Sarah Mullins

Born in Newfoundland and raised in British Columbia, Sarah lived in NYC for 15 years, performing and teaching, before returning to Canada. Combining her experiences singing and puppeteering in a rock band for babies; performing and taking classes at New York City’s top improv comedy venues and schools; and teaching music for pre-K through grade 12 at NYC public and charter schools, she specializes in creating exciting and engaging classes for her students, fostering a fun environment of community and curiosity with learning music. Alongside her profile as a group-educator, Sarah is a passionate performer and private teacher, with a wealth of international experiences and happy students. Following her studies at the RCM in Toronto, Sarah’s performing career took her to NYC, where she performed and taught music for 15 years. She enjoys an eclectic performance career as a percussionist and drummer, performing in orchestras, chamber ensembles, musicals, rock bands, avant-garde ensembles, Balinese gamelan, percussion with dancers, and drumming for musical improv comedy. Career highlights include performing on percussion and live foley for silent films with the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; drumming for improvised musical, Shamilton, at The Kennedy Center, and for Offbook: The Improvised Musical Podcast; playing bass and acting/improvising with bluegrass musical improv group, The Wayfaring Strangers; playing percussion with the Glenn Branca Ensemble; opening for Wheatus’ 2019 UK/EU Tour as the drummer and backing vocals with Gabrielle Sterbenz; playing percussion at Jacob’s Pillow with Periapsis Music & Dance; touring China with the Manhattan Symphonie; traveling to Bali, Indonesia to learn music on gamelan instruments for performances with the New Atlantic Chamber Gamelan; performing regularly with NYC’s Georgian choir, Supruli; and participating in a song study tour in the Republic of Georgia and Eastern Turkey. Sarah was a Percussion Teaching Artist with the Ha