Doug Goodkin is an internationally recognized Orff Schulwerk music teacher, teaching in over 50 countries worldwide. He worked with children from three years old to eighth grade in The San Francisco School for 45 years, is the author of nine books and writes a blog, titled Confessions of a Traveling Music Teacher. He is also the pianist in the jazz quintet Doug Goodkin & the Pentatonics and is featured in the documentary film The Secret Song. His work has been described as "a long, earnest and continuing struggle to present music of integrity in a way that nurtures social justice and affirms our collective humanity".