Karen Jensen

Karen Jensen, adjunct instructor of elementary music, holds a Bachelor's degree in music education and a Master of Music degree, choral specialist, from Emporia State University. She also holds certifications in Orff Schulwerk from Northern Arizona University and the VoiceCare Network. In addition to memberships in Sigma Alpha lota and Pi Kappa Lambda, Ms. Jensen's professional affiliations include Music Educators National Conference, Missouri Music Educators Association, and American Orff-Schulwerk Association.

Ms. Jensen's teaching experience includes twenty-five years of elementary music, high school theory and beginning strings in the St. Joseph, Missouri School District. She has taught at Missouri Western since 1979 and also teaches graduate courses in Orff Schulwerk at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Additional experience in graduate teaching include Southwestern Oklahoma University, Colorado State University, Northern Arizona University, and Arizona University West. She has been in demand as a workshop clinician throughout the United States. Ms Jensen is also the instructor of the Griffon Junior Singers, a children's choral development program sponsored by the St. Joseph School District and Missouri Western State University.