Sabrina Perry
Founder, Executive Director, Violin Teaching Artist
Sabrina Perry brings her classical training, fiery fiddle playing, and deep sensitivity to her dynamic and passionate performances and teaching.
Since beginning violin at age four in Owen Sound, Ontario, Sabrina has been enjoying a diverse career as both a fiddler and classical violinist, as inspired by her teacher Sandra Swannell (Tanglefoot). Sabrina holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree and a minor in psychology from Memorial University where she studied violin with Nancy Dahn (Duo Concertante). As a classical violinist, she has performed in various chamber ensembles and orchestras across Canada including the Vancouver Island Symphony, Tutta Musica, Symphony New Brunswick, the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, and the Georgian Bay Symphony. As a fiddler, she was a member of the Celtic-folk-rock band Beggar’s Road and was often found fiddling, singing, and step-dancing alongside her brother.
A passionate teacher, Sabrina has combined her diverse musicality, Suzuki training, and knowledge of healthy bodymapping movements in a variety of settings including King’s Bridge Montessori Preschool, Sistema New Brunswick, Saint James Music Academy, the Vancouver Academy of Music, and the Squamish Academy of Music. Her strong belief in the social, emotional, and psychological benefits of music and its ability to change lives led her to become a global leader through the Youth Orchestra of the America’s Global Leader’s Program in 2017.
Sabrina embraces all opportunities to become a caring mentor to children and youth through teaching music and to use music as a tool for creating community. She loves designing individualized, fun, and creative curriculum. Her goal is to empower students to discover their full potential to be beautiful human beings and healthy violinists with high levels of musical excellence.
Sandi Tattersall
Vice President
From a young age music has been an integral part of Sandi’s life. Being raised on the North Shore of New Brunswick, there were lots of opportunities to be active in music. Singing was her main focus. Over the years there have been great times of collaboration with family and friends, church choirs, community choirs, and traveling with a group representing the college she attended. Additionally, directing choirs and children choirs was something that really provided her joy.
Seeing Grace Notes Music Academy provide opportunities to students in violin is something that means a lot to Sandi. She believes in the value of music and what it can do in the life of a child to develop a foundation that will help them develop in so many aspects of their lives.
Kathryn Mann
Treasurer
Kathryn Mann is a wife and stay-at-home mom of two beautiful children here in Perth-Andover. She is the Children’s Ministry Director at Perth-Andover Baptist Church and is also very active with the Home and School Association and Parent School Support Committee at Andover Elementary School. She has served as treasurer on many boards of various organizations within the community such as the Perth-Andover Cooperative Playschool and the Southern Victoria Minor Basketball Association.
Kathryn has a passion for working with children and creating programs that provide opportunities for them to excel and succeed outside of a normal classroom setting. Being a part of Grace Notes Music Academy allows her to continue to join in the mission of providing quality, healthy, fun, and interactive programming through music education to children of all circumstances and backgrounds.
Marianne Bell
Secretary
Marianne Bell is a pianist and music worship leader at Perth-Andover Baptist Church, and in better times the conductor and often accompanist at Perth-Andover Community Choir. In the past she served as board member & volunteer for the Victoria County Music Festival and pianist for the Perth-Andover Community Band. Music has opened innumerable doors for friendship, growth, fun, and joy for her and her family members, and she is enthusiastic about supporting the opportunities available to children and youth through Grace Notes Music Academy.