Vera C. Koin

Vera C. Koin studied primary education as well as elementary music and dance education. She initially taught music-focused classes and subsequently worked for 30 years as a lecturer and professor of elementary music education. She began writing children’s books, short stories, poetry and opera libretti only after retiring in 2010. Her short stories and poems appeared in numerous anthologies. She also published essays and books on music education under the name Vroni Priesner. During her primary-school years, she met the children’s author Otfried Preußler, who was a teacher at her school.