Sally Utley
Sally Utley is a seasoned music educator who recently retired after 30 years of teaching elementary band, junior high band, high school color guard and 24 years of elementary music. As the lead elementary music teacher in her district she provided professional development, supervised curriculum development, and mentored first-year music educators.
Sally holds a BME from Oklahoma State University, and an MME from the University of South Carolina. She holds Elementary General I, Early Childhood I, and Instrumental Music Learning Theory certifications as well as Orff Level I and Early Middle Childhood Vocal National Board Certification.
She is an active teacher-author creating resources for music teachers and shares her expertise through her blog, sallysseaofsongs.com. She is a frequent presenter at the state and national level. Sally lives in South Carolina with her husband where she spends her time reading, enjoying science fiction movies, and visits from their two grown children.