Susan Manois

smanaois@garlandisd.net
(972) 414-7450, ex. 63049

Mrs. Manaois is excited to be staying at Sachse High School as the Assistant Percussion Director.  After working as a professional musician for many years she went back to school and earned her Texas teaching certificate.   She joined Sachse High School as the percussion Specialist for the Spring 2021 term. 

When she first moved to the Dallas area Mrs. Manaois worked at the University of North Texas as a music librarian.  After her boys, Zach and Ben, were born she decided to work exclusively as a freelance percussionist so she could devote more time to raising her kids. She has performed all over Texas, as well as travelling to Oklahoma, Louisiana, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Taiwan and Vancouver, Canada playing Caribbean steel drum music. Mrs. Manaois continues to be an active performer playing Caribbean and orchestral percussion jobs in the DFW area.

Mrs. Manaois received a Bachelor of Music in percussion performance from the University of Delaware and a Master of Music in music history from Northern Illinois University. She also earned a Master of Arts in Library Science from Northern Illinois University. While living in the Chicago area Mrs. Manaois worked as a college librarian at Wheaton College, Columbia College Chicago and The College of DuPage and taught classes in world music and music appreciation at both Northern Illinois University and Waubonsee Community College.   She also worked as a freelance musician playing Caribbean steel pan and orchestral percussion jobs in the Chicagoland area.

Mrs. Manaois grew up in New Jersey in the Philadelphia area. She and her family currently live in Plano with their dog Simon. She loves to travel and has travelled extensively both internationally and within the US. Her hobbies include cooking, gardening, and attending live music performances and she loves spending time at the beach with friends and family.