Sandy Lantz

Sandy Lantz has taught elementary music at Edison Park Creative & Expressive Arts Elem. in Ft Myers, FL since 1991. She received a BME from Eastern Kentucky Univ. and is certified in Orff-Schulwerk. Currently, Sandy co- teaches Level I teacher training courses at the University of Central Florida, Stetson University and Florida International University with Gretchen Wahlberg.   

Sandy Lantz has been a guest conductor/clinician for all-state students and all-county ensembles. She and Gretchen Wahlberg have co-conducted all county ensembles across Florida. In 2016, Sandy and Gretchen were the co-conductors and clinicians FMEA All-State Orff Ensemble and South Regional Orff in 2018.  

Sandy co-authored the musicals “Treasures of the Orient” and “Western Trails”, which earned the University of New Hampshire’s Zornio Memorial Playwriting Award. She and Gretchen have also co-authored Drum It Up, Creative Bits with Children’s Lit, S’more Bits with Children’s Lit, Strum It UP, and Mixing it UP!.