Patrick Ware, a Boston native, began his composition studies at Westfield State College where he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music.  After receiving his MSEd from Radford University, he completed his Orff-Schulwerk Certification and movement apprenticeship at George Mason University.  Patrick is a graduate of the doctoral program at the Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University.  Along with his K-5 general music, and choral duties in Prince William County Public Schools, Prince William County VA, Patrick is the movement instructor for the Carnegie Mellon University Orff-Schulwerk teacher training course as well as the movement and recorder instructor for the Worcester Public Schools Orff-Schulwerk teacher training course. He is an active clinician and choral conductor at both the national and local level.

Here's Two and New House 416 are  featured in Patrick's workshop, Hip Cats and Cool Kids - Jazz in the Elementary Classroom. They are published in his book Here's Two.