Sarah Stickney is a music teacher, choir director, and vocalist from West Michigan
(Muskegon). She has been involved with several school and community music groups since
returning to Michigan in 2015 after completing coursework towards a PhD at the University
of Miami's Frost School of Music (FL). As a K-12 music teacher, Sarah has worked for
Fruitport Community Schools and Reeths-Puffer, as well as a vocal coach and accompanist
at West Shore Community College and Muskegon Community College. She has also taught
at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and St. Cecilia's Music Center. Sarah is passionate about
facilitating a variety of opportunities for all people to experience music. She considers
herself a general music specialist with one foot in the choral world, and has a multitude
of experience teaching K-12, college, and senior/adult learners. She is a classically
trained vocalist with an enthusiasm for cross-over genres (e.g., pop, musical theater,
barbershop). Sarah holds degrees in music education from Grand Valley State University
and the University of Michigan.
