“As a little child I always loved everything, everyone! I so enjoyed listening to my elders playing their music and then playing my own music. The first time I heard of Mother Teresa I wanted to do what she did and be just like her. As I followed where my path led me, I found myself guiding, assisting, coaching and truly helping all sorts of people with their own lives…giving them skills to manage themselves as they learn the joys and heartfelt love of playing their own music. Music=Life!”
~ Miss Cheryl
Music instruction master Cheryl Franklin delights in sharing the same birthday as Mozart, Jerome Kern and Kate Wolf. Born in San Francisco, she was raised in a musical family spanning many generations. Musically self-taught as a young child, she began performing and entertaining on stage at an early age and continued her musical studies at Whitman College and The Juilliard School.
Franklin has taught, performed and recorded music since 1968. Every day she loves quenching the thirst for her love of music, and is grateful to share her musical knowledge and excitement with others. She specializes in beginners of all ages, differently abled, and adult “beginning againers.”
She believes in the power and benefits of listening to, learning and playing music. Her primary goal and mission in life is to musically touch as many people as she possibly can in the world, and to make a positive difference in their lives. Miss Cheryl has developed her own unique style and technique for igniting and fueling the fire of musical passion each one of us has inside. Her number one rule in music is, “Have fun!”, and her number two rule is, “Play more, so you’ll have more fun!”
“Some folks wonder about and question the grammar of Cheryl Teach Music. Well, here’s the real story and it goes like this: My dad, a musician, entertainer and music educator, ‘Cousin Jack’ Franklin (his stage name), used to say to me ‘Cheryl, teach music!’ He was so very creative with his spelling and grammar and he always printed in capital letters, so it was ‘CHERYL TEACH MUSIC’.
And there you have it. It’s good to listen to your parents and do what they tell you! I do just what my dad told me to do: CHERYL TEACH MUSIC, and I’ve been enjoying sharing my love of all things music, as well as making my living at it for over 50 years! I’ve learned over this time that the name Cheryl Teach Music speaks to everyone in the way that best fits their personal needs for music in their lives.”
~ Miss Cheryl