John Crever is a driven educator with more than 25 years of music instructional, production, management and community organizing experience. His ability to connect with students and teachers of diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds has enabled him to successfully teach general music and choir in communities ranging from those ravaged by urban blight, to suburban private settings, to overseas students in the international school system in the Arabian Gulf. Throughout, he has carried his love of Kodaly education from Westminster Choir College (’93, ’96) to these diverse venues. Most recently, he has championed the need for quality vocal general music education in Portland, Oregon.
John Crever is a FAME Endorsed Teacher Trainer for Conversational Solfege Level 1 & 2. He began the transition from a traditional Kodaly to a Feierabend instructor in 2008; a move that brought joy and satisfaction to him and countless students in the inner city and beyond. In addition to his own classroom work, he has led workshops for teachers, bringing the Feierabend curricula to inner city children across the district, and offering instructors quality techniques for imparting their own love of music through active learning in song and movement. John lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and three girls, where he teaches general vocal music to children 4-14.
John Crever
Portland, OR 97215
Email: FirststepsInMusicPDX@gmail.com