2022 RESUME-Cheryl Norman

Cheryl Peterson Norman, NCTM – Deceased Husband: Garth Norman (Archaeologist) — 3 Married Daughters–16 Grandchildren (6 Married) & 12 Great Grandchildren Contact Information: cherylnorman.nctm@gmail.com CERTIFIED: 1962 POMONA COLLEGE, CA. BA-MUSIC; 1994 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-MM-PIANO PERFORMANCE & PEDAGOGY; PIANO MARVEL Certification. (Awarded California Public School “Elementary 1st Year TEACHER of the YEAR AWARD” 1964).

Chicago, Illinois, March 2014 Awarded the MTNA Foundation Fellow at MTNA National Conference-representing UtahMTA . A-4-25-2014

Music Instructor — 1994-2008–Brigham Young University, Utah Valley University – Adjunct Piano Instructor. Currently-Private Instructor in northern Utah County.

Performer/Accompanist around the world: Western USA, China, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Jerusalem, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru.

2000 (Summer)–Florence, Italy “Music, Art, and Literature of the Renaissance” program = accompanist for singers (from University of California Sacramento Campus). Also toured Italy and Austria.

• M.M. – Piano Performance & Pedagogy -Brigham Young University – 1994.
• Gina Bachauer-Solo Recital—Utah 1994, Beijing, China Performance 1996
• B.A. – Piano Performance – Pomona College 1962 (So. California)
• Adjunct Instructor of Piano at BYU -1994-2008
• Adjunct Instructor of Piano at Utah Valley University -1995-2008.
• *President-Utah MTA – 2004-2006 MTNA- Music Teachers National Assn.
• *MTNA Southwest Division: MTNA National Board of Directors – 2012-2014
• MTNA Southwest Division Director-Elect – 2010-2012
• *MTNA National Certification Commission – 2007-2010 –
• MTNA – AMT magazine Articles on Certification. 2007, 2009
• MTNA – Nat’l Conference – Lecture “Divine Harmony”- 2008
• *MTNA – Chairman – State Presidents Advisory Council (SPAC) -2006-2007
• Teaches in Private Studio, Performed – Central America, Italy, China, Western U.S.A. Lectured: 1994 – 2018: Southwest Division States-Certification-Pedagogy, Music History; UtahMTA State Conferences.
• Traveled extensively with Archaeologist husband Garth to China, Central, and South America, Middle East, Europe, U.S.A. On annual visits to Tapachula, Mexico: Humanitarian Music Program: Mrs. Norman gave an electric keyboard to a student (or family) who wants to learn to play the piano. She knew piano teachers in the region who assist and help train teenage students, who in turn help teach beginning students.

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