

• a multi-faceted Music Education Consultant with specialties in folk music and dance.  
• a certified instructor in Alexander Technique, specializing in helping performing artists and others unlearn habits which make them uncomfortable at their daily activities
• a piano teacher of students of all ages
• a contra dance caller and musician

Robbin serves as an adjunct professor teaching Kodaly Certification at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, where she is the Potomac Arts Academy Summer Kodaly Program director.  She has conducted numerous workshops at the Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE) national conferences, as well as for local Kodaly and Orff chapters in 9 states. Robbin served as the head of the National OAKE Training Teachers of Materials Committee and is again on the OAKE board as a Member at Large. She previously spent 25 years as the lower school music specialist for St. Paul's School in Baltimore, MD. She served on faculties of Webster University, the American Kodaly Institute and the Children's Chorus of Maryland. 

A well-known traditional dance leader, Robbin is an advocate for accurate performance styles in the music classroom. She regularly leads contra dances both in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Robbin's latest passion is playing piano for dances with the contra dance bands Renewable Energy and Reelplay.  Robbin is also a member of the English Country Dance Atlanta house band, 'Round Robbin.

Since moving to Atlanta and giving up the daily grind of teaching in a classroom, Robbin's interests and talents have been given free rein and are branching out into many new areas.  When at home, she edits the newsletter Quench for Well for the Journey ; teaches private sessions of Alexander Technique and piano for both children and adults and offers Introduction to Alexander Technique classes at  Insight Actors Studio and Decatur Healing Arts in Decatur, GA.  Robbin is also certified as a Usui Reiki Master.

What can Robbin offer you?

Workshops in:  Alexander Technique, Kodaly music education, folk dance and dulcimer building
Private lessons:  Alexander Technique, piano (for children and adults), Reiki wellness sessions
Kodaly Certification:  study with Robbin at George Mason University
Folk Dance:  Available to call  for contra dances, family dances, dance camps and weekends.
Piano:  Available to play for contra and English dances alone or as a team with Dave Marcus (Renewable Energy, Reeplay and 'Round Robbin.)