Faculty
Cheryl Sumsion
Fourth-Sixth Grade Music Teacher
This marks Cheryl Sumsion’s 22nd year at Black Pine Circle School and her 31st year as an educator. She earned her B.Ed. and teaching credential through the University of Western Ontario in vocal music and her B.A. from the University of Waterloo in honors music/personality and religious studies. Her graduate work includes studies in Vocology and Baroque vocal technique. She has enjoyed many years of additional training in both the Kodály and Orff approaches to teaching music. In Toronto, she taught sixth through eighth grade core subjects with a special emphasis on vocal music, drama and ESL, and there began her love of vocal coaching for musicals. As a soprano, Cheryl has performed in 15 musicals, and sung on 16 commercially released CDs. She performed and recorded with the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir in Toronto, and has also performed in cathedrals throughout England. Currently, she sings with the American Bach Soloists, at churches in the Bay Area, and enjoys voice acting and vocal coaching.
Why I Work with Children
The sound of children’s voices singing is one of my favorite sounds in the world.
A Favorite Book
What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
Quick Fact
Tamed a mechanical bull in Nashville, Tennessee.
