Jacob Chen is a Kodály-certified multi-instrumentalist teaching in the Mustang district. He graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a bachelors in instrumental music education. He currently teaches fifth and sixth grade and has a passion for infusing folk music and dance into his students. Jacob's passion for participatory music and dance has led him to be a presenter for workshops, sessions, dance camps, and dance weekends around the country. His warmth and community-driven ambitions keep folks engaged in gatherings and sessions. His contagious enthusiasm for sharing music and dance create authentic connections between participants while respecting the musical traditions he has absorbed. Jacob has appeared as a performer and presenter in places such as Country Dance and Song Society camps, Camp Cavell(MI), Pinewoods Dance Camps(MA), North Bay Country Dance Society(CA), CFOOTMAD(CO), New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society(NM) and local workshops in Mustang, Norman, and Putnam City. When he’s not in the classroom or playing music, Jacob enjoys writing tunes, playing board games, baking various breads, and scouting the next piece of colorful fabric to wear.