Gary Dulabaum
“The Lesson that is not enjoyed is not learned"
and "Music, and music as a whole, must be given to the child. In ‘Pursuit of music’ the child must
be allowed to listen, express and create," are two of Gary Dulabaum’s favorite quotes about
learning.
Gary Dulabaum is a nationally touring educator, author, songwriter, poet,
professional musician, college guest lecturer, stand-up comedian, and recording artist
of children’s and adult music. He presents, speaks and entertains at many local, state,
regional and national conferences and conventions each year. Gary has shared his love
of reading, writing and song with teachers throughout the United States in hands-on,
participatory sessions where participants experience the techniques of performance that
create a fullpowerlanguage classroom. For the past 11 years he has guest
lectured at the University of Nebraska at Kearney teaching classes on enhancing literacy development through the
arts.
Gary combines entertainment and education in all of his programs along
with his high
energy, his love of music, and his passion for reading and writing. He
has appeared on many educational radio and TV shows such as “Book Talk” in
Tampa, Florida. His recent episode on “Book Talk” won a 2006 Bronze Telly Award of Excellence
in children’s programming, and was named “Best Children’s Single Program”
at the Southern Sunshine Video Festival.
As a well-traveled educator and musician, Gary knows that music is indeed
a universal language. He understands that most, if not all students (children), love
music. While teaching preschool he found early on the importance of using music in
the classroom. Music is a free way to express feelings. Music is a co-ordination of the
mind, body and imagination. Music is an outlet for creativity and self-expression, and
music may be used to improve reading and writing skills. Music also brings more joy to the
classroom.